Season 3——manhattan 59 （答案已贴出）

sanlingjie · 发表于 2011-11-25 22:21:36

各位，坚持啊！
59. Disease, pollution, and overfishing have devastated the bountiful oyster harvests that once sustained the residents of the Chesapeake Bay area.

A of the Chesapeake Bay area

B in and around the Chesapeake Bay

C of the Chesapeake Bay

D around the vicinity of the Chesapeake Bay

E living in and around the Chesapeake Bay area

The given sentence is correct as written. "The residents of" a certain place is the proper idiom. It is also correct to refer to the residents living in the "area" of the Chesapeake Bay, rather than in the Bay itself.

(A) CORRECT. The original sentence is correct as written.

(B) This answer incorrectly implies that the residents are living "in" the Bay itself as well as the area surrounding the Bay. (Note that if we were talking about residents with houseboats or the like, they would be living "on" the Bay, not "in" it.)

(C) This answer implies that the residents reside only in or on the Bay itself rather than near it or around the Bay area; though there may be some residents living on boats, the meaning of the original sentence indicates it was not intended to be limited to those living in or on the Bay. In addition, logic dictates that the residents cannot live "in" the Bay.

(D) "Around the vicinity of" is both redundant and the incorrect idiom; to live in the "vicinity" of a landmark already includes the area "around" that landmark. The correct idiom is "in the vicinity of."

(E) "Living in and around the Chesapeake Bay area" is redundant; living "in" a particular "area" implies living "around" that same area.

这个题真是变态，它想考什么？

xeyyxzty · 发表于 2011-11-25 22:23:05

59. Disease, pollution, and overfishing have devastated the bountiful oyster harvests that once sustained the residents of the Chesapeake Bay area.
A of the Chesapeake Bay area--right
B in and around the Chesapeake Bay
--in and around~wordy
C of the Chesapeake Bay
--the bay~the bay area语义改变
D around the vicinity of the Chesapeake Bay---around the vicinity重复
E living in and around the Chesapeake Bay area
--the residents living ...重复

shaoheng1120 · 发表于 2011-11-25 22:45:59

IMO C. not sure.

jofre · 发表于 2011-11-25 22:53:06

59. Disease, pollution, and overfishing have devastated the bountiful oyster harvests that once sustained the residents of the Chesapeake Bay area.

A of the Chesapeake Bay area
逻辑错，居民住在了海里

B in and around the Chesapeake Bay
逻辑错，居民住在了海里

C of the Chesapeake Bay
逻辑错，居民住在了海里

D around the vicinity of the Chesapeake Bay
正确，居民住在Chesapeake Bay附近

E living in and around the Chesapeake Bay area
逻辑错，居民住在了海里

shaoheng1120 · 发表于 2011-11-25 23:09:38

这个题考点是什么？感觉考地理只是嗫。GMAT会出这样题么？
求解释，谢谢。

balapupu · 发表于 2011-11-26 00:58:33

C
A. the Chesapeake Bay 已经是area了，重复。
B. in and around 意思重复。
D. around 和 vicinity 也是意思重复。
E.错同BA

may24 · 发表于 2011-11-26 02:41:01

59. Disease, pollution, and overfishing have devastated the bountiful oyster harvests that once sustained the residents of the Chesapeake Bay area.

A of the Chesapeake Bay area
正确
B in and around the Chesapeake Bay
in and around不如area简洁

C of the Chesapeake Bay
少了area愿意改变。也可以说居民居住范围缩小

D around the vicinity of the Chesapeake Bay
around本身就有在什么周围的意思，around the vicinity语意重复

E living in and around the Chesapeake Bay area
in and around与area语意重复

什么地方的居民的正确表达应该是the residents of XXX，加上area通常不仅限于XXX区域内，还包括周围

winghyy · 发表于 2011-11-26 11:21:45

totally lost...

选A

vanchaser · 发表于 2011-11-26 14:06:17

我选A。

C选项缩小了范围。
D选项around the vicinity意思是，在临近Bay附近的区域，改变了原意。
E选项living多余了，且in and around和area意思重复。

在A和B之间徘徊，原句更简洁吧。B选项的in 和around 没有area简洁。

CHRISTINE2010 · 发表于 2011-11-27 22:32:43

A、C不确定

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