【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day12

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1.(209)In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting, by pollution, and by various other threats to the fish’s habitat.
A.number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting,
B.number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled,
C.numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting,
D.wild salmon’s numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled,  
E.wild salmon’s numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting,

2.(210)By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country's $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
A.their share of the country's $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
B.from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
C.to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
D.in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges            
E.to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country's $21 billion book market, which ranges

3.(211)Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes form a random pattern.
A.Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes
B.Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals in parallel lines, birds have tubes that
C.Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, birds’ tubes
D.Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, the tubes in birds      
E.Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

4.(212)According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
A.minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
B.minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
C.minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
D.it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice            
E.it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

5.(213)Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only
A.in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only
B.in department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not also buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well
C.those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but leave with only a basketball
D.those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well  
E.department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone will not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball but will leave with only a basketball

6.(214)Scholars who once thought Native American literatures were solely oral narratives recorded by missionaries or anthropologists now understand this body of work to consist of both oral literatures and the written works of Native American authors, who have been publishing since 1772.
A.Scholars who once thought Native American literatures were solely oral narratives
B.Scholars thinking of Native American literatures once solely as oral narratives, and
C.Scholars who once had thought of Native American literatures solely as oral narratives and
D.Native American literatures, which some scholars once thought were solely oral narratives  
E.Native American literatures, which some scholars once, thinking they were solely oral narratives

7.(215)A study by the Ocean Wildlife Campaign urged states to undertake a number of remedies to reverse a decline in the shark population, which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing state waters for shark fishing during pupping season, and requiring commercial fishers to have federal shark permits.
A.which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing
B.which includes establishing limits to the size of sharks that can be caught, closing
C.which include the establishment of size limits for shark catches, the closing of
D.including establishing size limits for shark catches, closing            
E.including the establishing of limits to the size of sharks that are caught, the closing of

8.(216)Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi, in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars.
A.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi,
B.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi,
C.Plants are more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon,
D.Plants, more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon,      
E.Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi,

9.(217)Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.
A.is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
B.is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
C.is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
D.are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
E.are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

10.(218)Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies—less than those killed by bee stings.
A.movies—less than those
B.movies—fewer than have been
C.movies, which is less than those
D.movies, a number lower than the people     
E.movies, fewer than the ones