Day 2 1.(173)The widely accepted big-bang theory holds that the universe began in an explosive instant 10 to 20billion years ago and has been expanding ever since.
A.that the universe began in an explosive instant 10 to 20billion years ago and has been expanding
B.that the universe had begun in an explosive instant 10 to20 billion years ago and had been expanding
C.that the beginning of the universe was an explosive instant10 to 20 billion years ago that has expanded
D.the beginning of the universe to have been an explosiveinstant 10 to 20 billion years ago that is expanding
E.the universe to have begun in an explosive instant 10 to 20billion years ago and has been expanding
解析选A verbs: tense, ever since用presentperfect,排除B modifiers: noun modifiers紧接着被修饰成分,CD错误 parallelism: E中holds和has平行,错误 2.(174)Often major economic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first fromordinary fluctuations in the financial markets.
A.so gradual as to be indistinguishable
B.so gradual so that they can be indistinguishable
C.so gradual that they are unable to be distinguished
D.gradual enough not to be distinguishable
E.gradual enough so that one cannot distinguish them
解析选A idiom: so…as to和so…that如此以至于 meaning: C中unableto do,没有能力做,错误 3.(175)Experts estimate that ten times as much petroleum exists in sources like tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even in shalethan in conventional reservoirs.
A.sources like tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even in shalethan
B.sources like tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even in shalethan are
C.such sources as tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even inshale as are
D.such sources as tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even shaleas
E.such sources as tar sands, heavy oil, and perhaps even shalethan 解析 选D comparison: as…as排除ABE parallelism: C中in shale和前面的不平行,排除
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