1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 1 Beatrix Potters, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, capitalized on her keen observation and love of the natural world. （ A） Beatrix Potters, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, （ B） In he
2、r book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, Beatrix Potter （ C） In her book illustrations, which she carefully coordinated with her narratives,Beatrix Potter （ D） Carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, （ E） Beatrix Potter, in
3、her book illustrations, carefully coordinated them with her narratives and 2 The speculative fever of the Roaring Twenties infected rich and poor alike; vast quantities of people were dangerously overextended, credit was absurdly easy to obtain, and most brokerage houses required only ten percent ca
4、sh for stocks bought on “margin.“ （ A） rich and poor alike; vast quantities of people were dangerously overextended （ B） both rich and poor alike; large amounts of people dangerously overextended themselves （ C） rich and poor alike; great numbers of people were dangerously overextended themselves （
5、D） both rich and poor alike; vast amounts of people dangerously overextended themselves （ E） both rich and poor; great quantities of people were dangerously overextended 3 Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader on the floor of the stock exchange can listen to
6、the hum of voices around them and tell what is happening. （ A） Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader （ B） Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, experienced traders （ C） Even though the person has not heard a word of what is being said or sh
7、outed, an experienced trader （ D） Even when the person has not heard a word that is being said or shouted, experiences traders （ E） In spite of not hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader 4 At ground level, ozone is a harmful pollutant, but in the stratosphere it shiel
8、ds the earth from the most biologically harmful radiation emitted by the Sun, radiation in the ultraviolet band of the spectrum. （ A） in the stratosphere （ B） in the stratosphere, in which （ C） it is in the stratosphere in which （ D） in the stratosphere where （ E） it is in the stratosphere and 5 The
9、 Gorton-Dodd bill requires that a bank disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from deposited checks. （ A） that a bank disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from deposited checks. （ B） a bank to disclose to their customers how long they wil
10、l delay access to funds from a deposited check. （ C） that a bank disclose to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from deposited checks. （ D） a bank that it should disclose to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from a deposited check. （ E） that banks disclose to cus
11、tomers how long access to funds from their deposited check is to be delayed. 6 The technical term “pagination“ is a process that leaves editors, instead of printers, assemble the page images that become the metal or plastic plates used in printing. （ A） is a process that leaves editors, instead of p
12、rinters, assemble （ B） refers to a process that allows editors, rather than printers, to assemble （ C） is a process leaving the editors, rather than printers, to assemble （ D） refers to a process which allows editors, but not to printers, the assembly of （ E） has reference to the process leaving to
13、editors, instead of the printer, assembling 7 Contrary to earlier conjectures, it may be that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result of burning fossil fuels would cool the globe by reducing the amount of solar energy absorbed by snow. （ A） increased atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result o
14、f burning （ B） increased atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting from the combustion of （ C） increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from the combustion of （ D） carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that increased from burning （ E） atmospheric carbon dioxide that increased from burning 8 Rathe
15、r than continue to produce most of the items necessary for subsistence, a growing number of farm families during the first decades of the nineteenth century began to specialize in the production of grain or cotton and to use the cash proceeds from selling their crops for buying necessities. （ A） sel
16、ling their crops for buying （ B） the sales of their crops for buying （ C） their selling of crops so as to buy （ D） their selling crops for buying of （ E） the sale of their crops to buy 9 New theories propose that catastrophic impacts of asteroids and comets may have caused reversals in the Earths ma
17、gnetic field, the onset of ice ages, splitting apart continents 80 million years ago, and great volcanic eruptions. （ A） splitting apart continents （ B） the splitting apart of continents （ C） split apart continents （ D） continents split apart （ E） continents that were split apart 10 One view of the
18、economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar. （ A） lowing interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, （ B） a lowering of interes
19、t rates and of fears about inflation, （ C） a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation, （ D） interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation, （ E） interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with 11 Consumers may not think of household cleaning products
20、to be hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health especially if they are used improperly. （ A） Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be （ B） Consumers may not think of household cleaning products being （ C） A consumer may not think of their household cleaning
21、products being （ D） A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as （ E） Household cleaning products may not be thought of, by consumers, as 12 In the face of widespread concern about environmental waste, compact disc manufacturers are attempting to find a replacement for the disposable p
22、lastic box in which they package their product. （ A） the disposable plastic box in which they （ B） the disposable plastic box where they （ C） a disposable plastic box in which to （ D） disposable plastic boxes inside which they （ E） the disposable plastic boxes in which to 13 Following the nutrition
23、boards advice on salt consumption would mean a virtual end of the use of salt in cooking, and avoidance of obviously salty foods, and reducing the reliance on processed foods that contain significant amounts of often hidden sodium. （ A） reducing the reliance on processed foods that contain significa
24、nt amounts of often hidden sodium （ B） reducing the reliance on processed foods containing often hidden but significant amounts of sodium （ C） a reduction of the reliance on processed food, containing as they do often hidden sodium in significant amounts （ D） a reduced reliance on the significant am
25、ounts of hidden sodium often contained in processed foods （ E） a reduced reliance on processed foods that contain significant but often hidden amounts of sodium 14 The brochure notes that in the seminar the importance that communication is a two-way process will be emphasized. （ A） importance that c
26、ommunication is a two-way process will be emphasized （ B） importance of communication as a two-way process will be emphasized （ C） importance of communication being a two-way process will be the emphasis （ D） fact will be emphasized that communication is a two-way process and of importance （ E） emph
27、asis will be that communication being a two-way process is important 15 Stable interest rates on long-term bonds are the financial markets vote of confidence in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation. （ A） in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation （ B） that the Federal Rese
28、rve will keep inflation under control （ C） for the Federal Reserve, that it would keep control of inflation （ D） that inflation will be kept control of by the Federal Reserve （ E） that inflation would be kept control of by the Federal Reserve 16 Dr. Tonegawa won the Nobel Prize for discovering how t
29、he body can constantly change its genes to fashion a seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at an invading microbe or foreign substance. （ A） seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each specifically targeted at （ B） seeming unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted s
30、pecifically to （ C） seeming unlimited number of antibodies, all specifically targeted at （ D） seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, all of them targeted specifically to （ E） seemingly unlimited number of antibodies, each targeted specifically at 17 Recently there has been increased debate over i
31、f a budget surplus should go towards lower taxes or increased spending on social programs. （ A） over if a budget surplus should go towards lower taxes or increased spending （ B） over whether a budget surplus should go towards lowering taxes or increasing spending （ C） about a budget surplus going to
32、wards lower taxes or increasing spending （ D） about if lower taxes should come from budget surplus or spending increases （ E） concerning a budget surplus and its going towards lower taxes or increased spending 18 Once an apolitical confrontation of the worlds best athletes, the Summer Olympics have
33、been increasingly politicized in recent years as the superpowers have denied many of the best athletes access to competition. （ A） been increasingly politicized （ B） been increasing politicization （ C） been of increased politicization （ D） politicized, increasingly, （ E） increased politicization 19
34、The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, loosing the interest rates in Washington, and fearing that the company may still be undercapitalized. （ A） loosing the interest r
35、ates in Washington, and fearing the company may still be undercapitalized （ B） loosening the interest rates in Washington, and a fear of the company still being undercapitalized （ C） a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and fearing that the company may still be undercapitalized （ D） a lo
36、osening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear of the still undercapitalized company （ E） a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear that the company may still be undercapitalized 20 Among the reasons for the decline of New England agriculture in the last three decades were
37、 the high cost of land, the pressure of housing and commercial development, and basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California. （ A） basing a marketing and distribution system on importing produce from Florida and California （ B） basing a marketing and di
38、stribution system on the imported produce of Florida and California （ C） basing a system of marketing and distribution on the import of produce from Florida and California （ D） a marketing and distribution system based on importing produce from Florida and California （ E） a marketing and distributio
39、n system importing produce from Florida and California as its base 21 School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central-city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reduces any future need for busin
40、g. （ A） significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reduces （ B） significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces （ C） increase housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces （ D） increase housing integration significantly, in turn reducing （ E） sig
41、nificantly increase housing integration, which, in turn, reduce 22 South Korea has witnessed the worlds most dramatic growth of Christian congregations; church membership is expanding by 6.6 percent a year, fully two-thirds of the growth coming from conversions rather than the population increasing.
42、 （ A） coming from conversions rather than the population increasing （ B） coming from conversions rather than increases in the population （ C） coming from conversions instead of the populations increasing （ D） is from conversations instead of population increases （ E） is from conversions rather than
43、increasing the population 23 Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks. （ A） between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields to （ B） among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to （ C） between bonds and s
44、tocks on comparisons of bond yields with （ D） among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and （ E） between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with 24 7 A “calendar stick“ carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have develo
45、ped advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation. （ A） that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them （ B） of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them （ C） of the development
46、of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians,basing them （ D） of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based （ E） that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based 25 Galls hypothesis of there being different mental f
47、unctions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today. （ A） of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today （ B） of different mental functions that are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted toda
48、y （ C） that different mental functions are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today （ D） which is that there are different functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today （ E） which is widely accepted today is that there are different mental fun
49、ctions localized in different parts of the brain GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 1答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 A、 B之所以错，是因为它违反了意思单一原则，其中的coordinating分词短语的修饰关系是模糊的，既可修饰 illustrations，又可修饰后面的主句。 D错，是因为它违反了第一条原则：保证原句意思。其中 coordinated过去分词短语在句首，就表明了该短语修饰主语： Beatrix Potter,改变了句意。而E中，由于其将 coordinate与 capitalize并列作为主要谓语动词，改变了本属于从属地位的 coordinating短语，从而改变了句子重心 (coordinate与 capitalize两个动作毫不相关，并列起来不恰当 )。 C意思单一， which从句限定修饰 illustrations，主从关系明确，因而为正确答案。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 看完划线部分后，我们会发现一个明显的错误，即： A中用quantities来修饰可数名词 people，这在语法中是不能接受的，由此点错误，我们就可排除含有此错误点的 A、 E。同时，在对选项进行扫描的过程中，又发现 B、D用 amount来修饰 people，这同
