1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 1 The rising of costs of data-processing operations at many financial institutions has created a growing opportunity for independent companies to provide these services more efficiently and at lower cost. （ A） The rising of costs （ B） Rising costs （ C） The rising cost （
2、 D） Because the rising cost （ E） Because of rising cost 2 The decision by one of the nations largest banks to admit to $30 billion in potential losses on foreign loans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and increasing the pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply
3、 the funds. （ A） increasing the pressure （ B） the increasing pressure （ C） increased pressure （ D） the pressure increased （ E） the pressure increasing 3 In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million
4、 in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected. （ A） cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected （ B） cars that it had test-driven with disconnected odometers （ C） its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers （ D） having test-drive
5、n cars with their odometers disconnected （ E） having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers 4 A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosau
6、rs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago. （ A） supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that （ B） supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact （ C） that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a me
7、teorite impact and that （ D） in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by meteorite impact and that （ E） of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and 5 Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from
8、the eighth century, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders. （ A） to keep from （ B） to keep it from （ C） to avoid （ D） in order that it would avoid （ E） in order to keep from 6 As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 19
9、80s than did in the 1960s and 1970s, a twenty-year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers. （ A） less people will enter the labor force in the 1980s than （ B） less people will be entering the labor force in 1980s as （ C） fewer people will enter the labor force in t
10、he 1980s as （ D） fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980s as （ E） fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980s than 7 It appears illogical to some people that West Germany, which bans such seeming lesser evils as lawn-moving on Sundays, still has some 4,000 miles of highway
11、 with no speed limit. （ A） which bans such seeming lesser evils as （ B） which bans such seemingly lesser evils as （ C） which is banning such seeming lesser evils like （ D） banning such evils that seem lesser, for example （ E） banning such seeming lesser evils like 8 In 1933 the rubber, clothing, and
12、 shipbuilding industries put into effect a six-hour workday, believing it a seeming permanent accommodation rather than a temporary expedient for what many observers thought was an economy made overproduction by advances in technology. （ A） believing it a seeming permanent accommodation rather than
13、a temporary expedient for what many observers thought was （ B） believing it a seeming permanent accommodation instead of a temporary expedient for what many observers thought was （ C） believing that it was not a temporary expedient but a seeming permanent accommodation to what many observers thought
14、 of as a （ D） not as a temporary expedient but as a seemingly permanent accommodation to what many observers thought was （ E） not as a temporary expedient but believing it a seemingly permanent accommodation for what many observers thought 9 Since 1986 enrollments of African Americans, American Indi
15、ans, and Hispanic Americans in full-time engineering programs in the United States has steadily increased, while the number of other students who enter the field has fallen. （ A） has steadily increased, while the number of the students who enter the field has fallen （ B） has steadily increased, whil
16、e other students entering the field have declined in number （ C） increased steadily, while there was a decline in the number of other students entering the field （ D） have steadily increased, while the number of other students entering the field has fallen （ E） have steadily increased, while that of
17、 other students who enter the field fell 10 The lack of complete historical records from the mid-to-late 1800s have made some Black inventions difficult to trace to their originators. （ A） have made some Black inventions difficult to trace to their originators （ B） have made for difficulties in trac
18、ing some inventions by Blacks to their originators （ C） have made it difficult to trace some inventions by Blacks to their originators （ D） has made it difficult to trace some inventions to their Black originators （ E） has made it difficult in tracing some Black inventions to their originators 11 Wi
19、th its plan to develop seven and a half acres of shore land, Cleveland is but one of a large number of communities on the Great Lakes that is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract new businesses. （ A） is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the
20、quality of urban life and attract （ B） is looking at its waterfront to improve the quality of urban life and attract （ C） are looking to their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract （ D） are looking to its waterfront as a way of improving the quality of urban life and attractin
21、g （ E） are looking at their waterfronts as a way they can improve the quality of urban life and attract 12 A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of
22、 wastes. （ A） much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes （ B） much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come （ C） much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes （ D） man
23、y of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come （ E） many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come 13 Downzoning, zoning that typically results in the reduction of housing density, allows for more open space in areas whe
24、re little water or services exist. （ A） little water or services exist （ B） little water or services exists （ C） few services and little water exists （ D） there is little water or services available （ E） there are few services and little available water 14 Three out of every four automobile owners i
25、n the United States also own a bicycle. （ A） Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle. （ B） Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle. （ C） Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the Un
26、ited States. （ D） In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles. （ E） Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three. 15 Two valence states of uranium, one with a deficit of four electrons and the other one with a defici
27、t of six, occurs in nature and contributes to the diversity of uraniums behavior. （ A） the other one with a deficit of six, occurs in nature and contributes （ B） the other one a deficit of six, occur in nature and contribute （ C） the other with a deficit of six, occurs in nature and contributes （ D）
28、 the other with a deficit of six, occur in nature and contribute （ E） one with six, occurs in nature and contributes 16 The relationship between corpulence and disease remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with chronic obesity. （ A） remain controversia
29、l, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with （ B） remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates a reduced life expectancy with （ C） remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to （ D） remains controversial, although s
30、tatistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with （ E） remains controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to 17 Green anole lizards, familiar to school children as chameleons, have recently become familiar to biologists as an excellent animal for laborator
31、y studies of the interaction between stimuli with hormones. （ A） an excellent animal for laboratory studies of the interaction between stimuli with （ B） an excellent animal for laboratory studies of the interaction of stimuli and （ C） being excellent animals for laboratory studies of the interaction
32、 between stimuli with （ D） excellent animals for laboratory studies of the interaction between stimuli with （ E） excellent animals for laboratory studies of the interaction of stimuli and 18 Several recent studies suggest that a child born into a family whose members have allergies will probably the
33、mselves develop allergies following the onset of a minor viral infection. （ A） a child born into a family whose members have allergies will probably themselves develop allergies （ B） children born into families whose members have allergies will probably themselves develop allergies （ C） a child born
34、 into a family the members of which have allergies will probably develop an allergy （ D） in those families where members have allergies, children will probably develop allergies themselves （ E） children born into a family in which there are allergies will themselves probably develop an allergy 19 Th
35、e major areas of medicine in which lasers are effective is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and in the destruction of tumors. （ A） is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and in the destruction （ B） are the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and also the cases of destroying （
36、C） are the cutting, closing of blood vessels, and in the destroying （ D） are the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and the destruction （ E） is in the cutting and closing of blood vessels, and the destroying 20 Discrimination in wages paid in occupations that are predominantly male over the predo
37、minantly female have given rise to substantial differentials between the wages of housepainters and secretaries and between the wages of parking-lot attendants and library assistants. （ A） paid in occupations that are predominantly male over the predominantly female have （ B） paid in occupations tha
38、t are predominantly male over those that are predominantly female have （ C） that favors predominantly male occupations over the predominantly female have （ D） that favors predominantly male occupations over those that are predominantly female has （ E） in predominantly male occupations over the predo
39、minantly female has 21 Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts, a major goal of education reformers and many states in the 1970s, has not significantly reduced the gaps existing between the richest and poorest districts. （ A） has not significantly reduced the gaps existing （ B） h
40、as not been significant in reducing the gap that exists （ C） has not made a significant reduction in the gap that exists （ D） have not significantly reduced the gap that exists （ E） have not been significant in a reduction of the gap existing 22 The commission acknowledged that no amount of money or
41、 staff members can ensure the safety of people who live in the vicinity of a nuclear plant, but it approved the installation because it believed that all reasonable precautions had been taken. （ A） no amount of money or staff members （ B） neither vast amounts of money nor staff members （ C） neither
42、vast amounts of money nor numbers of staff members （ D） neither vast amounts of money nor a large staff （ E） no matter how large the staff or how vast the amount of money 23 Each of Hemingways wives Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting wome
43、n, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels. （ A） Each of Hemingways wives Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh were strong and interesting women, （ B） Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh each of them Hemingwa
44、ys wives were strong and interesting women, （ C） Hemingways wives Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh-were all strong and interesting women, （ D） Strong and interesting women Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh each a wife of Hemingwa
45、y, was （ E） Strong and interesting women Hadley Bichardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh every one of Hemingways wives were 24 Inflation in medical costs slowed in 1986 for the fifth consecutive year but were still about 50 percent greater than the rate of price increases for ot
46、her items included in the consumer price index. （ A） Inflation in medical costs slowed in 1986 for the fifth consecutive year but were （ B） Inflation in medical costs slowed for the fifth consecutive year in 1986 but was （ C） In 1986 inflation in medical costs were slowed for fifth consecutive year
47、but were （ D） 1986 was the fifth consecutive year in which inflation in medical costs slowed but was （ E） 1986 was the fifth consecutive year that inflation in medical costs were slowed, but they were 25 While larger banks can afford to maintain their own data-processing operations, many smaller reg
48、ional and community banks are finding that the cost associated with upgrading data-processing equipment and with the development and maintenance of new products and technical staff are prohibitive. （ A） cost associated with （ B） costs associated with （ C） costs arising from （ D） cost of （ E） costs o
49、f GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 2答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 A中 rising有自己的名词形式 rise，在这里用 rising作名词是不恰当的。 B中 costs与谓语动词 has不一致， D使句子无主句， E使主句无主语。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 A、 D、 E中， increasing或者 increased的位置都不对。 B中用 the是不恰当的，因为前面并未出现过 pressure，加 the特指是不必要的。同时，在本章第一个例题就提到过，选含有 increased而不是含有 increasing的选项。 【知识模块】 语法改错 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 testdriven是形容词，本可直接修饰 cars，因此， A、 E中，用that从句修饰 cars使得表达不够简洁，同时使 cars和 with短语的紧密关系被分裂开来。 C中，现在分词的完成式不能作名词的修饰成分 (可查阅第七章内容 )，因而C错。 B的意思是 “为那些车支付 $16 million”，逻辑不通。而原句意为：他 (这个制造商 )使本应带有数码表的测试车与其数码表分离，为此行为，他需支付 $16 million； D中的 have sth done结构表达了此意
