sat语法难题

1.Because the garden was untended(A),the windows had no(B)shutters,and the lawn overrun(C)by weeds,people passing by(D)the old house assumed that it was unoccupied.No error(E)(06.1-17)

2.Only by tapping(A)their last reserves of energy were(B)the team members able to salvage(B)what was beginning(D)to look like a lost cause.No error(E)(06.1-19)

3.When Doris Lessing published The Golden Notebook in1962,it(A)instantly established(B)herself as one(C)of the most important(D)literally voices of her generation.No error(E)(06.1-20)

4.It was(A)a Chinese American grower who finally succeeded with adapting(B)the now familiar(C) orange tree to(D)the American climate.No error(E)(06.1-22)

5.Five years in the writing(A),her new book is both a response(B)to her critics mistrust with(C)her earlier findings and an elaboration(D)of her original thesis.No error(E)(0

6.1-28)

6.Charles Dickens Great Expectations is a novel in which(A)the main character become so obsessed with(B)the idea of becoming(C)a gentleman that(D)his moral judgment is temporarily affected.No error(E)(06.5-13)

7.What(A)becomes apparent from assessing(B)scientific accomplishment is that only relatively recently have(C)the necessary technology been developed for(D)solving the mysteries of genetics.No error(E) (06.5-19)

8.Despite(A)its cultural importance,the Daily Gazette lost(B)70percent of its subscribers since1920and, by1955,was losing(C)as much as(D)$200,000a year.No error(E)(06.1-29)

9.Because(A)his experience in the naval medical corps had been rewarding(B),Bob applied(C)to medical school after he was discharged(D)from the navy.No error(E)(06.5-20)

10.Those who(A)defend sequoia trees from(A)loggers justified(C)doing so(D)on the grounds that such trees are irreplaceable.No error(E)(06.5-23)

11.Africa’s Kanem Empire,after enduring for(A)over a thousand years,is(B)believed to have fallen into decline(C)when trade centers shift(D)outside its boundaries.No error(E)(06.5-25)

12.Opposite to(A)most people I know,Annie,a good photographer herself(B),actually enjoys seeing(C) the photographs that her friends take on their(D)vacations.No error(E)(06.5-26)

13.Not very particular in(A)nesting sites(B),house wrens may nest(C)in birdhouse,mailboxes,building crevices——even in the pockets of(D)hanging laundry.No error(E)(06.5-28)

14.At(A)the reception were(B)the chattering(C)guests,the three-tiered cake,and the lively music that have become characteristic of(D)many wedding celebrations.No error(E)(06.5-29)

15.Among(A)the most dangerous environment threats that we face are(B)“compu-garbage”,the nonbiodegradable and often toxic(C)waste resulting from the improper disposal of(D)obsolete personal computers.No error(E)(07.10-21)

16.At a time when(A)interest in twentieth–century classical music seems(B)on the verge to disappear(C),the avant-garde compositions of the1960s and1970s manage(D)to retain their popularity. No error(E)(07.10-25)

17.A powerful advocate to(A)equal rights,Belva Lock wood was(B)twice a candidate for President long before the Nineteeth Amendment to the Constitution(C)allowed women to(D)vote.No error(E) (07.10-26)

18.Annual visitors to(A)New York City’s Central Park number(B)almost(C)ten times that of Mount Rushmore(D).No error(E)(07.10-28)

19.Despite research on the diagnosis of(A)heart disease and the use of increasingly(B)sophisticated technology in its treatment(C),the condition of coronary arteries is(D)still difficult to assess precisely.No error(E)(08.1-21)

20.No one but(A)a fool would readily(B)lend money to a person who is known(C)to be(D)a frequent gambler.No error(E)(08.1-23)

21.It was obvious that all of the candidates had planned carefully(A)for the televised debate,for each(B) answer to(C)the opening question showed evidence of having been(D)rehearsed.No error(E)(08.1-25)

22.For(A)any mayor of a vast metropolitan area,an understanding of(B)current issues in all districts is(C) not only desirous(D)but also vital.No error(E)（08.1-26）

23.The seven-month-old baby was considered precocious to her family(A)because she was already able(B)to grasp tiny items delicately(C)between her thumb(D)and forefinger.No error(E)(08.1-28)

24.The night before the playoffs began(A),the coach advised her players to eat a balanced dinner,to relax and enjoy(B)themselves(C),and they should get(D)plenty of rest.No error(E)(08.5-16)

25.When(A)recipes for iced tea appeared in(B)a few(C)late-nineteenth-century cookbooks,the drink did not become popular(D)until the1904World’s Fair.No error(E)(08.5-23)

26.At the highest level(A)of competitive chess,players are so familiar to(B)one another’s strategies that they can practically(C)read their opponents’mind;the result is drearily predictable(D)play.No error(E) (08.5-24)

27.Someone who uses a personal computer to perform(A)only such tasks as(B)word processing and sending e-mail need not(C)buy the most advanced(D)model available on the market.No

error(E)(08.5-27)

28.Quincy took Dan to Derek’s home for a visit(A),never imagining(B)that five years would pass(C) before seeing(D)Derek again.No error(E)(08.5-29)

29.Like many(A)people,Luanne believes that parents can foster musical ability in small children out of(B) playing(C)classical music for them while they are(D)infants.No error(E)(08.10-13)

30.Had it not(A)been for(B)two particular skillful members of the work crew,we could not have completed(C)the apartment renovations on schedule(D).No error(E)(08.10-16)

31.The development of telescopes of greater power and resolution has given(A)astronomers hope that glimpses of distant solar system bodies even smaller than(B)Pluto will soon(C)be possible(D).No error(E) (08.10-21)

32.To stand in(A)Persepolis in modern Iran and look out,as Darius the First must have done(B),at the immense sweep of fields and mountains(C)is to grasp(D)the vastness of the ancient Persian Empire.No error(E)(08.10-25)

33.Vanessa had a tendency of changing(A)her mind often,so often(B)in fact that her friends gave up expecting(C)her to show up at(D)their parties.No error(E)(08.10-28)

答案：

1.C was overrun

2.E

3.A she

4.B in adapting

5.C of

6.E

7.C has

8.B has lost

9.E

10.C justify

11.D shifted 12.A Contrary to

13.A about

14.E

15.B is

16.C of disappearing

17.A advocate of/for

18.D than those of Mount

Rushmore

19.E

20.E

21.E

22.D desirable

23.A by her family

24.D to get

25.A Although

26.B so familiar with

27.E

28.D Quincy/Dan saw

29.B by

30.E

31.E

32.E

33.A to change