1、GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 6及答案与解析 1 The winds that howl across the Great Plain not only blow away valuable topsoil, thereby reducing the potential crop yield of a tract of land, and also damage or destroy young plants. （ A） and also damage or destroy （ B） as well as damaging or destroying （ C） but they
2、also cause damage or destroy （ D） but also damage or destroy （ E） but also causing damage or destroying 2 Contrary to popular opinion, the movement toward a service economy is leading neither to lower standards of living, more of an unequal distribution of income, or displacing the physical producti
3、on goods. （ A） leading neither to lower standards of living, more of an unequal distribution of income, or （ B） leading neither to lower standards of living nor a more unequal distribution of income, or （ C） not leading to either lower standards of living nor to more of an unequal distribution of in
4、come, and neither is it （ D） not leading to lower standards of living, more of an unequal distribution of income, and it is not （ E） not leading to lower standards of living or to a more unequal distribution of income, nor is it 3 Recently discovered fossil remains strongly suggest that the Australi
5、an egg-laying mammals of today are a branch of the main stem of mammalian evolution rather than developing independently from a common ancestor of mammals more than 220 million year ago. （ A） rather than developing independently from （ B） rather than a type that developed independently from （ C） rat
6、her than a type whose development was independent of （ D） instead of developing independently from （ E） instead of development that was independent of 4 The Federal Reserve Boards reduction of interest rate on loans to financial institutions is both an acknowledgement of past economic trends and an
7、effort to influence their future direction. （ A） reduction of interest rates on loans to financial institutions is both an acknowledgement of past economic trends and an effort （ B） reduction of interest rates on loans to financial institutions is an acknowledgement both of past economic trends as w
8、ell as an effort （ C） reduction of interest rates on loans to financial institutions both acknowledge past economic trends and attempt （ D） reducing interest rates on loans to financial institutions is an acknowledgement both of past economic trends and an effort （ E） reducing interest rates on loan
9、s to financial institutions both acknowledge past economic trends as well as attempt 5 The Rorschzch test is gaining new respect as a diagnostic tool because it takes only one hour to expose behavior and thought processes that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interv
10、iewing. （ A） that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing （ B） whose emergence is unlikely in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews （ C） that might not emerge in other procedures or in weeks of ordinary interviews （ D） that may not emerge under othe
11、r procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews （ E） unlikely not to emerge during weeks of ordinary interviewing or in other procedures 6 The demand for airplane mechanics is expected to grow about ten percent a year in the next decade, largely because new federal rules calling for major modifications
12、 to older planes and because the airlines are adding hundreds of new jets. （ A） new federal rules calling for major modifications to older planes （ B） new federal rules, which call for major modifications to older planes （ C） new federal rules call for major modifications to older planes （ D） major
13、modifications to older planes called for by new federal rules （ E） major modifications to older planes are called for according to new federal rules 7 In the main, incidents of breakdowns in nuclear reactors have not resulted from lapses of high technology but commonplace inadequacies in plumbing an
14、d wiring. （ A） not resulted from lapses of high technology but （ B） resulted not from lapses of high technology but from （ C） resulted from lapses not of high technology but （ D） resulted from lapses not of high technology but have stemmed from （ E） resulted not from lapses of high technology but ha
15、ve stemmed from 8 Seismologists studying the earthquake that stuck northern California in October 1989 are still investigating some of its mysteries: the unexpected power of the seismic waves, the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and the strange electromagnets signals detected
16、 hours before the temblor. （ A） the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and strange electromagnets signals detected hour before the temblor （ B） the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and strange electromagnetic signals were detected hours before the temblor
17、（ C） the upward thrust threw one man straight into the air, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected （ D） one man was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected （ E） one man who was t
18、hrown straight into the air by the upward thrust,and strange electromagnetic signals that were detected hours before the temblor 9 The current administration, being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports failing to increase as a result of deep cuts in the value of the
19、 dollars, has formed a group to study ways to sharpen our competitiveness. （ A） being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports failing （ B） worrying over some foreign trade barriers being removed, also over the failure of our exports （ C） worried about the removal of so
20、me foreign trade barriers and the failure of our exports （ D） in that they were worried about the removal of some foreign trade barriers and also about the failure of our exports （ E） because of its worry concerning the removal of some foreign trade barriers, also concerning the failure of our expor
21、ts 10 Although it was once funded entirely by the government, the Victoria and Albert museum was one of the first of Britains national museums seeking support from corporations and private donators and to increase income by increasing attendance. （ A） one of the first of Britains national museums se
22、eking support from （ B） one of Britains first national museums seeking support of （ C） among Britains first national museums to seek support of （ D） among the first of Britains national museums to seek support from （ E） among Britains first national museums that have sought the support of 11 The fil
23、ibuster, a parliamentary device that slows the snails pace that prevails even in the best of times in congressional sessions and tests the endurance of everyone associated with it, seems more and more an anachronism in the age of telecommunications. （ A） sessions and tests the endurance of everyone
24、associated with it, seems （ B） sessions and tests the endurance of everyone who is associated with it, seeming to be （ C） sessions, tests the endurance of everyone associated with it, seems （ D） sessions, that tests the endurance of everyone associated with it and seems （ E） sessions, testing the en
25、durance of everyone associated with it and seeming 12 The key to control over the Eurasian steppes lay in the nomads ability to use the horse both as a means of transport but also as an effective military tool. （ A） but also as （ B） or as （ C） and as （ D） or （ E） and also 13 Some biographers have no
26、t only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank at all. （ A） have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank （ B） not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan P
27、oe drank to excess but also over whether he drank （ C） have disputed not only the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also whether he may not have drunk （ D） not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether or not he had dru
28、nk （ E） have disputed the common notion not only that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also question whether he may not have drunk 14 School desegregation has worked well in Buffalo, New York, in part because parents and teachers were given major roles in designing the citys magnet schools, becau
29、se extra federal funds were allocated to make each school unique, and because the federal judge enforced desegregation orders. （ A） because extra federal funds were allocated to make each school unique （ B） because of the allocation of extra federal funds that make each school unique （ C） because ea
30、ch school is made unique by allocating it extra federal funds （ D） extra federal funds were allocated in order to make each school unique （ E） extra federal funds were allocated for making each school unique 15 As Hurricane Hugo approached the Atlantic coast, it increased dramatically in strength, b
31、ecoming the tenth most intense hurricane to hit the United States mainland in the twentieth century and most intense since Camille in 1969. （ A） most intense since Camille in 1969 （ B） most intense after Camille in 1969 （ C） the most intense since Camille in 1969 （ D） the most intense after 1969, wh
32、ich had Camille （ E） since 1969 and Camille, the most intense 16 Doctors generally agree that such factors as cigarette smoking, eating rich foods high in fats, and alcohol consumption not only do damage by themselves but also aggravate genetic predispositions toward certain diseases. （ A） not only
33、do damage by themselves but also aggravate （ B） do damage by themselves but also are aggravating to （ C） are damaging by themselves but also are aggravating （ D） not only do damage by themselves, they are also aggravating to （ E） are doing damage by themselves, and they are also aggravating 17 In a
34、plan to stop the erosion of East Coast beaches, the Army Crops of Engineering proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, so that it absorbs the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches. （ A） act as a buffer,
35、so that it absorbs （ B） act like a buffer so as to absorb （ C） act as a buffer, absorbing （ D） acting as a buffer, absorbing （ E） acting like a buffer, absorb 18 More and more in recent years, cities are stressing the arts as a means to greater economic development and investing millions of dollars
36、in cultural activities, despite strained municipal budgets and fading federal supports （ A） to greater economic development and investing （ B） to greater development economically and investing （ C） of greater economic development and invest （ D） of greater development economically and invest （ E） fo
37、r greater economic development and the investment of 19 In the fall of 1985, only 10 percent of the women entering college planned to major in education, while 28 percent chose business, making it the most popular major for women as well as for men. （ A） as well as for men （ B） as well as the men （
38、C） and men too （ D） and men as well （ E） and also men 20 Intended primarily to stimulate family summer travel, the new airfare, which allows both an adult and a child to fly for the price of one ticket, and also shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family travel to a minimum of seven days r
39、ather than fourteen. （ A） and also shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family travel to a minimum of seven days rather than （ B） and also lessens the advance-purchase requirement for family travel to a seven-day minimum from （ C） also shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family tr
40、avel to a minimum of seven days rather than that of （ D） also lessens the advance-purchase requirement for family travel to a seven-day minimum from （ E） also shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family travel to a minimum of seven days rather than 21 Researchers at Cornell University have
41、demonstrated that homing pigeons can sense changes in the earths magnetic field, see light waves that people cannot see, detect low-frequency sounds from miles away, sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors. （ A） sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors （
42、B） can sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors （ C） sense changes in air pressure, and identify familiar odors （ D） air pressure changes can be sensed, and familiar odors identified （ E） air pressure changes are sensed, and familiar odors identified 22 It is a special feature
43、of cell aggregation in the developing nervous system that in most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another and also adopt some preferential orientation. （ A） to one another and also adopt （ B） one to the other, but also they adopt （ C） one to the other, but also adopting （ D） to
44、 one another but also adopt （ E） to each other, also adopting 23 Sartre believed each individual is responsible to choose one course of action over another one, that it is the choice that gives value to the act, and that nothing that is not acted upon has value. （ A） each individual is responsible t
45、o choose one course of action over another one （ B） that each individual is responsible for choosing one course of action over another （ C） that each individual is responsible, choosing one course of action over another （ D） that each individual is responsible to choose one course of action over the
46、 other （ E） each individual is responsible for choosing one course of action over other ones 24 The residents opposition to the spraying program has rekindled an old debate among those who oppose the use of pesticides and those who feel that the pesticides are necessary to save the trees. （ A） among
47、 those who oppose the use of pesticides and （ B） between those who oppose the use of pesticides and （ C） among those opposing the use of pesticides with （ D） between those who oppose the use of pesticides with （ E） among those opposing the use of pesticides and 25 Slips of the tongue do not necessar
48、ily reveal concealed beliefs or intentions but rather are the result from the competition between varied processing mechanisms in the brain. （ A） but rather are the result from （ B） and instead are the result from （ C） being rather the result of （ D） and rather result from （ E） but rather result fro
49、m GMAT（ VERBAL）语法改错模拟试卷 6答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由句子前面出的 not only，我们可迅速判断划线中 and also的表达与 not only是不符合搭配的，因此立刻排除 A、 B。 C中有两个错误： (1)but also中不应插入 they(they在此属重复 )； (2)cause damage or destroy光从表达上看没有太大错误，但若代回原句，就会发现该并列谓语与后面的宾语 young plants不能搭配。因为 cause damage young plants是不对的，此处 damage是名词，后面应补上 to，即 cause damage to young plants才算正确表达。对于 D、 E之间的选择，我们根据形式一致原则，由 not only后跟动词 blow，可推断出 but also也应跟动词原形，故选 D。该句中 thereby reducing短语是主要动词 blow的伴随结果， not only but also是主要谓语动词的并列而不要误以为是伴随结果的并列。 【知识模块】 语法改错 2 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 由句意，可判断划线部分是两个否定含义的短语的并列：即 “不会导致生活水平下降或收入分配的更不平均，也不会取代物质产品的 生产 ”。请注意：
