2006年GMAT机考语法模拟题3

1、2006年GMAT机考语法（SC）模拟题32006年GMAT机考语法(SC)模拟题32006年GMAT机考语法 (SC)模拟题 3 1. after a few weeks experienee, apprentice jewelers can usually begi n to discrim in ate, though not with absolutecerta in ty,genuine diam onds fromimitatio ndiam on ds.(a) genuine diam onds from imitati on diam onds(b) genuine diam

2、onds apart from imitati ons(c) betwee n genuine diam onds and imitati on diam onds(d) among genuine diam onds and imitati on diam onds(e) whether diam onds are imitati on or genuine2. convin ced at last of the soundn ess of her advice, the villagers tried crop rotati on, built crude san itary facili

3、ties, and eve n the use of goats milk for the maki ng of cheese.(a) the use of goats milk for the making of cheese(b) used goats milk to make cheese(c) the use of goats milk in cheese making(d) maki ng cheese from goats milk(e) goats milk to make cheese3. the orig inal employees hired, who had bee n

4、 there overtwenty years, were fiercely loyal to the firm, and it offered noretireme nt ben efits or profit shari ng to any employees.(a) and it offered no(b) and it offered n either(c) still it offered no(d) though it offered no(e) though it offered n either4. virtually undisturbedfor the last three

5、 centuries ontheir starkly beautiful isla nds n ear the edge of the arctic circle,the inhabitantsof the lofotenshave evolved folkways and alife-style that bring warmth to their harsh en vir onment.(a) the in habita nts of the lofote ns have evolved folkwaysand a life-style that bring warmth(b) the i

6、n habita nts of the lofote ns have evolved folkwaysand a life-style that brings warmth(c) evo Iving folkways and a life-style were evolved by thelofote ns in habita nts to bring warmth(d) evo Iving folkways and a life-style brought warmth tothe lofote ns in habita nts as well as(e) warmth-bringingfo

7、lkways and life-styles have beenevolved by the in habita nts of the lofote ns5. if anyone at intercom financial advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the koniko kelp process ing pla nt, they wouldhave advised owners of koniko stock to uni oad all shares immediatel

8、y.(a) if anyone at intercomfinancial advisers would havean ticipated(b) had anyone at in tercom finan cial advisers an ticipated(c) if any people at intercom financial advisers would have an ticipated(d) if any people at intercomfinancial advisers hadan ticipated(e) if an ybody at in tercom finan ci

9、al advisers an ticipated6. those who en ter maratho ns soon lear n that, to succeedin these grueling competitive events, runners must be in excelle nt con diti on, have un shakable self-c on fide nee, and, most importa nt of all, know how to pace yourself.(a) know how to pace yourself(b) is knowing

10、how to pace yourself(c) know how to pace themselves(d) you must pace yourself(e) they must know how to pace themselves7. for some reas on the new con sulta nt treats his clie ntslike idiots, talki ng to them like they were men tally deficie nt and in capable of un dersta nding more tha n the simples

11、t ideas.(a) like idiots, talk ing to them like they(b) as if they were idiots, talki ng to them like they(c) like idiots, talki ng to them as if they(d) as idiots, talki ng to them like they(e) like idiots who8. the un precede nted in creases in the prime lending ratethis year has probably bee n bro

12、ught about by bus in ess com mun itys un certa inty about the preside nts positi on on the budget deficit.(a) in the prime lending rate this year has(b) this year in the prime lending rate has(c) this year in the prime lending rate hav ing(d) in the prime lending rate this year had(e) in the prime l

13、ending rate this year have9. a shy, religious-min ded publisher who had married adukes daughter, harold macmillansrise to the positionofprime mini ster in 1957 surprised many, though churchill had si nee the 1930s bee n extolli ng macmilla ns courage.(a) haroldmacmillansrise to theposition of primem

14、i nister in 1957 surprised many(b) haroldmacmillansrise in 1957to theposition ofprime mi nister surprised many(c) harold macmilla ns beco ming prime min ister in 1957 surprised many(d) haroldmacmillansurprised many by risingpositi on of prime mini ster in 1957(e) the positionof prime minister attain

15、edbymacmilla n in 1957 surprised many10. as part of their therapy, young polio victims lear ning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice duri ng the 1950s, so that they could lear n to fall without being hurt.(a) as part of their therapy, young polio victims lear ning to live with th

16、eir disabilities were helped to practice during the 1950s(b) as part of their therapy, young polio victims lear ning to live duri ng the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to practice falli ng(c) young polio victims lear ning to live duri ng the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to pr

17、actice falli ng as part of their therapyto theharoldfalli ngfalli ngtheir(d) young polio victims lear ning to live with disabilities were helped to practice falli ng duri ng the 1950s aspart of their therapy(e) duri ng the 1950s, as part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with th

18、eir disabilities were helped to practice falli ng11. accord ing to the professors philosophy, the an tidote to envy is ones own work, always ones own work: not thinking about it, not assess ing it, but simply doing it.(a) on es own work, always on es own work: not thi nking about it, not assess ing

19、it, but simply doing it(b) always work; because you dont think about it or assess it, you just do it(c) always ones own work:not thinking aboutorassess ing it, but simply to do it(d) not to thi nk or assess, but doing on es own work(e) n either to thi nk about on es own work nor to assess it, it is

20、always simply doing it12. after this years record-shatteri ng january performanee in madison square garden, the ensemble were touted as the coun trys best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicia ns.(a) the en semble were touted as the coun trys(b) th

21、e en semble was touted as the coun trys(c) the country touted the en semble like the(d) tout ing the en semble as the coun trys(e) they were tout ing the en semble as the coun trys13. ms. wright tries to get in side ira n to un dersta nd howit works, the role it has played in the middle east and its

22、 in tricate relati on ship with the un ited states, which is complex and depe nds heavily on un dersta nding of the farsi la nguage.(a) which is complex and depe nds(b) because it is complex and depe nds(c) but they are complex and depe nd(d) which are complex and depe nd(e) a task that is complex a

23、nd depe nds14. published duri ng the late eightee nth cen tury, diderots factual en cyclopedia and his friend voltaires ficti onalcan dide were the cause of such a sen sati onalsca ndal, andboth men prude ntly chose to embark on exte nded vacati ons in n earby austria.(a) diderots factual en cyclope

24、dia and his frie nd voltaires ficti onal can dide were the cause of such a sen sati onal sca ndal, and(b) diderot and his friend voltaires caused such asen sati onalsea ndal with their factual en cyclopedia andficti onal can dide, respectively, that(c) diderots factual en cyclopedia and his frie nd

25、voltairesficti onal can dide were the cause of a sca ndal so sen sati onal that(d) the sca ndal caused by diderots factual en cyclopediaand his frie nd voltaires ficti onal can dide was so sen sati onal(e) a factual encyclopedia by diderot and the fictional can dide, by his frie nd voltaire, caused

26、a sen sati onal sca ndal, which15. astr ono mers study ing the n ewly discovered star saythat it provides clues about our galaxys origin, that it may supply data about how fast our galaxy is expanding, and moreover it is perhaps the most dista nt star in the en tire milky way.(a) about how fast our

27、galaxy is expa nding, and moreoverit is perhaps(b) regard ing the speed our galaxy expa nds at; moreover,they thi nk it may be(c) about how fast our galaxy expa nds and perhaps be(d) on the galaxys expa nsion rate and perhaps(e) about how fast our galaxy is expa nding, and that it isperhaps16. the d

28、ecisi ons of joh n marshall, the fourth chief justice, have had a greater in flue nee tha n any chief justice in history.(a) tha n any chief justice in history(b) historically tha n any other chief justice(c) tha n have those of any chief justice in history(d) in history as any other chief justice h

29、as had(e) tha n those of any other chief justice in history17. most n orth caroli na ski resorts broadcast music ontothe slopes; skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and beautiful music slopes, there are no slopes without music.(a) skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and beautiful m

30、usic slopes, there are(b) because skiers can choose hard rock, soft pop, or beautiful music, there are(c) however, skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, beautiful music, and(d) although skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and beautiful music slopes, there are(e) skiers can choose amo

31、nghard rock, soft pop,beautiful music slopes, but 18. the owner of steeles groceryin osage, ohio, saved $600 mon thly on heat duri ng the win terby putt ing all his refrigerator air compressors together in aninsulated compartment, then installing two fans and a duct that carried waste heat from the

32、compressors into the main part of the store.(a) the n in stalli ng two fans and a duct that carried(b) the n he in stalli ng two fans and a duct that carried(c) the n two fans were in stalled with a duct that carried(d) in stalli ng two fans, and the n carry ing through a duct(e) in stalli ng two fa

33、ns, and a duct carry ing19. aviatio n officials have not only failed to determ ine the cause of the crash, but they have also igno red dema nds by the pilots union that the inv estigati on should be expedited.(a) crash, but they have also igno reddema nds by thepilots union that the inv estigati on

34、should be expedited(b) crash but also ignored dema nds by the pilots unionthat the inv estigati on be expedited(c) crash but have ignored dema nds for expedit ingtheinv estigati on by the pilots union(d) crash, but they are also ignoring the pilots unions dema nds to expedite the inv estigatio n(e)

35、crash: the dema ndsby the pilots union that theinv estigati on should be expedited have also bee n ignored20. wynton and branford marsalis, brothers who have fused the complex rhythms of con temporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, are fitting symbols of the new orlea ns

36、jazz revival.(a) wynton and branford marsalis, brothers who have fused the complex rhythms of con temporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, are fitting symbols of the new orlea ns jazz revival.(b) wynton and branford marsalis are brothers, have fused the complex rhythms of

37、 con temporary jazz with the rollicking musical legacy of their hometown, and are fitting symbols of the new orlea ns jazz revival.(c) the marsalis brothers, wynton and branford, have fused the complexrhythms of con temporary jazz with the rollick ing musical legacy of their hometow n, which is a fi

38、tt ing symbol of the new orlea ns jazz revival.(d) fusing the rhythms of con temporary jazz, which are complex, with the rollicki ng musical legacy of their hometow n, wynton and bra nford marsalis are a fitt ing symbol of the neworlea ns jazz revival.(e) a fitting symbol of the new orleans jazz rev

39、ival are brothers wynton and branford marsalis, who fuse the complex rhythms of con temporary jazz with the rollicki ng musical legacy of their hometow n.21. after queen isabella asked admiral columbus to describe the isla nd of hispa ni ola (now haiti), which was n ewly discovered, he had reached f

40、or a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, it looks like that-beyond the mountains, more moun tai ns.(a) after queenisabella asked admiral columbus todescribe the isla nd of hispa ni ola (now haiti), which was n ewly discovered, he had reached(b) on being asked to describe the new discovery of thei

41、sland of hispaniola(now haiti) by queen isabella, admiralcolumbus, reachi ng(c) queen isabella asked admiral columbus to describe the n ewly discovered isla nd of hispa ni ola (now haiti), the n he reached(d) whe n asked by quee n isabella to describe the n ewly discovered isla nd of hispa ni ola (n

42、ow haiti), admiral columbus reached(e) after quee n isabella had asked admiral columbus to describe the discovery of the isla nd of hispa ni ola (now haiti),he had reached22. sculptor alexa nder calder, who ofte n made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycli ng at home; he

43、once tur ned a broke n goblet into a dinner bell and a cake mold into a lamp.(a) sculptor alexa nder calder, who ofte n made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycli ng at home; he(b) alexander calder, for whom old pieces of junk was ofte n made into sculpture, believed in r

44、ecycli ng at home and(c) a believer in recycling at home, sculptor alexander calder ofte n made use for old pieces of junk in his art; he(d) alexa nder calder, for whom sculpture was ofte n made from old pieces of j unk, also believed in recycli ng at home, for example, he(e) sculptor alexa nder cal

45、der, who ofte n made use of old pieces of junk in his art, also believed in recycli ng at home; he23. a special japanese green tea called genmai-chacontains brown rice and is consideredas a delicacy fit for agourmet by most japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside yokohama.(a) a special

46、japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most japa nese, though it isvirtually un available outside yokohama.(b) con sidered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by mostjapanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brow n rice, virtually un available outside yokohama.(c) a special japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brow n rice and is con sidered a gourmet delicacy bymost