【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day119

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Day119
1.(181)Despite the sequel's poor critical reception, most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original.

(A) most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original

(B) most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original's

(C) most people who see the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those in the original

(D) most people who see it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than those in the original

(E) most people seeing the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those of the original's
as good as  要完整 虽然 at least as good as 包含了 better than 但看来还是可以在一起用的
those 指代 the acting and cinemagraphy
没有of 什么什么's

2.(182)When shown boards for just a few seconds from previous chess games, grandmaster chess players display an impressive ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board, but when shown a board with randomly placed pieces, the average person performs just as well as grandmasters at this task.

A. for just a few seconds from previous chess games, grandmaster chess players display an impressive ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board, but when shown a board with randomly placed pieces, the average person performs just as well as grandmasters at this task

B. for just a few seconds from previous chess games, grandmaster chess players display an impressive ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board, but when shown a board with randomly placed pieces, grandmasters perform just as well as the average person does at this task

C. from previous chess games for just a few seconds, grandmaster chess players display an ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board that is impressive, but when shown a board with randomly placed pieces, average people perform just as well as grandmasters do at this task

D. from previous chess games for just a few seconds, grandmaster chess players display an impressive ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board, but when they are shown boards with randomly placed pieces, grandmasters perform no better at this task than the average person

E. from previous chess games for just a few seconds, grandmaster chess players display an ability to recall the exact position of all of the pieces on the board that is impressive, but when they are shown boards with randomly placed pieces, grandmasters perform just as well at this task as does the average person

这题在几个单复数之间搞来搞去 有意思吗？
the average person 应该是指一类人
然后未划线部分是borads 所以后面划线部分不应该有a board
另外impressive 很明显是修饰ability 而不是board
虽然D并不完全平行 但只能选它了

3.(183)The near-identical oxygen isotope ratios observed in lunar and terrestrial rocks, combined with the water extracted from lunar volcanic glass having an isotopic composition indistinguishable from the water found on Earth, provides evidence for the giant-impact hypothesis, which holds that a large body striking Earth caused material to break off and form the Moon.

A) near-identical oxygen isotope ratios observed in lunar and terrestrial rocks, combined with the water extracted from lunar volcanic glass having an isotopic composition indistinguishable from the

B) near-identical oxygen isotope ratios observed in lunar and terrestrial rocks, combined with the extraction of water from lunar volcanic glass that is indistinguishable from the isotopic composition of

C) oxygen isotope ratios observed to be nearly identical in lunar and terrestrial rocks, combined with the fact that water extracted from lunar volcanic glass has an isotopic composition indistinguishable from the

D) observation, in lunar and terrestrial rocks, of near-identical oxygen isotope ratios, combined with the extraction of water from lunar volcanic glass that is indistinguishable from the isotopic composition of

E) observation, in lunar and terrestrial rocks, of near-identical oxygen isotope ratios, combined with the fact that the isotopic composition of water extracted from lunar volcanic glass is indistinguishable from that of

这题关键要看到未划线部分的provides 以及 句意：是observation, combined with fact, provides evidence 而不是 ratios

4.(184)The valley of Oymyakon in central Siberia is Earth's coldest inhabited region; nevertheless, temperatures regularly drop below -60℃, and many residents lacking plumbing must use outdoor toilets even in mid-winter.

A. region; nevertheless, temperatures regularly drop below -60℃, and many residents lacking plumbing

B. region, with temperatures regularly dropping below -60℃; nevertheless, many residents, lacking plumbing in their homes,

C. region; nevertheless, with temperatures dropping regularly below -60℃, many residents lack plumbing, so

D. region; temperatures regularly drop below -60℃ and many residents lack plumbing, nevertheless, they

E. region; temperature drop regularly below -60℃, nevertheless, many residents lack plumbing and thus

这题是要理解句意的逻辑关系：O是最冷的地方，然而很多人在冬天还要去上室外洗手间。这大概就是北京以前没有厕所的大杂院或者上海以前没有厕所的石库门。。。
with 和很冷伴随 相互加强
plumbing 指各种管道系统

5.(185)Hoping to alleviate some of the financial burdens of a growing population, property taxes last year were raised by an eleven percent increase by the county government.

A. property taxes last year were raised by an eleven percent increase by the county government
B. property taxes were raised by eleven percent last year by the county government
C. the county government raised property taxes by an eleven percent increase last year
D. the county government last year raised by eleven percent property taxes
E. the county government raised property taxes by eleven percent last year

hoping 只能是 gov
raise vs increase 重复

6.(186)Although the sting of Egyptian Scorpions are rarely dangerous, they cause red welts to appear, posing minor health risks to infants, who are particularly vulnerable to its venom.

A. Egyptian Scorpions are rarely dangerous, they cause red welts to appear, posing minor health risks to infants, who are particularly vulnerable to its

B. Egyptian Scorpions are rarely dangerous, they cause red welts to appear and pose minor health risks to infants, who are particularly vulnerable to their

C. Egyptian Scorpions is rarely dangerous, it causes red welts to appear, posing minor health risks to infants, who are particularly vulnerable to their

D. Egyptian Scorpions is rarely dangerous, it causes red welts to appear and poses minor health risks to infants, who are particularly vulnerable to its

E. Egyptian Scorpions is rarely dangerous, they cause red welts to appear, posing the greatest danger to the infant, who are particularly vulnerable to its

很明显主语是sting 第一个it也是它 但最后一个its也是sting吗？难道不是scorpions吗？？

7.(187)Despite an expensive publicity campaign, ticket sales for the new play were poor enough that it closed only after two weeks.

(A) poor enough that it closed only after two weeks
(B) poor enough that it was closed after only two weeks
(C) so poor that it closed only after two weeks
(D) so poor that it was closed after only two weeks
(E) so poor that only after two weeks it closed

so poor that
以及被closed

8.(188)Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

A. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

B. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat’s genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

C. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.

D. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

E. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.

这题感觉有点复杂
A it 没有办法descending
B which指代什么？
C cat has had short time??? 真的不是中国人编的题吗？》？〉？has been sufficient 主语是cat？？
D 同上 另外that修饰对象不对
E a divergence and one (指代前者）解释一下主句

9.(189)Kleine-Levin syndrome, a rare neurological disorder primarily affecting adolescents, is characterized by cyclical episodes of extreme lethargy, heightened irritability, and appearing confused.

A. appearing confused
B. they appear confused
C. may be confused
D. apparent confusion
E. had been confused

平行平行

10.(190)Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing of eight war ships as “fire ships,” vessels filled with flammable materials and sent downwind toward the closely-anchored Spanish fleet.

(A) Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing

(B) The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrifice

(C) The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing

(D) Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing

(E) Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders, the defeat of the Spanish Armada was due not only to gale winds that favored the British but also to the sacrifice


the reason is due to 重复
not only but also 平行
the defeat stymie而不是reason