《GMAT句子改错讲义》

1、.GMAT句子改错讲义一 主语与动词一致 1 The relationship between corpulence and disease remain controversial, al though statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with chronic o besity. A) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced lif e expectancy with B) remain controversial,

2、 although statistics clearly associates a reduced li fe expectancy with C) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to D) remains controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced li fe expectancy with E) remains controversial, although statis

3、tics clearly associates reduced lif e expectancy to 2. Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judg ment and mutability of purpose that some writers have though inconsistent wi th their religious zeal, but which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it. A) but which was in

4、fact a natural outgrowth of it B) but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it C) but which were in fact natural outgrowths of it D) but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them E) which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it 3.Out of Americas fascination with all things antique have grown a ma

5、rket for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chais e lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub. A) all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing B) things antique has grown a market for bygone style

6、s of furniture and fixt ures that is bringing C) things that are antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fix tures that are bringing E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styl

7、es of furniture and fixt ures that bring 4.Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great ant hropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best nove ls of the time. A) makes his letters as a group the rival of B) makes his letter as a group one to rival

8、C) makes his letters a group rivaling D) make his letters as a group the rival of E) make his letters a group which is the rival of 5.Since 1981, when the farm depression began, the number of acres overseen b y professional farm-management companies have grown from 48 million to nearl y 59 million,

9、an area that is about Colorados size. (O.P. 297) A) have grown from 48 million to nearly 59 million, an area that is about Co lorados size B) have grown from 48 million to nearly 59 million, about the size of Colora do C) has grown from 48 million to nearly 59 million, an area about the size of Colo

10、rado D) has grown from 48 million up to nearly 59 million , an area about the siz e of Colorados E) has grown from 48 million up to nearly 59 million, about Colorados size 6. Each of Hemingways wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Ge lhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting wom

11、en, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels. (O.P.300) A) Each of Hemingways wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Ge lhorn, and Mary Welsh-were strong and interesting women, B) Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gklhorn, and Mary Welsh-each of them He

12、mingways wives-were strong and interesting women C) Hemingways wives-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, a nd Mary Welsh-were all strong and interesting women. D) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-each a wife of Hemingwa

13、y, was E) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeifferm Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh-every one of Hemingways wives were 7. One of every two new businesses fail within two years. (O.P. 302) A) fail B) fails C) should fail D) may have failed E) has failed 8. A Labor Department st

14、udy states that the numbers of women employed outsid e the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past deca de and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.( O.P.311) A) numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than

15、 a thirty-fiv e percent increase B) numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five per cent C) numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirt y-five percent D) number of women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-f ive percent E) n

16、umber of women employed outside the home was raised by more than a thirt y-five percent increase 9. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been th e use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever bef ore possible, some of the classic recorded perfor

17、mances of the pre-LPP era. (O.P 312) A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable tha

18、n E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as 10. While some academicians believe that business ethics should be integrate d into every business course, others say that students will take ethics seri ously only if it would be taught as a separately required course. (O.P. 313) A

19、) only if it would be taught as a separately required course B) only if it is taught as a separate, required course C) if it is taught only as a course required separately D) if it was taught only as a separate and required course E) if it would only be taught as a required course, separately 11. Cr

20、edit cards are now accepted in exchange for many goods ad services aro und the world and in some countries, like the Americans, is used even more w idely than cash.( Z.P.92) A) like the Americans, is used even more widely than B) like that of America, is used even more widely than C) as in America,

21、are sued even more widely than D) such as America, are used even more widely than E) such as America, are used even more widely as 12. One of every two new businesses fail within two years.(Z.P.102) A) fail B) fails C) should fail D) may have failed E) has failed 13. The great difference in interpre

22、tation between him and his immediate pre decessor of the role of Anthony were the subject of last weeks column by t he well-known drama critic. (Z.P. 103) A) between him and his immediate predecessor of the role of Anthony were B) between him and his immediate predecessor of the role of Anthony were

23、 C) between he and his immediate predecessor of the role of Anthony were D) among him and his immediate predecessor of the role of Anthony was E) among him and his immediate predecessor of the role of Anthony were 14. The rise in the Commerce Departments index of leading economic indicat ors suggest

24、 that the economy should continue its expansion into the coming m onths, but that the mixed performance of the indexs individual components indicates that economic growth will proceed at a more moderate pace than in the first quarter of this year. (Z.P.155) A) suggest that the economy should continu

25、e its expansion into the coming mo nths, but that B) suggest that the economy is to continue expansion in the coming months bu t C) suggests that the economy will continue its expanding in the coming month s, but that D) suggests that the economy is continuing to expand into the coming months, but t

26、hat E) suggests that the economy will continue to expand in the coming months, b ut KEYS: D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.B 14.E 二、 动词时态 1. Europeans have long known that eating quail sometimes makes the eater ill , but only recently has it been established that the illness is ca

27、used by a toxin present in the quails body only under certain conditions. A) Europeans have long known that eating quail sometimes makes B) Europeans have long known quail eating is sometimes able to make C) Eating quail has long been known to Europeans to sometimes make D) It has long been known to

28、 Europeans that quail eating will sometimes make E) It has long been known to Europeans that quail, when it is eaten, has som etimes made 2 Interest rates on mortgages have declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remained unchanged during the next three m onths. A) h

29、ave declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtu ally remained unchanged B) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but virtually remain unchanged C) steadily declined during the first six months of this year but remain vir tually unchanged D) declined stea

30、dily during the first six months of this but have remained v irtually unchanging E) declined steadily during the first six months of this year but have remai ned virtually unchanged 3 Although the Supreme Court ruled as long ago as 1880 that Blacks could n ot be excluded outright from jury service,

31、nearly a century has been necessa ry to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be drawn from “ a fair cross section of the community” A） has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be B） was necessary for developing and enforcing the principle that al

32、l jurie s must be C） was to be necessary in developing and enforcing the principle of all fur ies to be D） is necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must b e E） will be necessary for developing and enforcing the principle 4.Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damag

33、ed in the earthquake l ast year were constructed in violation of the citys building code. A) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were B) Some buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake l ast year had been C) Some buildings that t

34、he earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last yea r have been D) Last year the earthquake destroyed or heavily damaged some buildings that have been E) Last year some of the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake had been 5. by the time peace and happiness will have co

35、me to the planet, many lives will be wasted. A) will have come to the planet, many lives will be wasted B) come to the planet, many lives will have been wasted C) will have come to the planet, many lives will have been wasted D) shall have come to the planet, many lives shall be wasted E) would have

36、 come to the planet, many lives would have been wasted 6. the books of W.E.B. DuBois before World War I constituted as fundamental a challenge to the accepted ideas of race relations that, two generations la ter will be true of the writings of the radical writers of the 1960s. A) that, two generatio

37、ns later will be true of B) that, two generations later, would be true of C) as, two generations later , would be true of D) as, two generations later, would E) just in the way that, two generations later, did 7.While everyone continues to hope for their survival, it is unlikely that t he astronauts

38、 could have made it back to the shelter before the power plant exploded. A) could have made it back to the shelter before the power plant exploded B) were making it back to the shelter before the power plant exploded C) were able to make it back to the shelter before the power plant explodes D) have

39、 been able to make it back to the shelter before the power plant will explode E) could have made it back to the shelter before the power plant would have destroyed them 8.parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent im migrants because it believed that to do it rewards the

40、m for entering the cou ntry illegally. A) to do it rewards B) doing it rewards C) to do this would reward D) doing so would reward E) to do it would reward 9.for many people, household labor remains demanding even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle. A) eve

41、n if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle B) despite being able to afford household appliances their grandparents woul d find a miracle C) even if they can afford household appliances their grandparents would hav e found miraculous D) although they could afford

42、 household appliances their grandparents would find miraculous E) even if they are able to afford household appliances which would have bee n a miracle to their grandparents 10. a huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million y ears ago , the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 3

43、6 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the word has ever seen. A) believed to be B) and that is believed to be C) and it is believed to have been D) which was, it is believed, E) which is believed to be 11. In virtually all types of tissue in every animal species, dioxin induces the prod

44、uction of enzymes that are the organisms trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical that is irritating it. (O.P.298) A) trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical that is irritating it B) trying that it metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritant C) attempt to try t

45、o metabolize, or render harmless such a chemical irritant D) attempt to try and metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritatin g it E) attempt to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical irritant 12. Native American burial sites dating back 5000 years indicate that the re sidents of Main

46、e at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquia n-speaking people.( O.P.300) A) were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people B) had been part of a widespread culture of people who were Algonquian-speak ing C) were people who were part of a widespread culture that was

47、 Algonquian-spe aking D) had been people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian -speaking E) were a people which had been part of a widespread, Algonquian-speaking cu lture 13.A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather

48、 than face the threats of lawsuits and the r ising costs of malpractice insurance.(O.P.330) A) had elected early retirement rather than face B) had elected early retirement instead of facing C) have elected retiring early instead of facing D) have elected to retire early rather than facing E) have e

49、lected to retire early rather than face 14. Opening with tributes to jazz-age divas like Bessie Smith and closing wi th Koko Taylors electrified gravel-and thunder songs, the program will tra ce the blues vigorous matriarchal line over more than 50 years. (Z.P.91) A) the program will trace B) the pr

50、ogram shall trace C) there will be a program tracing D) it its a program that traces E) it will be a program tracing 15. In a period of time when women typically have had a narrow range of choi ces, Mary Baker Eddy became a distinguished writer and the founder, architec t, and builder of a growing c

51、hurch. (Z.P. 102) A) In a period of time when women typically have B) During a time in which typically women have C) Typically, during a time when women D) At a time when women typically E) Typically in a time in which women 16. During the nineteenth century Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed thro

52、u ghout India, sketching and keeping journals forming the basis of news report s about the princely states where they had visited. (Z.P.106) A) forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they ha d B) that were forming the basis of news reports about the princely states C) to f

53、orm the basis of news reports about the princely states which they ha ve D) which had formed the basis of news reports about the princely states wher e they had E) that formed the basis of news reports about the princely stats they 17. Even though its per capita food supply hardly increased during t

54、wo decad es, stringent rationing and planned distribution have allowed the Peoples Republic of China to ensure nutritional levels of 2000 calories per person p er day for its population. ( Z.P.109) A) Even though its per capita food supply hardly increased during B) Even though its per capita food s

55、upply has hardly increased in C) Despite its per capita food supply hardly increasing over D) Despite there being hardly any increase in its per capita food supply dur ing E) Although there is hardly any increase in per capita food supply for 18. Since the past twenty years, thousands of magnificent United States elms have been killed by infestations of the tiny European bark beetle. (Z.P.117 ) A) Since the past twenty years B) Since twenty years have passed C) During the past twen