标题: GWD26-Q23-怪怪怪－急－求助 [打印本页] 作者: selinamba 时间: 2010-8-20 20:40 标题: GWD26-Q23-怪怪怪－急－求助 Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed
答案选Ｃ，WHY? WHY? WHY?想不通，求高人指点，谢谢!!!作者: dzz_0611 时间: 2010-8-20 21:16
Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announcedthat since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed
这道题应该考点是代词的指代和动词的时代： A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed it指代为Trans World Entertainment Corporation没有意义，因为在it之前只存在一个单数名词。但是they就很勉强了。根据意思，可以理解为they指代是stores但是之前有sales这个复数名词捣乱，虽然根据就近指代的原则可以理解，但是并不是最优的。也就是说，they可以知道sales也可以知道stores这样就造成了歧义ambigous. 且announced为一般过去时，后面是其announce的内容，怎么能用will一般将来时？应该是用would过去将来时才对。同理B选项的 it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales "announced" indicatea that this annoucement was done. 过去动作已经发生完毕，不能再继续使用现在进行时态。 C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales 使用的过去进行时态，表达含义是在宣布的时候，关闭商店这件事情正在如火如荼的进行当中。可以理解明白。没有出现冲突时态。 D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores 使用了被动语态 to be done首先就不是最优的。因为被动语态在GMAT中不符合简洁的表达习惯，而且是没有道理的被动。比较其他选项可以知道，具有更加清楚的代词指代主动表达。 从句子结构上看：Trans World Entertainment Corporation annouced to be closing 这个表达也很奇怪。该组织宣告被关闭。意思也没有表达清楚，什么东西被关闭？该组织关闭？具有歧义。 E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed 同理，Trans World Entertainment Corporation annouced having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed。 这个表达同样是具有歧义的。谁have poor sales?组织have poor sales?除此以外，时态也是不对的。
以上为个人意见，如有不对，欢迎指正。 感谢。
作者: lyria 时间: 2010-9-11 15:43
D to be closing 并不是被动啊作者: Didiy 时间: 2010-11-6 16:07
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEED61439F93BA35751C0A960958260 报纸上的原句照搬,确定C,尽管觉得D也可行~作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2010-11-6 20:19
D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores
It should be changed to "to close, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores."作者: yigexiaosb 时间: 2010-11-6 21:12
排除法。。。作者: jbc88 时间: 2010-11-18 20:16
they可以指代stores啊啊啊啊作者: jennyzhu 时间: 2010-12-5 17:05
哪儿是被动啊···to be closed才是被动啊作者: 光辉之翼 时间: 2011-4-4 14:47
that引导宾语从句时可以省略吗？作者: xmlvivian 时间: 2011-4-20 20:08
同上问。。作者: 像风一样离去 时间: 2011-6-26 11:40
貌似是说announce,say两个词引导宾语从句是可以省略that的作者: cutie0829 时间: 2011-8-19 19:34
你的头像看起来好难受啊。。。本来就做题做的眼晕。。。麻烦你换一个吧~~~作者: bitieming 时间: 2011-8-19 20:16
announce和say引导的宾语从句中that可以省略作者: yingmuyu 时间: 2012-8-9 00:37
A里的they可以是全部的商店，也可以是四分之一，说不清楚作者: 332 时间: 2012-8-9 01:46
A 意思完全不对 杀 B 看到is 就杀了 C 没什么毛病留着 D to be closing 杀 如果close这个动作没做用to close就完了啊 要是已经做了就closing 也行 E such that up 算了，杀
只有C作者: yaozaizai 时间: 2013-9-25 00:01
on account of 口语化的词，在because of有的时候，优先选because of，prep12 里也有一个on account of的考题。作者: supershuang 时间: 2014-11-9 13:41
D中up to one-fourth of its stores 还存在修饰不明的问题作者: 钢琴123 时间: 2016-10-21 20:22
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/prep-questions-trans-world-entertainment-corporation-t7262.html作者: iibender 时间: 2017-5-9 12:47