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Day48
1.(71)Turn-of-the-century magician Harry Houdini claimed, for his famous water-torture cell trick, the ability to hold his breath for more than three minutes.
A. for his famous water-torture cell trick, the ability to hold his breath
B. for his famous water-torture cell trick, he has the ability to hold his breath 时态
C. for his famous water-torture cell trick, the ability of him holding his breath 错
D. for his famous water-torture cell trick, to be able to hold his breath
E. for his famous water-torture cell trick, being able to hold his breath 错
a 错
2.(72)In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties' Kyoto Protocol created legally binding obligations as a result of intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations.
A. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties' Kyoto Protocol created legally binding obligations as a result of intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations.
B. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations, creating legally binding obligations in their Kyoto Protocol.
C. When compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.
D. Compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.
E. Compared to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the intensive third Conference of the Parties' negotiations among both developed and developing nations led to the creating of the Kyoto Protocol's legally binding obligations.
e 错
3.(73)Last year, both groups of scientists found that the glaciers in western Greenland had retreated far enough to set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, one that experts have feared for decades.
(A) had retreated far enough to set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, one that experts have feared for decades
(B) had retreated so far that it set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, and it is one that experts for decades have feared 错
(C) had retreated so far that they set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, one that experts for decades has feared
(D) have retreated far enough to set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, one that experts feared for decades 错
(E) have retreated so far that they set off an inherent instability in the ice sheet, one feared by experts for decades 错
a
4.(74)As the information technology field matures, programmers specializing in particular niches like those of web design and application development have been becoming increasingly marketable to firms that currently outsource projects to boutique contractors.
(A) specializing in particular niches like those of web design and application development have been becoming increasingly
(B) who specialize in such particular niches as web design and application development are becoming more and more 没有than
(C) who specialized in particular niches such as those of web design and application development are being increasingly 错 （时态）
(D) who specialize in particular niches like those of web design and application development have been becoming more and more 没有than
(E) having specialized in such particular niches as web design and application development are being increasingly 错（时态）
a 错
5.(75)The Federal Reserve bond buyback program has buoyed Wall Street, and helped the stock market reach record highs, but yet to translate into consistent job growth across the country.
(A) and helped the stock market reach record highs, but yet to translate into consistent job growth across the country
(B) helped the stock market reach record highs, but it has yet to translate into consistent job growth across the country
(C) helped the stock market reach record highs, and has not translated into consistent job growth across the country
(D) and helped the stock market reach record highs, but it has yet to translate into consistent job growth across the country
(E) and helped the stock market reach record highs, but has not translated into consistent job growth across the country e 错
6.(76)Although limited in their usefulness thus far, the company board’s several entrepreneurs believe that what the two programmers have developed is the start of something very important.
(A) Although limited in their usefulness thus far, the company board’s several entrepreneurs
(B) Based on the limited usefulness thus far, several of the entrepreneurs on the company board 错
(C) With the limited usefulness thus far, several of the entrepreneurs on the company board 错
(D) Despite the limited usefulness thus far, the several entrepreneurs on the company board
(E) While limited in usefulness thus far, the several entrepreneurs on the company board
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7.(77)The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes. not。。but。。。
(A) emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(B) emerged not in a rapid manner but was painstakingly developed
(C) did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(D) did not emerge in a rapid manner but had painstakingly developed
(E) did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was painstakingly developed
c
8.(78)Although Belize borders Guatemala and Mexico, countries in which tortillas are served with nearly every dish, Belizeans typically eat their meals with rice, and tortillas are rare.
(A) Belizeans typically eat their meals with rice, and tortillas are rare
(B) Belizeans typically eat its meals with rice, and tortillas are rare
(C) Belizeans typically eat its meals with rice, with tortillas as rare
(D) Belizeans typically eat their meals with rice, tortillas a rarity
(E) Belizeans typically eat their meals with rice, with tortillas as a rarity
a 错
9.(79)When the Calvinists could not agree with the established religious doctrine, they both broke with the Roman Catholic Church, which resulted in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and with the Lutherans, differing from their fellow Protestants on the doctrines of Communion and other theories of worship.
A. which resulted in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and with the Lutherans, differing 错
B. resulting in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and the Lutherans, who differed
C. which resulted in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and abandoned the Lutherans, who differed 错
D. resulting in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and abandoned the Lutherans, differing
E. resulting in the Religious Wars of the 16th century, and also abandoned the Lutherans, who differed
e 错
10.(80)Just how much the prime minister's scandal has affected the trust of her constituents and the opinions of fellow world leaders had been among the most pressing questions facing the country and Europe as a whole.
A) had been among the most
B) are among the more
C) is among the most
D) were among the more
E) are among the most
c
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