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1. The failing of the book lies not in a lack of attention to scientific detail but in the depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that reduce the credibility of the work.
A. the depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world with emotional overtones that
B. fact that it depicts marine world scenes of life and death as having emotional overtones that
C. depiction of scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones
D. depiction of marine world scenes of life and death, which have emotional overtones and thus
E. fact that if depicts scenes of life and death in the marine world, whose emotional overtones

2.Those who have visited the Grand Canyon have typically seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark the passage of time like the rings in a tree trunk.
(A) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors that mark
(b) see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors mark
(c) been seeing layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, whose different colors are markers of
(d) been able to see layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, with different colors marking
(e) seen layers of sediment in the gaping canyon, marking by different colors

3.In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
A. just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
B. just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
C. just as Russian aristocracy had once done
D. similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
E. like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy

4.  Child care already a solid part of the employee benefits package at many companies, more businesses are focusing on a newer family benefit known as elder care, servicing for older dependents.
A. Child care
B. With child care
C. Child care as
D. Being the Child care was
E. With child care’s being

5. Leaching, the recovery of copper from the drainage water of mines, as a method of the  extraction of minerals, it was well established as early as the eighteenth century,  but until about 25 years ago miners did not realize that bacteria taken an active part in  the process
A. as a method of the extraction of minerals, it was well established                  
B. as a method of the extraction of minerals well established                              
C. was a well-established method of mineral extraction                                 
D. was a well-established method of extracting mineral that  was                             
E. had been a method of mineral extraction, well established

6. After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours  or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit.
A tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two or help
B. tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help
C. tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping
D tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping
E. tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere I the world within two hours or help

7.    The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania affords the visitor with unequalled opportunities to photograph lions playing in trees without the aid of telephoto lenses.
A)    The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania affords the visitor with unequalled opportunities to photograph lions playing in trees without the aid of telephoto lenses
B)    The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania permits the visitor unequalled opportunities to photograph lions playing in trees without the aid of telephoto lenses.
C)    The Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania gives the visitor the unequalled opportunity to photograph lions playing in trees without telephoto lenses.
D)    The visitor to the Lake Manyara Park in Tanzania has the unequalled opportunity to photograph lions playing in trees without the aid of telephoto lenses.
E)    Even without the aid of telephoto lenses, the visitor to Tanzania’s Lake Manyara Park has an unequalled opportunity to photograph lions playing in trees.

8.    One noted economist has made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing first off one wall, then the other: the car may get where it is going, but people may be hurt in the process.
A)    made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing
B)    made a comparison between the Federal Reserve and an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
C)    compared the federal Reserve with an automobile as racing through a tunnel and which bounced
D)    compared the Federal Reserve to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
E)    compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile that races through a tunnel and it bounces

9. Baker was perhaps not the most gifted soloist in the orchestra, but the conductor felt what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by the passion with which he played the music
A)    what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
B)    what he lacked in technical skill was more than made up by
C)    whatever was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
D)    whatever he lacked in technical skill was more than made up for by
E)    whatever he lacked in technical skill he more than made up by

10.There is ample evidence, derived from the lore of traditional folk medicine, that naturally occurring antibiotics are usually able to be modified to make them a more effective drug.  
A)    are usually able to be modified to make them a more effective drug
B)    are usually able to be modified to make them more effective drugs
C)    are usually able to be modified, which makes them more effective drug
D)    can usually be modified to make them a more effective drug
E)             can usually be modified to make them more effective drugs

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公布答案:
部分答案是标准答案, 另外部分答案需要大家一起探讨:
1.    暂无定论,  A 中的with emotional overtones 有修饰world 之嫌疑, 按照意思,应该修饰Depiction ,故我无奈之下选C.
2.     E
3.    A (仅供参考)
4.    B (仅供参考), 似乎B也不完美,  最好是With child care as
5.    C(仅供参考), 但觉得C似乎改变了句子强调的重心.(was established … as early as…)
6.    A((仅供参考)
7.    E
8.    D
9.    D
10.    E

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部分题目点评，个人意见，仅供参考。
1. 翻译：此书的失败并不在于其缺少对科学细节的关注，而是在于其对海洋世界里生命与死亡景象的描述上，该描述带有情感暗示（色彩），这种情感暗示（色彩）降低了作品的可信度。
（A）    without emotional overtones 有修饰world之嫌疑。
（c）whose 似乎也有修饰歧义， 但根据对文章的理解， whose 似乎逻辑可修饰depiction。比较(a)和（c）, 我倾向与（C）,尽管（C） 也不完美。

2. （C）中的been seeing （d）中的been able to 就注定这两个选项是错的。
   （A）中with noun. 这种结构ETS往往将其作为 Ungrammatic 选项， 例如：….，with the result that …就是典型错误选项。 要么在with noun 这种结构后面加上分词构成状语，要么换写,（E）选项比较完美,考虑了逻辑一致性。.

4. with介词+名词(或代词)+分词或介词构成方式状语，修饰句子的谓语。OG例句如：  With  meat as a rarity; with arms and legs hanging like socks on a  clothesline
该题目最好的答案是： with child care as 或 with child care being   
其实选B,我也是迫于无奈，因为省略了as 或being的用法确实并不多见。但是如果选c， child chare 似乎作同位语，紧跟在它后面的句子的主语应该是与child  care 性质相同的 benefit, 而不是more businesses。故排除c.

7. 除E外，其他选项均有歧义。

9，此题目考察的重点是习惯用语，make up for ，弥补，标准书面英语。另外，most gifted 与whatever相互呼应，更能表达conductor 的but 观点（转折观点：），whatever与what之间主要区别也就是语气程度的不同。

10 ETS一般不倾向于用be able to ，优先顺序是can >be able to

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-11-12 19:56:52编辑过]

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OG 205 :The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is known as "standing waves."
此处，with crests and troughs that… 是作pattern的定语，而非状语，我所指的是此种结构（with+noun）不能作状语，但它肯定可以作定语。
marking by different colors  不是修饰 "layers of sediment" ， 而是现在分词作状语，表示（结果）状态，当然不能用marked。 .后面半句话的意思是：峡谷的沉积层通过不同颜色来标记时间的流逝，象树干的（年轮）环一样。

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非标准答案部分我都注明了，未注释部分都是标准答案。9题是D.