1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 25及答案与解析 1 The coast Guard is conducing tests to see whether pigeon can be trained to help find survivors of wrecks at sea. （ A） to see whether pigeon can be trained to help （ B） to see whether pigeons can be trained as help to find （ C） to see if pigeons can be trained for hel
2、ping to find （ D） that see if pigeon are able to be trained in helping to find （ E） that see whether pigeons are able to be trained for help in finding 2 In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola Company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers dema
3、nding that it should bring back the original Coke formula. （ A） demanding that it should （ B） demanding it to （ C） and their demand to （ D） who demanded that it （ E） who demand it to 3 No state law forbids an employer from rejecting a job applicant or to dismiss an employee based on the results of a
4、 lie detector test. （ A） an employer from rejecting a job applicant or to dismiss （ B） an employer to reject a job applicant or dismiss （ C） that employers reject a job applicant or dismiss （ D） the rejection by an employer of a job applicant or dismissal of （ E） rejection by employers of a job appl
5、icant or dismissal of 4 Quasars, at billions of light-year from Earth the most distant observable objects in the universe, believed to be the cores of galaxies in an early stage of development. （ A） believed to be （ B） are believed to be （ C） some believe them to be （ D） some believe they are （ E） i
6、t is believed that they are 5 Paleontologists believe that fragments of primate jawbone unearthed in Burma and estimated at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of a crucial step along the evolutionary path that led to human being. （ A） at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of （ B） a
7、s being 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of （ C） that it is 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of what was （ D） to be 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of （ E） as 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of what was 6 Along with the drop in producer prices announc
8、ed yesterday, the strong retail sales figure released today seem like it is indicative that the economy, although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession. （ A） like it is indicative that （ B） as if to indicate （ C） to indicate that （ D） indicative of （ E） like an indication of 7 Wisconsin, Illino
9、is, Florida, and Minnesota have begun to enforce statewide bans prohibiting landfills to accept leaves, brushes, and grass clippings. （ A） prohibiting landfills to accept leaves, brush, and grass clippings （ B） prohibiting that landfills accept leaves, brush, and grass clippings （ C） prohibiting lan
10、dfills from accepting leaves, brush, and grass clippings （ D） that leaves,brush,and grass clipping cannot be accepted in landfills （ E） that landfills cannot accept leaves, brush,and grass clippings 8 During the first one hundred fifty years of the existence of this republic, no one expected the pre
11、ss was fair; newspapers were mostly shrill, scurrilous, and partisan. （ A） was （ B） to be （ C） of being （ D） should be （ E） had to be 9 When congress reconvenes, some newly elected members from rural states will try and establish tighter restriction for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed
12、to grow and to encourage more aggressive sales of United States farm produces overseas. （ A） and establish tighter restriction for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed to grow and to encourage （ B） and establish tighter restriction on the amount of grain able to be grow by farmers and encou
13、raging （ C） establishing tighter restriction for the amount of grain farmers are allowed to grow and to encourage （ D） to establish tighter restriction on the amount of grain capable of being grown by farmers and encouraging （ E） to establish tighter restriction on the amount of grain farmers will b
14、e allowed to grow and to encourage 10 Because paper of all kind is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. （ A） Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities h
15、ave tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. （ B） Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash, many municipalities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced. （ C） Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in munic
16、ipal trash, many municipalities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal. （ D） All kinds of paper are the biggest single components of municipal trash, and so many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. （ E） All kinds of paper is the biggest singl
17、e component of municipal trash, so many municipalities have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced. 11 As envisioned by researchers, commercial farming of lobsters will enable fisheries to sell the shellfish year-round, taking advantage of off-season demand, standardize
18、 its sizes and colors, and to predict sales volume in advance. （ A） taking advantage of off-season demand, standardize （ B） taking advantage of off-season demand, to standardize （ C） taking advantage of off-season demand, standardizing （ D） take advantage of off-season demand, standardizing （ E） tak
19、e advantage of off-season demand, to standardize 12 The concept of the grand jury dates from the twelfth century, when Henry II of England ordered panels of common citizens should prepare lists of who were their communities suspected criminals. （ A） should prepare lists of who were their communities
20、 suspected criminals （ B） would do the preparation of lists of their communities suspected criminals （ C） preparing lists of suspected criminals in their communities （ D） the preparing of a list of suspected criminals in their communities （ E） to prepare lists of suspected criminals in their communi
21、ties 13 Despite protests from some waste-disposal companies, state health officials have ordered the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be published. （ A） the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be （
22、 B） that seawater at popular beaches should be measured for their levels of bacteria, with the results being （ C） the measure of levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches and the results to be （ D） seawater measured at popular beaches for levels of bacteria, with their results （ E） that the
23、levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches be measured and the results 14 Foreign investors, because of their growing confidence in their capability for making profitable investments in the United States, have been led to move from passive involvement in commercial real estate partnership to
24、active development of their own increasingly ambitious projects. （ A） Foreign investors, because of their growing confidence in their capability for making profitable investments in the United States, have been led （ B） Foreign investors, growing confident about their capability for making profitabl
25、e investments in the United States has led them （ C） Growing confidence in their ability to make profitable investments in the United States has led foreign investors （ D） Growing confidence in their ability for making profitable investments in the United States have led foreign investors （ E） Growi
26、ng confidence about their capability for making profitable investments in the United States, foreign investors have been led 15 A representative of the Womens Bureau of the United States Department of Labor contends that employers who offer benefits which permit that employees can balance home and w
27、ork responsibilities better, realizing gains in attendance, recruiting, and retention. （ A） which permit that employees can balance home and work responsibilities better, realizing （ B） which permit employees balancing home and work responsibilities better will realize （ C） that permit employees to
28、balance home and work responsibilities better will realize （ D） that permit employees a better balance between the responsibilities of home and work, thus realizing （ E） such that employees are permitted a balance between home and work responsibilities, and they will realizing 16 Federal legislation
29、 establishing a fund for the cleanup of sites damaged by toxic chemicals permits compensating state governments for damage to their natural resources but does not allow claims for injury to people. （ A） compensating state governments for damage to （ B） compensating state governments for the damaging
30、 of （ C） giving state governments compensation for damaging （ D） giving compensation to state governments for the damage of （ E） the giving of compensation to state governments for damaging 17 If the proposed expenditures for gathering information abroad are reduced even further, international news
31、reports have been and will continue to diminish in number and quality. （ A） have been and will continue to diminish （ B） have and will continue to diminish （ C） will continue to diminish, as they already did, （ D） will continue to diminish, as they have already （ E） will continue to diminish 18 Jopl
32、ins faith in his opera “Tremonisha“ was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided on staging it himself. （ A） on staging it himself （ B） that he himself would do the staging （ C） to do the staging of work by himself （ D） that he himself would stage it （ E） to stage th
33、e work himself 19 Egyptians are credited as having pioneered embalming methods as long ago as 2650 B.C. （ A） as having （ B） with having （ C） to have （ D） as the ones who （ E） for being the ones who 20 Pablo, Picasso, the late Spanish painter, credited African art with having had a strong influence o
34、n his work. （ A） with having had （ B） for its having （ C） to have had （ D） for having （ E） in that it had 21 In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of their ancestral lands in the ei
35、ghteenth century. （ A） that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for the unlawful seizure of （ B） that two upstate New York counties owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because of their unlawful seizure of （ C） two upstate New York counties
36、to owe restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians for their unlawful seizure of （ D） on two upstate New York counties that owed restitution to three tribes of Oneida Indians because they unlawfully seized （ E） on the restitution that two upstate New York counties owed to three tribes of Oneida In
37、dians for the unlawful seizure of 22 One noted economist has made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing first off one wall, then the other: the car may get where it is going, but people may be hurt in the process. （ A） made a comparison of the Fed
38、eral Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing （ B） made a comparison between the Federal Reserve and an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing （ C） compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile as racing through a tunnel and which bounced （ D） compare the Federal Reserv
39、e to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing （ E） compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile that races through a tunnel and it bounce 23 Critics of the trend toward privately operated prisons consider corrections facilities to be an integral part of the criminal justice system and ques
40、tion if profits should be made from incarceration. （ A） to be an integral part of the criminal justice system and question if （ B） as an integral part of the criminal justice system and they question if （ C） as being an integral part of the criminal justice system and question whether （ D） an integr
41、al part of the criminal justice system and question whether （ E） are an integral part of the criminal justice system,and they question whether 24 According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mothers and the b
42、ody like his wifes. （ A） modeled the face of the statue like his mothers and the body like his wifes （ B） modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife （ C） modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife （ D） made the face of t
43、he statue after his mother and the body after his wife （ E） made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife 25 Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creat
44、ures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods. （ A） films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills （ B） in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on
45、the tops of distant hills （ C） coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West （ D） films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary,mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills （ E） films about
46、 the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 25答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 仅 A符合 train sth to do sth的用法。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 demand的用法有三种： demand+that从句； demand sth；demand to do sth。在此句中，只能用第一种用法，排除 B、 C、 E，在
47、 demand之后的 that从句中，要求用虚拟语气的原形动词。 A中 should多余。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本句是 forbid sb to do sth的用法。 【知识模块】 语法改错 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此句缺谓语动词，因此 C、 D、 E结构全错 ， A中用主动语态错，应换为 B中的被动语态。本句为 believe to be的用法。 【知识模块】 语法改错 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据 estimate to do的用法，只能选 D。或用主谓一致原则，排除B、 C、 E，再在 A、 D中选择。 【知识模块】 语法改
48、错 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由 seem to do的用法，选 C。 【知识模块】 语法改错 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 A、 B不符合 prohibit的用法， D、 E两种表达均不如用 C简洁，此处用 prohibit的分词形式表示此动作将一直持续下去 (禁令将一直生效 )。 【知识模块】 语法改错 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 expect之后无宾语从句的标志词 that，表明其后不是一个完整的句子，因而 A、 D、 E均错。 C不符合 expect的用法，选 B，用动词 +宾语 +宾补结构。 【知识模块】 语法改错 9 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 由 tr
49、y to do sth的习惯表达，可排除 A、 B、 C。 D中： grown与encouraging形式不搭配，句意无法理 解。 E中：符合 allow to do sth的习惯用法， farmers之前省了定语从句的引导词 that，指代 the amount of grain。 【知识模块】 语法改错 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据主谓一致原则， C中的 all kinds+paper与 are不对应； D中and多余； B、 C、 E中 torecycle之后无宾语，不符合 recycle作为及物动词的用法；而 B、 E中用 so that不如用动词不定式表目的更为简洁。选 A，用 try sth to do sth的用法。 【知识模块】 语法改错 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本句是 enable sb to do sth的习惯用法。根据动词不定式平行结构的第一个 to sell和最后一个 to predict的形式，则要求与其平行的中间部分同样要补进 to，而 D、 E中 take用原形，未补出 to，不符合平行的原则，排除 D、E。由选项 A、 B、 C就可断定 taking是作前半句的伴随结果。 A中， standardize之前未补出 to；而 C中用 standardizing使句意不通，且两个现在分
