PREP-SC比较类题目小结

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“比较”这个考点一直是偶的弱项，这几天做完PREP语法，发现考到“比较”的题目有四十道之多，分类小结了一下，觉得明朗了一些。大家帮忙看看差错，讨论讨论。

考点一：not so much that… as that… 与其说…不如说…，形式平行

错误用法：not so much their…as much as that; not so as…as much as; not so much… so much as，且前后不平行

2. According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not so much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria
                as that the breeds have relatively few founding members.

A. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is
                    not so much that
                dogs are being bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria

B. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not as much their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

C. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog that they are being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

D. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria so much

E. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria

A: correct

 

考点二：A as… as… or adj.er than B;  A at least as adj.er as B

错误用法：A as… or adj.er than B（少as）; as…as compared to; as… than compared to; as… than

6.  In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle other stars.

A. most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle

B. most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling

C. most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling

D. mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle

E. mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling

C: correct

 

44. The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

A. as little risk as one in a million chances to cause

B. as
                little risk as
                one chance in a million of causing

C. as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause

D. a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing

E. a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

B: correct

as … A as B ，A和B要平行

 

72. A recent United States Census Bureau report shows that there are
                more than three times as many
                households where the children and grandchildren are living in their grandparents’ home as compared to households where the grandparents are living in their children’s or grandchildren’s home.

(A)as compared to households where the

(B)as there are households where the

(C)as those whose

(D)than compared to those where the

(E)than there are whose

B: correct

 

40. To meet the rising marketing demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.

A. their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment

B. their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut

C. growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment

D. they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment

E. they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut

D: correct

A do B as fast as C do D

 

考点三：less/more adj. … than… ，比较对象要对等，补出助动词以避免产生歧义，介词不可省略

错误用法：缺少助动词；补出的助动词与前面不一致；more…in stead of…/as opposed to…

18. There is a widespread belief in the US and Western Europe that young people
                have
                    a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents
                and that the source of the change lies in the collapse of the 'work ethic'.

A. a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents

B. less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents

C. a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents

D. less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents
                had
                

E. a lessening of the commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents had

D: correct

less of a commitment与a lessening of the commitment含义不同，less of是（相比之下）较少的，而lessoning是减缓，没有对比的意思。

lessen: verb. to become or make sth become smaller, weaker, less important, etc. lessoning是名词

 

21. Shipwrecks are more likely to be found undisturbed at great depths than in shallow costal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport diver.

A. than in shallow costal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be 指代的对象不一致

B. than in shallow costal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether

C. as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including

D. instead of in shallow waters along the coast, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and making them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including an

E. instead of shallow coastal waters, because it exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and make them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether

原文用than是表示比较，more likely to be found at…than in…

而as opposed to: =rather than, 是取代的意思，改变原意。
                

B: correct

 

70. Employment costs rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months that ended in September, slightly less than they did in the year that ended in the previous quarter.

A, less than they did

B, less than it did

C, less than they were

D, lower than

E, lower than they were

A: correct

 

167. Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.

A. Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.

B. The economic growth of Britain was slower in the mid-1970's and it declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.

C. Britain's economy, which grew more slowly in the mid-1970's, also had declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.

D. The economy of Britain
                grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than did
                the economy of the United States.

E. Britain's economy grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and its decline was much more rapid during the subsequent recession than the economy of the United States.

D: correct

正确答案的瑕疵，did指代的动词不明，既可以grew也可以是declined，以前GWD有过类似指代不明的错误选项。（我认为是指代前面两个动作，OG上的cattle breeding的例题也是如此）

 

127. According to two teams of paleontologists, recent fossil discoveries in Pakistan show that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—than
                to any other mammals.

A. that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—than
                

B. that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—as

C. whales, porpoises, and dolphins to be more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—than they are

D. whales, porpoises, and dolphins as being more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—as they are

E. whales, porpoises, and dolphins as more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos—than

A: correct

 

152. Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than
                four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.

A.    more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than

B.     more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than

C.     as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than

D.    as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for

E.     as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for

C: correct

 

考点四：as be the case (with)…，是as the case be的倒装

错误用法： as it be; than be the case; as in/with the case of;

29.  There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels: more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was in 1990

A) generated through wind power now than it was

B) generated through wind power now as it was

C) generated through wind power now as was the case

D) now generated through wind power as it was

E) now generated through wind power than was the case

C: correct

 

77.  Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its store, it expands into a red giant, eventually ejecting its outer envelope of gases to become a white dwarf.

A. Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its store, it expands into a red giant, eventually ejecting

B. Like any star of similar mass, once the hydrogen in the Sun’s core is exhausted, then it expands into a red giant and eventually ejects

C. As in the case of any star of similar mass, once the hydrogen in the Sun’s core is exhausted, it will expand into a red giant, and eventually ejecting

D. As any star of similar mass would, once the hydrogen in the Sun’s core is exhausted it will expand into a red giant and will eventually eject

E.
                    As would be the case with any star of similar mass, once the Sun exhausts the hydrogen in its core, it will expand into a red giant and eventually eject

E: correct

 

78. As it is with traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful, since it is primarily prescriptions that attract the customers, who then also buy other health-related items.

A.     As it is with traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful

B.      As with the case of traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to have success

C.      As is the case with traditional pharmacies, prescriptions are the cornerstone of a successful online drugstore

D.     As traditional pharmacies, so online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful

E.      Like traditional pharmacies, the cornerstone of a successful online drugstore is prescriptions

C: correct

 

考点五：compare/contrast的用法，(as) compared to/with（GMAT没有考to和with的区别）,省略了主语和系动词，即A be compared with/to B，与in contrast to都是惯用法，前后比较对象一定要对等

错误用法：将compare用作主动(when compare…; comparing…)；比较对象不对等

31. A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

1. that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times
                       more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times

2. that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
                       

3. that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to
                       42 times their pay, the ratio

4. CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

5. CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

C: correct

 

50. The automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s models would decrease four-tenths of one percent, amounting to about $72, as compared with comparably equipped cars and trucks this year.

A. The automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s models would decrease four-tenths of one percent, amounting to about $72, as compared with comparably equipped cars and trucks this year.

B. The automobile company announced that the average price of
                next year’s cars and trucks would decrease four-tenths of one percent, or about $72, from
                that of comparably equipped models this year.

C. The automobile company announced that there would be a decrease of four-tenths of one percent in next year’s models price, or about $72, below this year’s comparably equipped cars and trucks.

D. Compared to comparably equipped models this year, the automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s cars and trucks would decrease about $72, less by four-tenths of one percent.

E. Contrasted with comparably equipped cars and trucks of this year, the automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s models would decrease about $72, or four-tenths of one percent.

B: correct

 

102. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.

A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves

B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save

C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save

D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save

E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves

B: correct

 

104. In the United States, while the number of foreign-born residents and their children is higher than ever, the percentage of the population they represent is not, in 1910 this group made up 35 percent of the population when compared to 20 percent in 2000.

A. population when compared to 20 percent in 2000

B. population as compared to 2000, when it was 20 percent

C. population, comparing it with 20 percent in 2000

D. population, unlike 2000, with 20 percent

E. population, compared with
                20 percent in 2000

E: correct

when compared的用法不对…，compare动作的发出者是group，即主句的主语。

状语从句中（如果其主语与主句主语相同）省略是个常见现象，从句中的一些词（如主语和系动词）常可省略。

 

144. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States trade deficit with Mexico declined bv $500 million as a result of record exports to that country.

A. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States trade deficit with Mexico declined by $500 million
                as a result of record exports to that country.

B. In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing its trade deficit by $500 million.

C. When compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing their trade deficit by $500 million.

D. Compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing the trade deficit by $500 million.

E. Compared to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States record exports to Mexico caused a $500 million decline in the trade deficit with that country.

A: correct

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考点六：like/unlike，前后比较对象对等

错误用法：比较对象不对等；用as+noun.

42. Unlike using spices for cooking, in medicinal usage they are taken in large quantities in order to treat particular maladies.

A) Unlike using spices for cooking, in medicinal usage they are taken

B) unlike spices that are used in cooking, in using spices for medicine, they are taken

C) Unlike cooking with spices, taking spices for medicinal use is done

D) In cooking, small quantities of spices are used, whereas in medicinal usage spices are taken

E) In cooking, the usage of spices is in small quantities, whereas in medicinal usage they are taken

D: correct

 

48. Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio winds through the middle of the business district, and the River Walk, or Pasco del Rio, is the city's most popular attraction.

A) Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio

B) Unlike the river in many cities in the United Stated, which is no longer the local point of urban life, in San Antonio the river

C)Today the river in many cities in the United States is no longer the focal point of urban life, unlike San Antonio, where it
                            

D) In few United States cities today, a river is the focal point of urban life, but the river in San Antonio

E) No longer do many cities in United States
                            have a river as the focal point of urban life, but in San Antonio the river

focal: adj. ~is used to describe sth that is very imporatant. ~ centre

E: correct

 

89. Unlike the other major planets, Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is for 20 years out of every 230-year cycle, even though it is commonly described as the remotest planet in the solar system.

A. Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is

B. Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit and is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is

C. Pluto’s orbit is highly eccentric and is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune

D. the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric and thus closer to the Sun than Neptune

E. the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric, thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is

B: correct

 

105. As with those of humans, the DNA of grape plants contains sites where certain unique sequences of nucleotides are repeated over and over.

A. As with those of humans, the DNA of grape plants contains sites where

B. As human DNA, the DNA of grape plants contain sites in which

C. As it is with human DNA, the DNA of grape plants, containing sites in which

D. Like human, the DNA of grape plants contain sites where

E. Like human DNA, the DNA of grape plants contains sites in which

E: correct

 

163. Unlike other Mayan cities, Cancun's commercial power throughout the lowlands seems to be from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, which were a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities.

A. Cancun's commercial power throughout the lowlands seems to be from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, which were a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities

B. Cancun's commercial power throughout the lowlands seems to have come from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities

C. the commercial power of Cancun throughout the lowlands seemed to have come from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities

D. Cancun seemed to be using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, which was a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities, in becoming a commercial power throughout the lowlands

E. Cancun seems to have used its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities, to become a commercial power throughout the lowlands

E: correct

 

168. Unlike psychiatrists, who are trained as medical doctors, psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing to licensed, doctoral level psychologists who complete an additional training and certification program.

A. psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing

B. psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe drugs for their patients, but in 2002 New Mexico began granting prescribing privileges

C. psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe their patients drugs, but in 2002 in
                            New Mexico, the privilege to prescribe began to be granted

D. historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing

E. historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing drugs for their patients, but in 2002 in New Mexico, they began granting prescribing privileges

B: correct

 

考点七：相同比较对象的代词指代

错误用法：缺少代词导致比较对象不对等；单复数错；用one/ones代替

33. Many teenagers undergo stress, but results of a recent study indicate that the patterns of stress that girls experience are more likely to result in depression than are those that boys experience.

A are those that boys experience

B what boys experience

C boys’ experience would

D boys’ stress patterns do

E stress patterns of boys

A: correct

 

41.  Mideast immigrants’ rates of entrepreneurship exceed virtually every other immigrant group in the increasingly divers United States economy.

A.  Mideast immigrants’ rates of entrepreneurship exceed

B.  Mideast immigrants are exhibiting rates of entrepreneurship exceeding

C.  Immigrants from the Mideast
                            exhibit rates of entrepreneurship exceeding those of

D.  The rates of entrepreneurship in immigrants from the Mideast exceed

E.  The rates of Mideast immigrants’ entrepreneurship exceeds those of

C: correct

 

46.  If current trends continue, by the year 2010 carbon emissions in the United States
                            will soar to a level more than one-third higher than were those in 1990, according to official projections.

A. will soar to a level more than one-third higher than were those
B. will soar to a level more than one-third higher than
                            that
C. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than is was
D. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than those
E. would soar to a level more than one-third higher than they were

B: correct

 

65. A decade after initiating the nation's most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program, per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs annually per person to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as in the nation as a whole.

A) per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs annually per person to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as

B) annual per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs to about 60, more than twice as great as that

C) California's annual per capita consumption of cigarettes declined from over 125 packs per person to about 60, more than twice as great as the drop

D) California has seen per capita consumption of cigarettes decline from over 125 packs annually to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as that

E) California has seen annual
                        per capita consumption of cigarettes decline from over 125 packs per person to about 60, more than twice as great as that

D: correct

 

74. A recently published report indicates that the salaries of teachers continue to lag far behind other college-educated professionals, because they make an average of nearly $8,000 a year less at the start of their careers and almost $24,000 less a year by the time they reach the age of 50.

A. other college-educated professionals, because they make an average of nearly $8,000 a year less at the start of their careers and almost $24,000 less

B. other college-educated professionals, by an average of nearly $8,000 a year at the start of their careers, to almost $24,000

C. what other college-educated professionals are paid—making an average of nearly $8,000 a year less at the start of their careers and almost $24,000 less

D. those of other college-educated professionals—by an average of nearly $8,000 a year at the start of their careers to almost $24,000 less

E. those of other college-educated professionals—by an average of nearly $8,000 a year at the start of their careers, and by almost
                            $24,000

E: correct

 

88. Shrinking faster than any other nation’s, the projected decline of Japan’s population is 17 percent during the next half century.

A. Shrinking faster than any other nation’s, the projected decline of Japan’s population is

B. Shrinking faster than any other nation, Japan’s population has a projected decline of

C. The population of Japan is shrinking faster than that of any other nation and is projected to decline by

D. The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other nation, and it has a projected decline at

E. Japan’s population is shrinking faster than that of any other nation, with a projected decline at

C: correct

 

119. Despite there being no fundamental difference in shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia from the ones in other parts of Northern Europe, archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, faster, and thus probably more seaworthy than the heavier vessels used by the English at that time.

A. Despite there being no fundamental difference in shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia from the ones

B. Despite no fundamental difference between the shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia from those

C. With shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia not fundamentally different from those

D. With the shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia having no fundamental difference from the ones

E. Although shipbuilding traditions in Viking-Age Scandinavia were not fundamentally different from those

one/ones(语法说明): 用以避免重复可数名词，在正式谈话或书面语中，不应使用。不能用以取代不可数名词，与抽象可数名词连用也很少见。

The Scottish legal system is not the same as the English system. (而不用as the English one)

该题中的tradition应该也是抽象名词，用ones不合适。

E: correct

 

131. Exceeding even the figures predicted by the most optimistic financial analysts, the automobile company had earnings in the first quarter that more than doubled the previous quarter.

A. company had earnings in the first quarter that more than doubled

B. company earned more than double in the first quarter what they were in

C. company had first quarter earnings that more than doubled those in

D. company's earnings in the first quarter were more than double

E. company's earnings in the first quarter were more than double those of

E: correct

 

140. A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America.

A. and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was

B. and that they were at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur type previously

C. and the fossils are at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur types that previously were

D. fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

E. fossils at least 25 million years older than similar dinosaur types that were previously

D: correct

 

考点八：just as A do, so B do的固定搭配

错误用法：拆分固定搭配，以like/same way/as with等结构混淆

57. Whereas scientists, because of random fluctuations in the weather, can not determine the transition from one season to the next by monitoring temperatures on a daily basis, so they cannot determine the onset of global warming by monitoring average annual temperatures.

A. Whereas scientists

B. Just as scientists

C. Like scientists who

D. Inasmuch as a scientist

E. In the same way a scientist

B: correct

 

160. Just as the free computer operating system Linux has of late become even more crash resistant, so support for it within the computer industry has been growing.

A. as the free computer operating system Linux has of late become even more crash resistant, so

B. as with the free computer operating system Linux that has of late become even more crash resistant, so the

C. as the free computer operating system Linux has of late become even more crash resistant, so it has been that

D. like with the free computer operating system Linux becoming even more crash resistant of late, so

E. like the free computer operating system Linux that has of late become even more crash resistant, so it is that

A: correct

 

其它：

倍数+名词

67. Africa’s black rhino population in the mid-1970’s numbered about 2,000, ten times the estimated population of 2,000 in 1997.

A. the estimated population

B. that of their estimated population

C. more than the population’s estimated amount

D. more black rhinos than their population estimate

E. more than that of their population’s estimated amount

A: correct

 

倍数一般用greater than而不是more than

91. The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970’s

A. extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than

B. extinction; its numbers are now five times more than

C. extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were

D. extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had

E. extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

OG上的原题,第251题

A, the best choice, uses a singular pronoun, its, to refer to the singular antecedent The gyrfalcon, and it properly uses the construction
                            its numbers are now ... greater than. In B, the construction its numbers are ... more is not idiomatic: there are more birds, but not more numbers. Choices C and D use a plural pronoun, their or they, to refer to a grammatically singular antecedent, The gyrfalcon. Choices D and E wrongly use a phrase introduced by now with to modify The gyrfalcon. In both choices, the phrase confusingly seems to parallel with extinction; a new clause with a present tense verb is needed to state what the gyrfalcon’s numbers are now.

 

in the same way as sb/sth doing（和前面主语谓语不平行的用法）

99. Scientists have found new evidence of people initially registering emotions like sadness or anger in much the same way as heartburn—by monitoring what’s going on within their bodies.

A. of people initially registering emotions like sadness or anger in much the same way as

B. of people initially registering emotions such as sadness or anger much the same way as experiencing

C. that people initially register emotions such as sadness or anger in much the same way as they experiencing

D. that a person initially registers emotions such as sadness or anger much the same way as experiencing

E. that a person initially registers emotions like sadness or anger much the same way as

C: correct

[此贴子已经被作者于2007-4-6 14:50:22编辑过]

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strout

 A at least as…adj.er as…B

???

I think it's A at least as adj as B.

strout

maybe it's a typo. no big deal.

wei_wangyan

以下是引用strout在2007-4-6 12:28:00的发言：
maybe it's a typo. no big deal.

已经更正了,谢谢提醒.

xdffans

精华！谢谢！

YY_lalala

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estherpeter

谢谢。。辛苦啦

wei_wangyan

没人理啊？