1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 1 The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts. （ A） will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts （ B） begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts （ C） will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply l
2、asts, will continue （ D） begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues （ E） will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts 2 Several senior officials spoke to the press on condition that they not be named in the story. （ A） that they not be named （ B） that their n
3、ames will not be used （ C） that their names are not used （ D） of not being named （ E） they will not be named 3 Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population, and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep. （ A） that still h
4、as a sizable wolf population, and where （ B） that still has a sizable wolf population, where （ C） that still has a sizable population wolves, and where （ D） where the populations of wolves is still sizable; （ E） where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where 4 Recently implemented “sh
5、ift-work equations“ based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping in the job, fatigue among shift workers, and have raised production efficiency in various industries. （ A） fatigue among shift workers, and have raised （ B） fatigue among shift workers, and raised （ C） and
6、fatigue among shift workers while raising （ D） lowered fatigue among shift workers, and raised （ E） and fatigue among shift workers was lowered while raising 5 Most Large companies prefer customized computer software because it can be molded to fit the way a company does business, when off-the-shelf
7、 software often require the company to alter its procedures to fit the software. （ A） when （ B） since （ C） whereas （ D） because （ E） insofar as 6 The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementing their cultivation of maize, squash, and beans with fishing and hunting. （ A） but supplementing （ B
8、） and had supplemented （ C） and even though they supplemented （ D） although they supplemented （ E） but with supplementing 7 Once they had seen the report from the medical examiner, the investigators did not doubt whether the body recovered from the river was the man who had attempted to escape from
9、the state prison. （ A） did not doubt whether the body recovered from the river was （ B） have no doubt whether the body recovered from the river was （ C） had not doubted that the body recovered from the river was （ D） have no doubt whether the body recovered from the river was that of （ E） had no dou
10、bt that the body recovered from the river was that of 8 In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences, which allow the criminal to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. （ A） sentences, which all
11、ow the criminal to remain unconfined, while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have （ B） sentences, performing specific jobs that benefit the public while being allowed to remain unconfined, have （ C） sentences, performing specific jobs beneficial to the public while they are allowed
12、to remain unconfined, have （ D） sentences which allow them to remain unconfined in their performing of specific jobs beneficial to the public has （ E） sentences allowing them to remain unconfined while performing specific jobs that benefit the public has 9 Studies show that young people with higher-
13、than-average blood pressure and their families have a history of high blood pressure are more likely than others to develop a severe form of the condition. （ A） and their families have a history of high blood pressure （ B） whose families have a history of high blood pressure （ C） and a history of hi
14、gh blood pressure runs in the family （ D） whose families have a history of high blood pressure running in them （ E） with a history of high blood pressure running in their family 10 Presenters at the seminar, one who is blind, will demonstrate adaptive equipment that allows visually impaired people t
15、o use computers. （ A） one who （ B） one of them who （ C） and one of them who （ D） one of whom （ E） one of which 11 In the textbook publishing business, the second quarter is historically weak, because revenues are low and marketing expenses are high as companies prepare for the coming school year. （
16、A） low and marketing expenses are high as companies prepare （ B） low and their marketing expenses are high as they prepare （ C） low with higher marketing expenses in preparation （ D） low, while marketing expenses are higher to prepare （ E） low, while their marketing expenses are higher in preparatio
17、n 12 There is a speculation that increasing cold weather was what many have been responsible for the Anasazi move for Mesa Verde to sites in other canyons. （ A） that increasing cold weather was what may have been （ B） whether increasing cold weather was what was （ C） that increasingly cold weather w
18、as what had been （ D） whether increasingly cold weather may have been what was （ E） that increasingly cold weather may have been 13 Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increase in sale, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth. （ A） when unaccompanied c
19、orrespondingly by increase in sale, can lead （ B） when not accompanied by correspondingly increases in sales, possibly leads （ C） when they were not accompanied by correspondingly sales increases, can lead （ D） if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads （ E） if not accompa
20、nied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead 14 If the new airboat does what it is to be doing travel at high speeds undeterred by sandbars, crocodile-infested mudflats, or marshy hippo haunts it could revolutionize transport on the 2,900-mile-long Congo River. （ A） If the new airboat does wha
21、t it is to be doing （ B） If the new airboat does what it is supposed to do （ C） If it does as the new airboat is supposed to do （ D） Doing what it is the new airboat is supposed to do （ E） Doing what the new airboat is to be doing 15 Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits to finance lon
22、g-term fixed-rate mortgage loans, they sometimes lose money when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise the rates on their mortgages. （ A） when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise （ B） when short-term rate
23、s rise and they are unable to raise （ C） when a rise in short-term rates occurs and, correspondingly, there is no rise possible in （ D） with a rise in short-term rates, and they are unable to raise （ E） with short-term rates on the rise and no rise possible in 16 The auto industry has experienced on
24、e of its most significant trends in the last 50 years, which is the migration of motorists from passenger cars to minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickups. （ A） The auto industry has experienced one of its most significant trends in the last 50 years, which is （ B） Of the trends the auto indust
25、ry experienced in the last 50 years has been one of the most significant, （ C） In the last 50 years, one of the most significant trends that the auto industry has been experiencing has been （ D） One of the most significant trends that the auto industry has experienced in the last 50 years is （ E） In
26、 the last 50 years, the auto industry experienced one of the most significant trends that it has had, that of 17 Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem to deny a proper defense to many clients who are charged with crime
27、s. （ A） Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem （ B） Severe and increasing numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies seeming （ C） Severe and increasingly numerous critics are pointi
28、ng to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem （ D） Severely and increasingly numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system seeming （ E） Severely and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem 18 Most victims of inf
29、ectious mononucleosis recover after a few weeks of listlessness, but an unlucky few may suffer for years. （ A） but an unlucky few may suffer （ B） and unlucky few have suffered （ C） that an unlucky few might suffer （ D） that a few being unlucky may suffer （ E） but a few who, being unlucky, suffered 1
30、9 Although just inside the orbit of Jupiter, amateur astronomers with good telescopes should be able to see the comet within the next few weeks. （ A） Although just inside the orbit of （ B） Although it is just inside the orbit of （ C） Just inside the orbit of （ D） Orbiting just inside （ E） Having orb
31、ited just inside 20 The Parthenon was a church from 1204 until 1456, when Athens was taken by General Muhammed the Conqueror, the Turkish sultan, who established a mosque in the building and used the Acropolis as a fort. （ A） who established a mosque in the building and used the Acropolis as （ B） wh
32、o, establishing a mosque in the building, used the Acropolis like （ C） who, when he had established a mosque in the building, used the Acropolis like （ D） who had established a mosque in the building, using the Acropolis to be （ E） establishing a mosque in the building and using the Acropolis as 21
33、Ms. Chambers is among the forecasters who predict that the rate of addition to arable lands will drop while those of loss rise. （ A） those of loss rise （ B） it rises for loss （ C） those of losses rise （ D） the rate of loss rises （ E） there are rises for the rate of loss 22 Once common throughout the
34、 Western plains, black-footed ferrets are thought to have declined in number as a result of the poisoning of prairie dogs, their prey. （ A） black-footed ferrets are thought to have declined in number （ B） it is thought that the decline in number of black-footed ferrets is （ C） the decline in the num
35、ber of black-footed ferrets is thought of as （ D） that black-footed ferrets have declined in their numbers is thought to be （ E） the numbers of the black-footed ferrets are thought to have declined as 23 Because the financial review covered only the last few fiscal years, and therefore the investiga
36、tors were unable to determine the extent of possible earlier overpayments. （ A） and therefore the investigators were unable to determine the extent of possible （ B） so therefore the investigators were not capable of determining the possible extent of （ C） therefore the investigators were unable to d
37、etermine the possible extent of （ D） the investigators were not capable of determining the possible extent of （ E） the investigators were unable to determine the extent of possible 24 After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but as late as the nine
38、teenth century about one child in three died before reaching the age of six. （ A） After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but （ B） Even though childrens life expectancy, which improved over the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, （ C） Alth
39、ough life expectancy for children improved after the colonial period, during which the mortality rate was 50 percent, （ D） While there was an improvement in life expectancy for children after the 50 percent mortality rate of the Colonial period, still （ E） Despite childrens life expectancy improveme
40、nt from the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, 25 The medieval scholar made almost no attempt to investigate the anatomy of plants, their mechanisms of growth, nor the ways where each was related to the other. （ A） nor the way where each was related to the other （ B） nor how each was relate
41、d to some other （ C） or the way where one is related to the next （ D） or the ways in which they are related to one another （ E） or the ways that each related to some other GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 13答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 A、 B、 C中的 until时间状语从句与所修饰的谓语动词不能形成恰当的逻辑关系，因为 “销售将继续直到供应持续 ”理解起来很别扭。 until属误用，应改为
42、条件从句的引导词 as long as(以 为条件，只要 )，句意即为 “只要供应持续，销售就继续 ”。 D选项的结构故意复杂化，且又冗长，时态不对，排除。选E。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 on condition that要求 that从句中动词用虚拟动词形式：动词原形。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 A中有两个缺陷： (1)a sizable wolf population的表达有歧义：不知sizable是修饰 wolf，还是修饰 population； (2)and前后的结构不对称， and之前的states在从句中作主语，
43、 and之后的 states在从句中作状语。 B也有两个缺陷： (1)同 A(1)； (2)由于在 where前省去 and，导致 where变成了指代它前 面的population，而这不符合 where的用法。 C改正 A(1)的错误， A(2)的错误仍存在。D改变了句意， still本来是修饰 has的，现却改为修饰 sizable；同时，句尾用 “分号 ”，使得分号前后本应属于从属关系的句子变为同等重要的成分，改变了句子重心。 E中，用 where代替 that，与后面的 and where构成平行结构，用 a sizable population of wolf纠正了 a sizab
44、le wolfpopulation的歧义，用 there be句型表明了“某处有某物 ”。 【知识 模块】 语法改错 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由 reduced和 raise意义上的对比，及这种 “减效应 (病 )”和 “增效应(生产效率 )”的同时性；决定仅有 while raising能满足此表达要求。而 A、 B、 D中and都无法反映 “对比 ”的关系。 D中的 lowered与前面的 reduced构成了 “同义重复 ”。 E的 was lowered是多余的。 【知识模块】 语法改错 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 because引导的状语从句中前后两部分的内容是对
45、比的关系，只能选 C。 【知识模块】 语法改错 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本句中， but是连词，不是介词，因而其后不跟现在分词， A错。B不能表示 “让步 ”的含义。 C中 and属多余。 D正确，表明了前后之间的 “让步 ”含义。 E中 but之后的介词短语无与之平行的部分。 【知识模块】 语法改错 7 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 从 once从句中的过去完成时，决定 B、 D中用 “have”表示现在完成时不对。 C中的 had not doubted时态也不对，且 C中的 that从句中 “尸体是那个男人 ”在搭配上不妥。 A中的搭配同样有此问题。 A、 B、 C同时还存
46、在着一个大的问题是：在主从复合句中，当主句的含义是肯定的时，宾语从句用 that引导；而只有当主句的含义是否定的时，宾语从句才用 whether引导。在 A、 B、 C中，doubt本身具有否定含义，但在前面加上否定词 “no或 not”，就变成肯定语气，使用 whether来引导宾语从句就是错误的。只有 E对， had no doubt之后用 that引导宾语从句。同时，在 the man之前加 that of，逻辑搭配就恰当了： “尸体是那个男人的尸体。 ” 【知识模块】 语法改错 8 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 根据主谓一致原则，主语 the number of criminals的
47、谓语动词应用单数 has，应立刻排除 A、 B、 C。 D的错误在于把句意做了改动。原句的意思是“在他们 (指罪犯们 )不受囚禁的同时做一些有益于社会的工作 ”，而 D却把主次颠倒，改为： “在做一些有益于社会的工作的同时不受监禁。 ”E中之所以用allowing代替定语从句，是因为 allowing这些动作是持续性的，而不仅仅是现在的情况。 【知识模块】 语法改错 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析 】 A、 C的句子结构出现混乱，在 that从句中主要动词 are之前又出现了动词 have和 runs，并且无任何引导词表明这两个动词是某个从句的谓语动词。 E中 with介词短语在 blood
48、pressure之后，表明其修饰 “blood pressure”，与原意不苻。 B中的 whose指代 young people， have明确为定语从句中的动词。而D中 running in them纯属多余，是句废话。 【知识模块】 语法改错 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据定语从句中的第六点所提到的结构，此题 属于 “名词 +分词+which whom结构 ”，因指人，用 whom，其他表达都不对。 【知识模块】 语法改错 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 B错，因 their和 they之前没有一个复数名词， they指代无从谈起。 C、 D、 E错在比较级 highe
49、r不成立，因为在句中并未出现过比较对象。 A的逻辑关系很明确，大意为：在此时期出版业收入较低，而出版公司为来年做准备又导致销售费用高。 【知识模块】 语法改错 12 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 A、 B、 C、 D最致命的错误在于： what从句属多余。可以用简化句子的办法来证明这一点，把 that从句简化： weather was had been may have been what从句 +responsible for sth。从语法角度和句意上来分析，在be+()+responsible for结构中， ()部分只可能是副词，而不可能是名词，而 what从句却只相当于名词，而绝不可能作副词，因而 A、 B、 C、 D中的 what从句属多余。同时， A、 B中的现在分词 increasing在此处只能修饰 weather，意思显然不通，应改为 increasingly修饰 cold，才符合原意，也符合逻辑。 D中 whether用错(此处是同位语从句，仅能用 that引导 )； C中， increasingly与 was搭配是不妥的， increasingly暗示一正在发生的动作。 【知识模块】 语法改错 13 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 该句的大意是： “如果存货扩大却不能伴随相应的销售上的增加，就可能会削减产量，从而阻碍经济增长。 ”
