帮帮忙 就是不知为什么? LUXIN SC LOOSE-LEAF MATERIALS 8.Researchers at Cornell University have demonstrated that homing pigeons can sense changes in the earth's magnetic field, see light waves that people cannot see, detect low-frequency sounds from miles away, {sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors}. (A)sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors (B)can sense changes in air pressure, and can identify familiar odors (C)sense changes in air pressure, and identify familiar odors (D)air pressure changes can be sensed and familiar odors identified (E)air pressure changes are sensed, and familiar odors identified A):C [SEC.2 SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION]
9.South Korea has witnessed the world's most dramatic growth of Chirstian congregations; church membership is expanding by 6.6 percent a year, fully two-thirds of the growth {coming from conversions rather than the population increasing}. (A)coming from conversions rather than the population increasing (B)coming from conversions rather than increases in the population (C)coming from conversions instead of the population's increasing (D)is from conversions instead of the population increases (E)is from conversions rather than increasing the population A):B [SEC.2 SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION]
11.Many nursery schools in New York City now interview two year olds and report {that applications outnumber openings by as much as 5 to 1.} (A)that applications outnumber openings by as much as 5 to 1 (B)that applications outnumber openings up to 5 times (C)applications in excess of openings by up to 5 (D)applications over th number openings by up to 5 to 1 (E)a surplus of applications over openings of as much as 5 times A):A [SEC.2 COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE]
12.An inventory equal to 90 days sales is {as much as even} the strongest business carry, and then only as away to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortage. (A)as much as even (B)so much as even (C)even so much as (D)enen as much as that (E)even so much as that A):A [SEC.2 COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE]
13.The use of chemical pesticides in this country is {equally extensive or more so than ten years ago}. (A)equally extensive or more so than ten years ago (B)equal to or more extensive than ten years ago (C)as extensive as ten years ago or more (D)equal to, if not more, than ten years ago (E)as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so A):E [SEC.2 COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE]
14.Schizophrenic hallucinations may result from a buildup in the patient's blood of adrenaline by products casued by stress, {which the patient, for genetic reasons, cannot pass through the kidneys as fast as a normal person.} (A)which the patient, for genetic reasons, cannot pass through the kidneys as fast as a normal person (B)which passes, for genetic reasons, more slowly through the kidneys of the patient than a normal person (C)which cannot be passed through the patient's kidneys as fast as a normal person's for genetic reasons (D)by-products that cannot, for genetic reasons, be passed through the patient's kidneys as fast as a normal person can pass them (E)by-products that the patient, for genetic reasons, cannot pass through the kidneys as fast as a normal person would A):E [SEC.2 COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE]
8)典型的并列:can do A, do B, do C, do D,and do E. 其他都违反了平行原则,比如A中,如果can identify 与can sense 平行,sense changes 前一定要加and,其他类似。 9)还是平行问题,rather than 和instead of 前后形式一定要对称,这里是名词conversions对称名词increases; 另D,E中的 is是语法错误,形成两个没有连接词的独立句。 12)so much as 多用于否定句;另外even的位置不能随便改变,因为如果改变就该改变了强调对象。