1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 1 Bob Wilber became Sidney Bechets student and protege when he was nineteen and, for a few In contrast to true hibernators such as woodchucks and hedgehogs, whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months, the body temperature of bears
2、 remains nearly normal throughout their prolonged sleep. （ A） the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal （ B） a nearly normal body temperature is maintained by bears （ C） a bears body temperature remains nearly normal （ D） a bear maintains a body temperature that is nearly normal （ E） bears
3、 maintain a nearly normal body temperature 2 As rare as something becomes, be it a baseball card or a musical recording or a postage stamp, the more avidly it is sought by collectors. （ A） As rare as something becomes, be it （ B） As rare as something becomes, whether it is （ C） As something becomes
4、rarer and rarer, like （ D） The rarer something becomes, like （ E） The rarer something becomes, whether it is 3 In contrast to large steel plants that take iron ore through all the steps needed to produce several different kinds of steel, processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products ha
5、s enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain economically viable. （ A） processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology and remain （ B） processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled
6、 small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining （ C） the processing of steel scrap into a specialized group of products has enabled small mills to put capital into new technology, remaining （ D） small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to
7、 put capital into new technology and remain （ E） small mills, by processing steel scrap into a specialized group of products, have been able to put capital into new technology and remained 4 Increases in the cost of energy, turmoil in the international money markets, and the steady erosion of the do
8、llar have altered the investment strategies of United States corporations more radically than those of foreign corporations. （ A） altered the investment strategies of United States corporations more radically than those of （ B） altered the investment strategies of United States corporations more rad
9、ically than （ C） altered the investment strategies of United States corporations more radically than they have （ D） radically altered the investment strategies of United States corporations more than （ E） radically altered the investment strategies of United States and 5 In Japan elderly people are
10、treated with far greater respect than most Western countries. （ A） most Western countries （ B） most Western countries do （ C） most Western countries are （ D） they do in most Western countries （ E） they are in most Western countries 6 Judge Forer recognizes that the American judicial system provides
11、more safeguards for accused persons than does the legal system of any other country, but she believes there is a great disparity between the systems of justice accorded rich and poor. （ A） for accused persons than does the legal system of any other country （ B） to accused persons as the legal system
12、 of any country （ C） for accused persons as the legal system of any country （ D） to accused persons as the legal system of any other country （ E） for accused persons than the legal system of any country 7 Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases, most of them industrial by-products, threaten t
13、o warm the Earths atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years. （ A） to warm the Earths atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years （ B） to warm the Earths atmosphere even more rapidly over the next fifty years than carbon dioxide will
14、 （ C） during the next fifty years to warm the Earths atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide （ D） a warming of the Earths atmosphere during the next fifty years even more rapid than carbon dioxides （ E） a warming of the Earths atmosphere even more rapid than carbon dioxides will be over the
15、 next fifty years 8 Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating. （ A） due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating （ B） due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than that t
16、o eating too much （ C） because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters （ D） because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much （ E） because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much 9 Although Napoleons arm
17、y entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days. （ A） they had in their previous campaigns （ B） their previous campaigns had had （ C） they had for any previous campaigns （ D） in their previous campaigns （ E） for any previ
18、ous campaign 10 New techniques in thermal-scanning photography, a process that records radiation from surface areas, makes it possible to study the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river in greater detail than ever before. （ A） makes it possible to study the effects of calefaction, or warmin
19、g, of a river in greater detail than ever before （ B） make it possible to study, in greater detail, the effects of calefaction, or warming,of a river than ever before （ C） have made it possible to study in greater detail than ever before the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river （ D） make p
20、ossible the study of the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river in greater detail than it ever was before （ E） has made it more possible than ever before to study in greater detail the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river 11 According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to a
21、dvertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law. （ A） if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it （ B）
22、 if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it （ C） failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest （ D） failure to advertise as prominently the highes
23、t price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest （ E） failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as that of the lowest 12 Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent, Frances Willard was 35 years
24、 old before she chose to become a temperance activist. （ A） while being an adolescent （ B） while in adolescence （ C） at the time of her being adolescent （ D） as being in adolescence （ E） as an adolescent 13 In the late seventh century, in a dispute over whether the Porphet Muhammads son-in-law, Ali,
25、 should carry on as the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor, Islam split into two branches, the Sunnis and the Shiites. （ A） over whether the Prophet Mohammeds son-in-law,Ali, should carry on as the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor （ B） over if Ali, the Prophet Muhammads son-in-law, was going to ca
26、rry on and be the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor （ C） over whether Ali, the Prophet Muhammads son-in-law,was going to carry on and be the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor （ D） as to whether the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor is to be the Prophet Muhammads son-in-law, Ali （ E） concerning if
27、 the fourth caliph, Muhammads successor was to be the Prophet Muhammads son-in-law, Ali 14 In Aristophanes Lysistrata women are seen as the means of bringing peace and good sense to a war-torn world. （ A） as （ B） as if they are （ C） that they will be （ D） that they are （ E） for being 15 As more and
28、more people invest their money in savings certificates or money-market funds in order to earn higher interest, they are abandoning traditional low-interest investment havens such as passbook accounts and life insurance policies. （ A） As more and more people invest their money （ B） While people have
29、more and more been investing their money （ C） As money is more and more invested by people （ D） More and more, when investors put their money （ E） While, more and more, investors have been putting their money 16 Quasars are so distant that their light have taken billions of years to reach the Earth;
30、 consequently, we see them as they were during the formation of the universe. （ A） we see them as they were during （ B） we see them as they had been during （ C） we see them as if during （ D） they appear to us as they did in （ E） they appear to us as though in 17 During an ice age, the building of ic
31、e at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the Earths rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in. （ A） like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in （ B） like the increased speed of a figure ska
32、ter when her arms are drawn in （ C） like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms drawn in （ D） just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing her arms （ E） just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms 18 Just as the European countr
33、ies of the early eighteenth century sought to exploit the resources of our continent, so too are we now attempting to extract energy and minerals from the ocean bed. （ A） Just as the European countries of the early eighteenth century sought to exploit the resources of our continent, so too （ B） The
34、European countries of the early eighteenth century sought to exploit the resources of our continent, and in a similar way （ C） Like the case of the European countries of the early eighteenth century who sought to exploit the resources of our continent, so too （ D） As in the exploitation of the resou
35、rces of our continent by the European countries of the early eighteenth century （ E） Similar to the European countries which sought in the early eighteenth century to exploit the resources of our continent 19 Just as plant species native to regions with browsing mammals evolved many natural anti-bro
36、wser defenses(such as sharp spines and toxic chemicals), so humans in malarial regions have evolved dozens of chemical defenses against malaria. （ A） so humans in malarial regions have evolved dozens of chemical defenses against malaria （ B） humans in malarial regions have been evolving dozens of ch
37、emical defenses against malaria （ C） there has been, in malaria regions, an evolution of dozens of chemical defenses against malaria （ D） dozens of chemical defenses against malaria have been evolved by humans in malaria regions （ E） similarly, in malaria regions, humans have evolved dozens of chemi
38、cal defenses against malaria 20 With diamonds, as with all gems, one should ask for a written description of ones purchase; the description may prove useful later if you have reason to believe the jeweler misled you. （ A） one should ask for a written description of ones purchase （ B） you should ask
39、for a written description of your purchase （ C） a written description of your purchase is what one should ask for （ D） a written description of ones purchase is what should be asked for （ E） a written description of your purchase is what should be ask for 21 A letter by Mark Twain, written in the sa
40、me year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. （ A） A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published? （ B） A letter by Mark Twai
41、n, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, （ C） A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published? （ D） Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that （ E）
42、Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that 22 Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics, would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a
43、person standing on land. （ A） water as a （ B） water as to a （ C） water; just as it would to a （ D） water, as it would to the （ E） water; just as to the 23 The underlying physical principles that control the midair gyrations of divers and gymnasts are the same as the body orientation controlling astr
44、onauts in a weightless environment. （ A） as the body orientation controlling （ B） as the body orientation which controls （ C） as those controlling the body orientation of （ D） ones to control the body orientation of （ E） ones used in controlling the body orientation of 24 As measured by the Commerce
45、 Department, corporate profits peaked in the fourth quarter of 1988 and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs. （ A） and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs （ B） and have slipped since then, the reason being
46、 because many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs （ C） and slipped since then, many companies being unable to pass on higher costs （ D） but, many companies unable to pass on higher costs, they have slipped since then （ E） yet are slipping since then,because many companies were unable
47、to pass on higher costs 25 Opened in 1683, the Asholeian was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library. （ A） while earlier the Bodleian has been （ B） where the Bodleian earlier is （ C） just as earlier the Bodleian had been （ D） as th
48、e earlier Bodleian has been （ E） the Bodleian earlier being GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 17答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 in contrast to同样有比较含义，要求比较对象有可比性。 A、 B、 C中逗号之后主语都与 true hibernators没有可比性， D中的 that is nearly normal属于复杂化表达。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 由句末的 the more断定该句属于 the more， the more结构，排除A、 B、 C。 D的
49、错误已多次提过，举例用 such as不用 like； E中 whether引导的名词性从句对 something作举例， it指 something。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 A、 B、 C中比较对象不对应，因为 large plants应该对应smallmills。 D、 E之间的差异在于 D用 remain而 E用 remained的区别， D中remain表明它与 to put并列，在它之前省略了 to； E中 remained表明它与 have been able to并列，在它之前省略了 have。从句意上分析 D正确，表达了句意：既能够把资本投入新科技又能保证经济上的可行性。 【知识模块】 语法改错 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 B中未补出 those of，导致比较对象前后不具可比性。 C中 they指代有误，此处指 investment strategies。把其代入句子，不知所云； D中，有两个问题： (1)than之后未补 those of； (2)radically和其修饰语 more相隔太远； E省去more，把 United States和 foreign corporation用 and连接，完全改变了句意。 【知识模块】 语法改错 5 【正确答案】 E
