[外语类试卷]GMAT（VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷10及答案与解析.doc

1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 10及答案与解析 1 Opening with tributes to jazz-age divas like Bessie Smith and closing with Koko Taylors electrified gravel-and-thunder songs, the program will trace the blues vigorous matriarchal line over more than 50 years. （ A） the program will trace （ B） the program shall trace

2、（ C） there will be a program tracing （ D） it is a program that traces （ E） it will be a program tracing 2 Spanning more than fifty years, Friedrich Muller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as a Sanskrit scholar and culminated in virtually every honor that European governments and lea

3、rned societies could bestow. （ A） Muller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as （ B） Mullers career began in an unpromising apprenticeship as （ C） Mullers career began with the unpromising apprenticeship of being （ D） Muller had began his career with the unpromising apprenticeship of b

4、eing （ E） The career of Muller has begun with an unpromising apprenticeship of 3 By installing special electric pumps, farmers houses could be heated by the warmth from cows milk, according to one agricultural engineer. （ A） farmers houses could be heated by the warmth from cows milk, according to o

5、ne agricultural engineer （ B） the warmth from cows milk could be used by farmers to heat their houses, according to one agricultural engineer （ C） one agricultural engineer reports that farmers could use the warmth from cows milk to heat their houses （ D） farmers, according to one agricultural engin

6、eer, could use the warmth from cows milk to heat their houses （ E） one agricultural engineer reports that farmers houses could be heated by the warm-th from cows milk 4 Eaten in the Mediterranean countries, northern Europeans viewed the tomato with suspicion, for they assumed it had poisonous proper

7、ties because of its relationship to deadly nightshade. （ A） northern Europeans viewed the tomato with suspicion, for they （ B） northern Europeans were suspicious of the tomato, and they （ C） the tomato was viewed with suspicion by northern Europeans, who （ D） the tomato was suspicious to northern Eu

8、ropeans, and it was （ E） the tomato was viewed with suspicion by northern Europeans, it being 5 Believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, elephants emit low-frequency sounds that may be used as a “secret language“ to communicate with other members of the herd. （ A） Believed to orig

9、inate from a small area on their foreheads, elephants emit low-frequency sounds that may be used （ B） Elephants emit low-frequency sounds that are believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, and they may use this （ C） Elephants emit low-frequency sounds, believed to originate from a

10、small area on their foreheads, that they may use （ D） Originating, it is believed, from a small area on their foreheads; elephants emit low-frequency sounds they may use （ E） Originating, it is believed, from a small area on their foreheads, low-frequency sounds are emitted by elephants that may be

11、used 6 Too old to bear arms himself, Friederick Douglass served as a recruiting agent, traveled through the North to exhort Black men to join the Union army. （ A） traveled through the North to exhort （ B） and he traveled through the North and exhorted （ C） and traveling through the North exhorted （

12、D） traveling through the North and exhorted （ E） traveling through the North and exhorting 7 After the Arab conquest of Egypt in A.D 640, Arabic became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing older languages and writing systems （ A） became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing

13、older languages （ B） became the dominant language of the Egyptians, replacing languages that were older （ C） becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced older languages （ D） becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced languages that were older （ E） becomes the d

14、ominant language of the Egyptians, having replaced languages that were older 8 The department defines a private passenger vehicle as one registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds. （ A） as one registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds （

15、B） to be one that is registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds （ C） as one that is registered to an individual and that has a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds （ D） to have a gross weight less than 8,000 pounds and being registered to an individual （ E） as having

16、 a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds and registered to an individual 9 The science of economics, which for four decades was dominated by Keynesians, who at first stressed the governments role in stimulating the economy, but who were ultimately led away from solutions based on government interve

17、ntion. （ A） economics, which for four decades was （ B） economics that was to be （ C） economics, one which has, for four decades, been （ D） economics is one that for four decades has been （ E） economics, for four decades, is one that was 10 Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, t

18、he railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits. （ A） Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits （ B） Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last

19、 July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits （ C） The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July （ D） In addition to the increase in hourly wages

20、that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits （ E） In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits 11 The growth of the railroa

21、ds led to the abolition of local times, which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times. （ A） which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing （ B） which was determined by

22、 when the sun reached the observers meridian and which differed （ C） which were determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing （ D） determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differed （ E） determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and diffe

23、ring 12 There has been a 30 to 40 fold increase in the incidence of malaria caused by increasing mosquito resistance against pesticides. （ A） increase in the incidence of malaria caused by increasing mosquito resistance against （ B） increase in the incidence of malaria because of increasing resistan

24、ce of mosquitoes to （ C） increasing malaria incidence because of increasing resistance of mosquito to （ D） incidence of malaria increase caused by increasing mosquito resistance against （ E） incidence of malaria increase because of increased mosquito resistance to 13 In 1929 relatively small decline

25、s in the market ruined many speculators having bought on margin; they had to sell, and their selling pushed other investors to the brink. （ A） speculators having bought on margin; they had to sell, and （ B） speculators who had bought on margin; having had to sell, （ C） speculators who had bought on

26、margin; they had to sell, and （ D） speculators, those who had bought on margin; these speculators had to sell, and （ E） speculators, who, having bought on margin and having to sell, 14 Seeming to be the only organization fighting for the rights of poor people in the South, Hosea Hudson, a laborer in

27、 Alabama, joined the Communist party in 1931. （ A） Seeming to be （ B） As （ C） In that they seemed （ D） Since it seemed （ E） Because it seemed to be 15 Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to aid in cleaning u

28、p oil spills by digesting the oil. （ A） Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to （ B） Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scien

29、tists will （ C） Using the techniques of genetic engineering, laboratory scientists have developed a new species of microorganism to （ D） Employing the techniques of genetic engineering, there has been a development by laboratory scientists of a new species of microorganism that will （ E） Employing t

30、he techniques of genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will 16 Repelled by bodily punishments such as maiming and branding, the idea of penitentiaries were reforms of the penal system by Quakers. （ A） the idea of penitentiaries were reforms o

31、f the penal system by Quakers （ B） penitentiaries were ideas for reform of the penal system suggested by Quakers （ C） Quakers suggested the penitentiary as a reform of the penal system （ D） Quakers suggested that the penal system be reformed as penitentiaries （ E） the penitentiary was suggested to b

32、e a reform of the penal system by Quakers 17 The attorney turned down the law firms offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting. （ A） quota with no commitment to minority hiring

33、and eventually promoting （ B） quota, having no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting （ C） quota and did not reflect a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion （ D） quota, not reflecting a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion （ E） quota, not one that refle

34、cted that minority hiring and eventual promotion was a commitment 18 Upset by the recent downturn in production numbers during the first half of the year, the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting. （ A） the possibility of adding worker

35、incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting （ B） the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting （ C） added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting as a possibility （

36、 D） the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of worker incentives being added （ E） the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding worker incentives 19 Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise a

37、nd examination of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the larger dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old. （ A） Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as （ B） On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as （ C） Based on the grow

38、th rates of large modern reptiles like （ D） On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of （ E） Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like 20 In theory, international civil servants at the United Nations are prohibited from continuing to draw salaries fro

39、m their own governments; in practice, however, some governments merely substitute living allowances for their employees paychecks, assigned by themto the United Nations. （ A） for their employees paychecks, assigned by them （ B） for the paychecks of their employees who have been assigned （ C） for the

40、 paychecks of their employees, having been assigned （ D） in place of their employees paychecks, for those of them assigned （ E） in place of the paychecks of their employees to have been assigned by them 21 The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twen

41、ty years, revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at seances, and signs from heaven. （ A） that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and （ B） that this most bland and circ

42、umspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as （ C） this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and （ D） this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public as well as （ E） this most bland and

43、circumspect of men to have been a mystic and that he guided himself both in public as well as 22 Reared apart from each other, a recent United States study showed striking similarities in identical twins, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior. （ A） Reared apart from each other, a recent United S

44、tates study showed striking similarities in identical twins, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior. （ B） Reared apart from each other, striking similarities between identical twins that include many idiosyncrasies of behavior were shown in a recent United States study. （ C） A recent United State

45、s study showed striking similarities in identical twins reared apart from each other that include many idiosyncrasies of behavior. （ D） According to a recent United States study, identical twins reared apart from each other showed striking similarities, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior. （ E

46、） According to a recent United States study, identical twins showed striking similarities reared apart from each other, including many idiosyncrasies of behavior. 23 By studying the primitive visual systems of single-cell aquatic organisms, biophysicists have discovered a striking similarity between

47、 algae and cows, a similarity that indicates the common evolutionary origin of plants and animals: both algae and cows produce a light-sensitive protein called rhodopsin. （ A） biophysicists have discovered a striking similarity between algae and cows （ B） a striking similarity between algae and cows

48、 has been discovered by biophysicists （ C） there is a striking similarity that biophysicists have discovered between algae and cows （ D） the discovery of a striking similarity between algae and cows was made by biophysicists （ E） algae and cows have a striking similarity that was discovered by bioph

49、ysicists 24 Based on account of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea “the good goddess.“ （ A） Based on accounts of various ancient writers （ B） Basing it on various ancient writers accounts （ C） With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis （ D） By the accounts of various ancient writers they used （ E） Using accounts of various ancient writers 25 Defense attorneys have occasionally argued that