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作者: 毛毛carina 时间: 2011-10-9 09:34
标题: Season 2——manhattan 22(most people take it for granted now)
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it

The original sentencebegins with an opening modifier that correctly modifies the nationwideadmission of students.

(A) CORRECT. This choice is correctas it repeats the original sentence.

(B) The use of the initial modifier in this choice is correct.However, the adjective “nationwide” is incorrectly applied to students, when itis meant to apply to the admission process.

(C) Here, the modifier is adjacent to the subject “colleges anduniversities,” incorrectly suggesting that colleges and universities are takenfor granted as opposed to the admission process.

(D) This sentence incorrectly uses the pronoun “them” to refer tothe “admission” which is a singular subject. The use of the pronoun “their” isalso unclear as the antecedent could be construed to be “colleges anduniversities” as opposed to the intended antecedent, "students."

(E) Using the word "and" at the end of theunderline makes the meaning of this sentence less clear by failing to drawan appropriate contrast between the current state of taking the nationwideadmission of students for granted and the fact that it is a relatively recentphenomenon. A more appropriate word choice would be "but": "Mostpeople now take for granted..., but it is a relatively recent phenomenon."

题目点评：
本题涉及考点：修饰、语态、中心意思，代词

对比五个选项发现，第一，有三个选项的句子主语为admission，另外两个分别为colleges and universities，people。选项C和E明显改变了句子原意；第二，五个选项中nationwide修饰的对象也不一致，“通过改变修饰成分的位置来编排错误选项”是GMAC惯用伎俩。
此外，本题还考察了“主动优于被动的原则”，这属于有效性错误原则。如果存在主动和被动两种形式，主动语态句子没有明显语法错误，优先考虑。
在E选项里面，出现了代词it，语法上只能指代academic merit，但逻辑意思不符合，因此也是一个错误。D选项中them指代不清，同时也导致改变句意。

思维点评：
1，“b和a差不多，不过用了被动”——leo5702
两个选项看似差不多，但是修饰成分的修饰对象已经变了。所以要多多细心看题噢。

2，“还有，我想知道为毛用转折？people take it for granted的是什么？”——UlysessHope
原句表达了让步的意思，“尽管大家都把这个现象当成理所当然，但是其实这个现象是二战以后才出现的”，隐含的意思就是“这个现象并没有起源很久以前，但是它很快就被普遍认可和接受了，所以大家觉得理所当然的。”
当然，如果说不用转折：这个现象是二战以后才有的并且被大家所普遍接受。这么理解逻辑上没有问题，错误在于它改变了原句的语气和句意！

3，“前面看了大家的回复，觉得A和B比的确比较简洁，主动好于被动，但worldwide的位置，请毛毛在解释下。是全国性的录取工作还是全国的学生？我查了朗文说nationwide是happening or existing in every part of the country ，那修饰学生也可以罗？thx啦～”——innerwarrior
这里不是说要考虑nationwide能否修饰学生。在GMAT的SC里面，几乎没有考察一个modifier能否修饰某个名词的情况，至少我没见过哈。这样考没有什么太大的意义，即使要考，也考常见的或是通过逻辑就能判断对错的。关于修饰，GMAT考的主要是：第一，修饰对象是否符合句意。如果原句句意没有错，我们是不能去改变的，比如本题；第二，这个modifier形式、意思是否正确。比如常考的economic和economical。

本次精华帖：
3楼 leo5702（发现了代词的问题）
5楼 Jimmyzhang2012（句子语气改变也是个大错误，jimmy注意到了）
13楼 daisyの小夢想

作者: yyzixiao 时间: 2011-10-9 10:18
B?

作者: nhelpn 时间: 2011-10-9 10:19
选A
E的nationally涉嫌改变句意？？？

作者: leo5702 时间: 2011-10-9 10:35
选a吧。
a，it指代adminssion。应该是对的吧。
b和a差不多，不过用了被动；
c，的taken的逻辑主语是colleges and universities ，逻辑意思不对；而且主句主语是colleges and universities ，谓语动词应该用are，矛盾了。
d，的them无指代，只能指代nationwide students 或colleges and universities，逻辑意思错。their academic merit应该用merits吧。
e，我觉得it没指代吧。楼上似乎说的nationally错误似乎也对。

作者: demorgan 时间: 2011-10-9 10:45
选A吧，同意楼上的分析

作者: Jimmyzhang2012 时间: 2011-10-9 10:53
选 A
B Though it is taken for granted：take it for granted 是一个习惯表达，用被动不好； nationwide 跑去修饰students曲解了句意
C taken for granted 被动不好；动名词admitting 不及admission
D them 指代错误应该用it指代单数
E and 承接错误应该用but 表示转折

作者: ericrainw 时间: 2011-10-9 11:18
选a

作者: UlysessHope 时间: 2011-10-9 11:29

22. Though most people take it forgranted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for grantednow, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based onacademic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted bymost people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C Now taken for granted by most people,colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it

-- by 会员毛毛carina (2011/10/9 9:34:30)

选A么？it指代后面的主语
B中it is now taken for granted bymost people被动不如主动好
C中students不可做 taken 的逻辑主语，应为admission
D中them与admission指代不一致，而且单独出现Most，most修饰什么不知道
E中that后面缺谓语，且it无指代，或是说错误指代了academic merit，全句累赘且改成了并列

作者: UlysessHope 时间: 2011-10-9 11:34
还有，我想知道为毛用转折？people take it for granted的是什么？

作者: ropingmoon 时间: 2011-10-9 12:15
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
句意是：尽管现在很多人把这种现象看做是理所当然的，但是国家级学院和大学对于学生的录取基于高考成绩这还是较为近期的起源于二战后的现象。

A Though most people take it for grantednow, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based onacademic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted bymost people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
Unnecessary passive voice in the first clause.
C Now taken for granted by most people,colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
Unnecessary passive voice in the first clause.;admitting 没有admission有效
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
them指代单数名词admission错误
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it
语义混乱，wordy and illogical，最后的it 指代不明

选A

作者: RingXiao 时间: 2011-10-9 15:59
22. Though most people take it forgranted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for grantednow, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based onacademic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted bymost people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C Now taken for granted by most people,colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it

A
B 改变了原来的逻辑意思，nationwide 用来修饰student
C colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit 也完全改变了逻辑意思. 而且非常的arkward.
D 主语变成了the admission of nationwide students
E 完全不知所云~

作者: innerwarrior 时间: 2011-10-9 18:14
22. Though most people take it forgranted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for grantednow, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based onacademic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted bymost people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C Now taken for granted by most people,colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it
选B
仔细看了一遍，意思应该是：尽管大部分人都认为（按学术成绩来录取大学学生）是理所当然的，但其实（按学术成绩来录取大学学生）是一个最近的才兴起的事：从二战后才开始

2个考点，一个是take it/sb/sth for granted的用法,take的主语必须是人，另一个考点是nationwide的修饰位置
A，the natinonwide 不应该修饰admission，而该是学生
B，it指代后面that的从句，完美啊～
C，admitting students based on their academic merit变成修饰colleges and universities ，意思变成了colleges and universities is a relatively recent phenomenon，逻辑不通
D，前半句没有主语
E，前半句没问题，后半句and it感觉好奇怪，明明是转折，为啥这里是并列呢？果断排除

前面看了大家的回复，觉得A和B比的确比较简洁，主动好于被动，但worldwide的位置，请毛毛在解释下。是全国性的录取工作还是全国的学生？我查了朗文说nationwide是happening or existing in every part of the country ，那修饰学生也可以罗？thx啦～

作者: vilawe 时间: 2011-10-9 21:07
选A
22. Though most people take it forgranted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for grantednow, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit nationwide修饰admission，全国性的录取
B Though it is now taken for granted bymost people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit nationwide修饰错误，且被动语态尽量避免
C Now taken for granted by most people,colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit awkward,不如the nationwide admission of 简洁清爽
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit 缺主语，nationwide修饰错误
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it 改变了句意，没有表现出转折关系，看完这个句子后毫无惊讶感

作者: daisyの小夢想 时间: 2011-10-10 14:49
考点：修饰，代词，逻辑表达
选A
一看A知道这段话需要有个对比转折关系，虽然现在...,但是...是近来才有的现象,...仅仅从二战后才出现。
A 语意、逻辑关系清晰。
B 和A不同的是从句用了被动，还有nationwide变成了修饰students。被动没有主动好，而且nationwide按理应该修饰admission，意思是全国性的录取。
C 修饰有问题，take sth for granted，那么这里是colleges and universities被看成理所当然还是这个行为方式被看成理所当然，修饰不清。还有后面的their指代不清。还有，colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit，这里涉及动名词的用法，在manhattan里提到"A noun preceding a gerund must be in the possessive case if the noun is the doer of the action described by the gerund." 所以这里正确用法应该是 colleges' and universities' admitting students based on their academic merits.
如果不是改成这样，原句的意思就成了colleges and universities is a relatively recent phenomenon.
D them指代不清，因为their指代学生，那么them按理也是指代学生，但是逻辑意思冲突了。
E 没有了对比转折的逻辑关系。

作者: mdyuki1016 时间: 2011-10-10 23:16
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it

原句前半句的Though对语义的转折有强调作用，故舍弃CDE
B选项第一句用的倒装，没A选项精炼，同时第二句中使用“the admission of nationwide students”，这意思莫非是说全国内的学生都需要基于学术成绩上大学，而国外的学生不需要靠学术成绩上大学？

故选A

作者: innerwarrior 时间: 2011-10-11 15:19
明白了，偶專牛角尖了。谢谢毛毛

作者: 毛毛carina 时间: 2011-10-11 15:44

明白了，偶專牛角尖了。谢谢毛毛

-- by 会员 innerwarrior (2011/10/11 15:19:13)

O(∩_∩)O把思维改过来就行

作者: balapupu 时间: 2011-12-6 22:15
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
B Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit?nationwide 位置改变，改变句意；第一句被动语态木有主动语态好。
C Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit—>去掉national改变句意。
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit—>them无指代，but转折语气改变句意。
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it—>nationally 修饰改变句意。It无法指代全句话。

作者: 南瓜0729 时间: 2011-12-20 14:07
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.
A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit B Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit 不简洁
C Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit 主谓不一致句意改变
D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit run-on句型
E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it it没有指代对象

选A

作者: maxiv 时间: 2011-12-27 16:35
22. Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.

A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
只有这个最像了。。。

B Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
it is作用不明；to同上

C Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
失去了转折对比的感觉

D Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
their指代不明

E Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it
同c

作者: zhitaochen 时间: 2013-6-16 02:24
A Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit

作者: guipxian 时间: 2014-8-24 11:57
这里我认为根据提干的意思，是一个让步的关系，因此排除CDE，而在AB中显然A已经足够简洁，清晰，所以我想如果native speaker会直接选A而不考虑为何不选B。如果我们要考虑不选B的原因的话，其实B会产生歧义，it究竟指代admission本身还是指代"现在的admission都采用这种录取方式"？从语法上来讲用it指代的只是admission，所以并没有表达清楚文章想要表达的意思。

作者: AMBER513 时间: 2019-9-6 19:58
我觉得我在逻辑上很难想清楚是nationwide admission还是nationwide students

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