SAT语法考前指导

1、SAT语法考前指导史炎 2010.05.23IE主要考点分布考点1001091009050901081008050801071007050701061006050601主谓一致3423111233232时态3332131223133代词2223434333234平行结构0113010123211比较结构0101110120220 平均:主谓一致2.3题，时态2.3题，代词2.9题，平行1.3题，比较0.8题；总计9.6题。 可看出，动词（主谓一致和时态）、代词是考察的重点，而平行结构、比较结构则标志词较为明显，因此在审题时如找不到错误，可优先排查这些考点。IE中固定搭配的考察考点1001091

2、009050901081008050801071007050701061006050601固定搭配1020111201212*每次考试12道出现固定搭配错误*大多数错误出现在23题及以后，但近期的几次考试中该规律体现的不好*遇到不熟悉的搭配，一般不优先考虑，放在最后考虑*06.10 S6 21 When they were asked to compare Norman Rockwells paintings to painter Robert Rauschenberg, the students entered into a prolonged discussion about the re

3、presentation of reality in art. No error06.01 S3 22 *succeed in doing It was a Chinese American grower who finally succeeded with adapting the now familiar orange tree to the American climate. No error06.01 S3 28 Five years in the writing, her new book is both a response to her critics mistrust with

4、 her earlier findings and an elaboration of her original thesis. No error06.05 S6 26 Opposite to most people I know, Annie, a good photographer herself, actually enjoys seeing the photographs that her friends take on their vacations. No error06.10 S6 28 Not very particular in nesting sites, house wr

5、ens may nest in birdhouses, mailboxes, building crevices even in the pockets of hanging laundry. No error06.10 S6 25 As their brains mature neurologically, infants become more capable to distinguish the shapes and textures of the objects around them. No error07.01 S4 26 *offer of assistance Mediator

6、s were standing by, prepared to intervene in the labor dispute even though both sides had refused earlier offers for assistance. No error07.10 S7 25 At a time when interest in twentieth-century classical music seems on the verge to disappear, the avant-garde compositions of the 1960s and 1970s manag

7、e to retain their popularity. No error 07.10 S7 26 A powerful advocate to equal rights, Belva Lockwood was twice a candidate for President long before the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution allowed women to vote. No error08.01 S7 28 The seven-month-old baby was considered precocious to her fam

8、ily because she was already able to grasp tiny items delicately between her thumb and forefinger. No error08.05 S6 24 At the highest level of competitive chess, players are so familiar to one anothers strategies that they can practically read their opponents minds; the result is drearily predictable

9、 play. No error08.10 S7 28 Vanessa had a tendency of changing her mind often, so often in fact that her friends gave up expecting her to show up at their parties. No error09.05 S4 15 Today in class we discussed the common, but mistaken, assumption that when two people are no longer dating they are i

10、ncapable to be friends. No error10.01 S6 18 Cuban music was so popular in the Colombian city of Cali thus becoming the basis for the dance scene that predominated there during the 1940s. No error形容词的考察有增多的趋势考点1001091009050901081008050801071007050701061006050601形容词/副词的混用2111220000212比较级/最高级混用10020102

11、00001形容词误用1109.10 S5 28 The acoustics of the ancient Greek theater at Epidaurus are so good that an actors words, even when whispered, are auditory to those sitting in the last row. No error08.01 S7 26 For any mayor of a vast metropolitan area, an understanding of current issues in all districts is

12、not only desirous but also vital. No error Visible Visual Respectful Respectable Indefinite Indecisive No error的数量统计1001091009050901081008050801071007050701061006050601No error3331426324443近几次考试中No error出现位置09.05 ： 16 20 2309.10 ： 18 21 2310.01 ： 17 19 21 06.01 ： 13 16 19 06.05 ： 13 20 22 29 06.10 ：

13、 13 20 22 27 07.01 ： 19 24 27 29 07.05 ： 18 28 07.10 ： 14 23 27 08.01 ： 19 21 23 25 27 29 08.05 ： 21 27 08.10 ： 16 19 21 25 09.01 ： 2609.05 ： 16 20 2309.10 ： 18 21 2310.01 ： 17 19 21题号12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20No error次数031031253题号21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29No error次数524121513*奇数题号28次，偶数题号14次对于No err

14、or的小提示1. 没有连续2个或以上的No error2. 12题没有选过No error3. 08年以后，12-15题没有选过No error，可以认为概率较小4. 如非特别有把握，尽量选择3-4个No error为宜（13次考试中，5次3个，4次4个）5. *宽容原则，绝对错误原则，能对的就是对的06.05 S6 29 At the reception were the chattering guests, the three-tiered cake, and the lively music that have become characteristic of many wedding

15、celebrations. No error*To do is to do07.10 S7 29 To insist that a poem means whatever one wants it to mean is often ignoring the intention and even the words of the poet. No error08.10 S7 25 To stand in Persepolis in modern Iran and look out as Darius the First must have done, at the immense sweep o

16、f fields and mountains is to grasp the vastness of the ancient Persian Empire. No error08.05 S6 09 To attempt a comprehensive mapping of the human genome is undertaking an extremely ambitious project. (A)genome is undertaking(B)genome is to undertake(C)genome undertakes(D)genome, it undertakes(E) ge

17、nome, thus undertaking习题08.05 S6 17 Someone who uses a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market. No error08.01 S7 27 Because of the exceptionally hilly terrain, the final miles of the racecourse we

18、re difficult for the other runners and me. No error06.10 S6 24 The derelict old house across from the warehouses and the even more decrepit one just beside them have been placed on the list of historic landmarks. No error09.10 S5 17 Jason is the only one of the three people I know well in middle sch

19、ool who still write to me regularly. No error WYY is one of the three people who still write to me. WYY is the only one of the three people who still writes to me.09.10 S5 24 A significant factor to include in the budget when buying a car are the costs of fuel and maintenance and the insurance payme

20、nts. No error08.01 S7 18 The bus would not have had to take the long detour instead of the main highway if the bridge did not become treacherous in the aftermath of an ice storm. No error08.10 S7 16 Had it not been for two particularly skillful members of the work crew, we could not have completed t

21、he apartment renovations on schedule. No error09.10 S5 13 Professor Brown started yesterdays lecture by suggesting that if Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he probably worked for an advertising agency. No error09.01 S7 20 In 1991 Burmese military officials arrested dissident political leader Aung

22、 San Suu Kyi, thereby preventing her from leaving Burma for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. No error08.05 S6 29 Quincy took Dan to Dereks home for a visit, never imagining that five years would pass before seeing Derek again. No error07.05 S5 16 During my most recent trip, I came across a w

23、onderful antique store wandering in the old quarter of the city. No error08.10 S7 13 Like many people, Luanne believes that parents can foster musical ability in small children out of playing classical music for them while they are infants. No error06.05 S6 25 Africas Kanem empire, after enduring fo

24、r over a thousand years, is believed to have fallen into decline when trade centers shift outside its boundaries. No error 07.01 S4 29 An amateur potter herself, the accountant offered to help the artist with his business accounts, complicated as they were by his unusual system of record keeping. No

25、 errorIS题中的注意事项1. 注意虚拟语气在IS中的考察2. 注意独立主格结构的使用3. 基于对称的省略4. 经典句型的反复出现5. 常考点：代词、平行、逻辑主语、分句连接6. Being、there be等“往往错”，但也有对的时候7. 错位修饰语独立主格09.05 S10.10A thick growth of sunflowers standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooped over the fence with the weight of their seeds.(A) standing ten feet tall, the

26、ir brown heads drooped(B) standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooping(C) standing ten feet tall, and their brown heads droop(D) stood ten feet tall, their brown heads drooping(E) stood ten feet tall, and their brown heads droopingTest 5 S10 14Bats and mosquitoes come out at twilight, and the

27、bats would look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes would look for people.(A) and the bats would look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes would look (B) and the bats come to look for mosquitoes while the mosquitoes look(C) the bats look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes are looking(D) the bats looking f

28、or mosquitoes while mosquitoes would look(E) the bats to look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes to look08.10 S10 4The Great Gatsby is now considered a classic novel set in Americas Jazz Age, but in 1925 its reviews would be mixed and its sales would have been disappointing.(A) its reviews would be m

29、ixed and its sales would have been disappointing(B) its reviews are mixed and its sales would be disappointing(C) its reviews were mixed and its sales disappointing(D) it had mixed reviews and its disappointing sales(E) reviews were mixed and also disappointing sales 基于对称的省略08.05 S6 10There is a spe

30、cial relationship between a conductor and the members of an orchestra, when at its best can be creative and at its worst, destabilizing. (A) when at its best can be creative and at its worst, destabilizing (B) when at their best can be creative and at their worst, destabilizing(C) who at best is cre

31、ative and at worst, destabilizing(D) which at its best can be creative and at its worst, destabilizing(E) while at their best is creative and at their worst is destabilizing 07.01 S10 4 Bees must leave the safety of the hive to forage for food many times a day, they are risking being eaten by any of

32、 a multitude of predators.(A) day, they are risking being eaten(B) day at the risk of being eaten(C) day risking them to be eaten(D) day; the risk is to be eaten(E) day, likewise, they risk being eaten Being的例外Test 5 S10 10 Cryonics- the technique used to store human bodies at extremely low temperat

33、ures with the hope of one day reviving them- are being performed today, but their technology is still in its infancy.(A)are being performed today, but their technology(B)are being performed today, while the technology(C)which is being performed today, using technology that(D)is being performed today

34、, but their technology(E)is being performed today, but the technologyTest 2 S6 10For many a brilliant architect, being free to innovate is more important than being well paid.(A) being free to innovate is more important than(B) having freedom of innovation is more important than(C) there is more imp

35、ortance in the freedom to innovate than(D) freedom to innovate has more importance than(E) to have the freedom to innovate is more important than10.01 S10 11Unlike other predators, which are being studied because their populations are declining, ecologists are studying coyotes because the coyote pop

36、ulation is growing in suburban areas.(A) ecologists are studying coyotes (B) ecologists have been studying coyotes(C) ecologists, who are studying coyotes(D) coyotes are being studied by ecologists(E) coyotes being studied by ecologists09.05 S7 7 （参照08.01 S7 7）There is speculation that the name “Wen

37、dy” was the invention of J.M. Barrie, who created a character by that name for his famous play Peter Pan.(A) There is speculation that the name “Wendy” was (B) There is speculation saying the name “Wendy” was(C) They speculate saying that the name “Wendy” was(D) The name “Wendy,” speculated to have

38、been(E) The name “Wendy” is by some speculation 10.01 S6 11By painting them this afternoon, the walls would be completely dry by tomorrow evening.(A) By painting them(B) If they would have been painted(C) Were they to be painted(D) After painting them(E) They would be painted08.10 S7 5If there had b

39、een a power failure, the hospital will run on electricity from its own generators, which can operate for 200 hours.(A) If there had been(B) If there were(C) Had there been(D) Should there be(E) There has been虚拟语气总结If sb. did/were , sb. would do Were sb. , sb. would do If sb. had done , sb. would hav

40、e doneHad sb. done, sb. would have done*If sb. should do , sb. would/ will doShould sb. do, sb. would/will do重点句型06.10 S6 11The famous battle depicted in the film Brave heart took place in northern England, and many people assume that it was the Scottish Highlands.(A) and many people assume that it

41、was(B) many people assuming(C) but many people assume it to be (D) not what many people assume(E) not, as many people assume, in分句连接重点句型：*OG 193.13Sth. +verb/originated in A, not, as many people assume, in B.06.05 S6 10Chop suey originated in the United States, and many people assume that it was Chi

42、na.and many people assume that it wasmany people assumingnot, as many people assume, innot what many people assume beingbut many people assume it to be*重点句型：(at once) adj/-ing + because of sth.06.10 S10 14 参见：OG 659.11 06.10 S6 9 Acquaintances of Alexei have commented that he is at once annoying bec

43、ause of his unpredictability but his imagination is still a delight.(A)but his imagination is still a delight(B)although he is delightfully imaginative(C)and he is delightful in his imagination too(D)while being imaginative and they are delightful(E)and delightful because of his imagination 07.10 S7

44、 10The directors insistence that there be adequate stage lighting and professionally installed backdrops in the theater was not obstinate but a determination to provide a safe work environment for the actors and stage crew. (A) was not obstinate but a determination (B) was not obstinate but determin

45、ed(C) was not because of obstinacy, he was determined (D) resulted not from obstinacy, but he was determined (E) resulted not from obstinacy but from a determination 07.05 S10 11Theodore Roosevelt was not just a great reformer; he was also a great president.(A) (as it is now)(B) Theodore Roosevelt w

46、as not just a great reformer, and also a great president.(C) Theodore Roosevelt was not just a great reformer; but also a great president.(D) Great not just as a reformer, but Theodore Roosevelt was also a great president.(E) Not just as a reformer, Theodore Roosevelt was also a great president.08.0

47、5 S6 11The director valued the actor not so much for his broad commercial appeal but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence. (A) but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence(B) but because of his approaching every role with passion and intelligence(C) bu

48、t for being passionate and intelligent in approaching every role(D) as for him approaching every role passionately and intelligently(E) as for his passionate and intelligent approach to every role08.05 S6 8In Alaska, the ground is riddled with ice wedges, many quite ancient, caused by the cold earth

49、 cracks and the cracks fill with water.(A) by the cold earth cracks(B) by the cold earth cracking(C) when the cold earth cracks(D) where they crack the cold earth(E) through the cold earth cracking 10.01 S6 2The chair of the school board announced a plan to build two new elementary schools during an interview with a local news reporter. (A) (as it is now)(B) The chair of the school board announced that two new elementary schools were planned to be built during an interview with a local news reporter.(C) The chair of the school board, during an interview with a local news reporter, announced