【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day56

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Day56
1.(151)An actor and singer for most of his career, Gene Kellyexpanded his storied Hollywood resume later in life by directing Singing in theRain, arguably the greatest musical of all time.

A. An actor and singer for most of his career, Gene Kellyexpanded his storied Hollywood resume later in life by directing Singing in theRain, arguably
B. An actor and singer for most of his career,Gene Kelly’s storied Hollywood resume was expanded later in life by directingSinging in the Rain, arguably
C. An actor and singer for most of his careerwas Gene Kelly, who expanded his storied Hollywood resume later in life bydirecting Singing in the Rain and was arguably
D. Gene Kelly was an actor and singer for mostof his career, expanded his storied Hollywood resume later in life by directingSinging in the Rain, arguably
E. Gene Kelly was an actor and singer for mostof his career, expanded his storied Hollywood resume later in life by directingSinging in the Rain, which was arguably
A
2.(152)The averagefare for big city public transportation involvingmillions of people moving to and from their workplaces every weekday hasgenerally increased more slowly than inflation has.

A. transportation involving millions of people moving to andfrom their workplaces every weekday has generally increased more slowly thaninflation has.
B. transportation involving millions of peoplemoving to and from their workplaces every weekday have generally increased moreslowly than inflation.
C. transportation, during which millions ofpeople moving to and from their workplaces every weekday, has generallyincreased more slowly than inflation.
D. transportation, where millions of people aremoved to and from their workplaces every weekday, have generally increased moreslowly than inflation.
E. transportation, where millions of people aremoved to and from their workplaces every weekday, has generally increased moreslowly than has inflation.
A
3.(153)Whilemarket-driven competition encourages pharmaceutical companies to actively seekinnovative new drugs, market analysts note that marketing accounts for twiceas much of the industry budget as research.

A) marketingaccounts for twice as much of the industry budget as research
B) marketing accounts for twice as much of the industrybudget as does research
C) the industrybudget is accounted for twice as much by marketing than research
D) the industrybudget is accounted for twice as much by marketing than by research
E) marketing newdrugs is twice as expensive compared to research.
B
4.(154)The companymanual specifically outlines rules foremployees about contacting managers while they are out of the office onvacation or for personal reasons.

(A) for employeesabout contacting managers while they are out of the office on vacation or forpersonal reasons
(B) for employeesabout contacting their managers out of the office on vacation or for personalreasons
(C) for employees about contacting managers who are out ofthe office on vacation or for personal reasons
(D) for employeesabout contacting managers who are out of their office on vacation or forpersonal reasons
(E) for employeesabout contacting managers if they are out of their office on vacation or forpersonal reasons
C
5.(155)The data being collected in the current geological survey areproviding a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new dam project,but their greatest importance might lie inhow they influence the upcoming decision by those same engineers on whether toretrofit 75 bridges in the survey zone.

(A) The data being collected in the current geological surveyare providing a strong warning for engineers as they consider the new damproject, but their greatest importance
(B) The data being collected in the currentgeological survey provide a strong warning for engineers as they consider thenew dam project, but its greatest importance
(C) Thedata collected in the current geological survey is providing a strong warningfor engineers as they consider the new dam project, but their greatestimportance
(D) The data collected in the current geologicalsurvey provides a strong warning for engineers in consideration of the new damproject, but its greatest importance
(E) The data collected in the current geologicalsurvey provide a strong warning for engineers in consideration for the new damproject, but the greatest importance

A错选C，第一次知道data是复数要用are！我一直以为是单数

6.(156)Threefederal lawsuits that charge a prominentinvestment firm with releasing fraudulent financial reports to promote sales ofits mutual funds and raising disturbing questions about how to control fraudulentbehavior in the financial services industry, behavior that appears to be on therise.

(A) that charge aprominent investment firm with releasing fraudulent financial reports topromote sales of its mutual funds and raising disturbing questions about how tocontrol fraudulent behavior in the financial services industry, behavior thatappears to be on the rise
(B) charging a prominent investment firm withreleasing fraudulent financial reports and promoting sales of its mutual fundsraises disturbing questions about how to control fraudulent behavior in thefinancial services industry that appears to be on the rise
(C) that charge a prominent investment firm withreleasing fraudulent financial reports to promote sales of its mutual fundsraises disturbing questions about how to control fraudulent behavior in thefinancial services industry, which appears to be on the rise
(D) charge a prominent investment firm withreleasing fraudulent financial reports to promote sales of its mutual fundsraise disturbing questions about how to control fraudulent behavior in thefinancial services industry that appears to be on the rise
(E)charging a prominent investment firm with releasing fraudulent financialreports to promote sales of its mutual funds raise disturbing questions abouthow to control fraudulent behavior in the financial services industry, behaviorthat appears to be on the rise
E
7.(157)Some of theearly warning signs of climate change are the warming of ocean waters and a corresponding rise in sea levels, melting glaciers, and thebleaching of coral reefs.

A. a correspondingrise in sea levels, melting glaciers, and the bleaching of
B. rising sealevels, melting glaciers, and the bleaching of
C. a correspondencein the rise of sea levels, melted glaciers, and bleached
D. a corresponding rise in sea levels, the melting ofglaciers, and the bleaching of
E. correspondingrising sea levels, melting glaciers, and bleaching
D
8.(158)Of all theevents leading to the formation of the Earth, the catalyst for the infinitemass of matter that caused the Big Bang ismaybe the more difficult for determination.

(A) is maybe themore difficult for determination
(B) is probably the most difficult to determine
(C) is maybe themost difficult for determination
(D) is probably themore difficult to determine
(E) is, it may be,the determination that is most difficult
B
9.(159)It ispossible that no element of the many that make up our justice system are more in need of repair than the penal system, though a few states have enacted remedialchanges that show promise.

(A) are more inneed of repair than the
(B) is in need of repair more than is that of the
(C) is more in need of repair than the
(D) are more inneed of repair than are that of
(E) has been morein need of repair than has that of the

C错选b，没仔细看意思，要知道这里说的是整个司法系统中没有比刑法更需要修补的了，所以不需要that of，不然反而会很奇怪。

10.(160)In anunprecedented display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives are expected to unanimously approve a bill that willresult in as many appropriations for national parks as have been made duringthe last four administra- tions combined.

(A) are expected tounanimously approve a bill that will result in as many appropriations fornational parks as have been made during the last four administrations combined
(B) is expected to unanimously approve a billthat will result in as many appropriations for national parks than have beenmade during the last four administrations combined
(C) are expected to unanimously approve a billthat will result in as many appropriations for national parks than have beenmade during the last four administrations combined
(D) isexpected to unanimously approve a bill that will result in as manyappropriations for national parks as have been made during the last fouradministrations combined
(E) is expected to unanimously approve a billthat will result in as many appropriations for national parks as the last fouradministrations combined

D For e, u cannotcompare appropriations to administrations