1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 1 The Forbidden City in Beijing, from which the emperors ruled by heavenly mandate, was a site which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission, on pain of death. （ A） which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission （ B） which a
2、 commoner or foreigner could enter without any permission only （ C） which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission （ D） which, without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could only enter （ E） which, to enter without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could do 2 Affording
3、 strategic proximity to the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco was also of interest to the French throughout the first half of the twentieth century because they assumed that if they did not hold it, their grip on Algeria was always insecure. （ A） if they did not hold it, their grip on Algeria was always
4、insecure （ B） without it their grip on Algeria would never be secure （ C） their grip on Algeria was not ever secure if they did not hold it （ D） without that, they could never be secure about their grip on Algeria （ E） never would their grip on Algeria be secure if they did not hold it 3 Some analys
5、ts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady inflation rate of four to five percent, businesses found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking strong public reaction. （ A） found that they could raise prices according to this amount witho
6、ut thereby provoking. （ B） found that they were capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke （ C） find that they are capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke （ D） are finding that they can raise prices by this amount without provoking （ E） are finding that they can raise
7、prices according to this amount and will not thereby provoke 4 In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis. （ A） mood swings, wh
8、ich may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis （ B） mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis （ C） between mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in menta
9、l disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis （ D） between mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis （ E） genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease 5 Among
10、 the Cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death. （ A） so despised that it was （ B） so despised to be （ C） so despised it had been （ D） despised enough that it was （ E） despised enough as to be 6 Several years ago the diet industry introduced a variety of
11、appetite suppressants, but some of these drugs caused stomach disorders severe enough to have them banned by the Food and Drug Administration. （ A） stomach disorders severe enough to have them banned （ B） stomach disorders that were severe enough so they were （ C） stomach disorders of such severity
12、so as to be （ D） such severe stomach disorders that they were （ E） such severe stomach disorders as to be 7 The black hole has entered the popular imagination as object too massive that neither light nor matter can escape its gravitational pull. （ A） too massive that neither light nor matter can esc
13、ape its （ B） too massive for either allowing light or matter to escape its （ C） massive enough that either light or matter cannot escape their （ D） so massive that neither light nor matter could escape their （ E） so massive that neither light nor matter can escape its 8 Although one link in the chai
14、n was demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require the recall of the automobile. （ A） demonstrated to be weak, but not sufficiently so to require （ B） demonstrated as weak, but it was not sufficiently so that it required （ C） demonstrably weak, but not sufficiently so to require （ D）
15、demonstrably weak, it was not so weak as to require （ E） demonstrably weak, it was not weak enough that it required 9 Like John McPhees works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works an interesting and complete world out of hundreds of tiny details about a seemingly uninteresting subject. （
16、 A） Like John McPhees works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works （ B） Like John McPhee, Ann Beatties works painstakingly assemble （ C） Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works （ D） Just as John McPhees, so Ann Beattie works painstakingly assemble （ E） Just as J
17、ohn McPhee, Ann Beattie works painstakingly assembles in her works 10 Unlike the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize lower-paid workers. （ A） Unlike the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize （ B） Unlike those in the United States, Japanese unions appear
18、reluctant to organize （ C） In Japan, unlike the United States, unions appear reluctant about organizing （ D） Japanese unions, unlike the United States, appear reluctant to organize （ E） Japanese unions, unlike those in the United States, appear reluctant about organizing 11 The pattern of whisker sp
19、ots on the face of a male lion, like human fingerprints, are a lifelong means of identification, since they are both unique and unchanging. （ A） like human fingerprints, are a lifelong means of identification, since they are both unique and unchanging （ B） like human fingerprints, is a lifelong mean
20、s of identification, since it is both unique and unchanging （ C） like human fingerprints, is a means of identification for life, being both unique and unchanging （ D） since they are both unique and unchanging, like human fingerprints, are a means of identification for life （ E） both unique and uncha
21、nging, are, like human fingerprints, a lifelong means of identification 12 Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka are concentrated in the monsoon months, June to September, and the skies are generally clear for t
22、he rest of the year. （ A） Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka （ B） Unlike the United States farmers, who can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka （ C） Unlike those
23、 of the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, most parts of Sri Lankas rains （ D） In comparison with the United States, whose farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka （ E） In the United States, farmers can
24、 usually depend on rain or snow all year long, but in most parts of Sri Lanka the rains 13 In feudal Europe, urban areas developed from clusters of houses where peasants lived and commuted to farmlands in the countryside, unlike homesteading policies in the American West that required residency on t
25、he land itself in order to obtain eventual ownership. （ A） In feudal Europe, urban areas developed from clusters of houses where peasants lived and commuted to farmlands in the countryside, unlike homesteading policies in the American West that （ B） In feudal Europe, urban areas developed from clust
26、ers of houses where peasants lived and from which they commuted to farmlands in the countryside, but in the American West homesteading policies （ C） Unlike feudal Europe where urban areas developed from clusters of houses where peasants lived and commuted to farmlands in the countryside, the America
27、n Wests homesteading policies （ D） Unlike feudal Europe where urban areas developed from clusters of houses where peasants lived and commuted to farmlands in the countryside, the homesteading policies of the American West （ E） Urban areas developed from clusters of houses where peasants lived from w
28、hich they commuted to farmlands in the countryside in feudal Europe, unlike the American West where homesteading policies 14 Proponents of artificial intelligence say they will be able to make computers that can understand English and other human languages, recognize objects, and reason as an expert
29、 does-computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these. （ A） as an expert does-computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these （ B） a
30、s an expert does, which may be used for purposes such as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan （ C） like an expert-computers that will be used for such purposes as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan （ D） like an expert, the use o
31、f which would be for purposes like the diagnosis of equipment breakdowns or the decision whether or not a loan should be authorized （ E） like an expert, to be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan or not, or the like 15 More than thirty years ago Dr. Barbara Mc-
32、Clintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can “jump“, as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another. （ A） as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another （ B） like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another （ C） as pearls do that move mysteriously fro
33、m one necklace to others （ D） like pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to others （ E） as do pearls that move mysteriously from one necklace to some other one 16 Textbooks for the used book sale should be in good condition and should have no writing in them or be underlined. （ A） and s
34、hould have no writing in them or be underlined （ B） and should not have writing in them or not be underlined （ C） and contain no writing or underlining （ D） without containing writing nor be underlined （ E） without having any writing or no underlining in them 17 Although the phenomenon of withdrawal
35、 has always been the crucial physiological Leng for distinguishing addictive from non-addictive drugs. It has become increasingly evident that not all-regular heroin users experience withdrawal symptoms. （ A） addictive from （ B） addictive and （ C） addictive or （ D） between addictive or （ E） among ad
36、dictive or 18 Because the enemys new ship is the quietest and it is therefore the most elusive submarine, it is being increasingly viewed by the military as a threat to security. （ A） and it is therefore the most elusive submarine, it is being increasingly viewed （ B） it is therefore the most elusiv
37、e of submarines, and it has increased the view （ C） and therefore the most elusive submarine, it is being increasingly viewed （ D） and therefore it is the most elusive of submarines, there is an increasing view （ E） therefore being the most elusive of submarines, it is increasingly viewed 19 By 1914
38、, ten of the western states had granted women the right to vote, but only one in the East. （ A） only one in the East （ B） only one eastern state （ C） in the East there was only one state （ D） in the East only one state did （ E） only one in the East had 20 Fifty-two percent of United States high scho
39、ol graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys fifteen percent. （ A） Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent and Great Britain, Japan, and West Germanys
40、fifteen percent. （ B） Fifty-two percent of United States high school graduates go on to college; in Canada it is thirty-five percent and in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany it is fifteen percent. （ C） In the United States, Fifty-two percent of high school graduates go on to college, compared w
41、ith thirty-five percent in Canada and fifteen percent in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany. （ D） The percentage of high school graduates in the United States who go on to college is fifty-two, compared with Canadas thirty-five percent, Great Britains fifteen, Japans fifteen, and West Germanys f
42、ifteen percent. （ E） The percentage of United States high school graduates going on to college is fifty-two, that in Canada is thirty-five, and that in Great Britain, Japan, and West Germany is fifteen. 21 Trying to learn some of the basis of programming is the same as to tinker with a car when one
43、is a teenager; some people end up going to engineering school, and others, twenty years later, remember nothing of the experience. （ A） the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager （ B） similar to a teenager tinkering with a car （ C） like tinkering with a car as a teenager （ D） the same a
44、s a teenager tinkering with a car （ E） like the teenagers tinkering with a car 22 The suspect in the burglary was advised of his right to remain silent, told he could not leave, and was interrogated in a detention room. （ A） of his right to remain silent, told he could not leave, and was （ B） of his
45、 right to remain silent, told he could not leave, and （ C） of his right to remain silent and that he could not leave and （ D） that he had a right to remain silent, could not leave, and was （ E） that he had a right to remain silent, that he could not leave, and was 23 According to some analysts, what
46、ever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investment would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment. （ A） its merits, the proposal to tax （ B） its merits may be, the proposal of taxing （ C） its merits as a proposal, taxing （ D） the p
47、roposals merits, to tax （ E） the proposals merits are, taxing 24 The proposed urban development zones do not represent a new principle: it was employed in “Operation Bootstrap“ in Puerto Rico. （ A） do not represent a new principle: it （ B） represent not a new principle, but one that （ C） are not a n
48、ew principle: the same one （ D） are not a new principle: but one that （ E） are not new in principle: it 25 None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains why most of the people exposed to the alleged causes do not commit crimes and, conversely, why so many of those not so exposed have.
49、 （ A） have （ B） has （ C） shall （ D） do （ E） could GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 19答案 与解析 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 B、 D中的 only属于多余；而 D、 E中的 neither or的搭配不对；且意思上不可理解； A、 C比较，其差异在于语气的强烈上不同，而由后面的 on pain of death(格杀勿论 )的语气，决定了前面要用含强烈语气的 C选项，而不是含较弱语气的 A选项。 (本例中，五个选项中的限定性从句均由 which引导，因而只能从中挑一个较好的，尽管此表达违背了公理中关于 which引导限定性定语从句的表述 )。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从 B、 C、 D、 E四个选项中的 never not ever提示考生： A中的was always insecure所表达的语气不够强烈。 always应换用 never。 C中： not ever就等于 never，因而表达显得啰嗦。 D： that指代有误，公理中提到 that不能指代前面出现的某物； B、 E比较： B比 E简洁，用 without it代替了一个条件从句。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 A、 B、 C中的时态
