GMAT语法套题及答案详细解析(一).

1. Humans have been damaging the environment for centuries by overcutting trees and farming too intensively, and though some protective measures, like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population and in the intensity of industrialization are causing a worldwide ecological crisis.

A) though some protective measures,like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population

B) though some protective measures, such as establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases

C) though some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, were taken decades ago, great increases in population

D) with some protective measures, like establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries that were taken decades ago, great increases in population

E) with some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases

2. A surgein new home salesand a dropin weekly unemployment claimssuggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

(A) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

(B) claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

(C) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

(D) claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

(E) claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

3. The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.

(A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and

(B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the

(C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the

(D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and

(E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and

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4. Based on records from ancient Athens, each year young Athenian women collaborated to weave a new woollen robe that they used to dress a statue of the goddess Athena and that this robe depicted scenes of a battle between Zeus, Athena&aposs father, and giants.

(A) Based on records from ancient Athens, each year young Athenian women collaborated to weave a new woollen robe that they used to dress

(B) Based on records from ancient Athens, each year young Athenian women had collaborated to weave a new woollen robe with which to dress

(C) According to records from ancient Athens, each year young Athenian women collaborated to weave a new woollen robe that they used to dress

(D) Records from ancient Athens indicate that each year young Athenian women collaborated to weave a new woollen robe with which they dressed

(E) Records from ancient Athens indicate each year young Athenian women had collaborated to weave a new woollen robe for dressing

5. Although unhappy with the high rent her company was paying for its suburban office building, the chi executive recognized rental rates for buildings in the suburbs as far lower than it typically is for property that is located within the city limits.

(A) rental rates for buildings in the suburbs as far lower than it typically is for property that is located within the city limits

(B) rental rates for buildings in the suburbs as being far lower than what the rates typically charged within the city limits had been for property located there

(C) rental rates typically being charged for property located within the city limits to be far lower as they typically were within the city limits for the property there

(D) that rental rates for buildings in the suburbs were far lower than rental rates typically being charged within the city limits for property located there

(E) that rental rates for buildings in the suburbs were far lower than those typically charged for property located within the city limits

6. As a result of the ground-breaking work of Barbara McClintock, Many scientists now believe that all of the information encoded in 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely three percent of the cell’s DNA.

(A) 50,000 to 100,000 of the different genes found in a human cell are contained in merely

(B) 50,000 to 100,000 of the human cell’s different genes are contained in a mere

(C) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in human cells are contained in merely

(D) 50,000 to 100,000 of human cells’ different genes is contained in merely

(E) the 50,000 to 100,000 different genes found in a human cell is contained in a mere

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7. In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation in any language.

(A) his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced

(B) his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced

(C) his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it as

(D) translating the Iliad, a work that took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it as

(E) translating the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it

8. Legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario requires of both public and private employers that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are usually held by men.

(A) that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are

(B) that pay for jobs historically held by women should be the same as for a job requiring comparable skills

(C) to pay the same in jobs historically held by women as in jobs of comparable skill that are

(D) to pay the same regardless of whether a job was historically held by women or is one demanding comparable skills

(E) to pay as much for jobs historically held by women as for a job demanding comparable skills

9. The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as “standing waves.”

(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are

(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air, are

(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is

(D) stationary crests and troughs although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are

(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is

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10. As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive

(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive

(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute

(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain

(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

11. In winning the 1998 Kentucky Derby, Swiftilocks showed a burst of speed as that of Man o’ War, who won 20 of 21 races in 1919 and 1920.

A. as that of Man o’ War, who won

B. not unlike that of Man o’ War, who won

C. not unlike Man o’ War, who won

D. like that of Man o’ War for winning

E. like Man o’ War and his winning

12.Some paleontologists claim that the discovery of what appear to be feathers in the fossil of an Archosaur could force a revision of current theories on the phylogeny of Archosaurs, alter conceptions of dinosaur skin surfaces, and require scholars to credit birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought.

A. require scholars to credit birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought

B. scholars may be required to credit birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought

C. require a crediting by scholars of birds with a far earlier origin than previously thought

D. compared to what was previously thought, require scholars to credit birds with a far earlier origin

E. crediting birds with a far earlier origin than scholars had previously thought

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13. Noted for its tenacity and courage, the English bulldog, having originally been bred for the brutal sport of bull-baiting, but now is cherished as a loyal animal companion.

A. the English bulldog, having originally been bred for the brutal sport of bull-baiting, but now is cherished

B. English bulldogs were originally bred for the brutal sport of bull-baiting, but they are now cherished

C. English bulldogs were originally bred to bait bulls in a brutal sport, but it is now cherished

D. the English bulldog was originally bred for the brutal sport of bull-baiting, but it is now cherished

E. the English bulldog, originally bred to bait bulls for a brutal sport, is now being cherished

14. The way in which the mighty blue whale and the other baleen whales—the finback, gray, humpback, and right whales—eats was discovered by carul observation by biologists.

A. eats was discovered by

B. eat was discovered through

C. eats were discovered by means of

D. eat were discovered by

E. eat was discovered resulting from

15. A council of ecologists in Hawaii have concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain were arriving in the holds of cargo ships.

A. have concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain were arriving

B. has concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain arrived

C. have concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain have arrived

D. concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain would arrive

E. has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain had arrived

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16. Some people say that the answer to crime is to build more prisons, but more sensitive observers argue that instead we should address the sources of crime through reduced poverty, a cut off supply of illicit drugs, and by focusing on keeping kids in school.

A. through reduced poverty, a cut off supply of illicit drugs, and by focusing on keeping kids in school

B. by the reduction of poverty, cutting off the supply of illicit drugs, and to focus on keeping kids in school

C. by reducing poverty, cutting off the supply of illicit drugs, and focusing on keeping kids in school

D. by means of reducing poverty, cutting off the supply of illicit drugs, and through focusing on keeping kids in school

E. to reduce poverty, cut off the supply of illicit drugs, and to focus on keeping kids in school

17、Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures 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

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1. Humans have been damaging the environment for centuries by overcutting trees and farming too intensively, and though some protective measures, like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population and in the intensity of industrialization are causing a worldwide ecological crisis.

A) though some protective measures,like the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great increases in population

B) though some protective measures, such as establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases

C) though some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, were taken decades ago, great increases in population

D) with some protective measures, like establishing national forests and wildlife sanctuaries that were taken decades ago, great increases in population

E) with some protective measures, such as the establishment of national forests and wildlife sanctuaries, having been taken decades ago, great population increases

2. A surgein new home salesand a dropin weekly unemployment claimssuggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

(A) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

(B) claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

(C) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

(D) claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

(E) claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

3. The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.

(A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and

(B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the

(C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the

(D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and

(E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and

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