GWD整体第一套的几个问题 - ChaseDream

DE which refers to spending, spending is greater was so(行为)错，E it refers to spending in the presidential campaign of 1992

7.既然5个都一样就不用CARE那么多拉~~~~~~我估计多打了一个题目 ‘ 吧？毕竟是~~~~~~
16.答案是选C吧？我觉得很夸张啊，前面根本没有出现复数名词啊？ NN解释一下把~`

BTW：楼住的题目是打算打ZHEN TI把？好象在困境版有人说不鼓励用这2个刺眼的字哦？你该不会是故意打错的把？呵呵，GRE的惨痛教训历历在目

Q16:Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

Choice C is incorrect, because been has no antecedent. Furthermore, if for 1992 the costs already accounted for more than half the spending, in an election that happened before that of 1992, it is impossible to use the perfect have been.

以下是引用mariezhu在2004-6-1 9:46:00的发言：

Q16:Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

a greater proportion than it was
a greater proportion than比较错误
a greater proportion than they have been
which is greater than was so
which is greater than it has been

for further discussion...

同意mariezhu的解释。我觉得应该是选A吧?it 指代前面那个more than half的比例.was过去时,表the previous election.

另外C的错误是，a greater proportion和conts的比较，比较对象不对等

以下是引用雪落无声在2004-6-1 0:08:00的发言：

Q1:

During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be

as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being

in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being

a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be

a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

D 考点，同位语。除了should 和being，in和by的错误外，AB中as 引导从句为什么错？

拖沓冗长，违背简洁原则。

7．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.

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

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

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

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

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

CEO’S加在这里什么用？省略了什么，CEO’s salary语义重复啊。

如果没有猜错，应该是ceos。因为后面用的是earn不是earns.而且ceo's如果表达的是薪水的意思，那么就不能用earn.因为薪水是被earn, 只有人才能赚取薪水。

Q16:

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

a greater proportion than it was

a greater proportion than比较错误

a greater proportion than they have been

which is greater than was so

which is greater than it has been

DE which refers to spending, spending is greater was so(行为)错，E it refers to spending in the presidential campaign of 1992

A greater proportion 作什么的同位语？

NN帮忙啊！万分感谢

A greater proportion 做的是前面整个句子的同位语，Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992

小鸟能举出例子来，一个单词（名词短语）可以做整个句子的同位语嘛？

以下是引用雪落无声在2004-6-2 1:21:00的发言：

感觉做more than half这个比例的同位语比较合适，Jevno说的

小鸟能举出例子来，一个单词（名词短语）可以做整个句子的同位语嘛？

记得OG有一题, sendiments from Baltic Sea, findings consistent with the growth of industrial activity in the area

应该与这道题有异曲同工之处吧. 看来名词可以指代前面句子的意思.

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

I hate to say so, but I think in choice A it was should be it had been since it refers to sth that had happened before the costs accounted for more than half..

7．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.

that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

CEO’S加在这里什么用？省略了什么，CEO’s salary语义重复啊。

I'll vote for B. In choice A, the logic subject of "compared to a ratio..." may be CEO's, leading to an illogical comparation between people (CEO's ) and a ratio. In B, the comparation is between a ratio and 42times, more clearly and logically.

I vote for A; the present tense in B does not consist with the adverb "in 1980";

198. Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(1) If than is followed by a clause referring to army, the subject of that clause must be singular (it). (2)Furthermore, the verb of that clause will need to be in the past perfect form (had had) because it refers to a time before the simple past of entered. (3)Finally, the preposition for is more precise than in because supplies are gathered for an upcoming campaign. Choices A and C incorrectly use the plural they and the simple past had. Moreover, A uses the less precise in. Choices D and E wisely dispense with the full clause and use a simple prepositional phrase. D, however, uses the imprecise in and the plural their. Only E, the best choice, avoids all the errors mentioned above

以下是引用weiyu在2004-6-5 16:11:00的发言：

T Juan

I vote for A; the present tense in B does not consist with the adverb "in 1980";

To be discussed...

不是太明白weiyu的意思.A,B中不都是一样的时态吗? 我不太明白A中的compared to..是修饰谁的? 而且觉得很困惑....ETS不是说compare to 和compare with是不同含义的吗.我觉得这里的逻辑意思应该是用compare with的吧?虽然5个选项都用了compare to,不用考虑那么多.可我还是觉得很奇怪...怎么它想用compare to就用compare to了?

以下是引用juan在2004-6-6 2:29:00的发言：

有人能帮忙指点一下为什么答案选A吗? 谢谢指点先.

For compare with vs compare t I agree with you

the gerund clause can modify the sentence.

7．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.

我觉得compared to a ratio of 42 times -->是在比较一个比例ratio,而如果compared to a ratio修饰前面整个句子的话,那么是拿the ratio in 1980和前面什么比较呢?

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.

我觉得B中a ratio做前面419times的同位,和42 times in 1980比较,没什么问题呀.

还是又是错在419 times more 和419 times之间的倍数差异,以至导致和句意不符上了?

或者是Pumpkin MM说的on average的修饰位置导致句意改变? 不过我感觉这里这个句意改变实在很微妙...

又看了B,是不是错在a ratio that compares to 的that compares上啊?因为compare A to B.--> A is compared to B. 所以B如果改成 , a ratio compared to 42 times,就对吧?

Sentence, compared..(gerund phrase is awkward and will confuse the actual meaning)

38. Scientists have observed large concentrations of heavy-metal deposits in the upper twenty centimeters of Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there.

(A) Baltic Sea sediments, which are consistent with the growth of industrial activity there

(B) Baltic Sea sediments, where the growth of industrial activity is consistent with these findings

(D) sediments from the Baltic Sea, findings consistent with the growth of industrial activity in the area（D）

(E) sediments from the Baltic Sea, consistent with the growth of industrial activity there

All of the choices but D contain ambiguities. In A and B the words which and where appear to refer to sediments, and in E it is not clear what consistent describes. In A, C, and E, there is no logical place to which there or its could refer. In D, the best choice, the phrase sediments from the Baltic Sea tells where the sediments originate, findings provides a noun for consistent to modify, and in the area clearly identifies where the industrial activity is growing.

我原先prefer B.可我又觉得B中的a ratio that compares...不太对.要是改成a ratio compared to...就好了.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be

B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being

C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being

D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be

E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

As从句是个状语从句，此处无法判定是时间，原因还是方式，意思上有模糊性。状语从句一般不放在插入语的位置。

7．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.

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

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

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

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

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

CEO’s就是CEO的复数形式，这是Toefl的基本问题。CEO的复数可以是CEOs，也可以是CEO’s，所有的语法书上都有这个基本语法知识的介绍，名词这一章都有。如果还不明白这种基本问题，建议常备语法书，随时查阅。

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

偶觉得B（

多谢merie）是最佳答案，D，E先天不足，立刻排除。A的it和C的they没有指代对象。只有C没有问题。(This proportion is) or （more than half the spending is） a greater proportion than (the proportion) in any previous election.

注意：it是指代，即使it明白无误的指向more than half the spending ，A就更加肯定是错的，不能说more than half the spending in any previous election。

偶觉得C是最佳答案，D，E先天不足，立刻排除。A的it和C的they没有指代对象。只有C没有问题。(This proportion is) or （more than half the spending is） a greater proportion than (the proportion) in any previous election.

it我认为指得是proportion，比较赞同mariezhu的观点，如果it存在似乎had been要好。我好象在大全中见过，a greater proportion than it was 这种句型，只不过后面不是in any previous，可惜现在没找到。看看有没有朋友能找到些相关例句，这样就容易说明问题。

以下是引用pumpkin在2004-6-6 22:21:00的发言：

以下是引用juan在2004-6-6 3:48:00的发言：

我觉得compared to a ratio of 42 times -->是在比较一个比例ratio,而如果compared to a ratio修饰前面整个句子的话,那么是拿the ratio in 1980和前面什么比较呢?

B错在什么地方呢?

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.

that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

我觉得B中a ratio做前面419times的同位,和42 times in 1980比较,没什么问题呀.

还是又是错在419 times more 和419 times之间的倍数差异,以至导致和句意不符上了?

或者是Pumpkin MM说的on average的修饰位置导致句意改变? 不过我感觉这里这个句意改变实在很微妙...

我还是觉得A中的compared to...修饰对象不对....

请指点..谢谢.

又看了B,是不是错在a ratio that compares to 的that compares上啊?因为compare A to B.--> A is compared to B. 所以B如果改成 , a ratio compared to 42 times,就对吧?

我这样理解对吗? 请指点.谢谢.

1. I think the correct one should be

a ratio of sth

not a ratio that

2. on average modified the clause, not the times of pay==> changed the meaning

3. as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

the wording here is confusing

I still prefer choice A.

Discussion welcome

可是B除了改变了on average的修饰对象，其他都没问题呀。而A中compared to...前面没有比较对象呀...大家来选选这题的正确答案好吗?

以下是引用juan在2004-6-7 1:45:00的发言：

可是B除了改变了on average的修饰对象，其他都没问题呀。而A中compared to...前面没有比较对象呀...大家来选选这题的正确答案好吗?

marie MM,你觉得是哪个答案呢?我还是prefer B.

谢谢指点.

呵呵...谢谢marie MM. 看到你的精彩解释了.很赞同.可是你那时没写你的答案.所以我想确认一下.谢谢.

再多问一句,你觉得B中的 , a ratio that compares to..的compares有问题吗?

以下是引用juan在2004-6-7 12:17:00的发言：

呵呵...谢谢marie MM. 看到你的精彩解释了.很赞同.可是你那时没写你的答案.所以我想确认一下.谢谢.

再多问一句,你觉得B中的 , a ratio that compares to..的compares有问题吗?

谢谢.

然后，在a中，that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times ，这句话的意思是现在ceo平均比蓝领的多赚419倍的工资，就是说ceo平均工资是蓝领的420倍

b的意思则是说ceo平均工资是蓝领的419倍，这里存在一个改变了句意的问题。而句义是不可以随便改变的。

最后，还有一个比较的问题CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, 这里 ceo 是在和 pay of blue-collar workers作比较，所以错了。

7．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.

应该是B对，只有B可能，a ratio that同位语避免了别的选项（as） compared to找主语（review，CEOs，blue collar workers）的歧义。

Union workers earn an average of $155 (or 33 percent) more each week than non-union workers

我认为an average of 后接具体钱数比较好，象A接的是个倍数，意思表达感觉不清，an average of 419 times more pay ，pay是谁的pay/pay到底是多少。

以下是引用jnlvo在2004-6-8 9:14:00的发言：

贴两个网上找到的句子，

CEOs Now Earn 419 Times The Pay Of Average Workers

Union workers earn an average of $155 (or 33 percent) more each week than non-union workers

我认为an average of 后接具体钱数比较好，象A接的是个倍数，意思表达感觉不清，an average of 419 times more pay ，pay是谁的pay/pay到底是多少。