[外语类试卷]GMAT（VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷11及答案与解析.doc

1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 1 Published in Harlem, the owner and editor of the Messager were two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Phlip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader. （ A） Published in Harlem, the owner and the editor of the Messenger were two young journa

2、lists, Chandler Owen and A. Phlip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader. （ B） Published in Harlem, two young journalists. Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor of the Messenger （ C） Published i

3、n Harlem, the Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and Chandler Owen. （ D） The Messenger was owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputa

4、tion as a labor leader, and published in Harlem. （ E） The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, the Messenger was published in Harlem. 2 Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be det

5、ected by the twelfth week of pregnancy. （ A） Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy. （ B） Fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy, using a Doppler ultrasound device. （ C） Detecting fetal heartbeats by the twelfth

6、 week of pregnancy, a physician can use a Doppler ultrasound device. （ D） By the twelfth week of pregnancy, fetal heartbeats can be detected using Doppler ultrasound device by a physician. （ E） Using a Doppler ultrasound device, a physician can detect fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnanc

7、y. 3 Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise. （ A） it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise （ B） the decision of the company manager was to give her staff a raise （ C） the comp

8、any manager decided to give her staff a raise （ D） the staff was given a raise by the company manager （ E） a raise was given to the staff by the company manager 4 In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promo

9、ted are being stunted by their habit. （ A） In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that （ B） Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about （ C） When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, s

10、mokers frequently express anxiety about （ D） With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about （ E） Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that 5 Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the

11、Southwest, the Quechans were singularly uninterested in the accumulation of material wealth or in the crafting of elaborate pottery and basketry. （ A） Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quenchans （ B） When you compare the Quechans to other Native Americans of th

12、e Southwest, they （ C） When other Native Americans of the Southwest are compared to the Quechans, they （ D） Comparison to other Native Americans of the Southwest shows that the Quenchans （ E） Compared with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quenchans 6 Contrary to popular belief, victors i

13、n the ancient Greek Olympic Games received cash prizes in addition to their laurel wreaths. （ A） Contrary to （ B） In contrast to （ C） Opposite of （ D） Unlike （ E） In spite of 7 Promoted by new evidence that the health risk posed by radon gas is far more serious than was previously thought, property

14、owner are being advised by authorities to test all dwelling below the third floor for radon gas and to make repairs as needed. （ A） property owners are being advised by authorities to （ B） property owner are advised by authorities that they should （ C） authorities are advising property owners to （ D

15、） authorities are advising property owners they （ E） authorities advice to property owners is they should 8 Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-rays emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying

16、 it, is rinding uses in medicine, archaeology, and criminology. （ A） Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-rays emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, （ B） Originally developed for dete

17、cting air pollutants, having the ability to analyze the chemical element in almost any substance without destroying it, a technique called proton-induced x-rays emission （ C） A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-rays emission, which can quickly analy

18、ze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, （ D） A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-rays emission, which has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying it, （ E） A

19、technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying the substance, called proton-induced x-rays emission, 9 Clark and Florescence Wallace, a husband-and-wife medical team, wor

20、ked steadily and efficiently through the night, but sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented. （ A） sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented （ B） sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed to be disoriented, she noticed （

21、 C） as they sipped their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented （ D） as they were sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed, she noticed, disoriented （ E） he seemed disoriented, she noticed, sipping their coffee the next morning 10 Very popular from 1900 until the 192

22、0s, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began when the energy crisis in 1974 forced homeowners to look for alternative methods of heating and cooling. （ A） Very popular from 1900 until the 1920s, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began （ B） The renewed interest in ceiling fans, which were very p

23、opular from 1900 until the 1920s, began （ C） After they were very popular from 1900 until the 1920s, the renewed interest in ceiling fans was beginning （ D） Ceiling fans were very popular from 1900 until the 1920s, with renewed interest beginning in them （ E） From 1900 until the 1920s ceiling fans w

24、ere very popular, and now the renewed interest in them has begun 11 The delinquency rates on mortgages for office buildings, hotel, shopping malls, and other commercial properties held by the nations insurance companies in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosure

25、s on these types of loan could double over the next three years. （ A） in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three year （ B） have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that foreclosures

26、on these types of loans could double over the next three years （ C） have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loans could occur over the next three years （ D） had increased sharply in recent months, and lead to predictions that ov

27、er the next three years doubling of foreclosures on this types of loan could occur （ E） in recent months has increased sharply, and this leads to predictions that foreclosures on that type of loan in the next three years could double 12 Based on pinto beans and corn tortillas, the Pima Indian have a

28、 diet that derives 70 percent of its protein form vegetable sources and only 30 percent from animal foods, the reverse of the typical North American diet. （ A） Pima Indian have a diet that derives （ B） Pima Indian in their diet derive （ C） diet of the Pima Indian derives （ D） diets of the Pima India

29、n have derived （ E） diet of the Pima Indians, deriving 13 With just several quick strokes of the pen, the monkeys were drawn by the artist, capturing their antics. （ A） the monkeys were drawn by the artist, capturing their antics. （ B） the artist sketched the monkeys, capturing their antics. （ C） th

30、e artist captured the antics of the monkeys, sketching them. （ D） the artist sketched the monkeys and also capturing their antics. （ E） the monkeys and their antics were sketched by the artist. 14 In cold-water habitats, certain invertebrates and fish convert starches into complex carbohydrates, cal

31、led glycerols, in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze. （ A） in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze （ B） effectively manufacturing antifreeze of its own （ C） in effect manufacturing their own antifreeze （ D） so that they manufacture their own antifreeze （ E） thus the manufacture of its own an

32、tifreeze 15 Florida will gain another quarter-million jobs this year alone, many of them in high-paying fields like electronics and banking, making the states economy far more diversified than ten years ago. （ A） high-paying fields like electronics and banking, making the states economy far more div

33、ersified than （ B） high-paying fields like electronic and banking, and making the states economy far more diversified than its economy （ C） high-paying fields such as electronics and banking, to make the states economy far more diversified than （ D） such high-paying fields as electronics and banking

34、, making the states economy far more diversified than it was （ E） such high-paying fields as electronics and banking, and make the states economy far more diversified than it was 16 A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more t

35、han three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition. （ A） from a one-page writing sample that it can assess （ B） from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing （ C） the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing （ D） to be able, from a one

36、-page writing sample, to assess （ E） being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample, 17 The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nations air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is be

37、ing compromised. （ A） to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts （ B） leading to 55 percent more delay at airports, and prompting （ C） to lead to a 55 percent increase in delay at airports and prompt （ D） to lead to an increase of 55 percent in delays at airports, and prompted （ E） l

38、eading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting 18 Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag“ in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. （ A） Selling several hundred thousand co

39、pies in six months, the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag“ in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. （ B） The publication in 1899 of “Maple Leaf Rag“ was an instant hit; in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establi

40、sh Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer. （ C） Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of “Maple leaf Rag“ in 1899, which was an instant hit; it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months. （ D） Maple Leaf Rag was an instant hit; it h

41、elped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1898 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months. （ E） Published in 1899, “Maple Leaf Rag“ was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months; it helped established Scott Joplin as the

42、preeminent ragtime composer. 19 Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million years or so a truly colossal object from space cuts through the atmosphere and slams into Earth, sending up a global pall of dust that blots out the Sun, alters the climate, and changes the course of evolution by ki

43、lling off many plant and animal species. （ A） sending up a global pall of dust that blots （ B） thus sending up a global pall of dust to blot （ C） thereby sending up a global pall of dust to blot （ D） and that sends up a global pall of dust, blotting （ E） which sends up a global pall of dust, blots 2

44、0 Some of the tenth-century stave churches of Norway are still standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely. （ A） standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely. （ B） standing, demonstra

45、ting how wooden buildings, when they have sound design and maintenance, can last indefinitely. （ C） standing, they demonstrate if a wooden building has sound design and maintenance it can last indefinitely. （ D） standing, and they demonstrate wooden buildings can last indefinitely when there is soun

46、d design and maintenance. （ E） standing, and they demonstrate how a wooden building can last indefinitely when it has sound design and maintenance. 21 Traveling the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Bela Bartok and Zooltan Kodaly began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were armed only

47、with an Edison phonograph and insatiable curiosity. （ A） Traveling the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Bela Bartok and Zooltan Kodaly began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were armed only （ B） In 1905, Bela Bartok and Zooltan Kodaly, traveling the back roads of Hungary, began their

48、 pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were only armed （ C） In 1905, Bela Barotok and Zooltan Kodaly began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary armed only （ D） Having traveled the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Bela Bartok and Zooltan Kodaly began thei

49、r pioneering work in ethnomusicology; they were only armed （ E） Bela Bartok and Zooltan Kodaly, in 1905 began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary, arming themselves only 22 However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state. （ A） However much United States voters may agree that （ B） Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact （ C） Although United States voters