托福考试语法题笔记1（六）
分析：固定搭配：a set of.；形容词修饰名词。
参考译文：滑轮系统是一种特殊的机械装置，用滑轮和绳索来拉或提升大件的物品。
59. Although _________ instant critical acclaim in 1952， he never completed a second novel， publishing many short works instead.
A. Invisible Man was the first novel by Ralph Ellison received
B. first received by Ralph Ellison， the novel Invisible Man was
C. Ralph Ellison's first novel， Invisible Man， received
D. Ralph Ellison's first novel， Invisible Man， was received
答案：C
分析：同位语结构，由句意应该用主动形式。
参考译文：尽管Ralph Ellison的第一部小说《隐形人》在1952年得到了直接的赞誉，他却再也没有完成第二部小说，取而代之的是出版了很多短篇作品。
60. Sauropods had _________ smallest brains relative to body weight of any group of dinosaurs， yet they were among the most successful of all dinosaurs in evolutionary terms.
A. what was a
B. when a
C. of the
D. the
答案：D
分析：adj. 最高级前一定要加the.
参考译文：雷龙是恐龙群体中大脑对身体重量相比最小的一种，然而他们在进化过程中却属于最成功的恐龙之一。