大学英语语法专题练习(7)平行结构与强调句型

大学英语语法专题练习平行结构与强调句型1. He paid more attention to what he ate than________.A)what he woreB)that he woreC)that which he woreD)to what he wore2. In her writing she often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than________.A)as others defined itB)it was defined by othersC )others' definitionD)its definition by others3. It is _______ leather its permeability to air and water vapour.A)the structure it givesB)giving it the structure ofC)structure that gives itD)its structure that gives4. He would sooner resign than _____ part in such dishonest business deals.A)to takeB)takingC)takeD)have taken5. Communication has created a world economy in which working smarter is more important than______.A)work harderB)working harderC)to work harderD)to working harder6. I was advised ________ for reservation.A)to either telephone or to write the hotelB)either to telephone or to write the hotelC)that I should telephone or either write the hotelD)I ought either to telephone or write the hotel7.AlongtherockyNewEnglandcoastaresmallareasofsandandgravelbeach,somecre atedfromglacialdebris,______ bythe action of ocean storms.A)upbuilding othersB)others build upC)others built upD)built up others8.______ the 1500's ______the first European explored the coast of California.A)It was not until...whenB)It is not until...whenC)h is until...thatD)It was not until...that9. Having gone there and ____ out the truth, she started to cry.A ) findingB) findsC)foundD)to find10. Most large companies have trained specialists, called personnel managers _____ on prospective employees.A)whose job it is to interview and pass judgmentB)whose job they are to interview and pass judgmentC)whose job is interview and pass judgmentD)whose job it is interviewing and passing judgment11. My approach is not to pass the test, but ______ the prize.A)rather gettingB)to rather getC)rather to getD)more than getting12. The physician considers going to bed early to be more sensible _____ late.A)but staying upB)than to stay upC)for staying upD)than staying up13. Nature has a number of different ways of burying and thus________ the past.A )conserveB)conservingC ) preserveD) preserving14. Heat the soup for ten minutes, and then _______from the stove.A)you should remove itB)removing itC)to remove it[))remove it15. The purpose of the organization is ________ all newcomers tothe city and to provide them with any necessary information.A)greetingB)to greetC)having greetedD)to have greeted16. It's better to die on one's feet than_______.A)living on one's kneesB)live on one's kneesC)on one's kneesD)to live on one's knees17. When that happens the computer system can be asked for alternatives or the operator _____ interrogate (讯问)the computer to find out what would happen if the officer's own solution was put into action.A)ought toB)shouldC)dare toD)can18. _________,but his character I despise.A)I'm fond of his faceB)Much as I'm fond of his faceC)His face I'm fond ofD)Though I'm fond of his face19. With the help of a metal detector, the team discovered that wreckage lay scattered over a 2000-square-feetarea, often _______ beneath sand and seaweed.A)buryingB)buriedC)buryD)was buried20. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ________ eastern Nebraska.A )doesB)inC)it does inD)in it does21. Many animals use odors for identification, ______ ,sexual attraction, alarm, and a variety of other purposes.A)the territorial marking B)territorial markingC)they mark territoryD)mark territory22. The atmosphere is as much as part of the earth as ______ its soil and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.A )areB)isC )doD)has23. Either you come in person, or_________.A)to entrust someone with the matterB)entrusting someone with the matterC)you entrust someone with the matterD)you entrusted someone with the matter24. The more precise ________ ,the more effective the communication.A)a writer's wordsB)that a writer's wordsC)there are a writer's wordsD)they are a writer's words25._______ Einstein won the Nobel Prize for physics.A)It is in 1921 thatB)It was in 1921 thatC)It is in 1921 whenD)It were in 1921 that26. Having no money but _______ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.A)not to want anyoneB)not wanting anyoneC)wanted no oneD)to want no one27. I like watching TV________ to the cinema.A)more than to goB)than goingC)more than goingD)rather than to go28._______she wondered if she had made a mistake.A)Not until long afterwards thatB)Not long until afterwardsC)It was not until long afterwards thatD)It was long afterwards until29. Nowadays people usually prefer driving to________.A )drivingB)driveC)to driveD)drove30. Allen has stated that he has always had a great ______ and admiration for the work of the British economistKeynes.A )interestB) interest inC)interesting inD)interested【key and explanation】1．答案A。