GMAT（VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷33

GMAT(VERBAL)语法改错模拟试卷

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一、逻辑推理(本题共23题，每题7.0分，共23分。)

1、ThereasonmanypeopleconsidertheMediterraneanislandtobeungovernableis

becauseihattheinhabitantslongagolearnedtodistruslandneulializeallwrittenlaws.

A、isbecausethattheinhabitantslongagolearnedtodistrustandneutralize

B、istheinhabitantslongagolearneddistrustingandneutralizing

C>wasbecauseoftheinhabitantslongagolearningtodistrustandtobeneutralizing

D、isthattheinhabitantslongagolearnedtodistrustandtoneutralize

E、wasonaccountoftheinhabitantslongagolearningtodistrustandneutralize

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Verbform;GrammaticalconstructionThesentenceprovidesareasonfor

why"manypeople"consideracertainMediterraneanislandtobe"ungovernable."Ithas

theformXisY,withXanounphrasethatreferstothereasonintermsofwhatisbeing

explained.Yprovidestheexplanation.AThissentencehastwowordsnexttoone

anotherthatwouldeach,byitself,havethesamefunction.Eachofbecauseandthatcould

servealonetointroducetheexplanationandisprovidedbyportionY.Furthermore,in

additiontointroducingaredundancy,thetwowordstogethermakethesentence

ungrammatical.Removinganyoneofthesewordswouldresolvethisissue.BIftheword

thatwereinsertedbetweenisandthe,thenitwouldbemoreimmediatelyclear,when

readingthissentence,wheretheexplanationbegins(immediatelyafterthewordthat).

Furthermore,learneddistrustingandneutralizingallwrittenlawsshouldbelearnedto

distrustandtoneutralizeallwrittenlaws.CInthissentence,theverbconsiderneedsto

agreewithwas.Asitstands,considerpertainstothepresentwhilewaspertainstothe

past.DCorrect.Thissentencefollowsrecommendationsmadeinconnectionwith

sentenceA.EAsinsentenceC,theverbconsiderneedstoagreewithwas.Thecorrect

answerisD.

2、ThoughthereissomeoverlapwilhiheIwocenceplsmarkeleconomyandlaissoz

faire,severalimpoilamdifferencesbelweenthemmuslbebomeinmind.

A、withthetwoconceptsmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,severalimportant

differencesbetweenthemmustbeborneinmind

B、betweenthetwoconceptsmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,severalimportani

differencesmustbeborneinmind

C>spanningthetwoconceptsmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,onemustbearseveral

importantdifferencesbetweentheminmind

D、amongthetwoconceptsofmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,thereareseveral

imporlantdifferencesamongthemthatmustbeborneinmind

E、withthetwoconceptsofmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,onemustbearinmind

severalimportantdifferences

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Idiom;RhetoricalconstructionThesentence'sunidiomaticuseofthereis

someoverlapwiththetwoconceptsmisleadinglysetsuptheexpectationthatthereis

somethirdthingthatoverlapswiththeconceptsmarketeconomyandlaissezfaire,

whereasthesentenceismerelyintendingtosaythatthosetwoconceptsoverlapwithone

another.Thesentencewouldbeclearerandmoreidiomaticifitinsteadsaidthereissome

overlapbetweenthetwoconcepts.Becausethesentenceuseswithratherthanbetweenin

thefirstclause,thesentencemustindicatethatthedifferencesinquestionarebetween

thesetwoconceptsbyusingtheawkwardlocutionseveralimportantdifferencesbetween

them.AThesentenceshouldusebetweenratherthanwith,allowingittoavoidhavingto

usetheawkwardphraseseveralimportantdifferencesbetweenthem.BCorrect.The

sentenceusestheidiomaticphraseoverlapbetweenthetwo;thesecondclauseiswell

expressed.CTheuseofoverlapspanningthetwoisunidiomatic;onemustbearseveral

importantdifferencesbetweentheminmindisawkward.DWhentalkingofjusttwo

things,betweenratherthanamongshouldbeused;thereareseveralimportantdifferences

amongthemthatmustbeborneinmindisawkwardandwordy.EBetweenratherthan

withshouldbeused;theuseofwithimproperlysetsupanexpectationthatthesentenceis

discussinganoverlapbetweenthetwoconceptsmarketeconomyandlaissezfaireand

somethirdthing.ThecorrectanswerisB.

3、Becauseofiheerralicpalternofsalesincreasesihisyear、retailersandanalysis

hesitatetopredictfive-yeartrendsinretailsalesduringthemonthsthathavehistorically

beenthemostprofitable.

A^Becauseoftheerraticpatternofsalesincreasesthisyear,retailersandanalysts

hesitatetopredict

B、Withtheerraticpatternofthisyear'ssalesincreases,retailersandanalystsare

hesitantinpredicting

C>Thisyear,duetotheerraticpatternofincreasingsales,thereissomehesitation

amongretailersandanalystsinpredicting

D、Theerraticpatternofsalesincreaseshavemaderetailersandanalystshesitatethis

yeartopredict

E、Thisyear'serraticpatternofincreasingsaleshavemaderetailersandanalysts

hesitatetopredict

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Diction;Idiom;AgreementTheintendedideaofthesentenceisthatthis

year'serraticpatternofsalesincreaseshasmaderetailersandanalystshesitanttomake

anypredictionregardingaparticulartrend.Thisideaiswellexpressedbyusingbecause

of.Furthermore,thecorrectanswer,unlikesomeoftheotheranswerchoices,usesthe

appropriateidiomhesitanttoratherthanhesitantinandhasnoagreementerrorbetween

subjectandverb.ACorrect.Thesentence'suseofBecauseofappropriatelyconveysthe

ideathattheerraticpatternofsalesincreasesexplainswhytheretailersandanalystsare

hesitanttomakeaprediction.Thesentenceusesthecorrectidiomhesitatetoandhasno

agreementerrors.BTheuseofwithislesseffectivethanbecauseofinthecorrect

answer;themeaningisconveyedlessclearlythaninA.Also,hesitantinpredictingis

awkwardandunidiomalic.CDuetoeffectivelycommunicatesthattheerraticpatternof

increasingsaleshelpsexplaintheretailers,andanalysts1hesitationtomakeaprediction,

butthesentenceemploystheawkward,wordy,andunidiomatichesitation...in

predicting.DTheerraticpattern...issingular,sotheverbshouldbehas.Theplacement

oftheadverbialphrasethisyearwouldbemoreappropriateimmediatelyfollowing

increases.ETheerraticpattern...issingular,sotheverbshouldbehas.Thecorrect

answerisA.

4、Proceedingwithoutadefiniteplanforupcominglabornegotiations,likethefirmhad

agreedtolastyear,itwouldsurelyhaveproventobeadisasterinthefaceoftheskilled

andresoluteoppositioninvolvedthistime.

A、Proceedingwithoutadefiniteplanlorupcominglabornegotiations,likethefirmhad

agreedtolastyear,itwouldsurelyhaveproventobeadisaster

Proceedingwithoutadefiniteplanforupcominglabornegotiations,asthefirm

agreedlastyeartodo,wouldsurelyhaveproventobeadisaster

C、Goingaheadwithoutthepresenceofadefiniteplanforupcominglabornegotiations,

likethefirmhadagreedlastyeartodo,wouldsurelyhaveprovendisastrous

D、Toproceedwithoutthepresenceofadefiniteplanforupcominglabornegotiations,

asthefirmhadagreedtolastyear,wouldsurelyhaveprovendisastrous

E、Goingaheadwithouttheirhavingadefiniteplanforupcominglabornegotiations,as

theyagreedtolastyear,itwouldsurelyhaveproventobeadisasterforthefirm

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Diction;Rhetoricalconstruction;LogicalpredicationAlthoughininformal

speechandwriting,likeissometimesusedasaconjunctionasitishere,thisuseinmore

formalwritingiscontroversialandisgenerallyfrownedon;usingasinsteadoflike

wouldbepreferableinthissentence.Thephraseproceedingwithoutadefiniteplanfor

theupcominglabornegotiationscanfunctioneitherasagerundphrase,inwhichcaseit

functionsasanoun,orasaparticiplephrase,inwhichcaseitfunctionsasanadjective.

Aswordedhere,thephrasemayseemtofunctionasanadjective,modifyingit.However,

whatismeantbythesentenceisthattheactofproceedingwithoutadefiniteplanwould

haveproventobeadisaster,inwhichcasetheworditshouldberemovedandthephrase

inquestionshouldbetakentobeagerundphrasethatactsasthesubjectfortheverb

wouldhaveproven.AThesentenceisflawedinthewaysdiscussedabove.BCorrect.

Thisversioncorrectlyusesasratherthanlike,andconciselyusesthephrasebeginning

withproceedingasthesubjectofthesentence.CWithoutthepresenceofadefiniteplan

iswordierthannecessary;withoutadefiniteplanwouldbepreferable.Aswouldbe

preferabletolike.DWithoutthepresenceofadefiniteplaniswordierthannecessary;

withoutadefiniteplanwouldbepreferable.EWithouttheirhavingadefiniteplanis

wordy;withoutadefiniteplanwouldbepreferable.Theworditshouldberemovedas

describedinconnectionwithA.ThecorrectanswerisB.

5、Becauseihecollagenfibersinskinlineupinihedirectionoflension,surgicalcu【s

madealongiheseso-calledLanger'slinessever伦werlibersandislesslikelytoleavean

unsightlyscar.

A>Becausethecollagenfibersinskinlineupinthedirectionoftension,surgicalcuts

madealongtheseso-calledLanger'slinesseverfewer

B、Becausethecollagenfibersinskinlineupinthedirectionoftension,asurgicalcut

havingbeenmadealongtheseso-calledLanger'slinesseversless

C、Becausethecollagenfibersinskinlineupinthedirectionoftension,asurgicalcut

madealongtheseso-calledLanger'slinesseversfewer

D、Withthecollagenfibersinskinliningupinthedirectionoftension,surgicalcuts

madealongtheseso-calledLanger'slinesseverless

E、Withthecollagenfibersinskinliningupinthedirectionoftension,asurgicalcut

madealongtheseso-calledLanger,slinesseverfewer

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Agreement;DictionThissentenceexplainsacausalconnectionbetween

thealignmentofcollagenfibersandtheimpactofaparticulartypeofsurgicalcut.

Becauseisappropriatetoexpressthatcausalrelationship.Thesingularverbinthephrase

islesslikelytoleaverequiresasingularsubject(cut)andmustbecoordinatedwith

anothersingularverb(severs).Becausefibersarccountable,thecorrectmodifierisftwer

ratherthanless.AThepluralsubjectcutsdocsnotagreewiththesingularverbis.BThe

verbformhavingbeenmadeisinconsistentwiththepresenttenseverbsevers;less

inappropriatelymodifiescountablefibers.CCorrect.Theadverbialconjunctionbecause

accuratelycapturesthecausalrelationshipexpressedbythesentence.Thesingular

subjectcutagreeswiththesingularverbsseversandis,andfewerappropriatelymodifies

countablefibers.DTheprepositionwithdoesnotcapturethecausalrelationship

expressedbythesentence;thepluralsubjectcutsdocsnotagreewiththesingularverbs

(seversandis);andlessisaninappropriatemodifierforcountablefibers.EAsin(D),the

prepositionwithfailstocapturethecausalrelationshipbetweenalignmentoffibersand

scarring.Thepluralverbseverdoesnotagreewiththesingularsubjectcutandthe

subsequentsingularverbiq.ThecorrectanswerisC.

6^Thecompletionin1925oftheHollandTunnel,linkingManhattanwithNewJersey's

highways,whichpermitted2,000carstopassthrougheachtubeeveryhourandwas

hailedasthedecade's$48millionengineeringmasterpiece.

A^Tunnel,linkingManhattanwithNewJersey'shighways,whichpermitted2,000cars

topassthrougheachtubeeveryhourand

B、Tunnel,linkingManhattanwithNewJersey'shighwaysandpennitting2,000carsto

passthrougheachtubeeveryhour,it

C、Tunnel,linkingManhattanwithNewJersey'shighwaysandpennitting2,000carsto

passthrougheachtubeeveryhour,

D^TunnellinkedManhattanwithNewJersey'shighways,whichpennitted2,000carsto

passthrougheachtubeeveryhourand

E、TunnellinkedManhattanwithNewJersey'shighways,permitting2,000carstopass

througheachtubeeveryhour,

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Grammaticalconstruction;ParallelismThesentence(notaproperly

grammaticalsentenceasitstands)reportsthatthecompletionoftheHollandTunnelwas

hailedasanengineeringmasterpiece.Parenthetically,itseekstodescribecharacteristics

ofthetunnelthatmadeitusefulandperhapshelpexplainitsenthusiasticreception.

Questionstoconsiderinclude:whatistheproperantecedentoftherelativepronoun

which?Andhowwouldthetunnefstwomajorcharacteristicsbebestdescribed?AThe

relativepronounwhichisadjacenttoNewJerseyshighways,butcontextually,the

completionoftheHollandTunnel(orperhapstheHollandTunnel)seemstobethe

pronoun'santecedent.Therelativeclausehastwoverbalphrasespermitted...andwas

hailed...coordinatedwithand.However,thereisnoproperlygrammaticalsentencehere,

sincethereisnoindependentclause.BTheparticipialphraseslinking...highwaysand

permitting...hourareparallelandcoordinatedbyand.Thisportioniscorrectand

describestwocharacteristicsofthetunnel.However,theadditionofthepronounitmakes

whatprecedesitintoameresentencefragment,sothereisnoproperlygrammatical

sentencehere.CCorrect.Thecomplexphraselinking...hourcorrectlyexhibits

parallelismbetweentwoparticipialphrasesandmodifiestheHollandTunnel.Thephrase

functionsparenthetically,andthesentenceasawholehasacoherentgrammatical

structure.DTheantecedentoftherelativepronounwhichisunclearandmakesthis

versionfail.IsitNewJersey'shighways,thewholeprecedingclause,orthecompletion

oftheHollandTunnel?Therelativepronounisthesubjectbothofpermittedandofwas

hailedin(hecomplexrelativeclauseandmusthavethesameantecedentinbothcases.As

thesubjectofwashailed,thepronour'santecedentisthecompletionoftheHolland

Tunnel.Asthesubjectofpermitted,thepronouncannotgrammaticallyhavethatasits

antecedent.Thusthecomplexrelativeclausewhichpermitted...masterpieceis

grammaticallyincoherent.EThisversionmakeswashailed...masterpieceintoamere

sentencefragment,notproperlycoordinatedwiththeremainderofthesentence.The

correctanswerisC.

7、TheWorldWildlifeFundhasdeclaredthatglobalwarming,aphenomenonthatmost

scientistsagreeiscausedbyhumanbeings'burningoffossilfuels,willcreatehavoc

amongmigratorybirdsbyharmingiheirhabilatsasaresullofalteringtheenvironment.

A、byharmingtheirhabitatsasaresultofalteringtheenvironment

B、byalteringtheenvironmenttotheextentofitharmingtheirhabitats

C、byalteringtheenvironmentinwaysharmfultotheirhabitats

D、fromthefactthattheirhabitatswillbeharmedbytheenvironmentbeingaltered

E、fromthefactthattheenvironmentwillbealteredandthiswillharmtheirhabitats

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Logicalpredication;RhetoricalconstructionThesentencedescribesa

declarationbytheWorldWildlifeFundthatglobalwarmingwill"createhavoc"among

migratorybirdsincertainrespects,whicharespecifiedintheunderlinedportion.The

underlinedportionthusneedstospecify,inaclearandfocusedfashion,how,according

totheWorldWildlifeFund,globalwarmingwillcreatehavocforthebirds.AThe

descriptioninthisoptionoftheeffectsofglobalwarmingamongmigratorybirdsis

convolutedandconfusing.First,thesentenceaswrittendoesnotspecifywhoorwhatis

alteringtheenvironment.Second,giventhereasonableguessthatitisglobalwarming

thatisorwillharmtheenvironment,theorderofthelistingofthecausalelementsis

confusing.Accordingtothesentence,globalwarmingwillaltertheenvironmentandthen

thisalteringwillharmthehabitatofbirds.However,althoughthissentenceaccurate'y

describeswhatcauseswhat,theelementsarelistedinanorderthatdoesnotcorrespond

totheorderofcausation("globalwarming"isfollowedby"harmingthehabitats,nwhich

isfollowedby"alteringtheenvironment").BThissentenceusesthewordextent,

followedbyacondition,itharmingtheirhabitats,intendedtoimplyacertainlevelof

extent.Theextentisgreatenoughtoharmthehabitatofthebirds.However,asworded,

thesentencedoesnotprovideaclearconditiononthelevelofextent.Forexample,init

harmingtheirhabitat,itisnotclearwhatitrefersto.Theworditcouldrefertothe

environmentortotheextentofchangetotheenvironment.CCorrect.Thissentence

clearlyspecifieshowglobalwarmingwill"createhavoc"forthebirds.DThissentence,

likesentenceA,isconvolutedandconfusing,inpartbecause,whenreadingthesentence,

itisunnecessarilydifficulttounderstandwhatissupposedtobecausingwhat.Notethat,

althoughthemeaningofthisoptionismoreorlessthesameasthatofsentenceC,this

sentence,sentenceD,ismuchmoredifficulttoprocess.EThissentenceisunnecessarily

wordyanddifficulttoprocess.SentenceCisamuchbetterchoice.Thecorrectansweris

C.

8、Tropicalbatsplayanimportantroleintherainforestecosystem,aidinginthe

dispersalofcashew,date,andfigseeds;pollinatingbanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;

andindirectlyhelptheproducingoftequilabypollinatingagaveplants.

A、pollinatingbanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;andindirectlyhelptheproducingof

B、pollinatingbanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;andindirectlyhelpingtoproduce

C>pollinatingbanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;andtheyindirectlyhelptoproduce

D、theypollinatebanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;andindirectlyhelpproducing

E^theypollinatebanana,breadfruit,andmangotrees;indirectlyhelpingtheproducing

of

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Parallelism;DictionThesentenceindicatesthreewaysinwhichtropical

batsplayanimportantroleintherainforestecosystem,butitdoesnotexpressthesethree

waysbyusingappropriatelyparallelgrammaticalconstructions.Thefirsttwoways

mentioned-aidinginthedispersalofcashew,date,andfigseedsandpollinatingbanana,

breadfruit,andmangotrees-areexpressedusingparticipialphrases(whichfunctionas

adjectives),whereasthethirdisexpressedaspartofacompoundpredicate—and

indirectlyhelptheproducingoftequilabypollinatingagaveplants(alsonotethatthe

producinginvolvesapoorchoiceofwords,andwouldbebetterexpressedbywritingto

produceorperhapswiththeproductionof).AThephrasesbeginningwithaiding,

pollinating,andhelparenotappropriatelyparallelgrammaticalconstructions.Alsothe

producingofisawkwardandwouldbebetterwordedastoproduceorwiththe

productionofBCorrect.Thissentencehasanappropriategrammaticalparallelismand

involvesnoquestionablewordchoices.CTheconstructionofthesentenceisnot

appropriatelyparallel.DTheconstructionofthesentenceisnotappropriatelyparallel

andproducingisaquestionablechoiceofwords(toproducewouldbebetter).EThe

constructionofthesentenceisnotappropriatelyparallelandtheproducingofisa

questionablechoiceofwords(toproduceorperhapswiththeproductionofwouldbe

better).ThecorrectanswerisB.

9、Arecentcourtdecisionhasqualifieda1998rulingthatworkerscannotbelaidoffif

iheyhavebeengivenreasonlobelievelha【iheirjobswillbesafe,providedthattheir

performanceremainssatisfactory.

A、iftheyhavebeengivenreasontobelievethattheirjobswill

B>iftheyaregivenreasonforbelievingthattheirjobswouldstill

C^havingbeengivenreasonforbelievingthattheirjobswould

D、havingbeengivenreasontobelievetheirjobsto

E、givenreasontobelievethattheirjobswillstill

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Verbform;IdiomThissentenceassertsthatacourtdecisionhasqualified

a1998ruling.Itthengoesontoexplaintheseriesofconditionsstipulatedbythatrulings

workerscannotbelaidoffiftheyhavebeengiven(prior)reasontobelievethatcontinued

satisfactoryjobperformancewill(always)ensurethattheirjobsaresafe.Toexpress

thesecomplicatedtemporalrelationships,thepresenttensepassiveverbcannotbelaid

offdescribestheassuranceprovidedbytheruling;thepresent-perfect,passiveverb

describesthepriorconditionhavebeengiven...,andthefuturetenseverbwillbe

describestheoutcometheworkerscanexpect.Theidiomreasontobelievesuccinctly

describestheassurancegiventoworkers.ACorrect.Thesequenceofconditionsmakes

sense,andtheidiomiscorrect.BThepresenttensearegivenfailstoclarifythatthe

assuranceofjobsecuritymustprecedetheworkers'confidencethattheycannotbelaid

off.Thephrasereasonforbelieving(singular,withnoarticle)isunidiomaticandinthis

contextisinappropriate.CThisversionappearstobepresentinghavingbeengiven

reason...asarestrictivemodifieroflaidoff.Thismakesthesentenceveryawkwardand

hardtomakesenseofanditobscurestherequisitenatureofthecondition(thatworkers

hadbeengivenpriorreasontothinktheirjobsweresafe.Reasonforbelievingis

unidiomatic.DWithoutacommaafteroff,itisunclearwhathavingbeengivenreason...

modifies:thestringofinfinitivephrasesisawkwardandconfusing.EAsin(D),itis

unclearwhattheparticipialphrase(inthiscase,givenreasontobelieve)issupposedto

modify.ThecorrectanswerisA.

10、Ofalltherecordcompaniesinvohedinearlyiazz,thethreemostprominentwere

Columbia,Victor,andOKch.

A、Ofalltherecordcompaniesinvolvedinearlyjazz,thethreemostprominentwere

Columbia,Victor,andOKeh.

B>Threemostprominentrecordcompaniesofalltheonesthatwereinvolvedinearly

jazzwereColumbia,Victor,andOKch.

C、Columbia,Victor,andOKehwere,ofalltherecordcompaniesinvolvedinearlyjazz,

thethreeofthemthatweremostprominent.

D、Columbia,Victor,andOKchwerethreemostprominentofalltherecordcompanies

involvedinearlyjazz.

E、Outofalltherecordcompaniesthatwereinvolvedinearlyjazz,threeofthemthat

werethemostprominentwereColumbia,Victor,andOKeh.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Diction;RhetoricalconstructionThissentenceaimstoemphasizethe

specialprominenceofjustthreespecificcompanies,asopposedtoallothercompanies.

Wherethreemostprominentcompaniesisnotprecededbyadefinitearticle,itis

unidioniatic.Toindicatethatthesethreeweremoreprominentthananyothers,itshould

saythethreemostprominentcompanies.Iftheintentionwere,instead,toindicatethat

thesecompaniesweremerelyamonganumberofhighlyprominentones,itshouldsay

threeofthemostprominentcompanies.Also,ingeneral,oneshouldavoidrelativec'ause

constructionswhensimpleadjectivescanexpressthesameideamoresimply.ACorrect.

Thethree...isused,andprominentmodifiestheunderstoodcompaniesinaconciseway.

BTheisomittedbeforethree,andofalltheonesthatwereinvolvedisinferiortoa

simplerexpressionsuchasofalltheonesinvolved.CThethreeofthemthatweremost

prominentislongandawkward;thethreemostprominentisshorterandsimpler.DThe

isomittedbeforethree.ENotonlyistheomitted,butthreeofthemthatwerethemost

prominentistoolongandcomplex,comparedtothethreemostprominent.Thecorrect

answerisA.

11、Since1992,inanattempttobuilduptheAtlanticsalmonpopulationineachofthe

sevenriversinwhichsalmonstillspawn,stateofficialsinMainehavestockedthemwith

fryraisedinhatcheriesfromeggsproducedbywildfishfoundinthatparticularriver.

A、them

B、theriver

C、therivers

D、eachriver

E、thatriver

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Rhetoricalconstruction;DictionThemeaningthatthesentencewas

intendedtoconveyisclear,butbecausethepluralthemisdiscordantwiththesingulars

eachandthatparticularriver,thesentencefailstoexpressitsintendedmeaning

coherently.ATheearlierpartofthesentenceusesthephraseeachofthesevenrivers,so

thepluralthemisinappropriate.BThephrasetheriverissingularbutcanreferonlytoa

particularriver,whereaseachreferstotheindividualriversinthegroupofseven.CThe

pluraltheriversdoesnotmatchthesingulareachintheearlierpartofthesentence.D

Correct.Thephraseeachriverisconsistentwiththeearlierreferenceto"eachofthe

sevenrivers.'*EAlthoughthatriverissingular,itcanonlyrefertoaparticularriver,but

noparticularriverisreferredtointheearlierpartofthesentence.Thecorrectansweris

D.

12、Onthetournamentrosterarelistedseveraltennisstudents,mostallofwhichNayas

goodastheirinstructors.

mostallofwhichplayasgood

B、mostallofwhomplayasgood

C、almostallofwhichplayaswell

D^almostallofwhomplayasgood

E、almostallofwhomplayaswell

标准答案：E

知识点解析：Idiom;DictionThestandardformal,writtenwordtoexpressaquantity

justshortofeverythingisalmost,notmost.Withanimateentitiessuchaspeople,who(m)

ispreferredoverwhich.Forallbutafewexceptionalverbs,adverbialmodifiers(welt)

arecorrectasopposedtoadjectivalones(good).ANoneofmost,which,orgoodarethe

preferredforms.BMostandgoodarcnotthecorrectstandardforms.CAlthoughalmost

andwellarcfine,whichisnot.DAlthoughalmostandwhomarcfine,goodisnot.E

Correct.Allofalmost,whom,andwellarecorrect.ThecorrectanswerisE.

13^In1974alargeareaofthesurfaceofMercurywasphotographedfromvarying

distances,whichrevealedadegreeofcrateringsimilartothatoftheMoon's.

A、whichrevealedadegreeofcrateringsimilartothatoftheMoon's

B、torevealadegreeofcrateringsimilartotheMoon

C、revealingadegreeofcrateringsimilartothatoftheMoon

D、andrevealedcrateringsimilarindegreetotheMoon

E^thatrevealedcrateringsimilarindegreetothatoftheMoon

标准答案：C

知识点解析：Logicalpredication;ParallelismThissentence'ssecondclause,expressing

whattheimagingofMercuryshowed,mustbelinkedtothefirstclauseina

grammaticallycorrectway.Thisisbestdoneeitherbyanapposiliverelativeclause

(requiringtherelativemarkerwhich),orbyaclausestartingwithanonfiniteverb(to

revealorrevealing).Also,whateverissaidtobesimilartoadegreeofcratering(on

Mercury)shouldalsobeadegreeofcratering(ontheMoon);thismustbeexpressed

clearly.ATheuseofwhichiscorrect,butthatoftheMoonsisinferiortothatofthe

Moon,becausethepossessive5andthatoftheredundantlyexpressthesameidea.Thatof

theMoon'sappearstorefer,illogically,tocrateringofsome