1. The committee had resolved that the vote ______ until December.
A. will be postponed
B. is going to be postponed
C. is to be postponed
D. be postponed
2. ______ hearing aid was a tube called the ear trumpet, a flared tube held up to the ear.
A. First
B. When the first
C. It was the first
D. The first
【考博英语长难句翻译】
It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow off the starting line because it depends on learning—a gradual process—instead of instinct.
考博英语每日一练(11.27)参考答案
1.D
【句意】委员会已决定将投票推迟到12月份。
【解析】语法结构——虚拟语气。由“在suggest/demand/decide/require/resolve/argue/advise等表示‘建议’‘要求’‘决定’的动词后的宾语从句中谓语动词一般使用‘should(可以省略)+动词原形’”可知D项“be postponed”正确。
2.D
【句意】第一个助听器是一种叫做耳喇叭的管子,即一种放在耳朵上的喇叭形管子。
【解析】语法结构——定冠词the表示特指和同位语。分析句子结构可知句中“a flared tube” 为“a tube called the ear trumpet”的同位语来对其进行补充说明,由此可直接排除B项和C项;再由特指某种东西时需用定冠词“the”知D项“The first”正确。
【考博英语补全句子参考答案】
由于它依赖学习(即一个渐进的过程)而不是天赋,所以它需要更多的供养,消耗更多的(为身体提供能量的)食物,而且起步慢。