SAT语法阶段测试题

SAT语法阶段测试题
（共50题35 分钟）
1.Whether the ancient Egyptians actually sailed or did not to South America remains uncertain,
but Heyerdahl's Ra II expedition demonstrated that they could have done so.
(A)Whether the ancient Egyptians actually sailed or did not
(B)Whether in actuality the ancient Egyptians sailed or did not
(C)The actuality of the sailing by the ancient Egyptians
(D)That the ancient Egyptians actually sailed
(E)The ancient Egyptians, their actual sailing
2.At Versailles after the First World War, the Allies believed they had drafted a treaty that
would have ensured permanent peace.
(A)would have ensured permanent peace
(B)would ensure permanent peace
(C)had ensured permanent peace
(D)will ensure permanent peace
(E)ensures permanent peace
3.Though the damage caused by strip-mining was often irreparable to the natural environment,
it was once used to supply half the coal produced annually, in the United States.
(A)Though the damage caused by strip-mining was often irreparable to the natural
environment, it
(B)Though irreparable damage is caused often to the natural environment by strip-mining, it
(C)Though strip-mining often caused irreparable damage to the natural environment, it
(D)Despite the fact of often irreparable damage to the natural environment, strip-mining
(E)In spite of often irreparable damage to the natural environment, strip-mining
4.In Germany, foresters discovered that trees killed by acid rain had begun to die four years
earlier, even though the trees had shown no signs of disease then.
(A)earlier, even though the trees had shown no signs of disease then
(B)earlier, but not showing any signs of disease then
(C)earlier, no outward signs of disease had been shown then in the trees, however
(D)earlier without any signs of disease shown then
(E)earlier, not then having shown any signs of disease, however
5.Returning to Dayville after ten years, the small town seemed much livelier to Margo than it
had been when she was growing up there.
(A)Returning to Dayville after ten years, the small town seemed much livelier to Margo
(B)Having returned to Dayville after ten years, it seemed a much livelier town to Margo
(C)After Margo returned to Dayville in ten years, the small town seems much livelier
(D)Margo returned to Dayville after ten years, the small town was seemingly much livelier
(E)When Margo returned to Dayville after ten years, the small town seemed much livelier to
her
6.For the past hundred years or more, Yellowstone National Park was a kind of sociological
A B
laboratory in which North Americans have been exploring the meaning of the national-park
C D
concept. No error
E
7.The city of Houston, Texas, is about sixty miles inland, while being the third largest
foreign-trade port in the United States.
(A)is about sixty miles inland, while being
(B)although about sixty miles inland, is
(C)being located about sixty miles inland makes it
(D)which is about sixty miles inland, although it is
(E)whose location is about sixty miles inland, makes it
8.She claimed that the "representational" actor is having to imitate a character's behavior,
A
whereas the "presentational" actor attempts to reveal human behavior
B C
through self-understanding. No error
D E
9.The issue the council debated, which was whether repeal of rent control will improve housing
or just increase profits for landlords.
(A)debated, which was whether repeal of rent control will improve
(B)debated was if they would repeal rent control would this improve
(C)debated was that repeal of rent control would result in improved
(D)debated was will repealing rent control mean improvement in
(E)debated was whether repeal of rent control would improve
10.Introducing new ideas and replacing old ones is always a highly controversial matter,
A B C
especially when there is already tension between an older and a younger generation. No error
D E
11.Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps
were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph.
(A)Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the
heliograph
(B)Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the
heliograph
(C)Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the
Plains Indians
(D)Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains
Indians
(E)Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular of those used by Plains Indians
12.After marching for four hours in temperatures exceeding ninety degrees, the band members
were as soaked as if marching through a rainstorm.
(A)if marching
(B)having marched
(C)if from marching
(D)if they had marched
(E)if they would have marched
13.High school graduates usually do not end up earning as much income as college graduates do,
this being why so many high school students go on to pursue college degrees.
(A)do, this being why so many high school students
(B)do, this is why so many high school students
(C)do; this fact explains why so many high school students
(D)do; this fact explaining the reason for why so many high school students
(E)do, explaining why so many high school students
14.Though best known as a jazz vocalist, he also enjoyed gospel music, whereby he told
A B C
manager that he wanted to make a recording of his favorite gospel songs. No error
D E
15.Jesse passed the California bar examination last year, and he has been practicing law in
California ever since.
(A)and he has been practicing law in California ever since
(B)since that time he has practiced law there
(C)where ever since he practices law
(D)he has been practicing law in California since then
(E)and since then is practicing law there
16.By attracting new industry when the old factory closed, the council kept the economy of the
town from collapsing, this was a disaster many workers had feared.
(A)this was a disaster many workers had feared
(B)because many workers had feared a disaster
(C)the fear many workers had would be a disaster
(D)a disaster that many workers had feared
(E)it was feared by many workers as a disaster
17.The bagpipe originated in ancient Sumer, and many people assume that it was the Scottish
Highlands.
(A)and many people assume that it was
(B)many people assuming
(C)not, as many people assume, in
(D)not what many people assume
(E)but many people assume it to be
18.Brand-name prescription drugs are often more familiar to consumers than generic drugs, but
A B
the latter are not nearly as expensive than brand-name drugs. No error
C D E
19.If I am reading the editorial correct, the mayor is deliberately avoiding any discussion of the
A B C
tax-reform bill until after the November elections. No error
D E
20.As patients, the medical directors of the clinic believe that you are entitled to know the
reason for the increase in fees.
(A)As patients, the medical directors of the clinic believe that you
(B)The belief of the clinic’s medical directors about patients is that you
(C)You, as patients, are believed by the clinical medical directors, and you
(D)The medical directors of the clinic, who believe that you, as patients,
(E)The medical directors of the clinic believe that as patients, you
21.Prized for their rarity, gourmets will spend a small fortune on wild truffles rather than settle
for common mushrooms,
(A)Prized for their rarity, gourmets will spend a small fortune on wild truffles rather than
settle for common mushrooms.
(B)Prized as rare, gourmets will spend a small fortune on Wild truffles as opposed to settling
for Common mushrooms.
(C)Prized for their rarity, wild truffles command a small fortune among gourmets unwilling
to settle for common mushrooms.
(D)As prized for rarity, wild truffles, being costly, command a small fortune for gourmets
unwilling to settle for common mushrooms.
(E)Wild truffles prized for their rarity by gourmets who will spend a small fortune but not to
settle for common mushrooms.
22.Few issues of public policy are as likely to provoke widespread interest as that involving
A B C
possible danger to the health or safety of children. No error
D E
23.The information age has ushered children into a global society, this situation causing
educators to lament a lack of texts that explain the diversity of cultures.
(A)this situation causing educators to lament
(B)which is the cause of educators lamenting
(C)this causing educators’ laments ov er
(D)a situation causing educators to lament
(E)and with it educators’ lament at
24.Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium but refused to patent the process they used nor
otherwise profiting from the commercial exploitation of radium.
(A)used nor otherwise profiting
(B)had used nor otherwise did they profit
(C)have used or otherwise to have profited
(D)used or otherwise profited
(E)had used or otherwise to profit
25.Although Johnathan is very much interested in Mexican culture, he does not speak Spanish
and has never visited Mexico.
(A)he does not speak Spanish and has never visited Mexico
(B)it is without being able to speak Spanish or having visited Mexico
(C)he does not speak Spanish and has never visited there
(D)he does not speak Spanish nor has he ever visited there
(E)it is without speaking Spanish nor having visited there
26.The convenience and availability of watercolor paint account for its popularity with amateur
artists.
(A)account for its popularity
(B)account for their popularity
(C)accounts for its popularity
(D)is why it is popular
(E)are a reason for its popularity
27.The filibuster on voting-rights legislation went on for three days and nights: senators slept
when they could on benches in the hall.
(A)nights; senators slept when they could
(B)nights, which meant senators sleeping when possible
(C)nights; therefore, it meant that senators would sleep when possible
(D)nights and therefore the senators would be sleeping when able to
(E)nights; with senators sleeping when they could
28.Intense preoccupation on technique appears to be the one trait that great pianists have in
A B C D
common. No error
E
29.The Basque language, possibly one of Europe’s oldest, whose origins are hotly debated.
(A)The Basque language, possibly one of Europe’s oldest, whose origins are hotly debated.
(B)The Basque language, possibly one of Europe’s oldest, its origins are hotly debated.
(C)Possibly one of Europe’s oldest languages, the origins of Basque are hotly debated.
(D)The origins of the Basque language, possibly one of Europe’s oldest, are hotly debated.
(E)Basque is hotly debated as a language whose origins are possibly Europe’s oldest.
30.Unlike American architects who preceded him，Frank Lloyd Wright did not draw on
classical or European architecture for inspiration.
(A)Unlike American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright
(B)Unlike the inspiration of American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright
(C)Frank Lloyd Wright' s architecture, unlike American architects who preceded him,
(D)Different from the American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright's designs
(E)Frank Lloyd Wright's inspirations, different from American architects who preceded him,
31.It is hard for some young people to believe that women were at one time not admitted to
some colleges, but they have since become coeducational.
(A)colleges, but they have since become coeducational
(B)colleges, but they are now coeducational
(C)colleges, and have since become coeducational
(D)colleges that have since become coeducational
(E)colleges, since becoming coeducational
32.Given her strong sense of social justice, Burns vehemently protested over her party's failure
A B C
to support a tax decrease for senior citizens. No error
D E
33.Because Uranus is nearly three billion kilometers from the Sun and is enveloped by a thick
methane cloud layer, this blocks almost all solar radiation.
(A)layer, this blocks almost all solar radiation
(B)layer, this accounts for its receiving almost no solar radiation
(C)layer is the reason why it receives almost no solar radiation
(D)layer, almost no solar radiation reaches the planet
(E)layer, it blocks almost all solar radiation from reaching the planet
34.The quality of multivitamin tablets is determined by how long its potency can be protected by
A B C D
the manufacturer's coating material. No error
E
35.The tragic story of Paolo and Francesca was the subject of a poem and a symphony, being
popular throughout the nineteenth century.
(A)The tragic story of Paolo and Francesca was the subject of a poem and a symphony,
being popular throughout the nineteenth century.
(B)The tragic story of Paolo and Francesca was popular throughout the nineteenth century,
where it is being made the subject of a poem and a symphony.
(C)The tragic story of Paolo and Francesca was popular throughout the nineteenth century,
when it was the subject of both a poem and a symphony.
(D)Paolo and Francesca, whose tragic story was the subject of a popular poem and
symphony throughout the nineteenth century.
(E)Being the subject of a poem and a symphony, the tragic story of Paolo and Francesca
having been popular throughout the nineteenth century.
36.The heat was already overwhelming and lasted a week, which duration made it seem sheer
torture.
(A)overwhelming and lasted a week, which duration made it seem
(B)overwhelming, and because of lasting a week, it made it seem
(C)overwhelming and lasted the duration of a week to make it to seem
(D)overwhelming, and its lasting a week made it seem
(E)overwhelming and, by lasting a week, making it seem
37.Air pollution caused by industrial fumes has been studied for years, but only recently has the
A B C
harmful effects of noise pollution become known. No error
D E
38.Anita liked to watch television, of which she found the science programs especially
fascinating.
(A)television, of which she found the science programs especially fascinating
(B)television; she found the science programs especially fascinating
(C)television, and it was especially the science programs that were of fascination
(D)television; the fascination of the science programs especially
(E)television, especially fascinating to her were the science programs
39.The eerie songs of humpback whales, often lower in pitch and longer than birds, are
intriguing to scientists partly because whales have no functional vocal cords,
(A)The eerie songs of humpback whales, often lower in pitch and longer than birds,
(B)The eerie songs of humpback whales, which are often lower in pitch and last longer than
birds,
(C)Humpback whales' eerie songs, often pitched lower and longer than that of birds,
(D)The eerie songs of humpback whales, often lower in pitch and lasting longer than those
of birds,
(E)Often being lower in pitch and lasting longer than birds, the eerie songs of humpback
whales
40.Enzymes are among the oldest known chemical compounds, as they actually are nonliving
protein molecules.
(A)Enzymes are among the oldest known chemical compounds, as they actually are
nonliving protein molecules.
(B)Among the oldest known chemical compounds, the nonliving protein molecules are
actually called enzymes.
(C)Enzymes, among the oldest known chemical compounds, actually are nonliving protein
molecules.
(D)Enzymes actually are nonliving protein molecules, being among the oldest known
chemical compounds.
(E)Actually, enzymes being nonliving protein molecules, they are among the oldest known
chemical compounds.
41.The quality of multivitamin tablets is determined by how long its potency can be protected by
A B C D
the manufacturer's coating material. No error
E
42.The primatologist has argued that sustained observation of a few animals provides better
behavioral data than does intermittent observation of many animals.
(A)provides better behavioral data than does intermittent observation of many animals
(B)provides better behavioral data than many animals are observed intermittently
(C)providing better behavioral data than does intermittent observation of many animals
(D)do provide better behavioral data than intermittent observation of many animals do
(E)in contrast to intermittent observation of many animals, provides better behavioral data
43.Though heavily dependent on the government for business and information while universities
supply the space research center with talent, as a corporation it remains independent of both.
(A)information while universities supply the space research center with talent, as a
corporation it remains
(B)information and on talent by universities, the space research center, a corporation
(C)information and on universities for talent, the space research center is a corporation
(D)information, universities supply the space research center with talent, but it is a
corporation
(E)information, universities supply the space research center with talent, while it remains a
corporation
44.During the labor dispute, barrels of potatoes were emptied across the highway. and they
thereby blocked it to all traffic.
(A)highway, and they thereby blocked it to all traffic
(B)highway and therefore blocking it to all traffic
(C)highway, by which all traffic was therefore blocked
(D)highway, and therefore this had all, traffic blocked
(E)highway, thereby blocking all traffic
45.John Edgar Wideman is regarded to be one of the most talented writers of the twentieth
A B
century and is often compared to such literary giants as Ralph Ellison. and Richard Wright.
C D
No error
E
46.Something of a phenomenon in the entertainment world, political satirists are admired by
A B C
conservatives and radicals alike. No error
D E
47.The Navajo migrated from Canada to the southwestern United States at the same time as the
Apache and they speak an Apachean language.
(A)The Navajo migrated from Canada to the southwestern United States at the same time as
the Apache, and they
(B)The Navajo, who migrated from Canada to the southwestern United States at the same
time as the Apache,
(C)Migrating from Canada to the southwestern United States at the same time were the
Navajo and the Apache, and they
(D)The Navajo migrated from Canada to the southwestern United States with the Apache
and this is why they
(E)A migration from Canada to the southwestern United States at the same time with the
Apache, the Navajo
48.At the heart of the program, enthusiastically endorsed by the city's business association, is
A B
plans for refurbishing neighborhoods and for making low-interest mortgages available to
C D
young families. No error
E
49.Arelia believes that cloth draped over hills is an art form that cannot last long enough as a
work of art either to please or influence future generations.
(A)cannot last long enough as a work of art either to please or influence future generations
(B)cannot last long enough as a work of art, for ages to come neither pleasing or influencing
future generations
(C)is not a lasting work of art that for ages to come will either please or influence future
generations
(D)is not a lasting work of art that will remain for ages pleasing and influencing future
generations
(E)will not last long enough either to please or to influence future generations
50.Today more and more women are becoming doctors, lawyers, engineers, chemists, or other
professions.
(A) or other professions
(B) or they work in other professions
(C) or at work in other professional fields
(D) or professionals in other fields
(E) or in other professional fields。