3 道语法题，请大侠教！

lf · 发表于 2004-4-29 12:36:00

1, now considered to be one of the most treasured forms of art, mosaics
originated as a means to cover walls with fragments of broken pottery
that otherwise---------.

A, were of no use

B, were no used

C, it was not used

D, not used

2, Hawail`s variety of (untamed) volcanic ranges and pristine
beaches (attrach) many tourists who (enjoy) diverse
(wilderness).

3, Despite (overgrazing) and land (reduction), (ranch) in the western
United States has surivied due to (scientifically) controlled
irrigation garming.

enjoylife517 · 发表于 2004-4-29 21:13:00

以下是引用lf在2004-4-29 12:36:00的发言：
1, now considered to be one of the most treasured forms of art, mosaics
originated as a means to cover walls with fragments of broken pottery
that otherwise---------.

A, were of no use

B, were no used

C, it was not used

D, not used

这个题目考的是一个常用结构，就是be of +名词，相当于be +这个名词的形容词，其实这里就相当于were useless.

另外，知道这个是定语从句，所以要有完整的主谓，所以D错，B的语义就都不同了，一个说“没有用过”，C多了代词it，而且语义也不对。

enjoylife517 · 发表于 2004-4-29 21:15:00

以下是引用lf在2004-4-29 12:36:00的发言：
2, Hawail`s variety of (untamed) volcanic ranges and pristine
beaches (attract) many tourists who (enjoy) diverse
(wilderness).

B错了吧，好像应该是attracts，因为主语是名词单数。

enjoylife517 · 发表于 2004-4-29 21:18:00

以下是引用lf在2004-4-29 12:36:00的发言：
3, Despite (overgrazing) and land (reduction), (ranch) in the western
United States has surivied due to (scientifically) controlled
irrigation garming.

觉得C 错了吧，因为名词单独出现，肯定有问题。是不是改成the ranch

lf · 发表于 2004-4-29 22:30:00

班主解释合理，答案正确！！真的受益匪浅！特别是be of 名结构，一前一直不明所以。
谢谢！！！！！！！！

3 道语法题，请大侠教！