1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 14及答案与解析 1 The mistakes children make in learning to speak tell linguists more about how they learn language than the correct forms they use. （ A） how they learn language than （ B） how one learns language than （ C） how children learn language than do （ D） learning language than
2、 （ E） their language learning than do 2 In the United States, trade unions encountered far more intense opposition against their struggle for social legitimacy than the organized labor movements of most other democratic nations. （ A） against their struggle for social legitimacy than （ B） in their st
3、ruggle for social legitimacy than did （ C） against their struggle for social legitimacy as （ D） in their struggle for social legitimacy as did （ E） when they struggled for social legitimacy than has 3 A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dolla
4、rs by several billion dollars, making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago. （ A） making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago （ B） and make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years
5、 ago （ C） making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it was five years ago （ D） to make the construction industrys economic health much more robust than five years ago （ E） in making the construction industrys economic health much more robust than it was five years ago 4
6、 In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than a family where the husband only was employed. （ A） a family where the husband only （ B） of a family where only the husband （ C） that for families in which only the husband （ D） a family in which only
7、 the husband （ E） those of families in which the husband only 5 Chicago, where industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid than any other American city, was plagued by labor troubles like the Pullman Strikes of 1894. （ A） where industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapi
8、d than any other American city （ B） which had industrial growth in the nineteenth century more rapid than that of other American cities （ C） which had growth industrially more rapid than any other American city in the nineteenth （ D） whose industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid t
9、han any other American city （ E） whose industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid than that of any other American city 6 More than ever, paper is expected to be recycled this year, due to new mandatory recycling laws in municipalities across the nation. （ A） More than ever, paper is
10、expected to be recycled this year （ B） It is expected that more paper than ever will be recycled this year than previously and that is （ C） The paper expected to be recycled this year is more than ever （ D） The amount of paper that will be recycled this year is expected to be greater than ever （ E）
11、A great increase in the amount of paper that will be recycled this year is 7 Domestic automobile manufacturers have invested millions of dollars into research to develop cars more gasoline-efficient even than presently on the road. （ A） into research to develop cars more gasoline-efficient even than
12、 presently on the road （ B） into research for developing even more gasoline-efficient cars on the road than at present （ C） for research for cars to be developed that are more gasoline-efficient even than presently on the road （ D） in research to develop cars even more gasoline-efficient than those
13、at present on the road （ E） in research for developing cars that are even more gasoline-efficient than presently on the road 8 Aging is a property of all animals that reach a fixed size at maturity, and the variations in life spans among different species are far greater as that among individuals fr
14、om the same species: a fruit fly is ancient at 40 days, a mouse at 3 years, a horse at 30, a man at 100, and some tortoises at 150. （ A） among different species are far greater as that among individuals from （ B） among different species are far greater than that among individuals from （ C） among dif
15、ferent species are far greater than those among individuals of （ D） between different species are far more than that between individuals of （ E） between different species are greater by far than is that between individuals from 9 During the 1980s it became clear that soliciting private funds was far
16、 more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid than to go to state or federal agencies. （ A） that soliciting private funds was far more efficient for environmentalists who sought financial aid （ B） that for environmentalists who sought financial aid, it was far more efficient to soli
17、cit private funds （ C） that for environmentalists seeking financial aid, private organizations were far more efficient to go to （ D） for environmentalists seeking financial aid, going to private organizations was far more efficient （ E） for environmentalists who sought financial aid, private organiz
18、ations were far more efficient 10 Dr. Hakutas research among Hispanic children in the United States indicates that the more the children use both Spanish and English, their intellectual advantage is greater in skills underlying reading ability and nonverbal logic. （ A） their intellectual advantage i
19、s greater in skills underlying reading ability and nonverbal logic （ B） their intellectual advantage is the greater in skills underlying reading ability and nonverbal logic （ C） the greater their intellectual advantage in skills underlying reading ability and nonverbal logic （ D） in skills that unde
20、rlay reading ability and nonverbal logic, their intellectual advantage is the greater （ E） in skills underlying reading ability and nonverbal logic, the greater intellectual advantage is theirs 11 Although many whites, noting the presence of some blacks in the middle class, think that the time for e
21、nforcing civil rights measures is past, Blacks generally are aware that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of a radical discrepancy as ever. （ A） that the figures for average income and unemployment show as wide of （ B） that average-income and unemployment figure show as wi
22、de （ C） that the average-income and unemployment figures are showing as wide of （ D） of average-income and unemployment figures that show as wide of （ E） of figures for average income and unemployment showing as wide 12 According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,
23、 companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nations four-year colleges and universities. （ A） equivalent to the enrollment of （ B） the equivalent of those enrolled in （ C） equal to those w
24、ho are enrolled in （ D） as many as the enrollment of （ E） as many as are enrolled in 13 A migraine typically afflicts one side of the head, lasts for hours or days, and may recur as infrequently as once every other month or often, as daily. （ A） as infrequently as once every other month or often, as
25、 （ B） as infrequently as once every other month or as often as （ C） infrequently, as often as once every other month, or often, like （ D） infrequently, like once every other month, or often, like （ E） infrequently, like once every other month, or as often as 14 Inflation has made many Americans reev
26、aluate their assumptions about the future; they still expect to live better than their parents have, but not so well as they once thought they could. （ A） they still expect to live better than their parents have （ B） they still expect to live better than their parents did （ C） they still expect to l
27、ive better than their parents had （ D） still expecting to live better than their parents had （ E） still expecting to live better than did their parents 15 The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the partic
28、ulars of the plan. （ A） even a greater significance for the economy than （ B） a significance that is even greater for the economy than （ C） even greater significance for the economy than have （ D） even greater significance for the economy than do （ E） a significance even greater for the economy than
29、 have 16 The use of chemical pesticides in this country is equally extensive or more so than ten years ago. （ A） equally extensive or more so than ten years ago （ B） equal to or more extensive than ten years ago （ C） as extensive as ten years ago or more （ D） equal to, if not more, than ten years ag
30、o （ E） as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so 17 The visiting pharmacologists concluded that the present amalgam of Chinese and Western medicine is probably as good, or better than, any system that might be devised for the patients who are treated at the Nan Kai hospital in Tian-jing.
31、（ A） as good, or better than, any system that might be devised for the patients who are （ B） as good, or better, than any system that might be devised for patients being （ C） as good, or better than, any system that might be devised for patients which are being （ D） good as, or even better than, any
32、 other system that may be devised for the patients who are （ E） as good as, or better than, any other system that might be devised for the patients 18 Wind resistance created by opening windows while driving results in a fuel penalty as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning. （
33、A） as great or greater than is incurred by using air conditioning （ B） that is as great or greater than is incurred using air conditioning （ C） as great as or greater than that of using air conditioning （ D） at least as great as air conditionings （ E） at least as great as that incurred by using air
34、conditioning 19 Once positioned in space, the Hubble Space Telescope will capture light from sources twenty times fainter compared to those that can be detected by ground based instruments. （ A） compared to those that can be detected （ B） compared to those they can detect （ C） than that can be detec
35、ted （ D） than those that can be detected （ E） than those detecting 20 Carbon-14 dating reveals that the megalithic monuments in Brittany are nearly 2,000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors. （ A） as old as any of their supposed （ B） older than any of their supposed （ C）
36、as old as their supposed （ D） older than any of their supposedly （ E） as old as their supposedly 21 A Labor Department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of
37、 the total growth in the civilian work force. （ A） numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase （ B） numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percent （ C） numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than t
38、hirty-five percent （ D） number of women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent （ E） number of women employed outside the home was raised by more than a thirty-five percent increase 22 American productivity is declining in relation to Europes; the energy expended per uni
39、t of production in the United States is as much as twice that expended in West Germany. （ A） as much as twice that expended in West Germany （ B） as much as twice that of West Germanys expenditure （ C） up to two times of West Germanys expenditure （ D） up to two times what West Germany expended （ E） u
40、p to double the West Germany expenditure 23 Since 1965 there are four times as many Black college students enrolled, and the one million Black people in college today represent 11 percent of all college students. （ A） Since 1965 there are four times as many Black college students enrolled （ B） The e
41、nrollment of Black college students was only one-fourth in 1965 （ C） The enrollment of Black college students has increased four times from 1965 on （ D） Quadrupling since 1965, there are now four times as many Black college students enrolled （ E） The enrollment of Black college students has quadrupl
42、ed since 1965 24 The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet. （ A） which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting （ B） doubling
43、to twelve the number of satellites now known to orbit （ C） which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known in orbit around （ D） doubling to twelve the number of satellites now known as orbiting （ E） which doubles to twelve the number of satellites now known that orbit 25 The report on the
44、 gross national product-the nations total production of goods and services-showed that second-quarter inflation was somewhat lower than a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher. （ A） a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher （ B） a previous estimation and with a sl
45、ightly higher savings rate （ C） a previous estimate and that the savings rate is slightly higher （ D） previously estimated and a slightly higher savings rate （ E） previously estimated and that the savings rate was slightly higher GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 14答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该句大意为： “孩子们在学习说话过程中所犯的
46、错误比起他们所使用的正确方式更能告诉语言学家孩子们是怎样学习语言的。 ”根据尽可能补出谓语动词的原则，比较前谓语动词是 tell，比较之后显然该用 do替代，排除 A、 B、D。 E有两个错误： (1)their language learning意义有所变化； (2)their指代不清，从语法角度讲，应优先指代 linguists，因为 children是出现在定语从句中的； A中的 they同样指代不清； B中 one不知指谁。前面出现的全是复数名词，而无一单数名词，而 D中 learning language缺限定语，导致前后逻辑关系脱节， A、 B、 D不补出谓语动词，会产生歧义，导致
47、比较对象发生变化，由原来的 mistakes和correct forms之间的两个主语之间的比较变成了宾语 how they learn language和the correct forms之间的比较，歪曲了原意。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 B 【 试题解析】 根据 “尽可能补出谓语动词的原则 ”， than之前的谓语动词为encountered，自然 than之后用 did代替，由此排除 A、 C、 E。 D中 more intense与 as显然系搭配错误，选 B。 A中未补出谓语动词，同样会产生与上例一样的误解，可在解题时分析一下。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案
48、】 C 【试题解析】 than之前是 the construction industrys economic growth， than之后却是 five years ago比较物前后不对应，排 除 A、 B、 D。 E中， in doing sth 意为 “在做某事方面 ”；而原句要求 making短语作伴随结果， E改变句意，选 C； it代 the construction industrys economic growth。本句是同一物在不同时期的比较。 【知识模块】 语法改错 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 than之前是 the median income， than之后却是 a
49、 family，比较物不对称，应用 that代 themedian income， family之前应加 for对 income进行限定，只有 C符合，注意此句 C中，用 in which代替了 where。 【知识模块】 语法改错 5 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 A中， than之前是 industrial growth， than之后是 city，比较对象不对应；同理， C、 D错； B、 E比较， B有以下错误： (1)which had industrial growth的表达不如 whose industrial growthwas的表达准确； (2)B中 other之前无any，减轻了原句的语气， “快于美国的其他任何一个城市 ”，而改 为了 “快于美国的其他一些城市 ”。此句 where属误用，应用连接代词 whose。 【知识模块】 语法改错 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 首先排除 E，因为 E中没有比较的含义， A、 B、 C中最大的错误在用 more来修饰 paper，这种表达与本章开头的例子是一样的，不能准确表达原意：被回收的纸的量将会大于以前，而这只能由 D中的 the amount of paper is greater than ever表达出来， B中还有另外两个错误： (1)than ever和 than p
