【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day20

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1.(182)Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.
C
A.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them 无指代
B.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete it it啰嗦
C.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete
D.700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to complete       and不能直接连两个句子
E.to complete them took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years and并列不平行

2.(183)Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
E
A.Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B.When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C.Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh 无主句
D.Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh      重心错误
E.Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

3.(184)In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation in any language.
B
A.his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced and前后不平行；第一个that从句没有svo
B.his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
C.his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as 过去完成时错误
D.translating the Iliad, a work that took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as        it多余
E.translating the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it 过去完成时错误

4.(185)When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
B
A.there are less than one-quarter that many less不可数矛盾
B.there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount amount不可数矛盾
D.the number is less than one-quarter the amount       number可数，不能用less/amount
E.it is less than one-quarter of that amount it无指代

5.(186)The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to southern Chile.
E
A.Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending was前面太长，同位语更好
B.Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended was前面太长，同位语更好；extended主语太长
C.Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended 无svo
D.Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended      伴随状语错误，表结果含义错了
E.Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending

6.(187)To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.
D错选E
A.have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
B.have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical economical环保的，错误
C.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical  economical环保的，错误
D.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic   they do啰嗦
E.would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic 虚拟语气？

7.(188)The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
E
A.in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting  its无指代
B.in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit its无指代
C.besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits  its无指代
D.besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of         动名词不如名词，possible修饰动名词奇怪
E.besides possibly preventing or inhibiting

8.(189)Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
C错选E
A.small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their their无指代
B.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their their无指代
C.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in that限制性定从，限制了比较范围
D.more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their    their无指代
E.more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in

9.(190)Until the passage of the Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act in 1982, a first-time charge of copyright infringement was merely a misdemeanor charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
E
A.charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were 应该是两个句子
B.charge, with federal prosecutors who were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, offenders being 应该是两个句子
C.charge, federal prosecutors unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were应该是两个句子
D.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers and offenders being   and不平行
E.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were

10.(191)For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.  
E错选D
A.Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained 比较不对称
B.have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining 比较不对称
C.have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained 比较不对称
D.the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E.the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained

Catherine107

Day20
1.(182)Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.
A.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them
B.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete it
C.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete
D.700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to complete        
E.to complete them took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years
C

2.(183)Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
A.Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B.When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C.Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
D.Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh      
E.Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh
E
A: therefore是副词，不能做连词；for在表目的不符合逻辑，应该是表时间状语
B: being多余； being very reluctant to引导的成分夹心修饰
D: 句式结构复杂， clumsy&awkward。 当有人问你“X发生的原因是什么?”， 答案不是“成为Y” ， 而应该是“ Y” 。 这就是为什么“ being” 不能在这里用作主语。 “being”
这个短语在这里作为查尔斯· 林德伯格的修饰语更合适， 如果句子的结构能适应这
一点的话。

3.(184)In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation in any language.
A.his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
B.his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
C.his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
D.translating the Iliad, a work that took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as        
E.translating the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it
D✖ B✔
D:
1.        a work变成了同位修饰the Iliad， 而不是the translation， 错误；
2.         take后面省略宾语him使得谁在complete不清楚；
3.        until completion将take与complete的关系割裂， 造成completion的动作发出者不明， 同时使得前面take seven years没有意义；
pronounce it as …it多余， 且固定搭配错误， pronounce sb/sth sth中没有as

4.(185)When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
A.there are less than one-quarter that many
B.there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D.the number is less than one-quarter the amount        
E.it is less than one-quarter of that amount
D✖ B✔
B: today there are (fewer than) one-quarter as many (as there were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s)
C: D: E: amount修饰不可数的整体，这里4000 drive-ins是可数的，不能选

5.(186)The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to southern Chile.
A.Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending
B.Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended
C.Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended
D.Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended      
E.Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending
B✖ E✔
B:
1.        extended变得与前面分句谓语was并列， 而逻辑上Incan highway多少长， 多少米并列修饰highway最合理；
2.        extend的主语变成the greatest road system， 显然”the greatest … Clumbus”都只是描述成分， 核心词应该是Incan highway， 所以thegreatest road system作为extend的主语不合适
D:
1.        being使用wordy；
2.        in length不如long简洁；
3.        extended被动形式错， 句意变成了highway被延长了， 应该是“一路延伸到某个长度” 这个感觉
E: Correct；
1.        Extending做状语修饰主句；
2.         in length与long日常英语中表达长度时基本没
有区别(GMAT中待定)

6.(187)To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.
A.have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
B.have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
C.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
D.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic   
E.would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
本句使用would have to还是have to都可以
C✖ D✔
A:
1.        a great deal与now比较(than后面只有一个成分now， 所以a great deal只有与其进行对比)， 概念不对等→now作为状语没有与其平行的副词， 所以than后面需要有成分能够与a great deal平行， 一个好的解决方法是than后面补出主谓， 使than前后形成句子的平行， 补出谓语的原因是使比较对象没有歧义


7.(188)The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A.in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B.in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C.besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D.besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of         
E.besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
A✖ E✔
A的possibility for正确，B的possibility to搭配错误
prevent and inhibit错误，应该为prevent or inhibit
C和D都awkward
E: Correct；
preventing or inhibiting和主句的reducing保持平行（形合） ， 从这一点上可以马上排除其他选项， 而不用去考虑preventing和inhibiting之间是用or还是and

8.(189)Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
A.small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
B.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
C.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
D.more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their   
E.more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in
E✖ C✔
句意为：今天的科技让制造商能够制造出比制造历史上其他任何时代的小汽车都更省油的小汽车
A:
1.        比较的是时间状语， 比较对象变成now和at any time， 现代科技能使小车”在现在比在过去”省油， 语义存在逻辑错误；
2.        today和Now重复；
3.        at any time没有将自身排除在外， 应为any other time；
4.        their指代不明， 逻辑上指代cars， 可语法上更倾向于指代manufacturers
B:
1.        that are more fuel-efficient虽然表达比较繁复， 但使意思清楚， 没有歧义；
2.         they指代cars that are more fuel-efficient(包括small cars的修饰词)， 表达了前后是同一批cars， 既出现在现在， 还要出现在任何生产史的阶段， 应该用those来指代前面的cars（those为核心词指代） ； at any time没有将自身排除在外， 应为any other time；
3.         their指代不明同A。
C: Correct；
1.        that are more fuel-efficient虽然表达比较繁复， 但使意思清楚， 没有歧义；
2.        those合理地指代了cars， 使比较对象对等； at any other time排除了比较的另一段—today， 合理；
3.        该题目句子合理的意思应该是， 现在造出的车， 比汽车生产史上其它任何时候造出来的车要更省油； 比如说， 2005年造出来的车子比2004年造出来的车子省油。 而不是某一既定的车子在现在比在过去省油， 打个比方说， 不应该是某辆车子A在2005年比在它在2004年省油。 在构造这个句子时， 我们一定要注意这一点， 避免形成类似的歧义/逻辑错误。 避免这种错误的方法在于， 保证句子是
名词或代词cars/those之间的比较， 而不是表时间的副词或介宾语词组的比较。small cars that are more fuel-efficient than…这种定语从句结构是没有歧义的
D:
1.        more fuel-efficient small cars造成adj修饰歧义： more既可修饰fuel-efficient， 也可修饰cars；
2.         their问题同A。
E:
1.        more fuel-efficient small cars造成adj修饰歧义： more既可修饰fuel-efficient， 也可修饰cars；
比较对象变成now和at any time； at any time没有将自身排除在外， 应为any other time

9.(190)Until the passage of the Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act in 1982, a first-time charge of copyright infringement was merely a misdemeanor charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
E
A.charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were
B.charge, with federal prosecutors who were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, offenders being
C.charge, federal prosecutors unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were
D.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers and offenders being   
E.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were
E

10.(191)For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.  
A.Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B.have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C.have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D.the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E.the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D✖ E✔
B:
those没有所指代的词； and后不是一个整句， 没有谓语动词
D:
with的逻辑主语是Dutch economy，

WinnerWSW

1.答案：C
解析：
A.不定式to complete作目的状语修饰动词took和其逻辑主语是the army of terra-cotta warriors，所以其后面不能再接宾语。them用于指代the army of terra-cotta warriors导致单复数不一致。
B.不定式to complete作目的状语修饰动词took和其逻辑主语是the army of terra-cotta warriors，所以其后面不能再接宾语。
D.and后面的主语变成700000 artisans，导致前后主语不一致，所以在complete后面应该再补充宾语it。700000 artisans引出新的句子，但是and前缺少逗号，造成无断句run-on sentence；
E.them用于指代the army of terra-cotta warriors导致单复数不一致。to complete提前使得与常用表达不符，句子形式awkward。

2.
答案：E
解析：
A.Charles Lindbergh was...和he therefore refused都是完整的句子，但是逗号不能连接前后两个完整句子，therefore是副词，不能做连词用，所以缺少连词。
B.being不简洁。
C.since和so连用造成语意重复的错误。
D.being不简洁。

3.
答案：B
解析：
A.taking him seven years until completion做插入语，导致that从句缺少主干。C.时态错误，不应该使用过去完成时。固定搭配错误，应该是pronounce sb/sth，as多余。and后面已经是宾语从句，it多余。
D.固定搭配错误，应该是pronounce sb/sth，as多余。and后面已经是宾语从句，it多余。
E.时态错误，不应该使用过去完成时。

4.
答案：B
解析：
A.less使用错误，less用于修饰不可数名词，而fewer用于修饰可数名词。
C.amount修饰不可数名词。
D.less使用错误，less用于修饰不可数名词，而fewer用于修饰可数名词。
E.less使用错误，less用于修饰不可数名词，而fewer用于修饰可数名词。

5.
答案：E
解析：
A.which后面的”over 2500 miles long“是句子片段，应该在前面加was。
B.应该是was extended。
C.the Incan highway用逗号隔开错误，导致宾语从句前面不是完整句子。
D.being冗余。

6.
答案：D
解析：
A.than前后的成分应该相同才能比较。
B.economical意为”经济实惠的“，使用错误。
C.economical意为”经济实惠的“，使用错误。
E.than前后的成分应该相同才能比较。

7.
答案：E
解析：
A.its单复数指代错误，不能指代复数名词brewed leaves。
B.its单复数指代错误，不能指代复数名词brewed leaves。
C.it单复数指代错误，不能指代复数名词brewed leaves。同位语从句possibility that不如possibility of doing简洁。
D.inhibit 是及物动词，不需要加of。possible preventing and inhibiting是形容词修饰动名词形式，最好使用自有名词形式。

8.
答案：C
解析：
A.now与today语意重复。at any time并没有将现在排除在外。
B.they完全指代，错误。at any time并没有将现在排除在外。
D.their完全指代，错误。
E.修饰歧义，more可以修饰small cars,也可以修饰fuel-efficient。at any time并没有将现在排除在外。

9.
答案：E
解析：
A.being冗余。unlikely in doing用法错误，应该是unlikely to do。
B.being冗余。
C.少谓语，句子结构不完整。
D.being冗余。and后面不是完整句子。

10.
答案：E
解析：
A.经济和国家，对比对象不可比。
B.and后面使用remaining，导致句子结构不完整。
C.经济和国家，对比对象不可比。
D.economy单复数错误。with的逻辑主语是economy，但是economy没有失业率，国家才有失业率，所以错误。

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15’ 5/10
1.        C 1’14’’
2.        E 1’40’’
3.        C 1’38’’ B
使用过去完成时态错误，过去完成时表达了had taken发生在began以前：“书在开 始翻以前就被翻译好了”，很荒谬；take seven years to complete中take后面省略宾 语him使得谁在complete不清楚，好像是指所有人；pronounce it as …it多余，且固 定搭配错误，pronounce sb/sth sth中没有as。
4.        D 1’22’’ B
(D) the number指代不清；the amount指代不清，只能修饰不可数名词；the number is less没有问题，less和smaller都可以修饰数字。
•        amount is for undifferentiated masses such as sand or water，即amount用于修饰不可分割的物体，即修饰不可数 名词
•        less修饰不可数名词
5.        E/D 1’50’’
D) being使用wordy；in length不如long简洁；extended被动形式错，句意变成了 highway被延长了，应该是“一路延伸到某个长度”这个感觉
•        extend后面接adverb/preposition/distance时，是不及物动词，无被动语态，如： + across/over/through
6.        B/C 1’09’’ D
•        economic 是”经济上的”，economical是”节约的”。
•        would have to know是不很肯定的语气，其表达的是have to do的内容只是一个假设， 并不是真的“必须”，而have to表达的意思是，要做的事情非常重要，“必须”去做。在 本题中两种含义都合理，因此没有必要做这样的区分
7.        A 53’’ E
顾头不顾尾，关注了it却漏掉了its
8.        B 1’39’’ C
(B) that are more fuel-efficient虽然表达比较繁复，但使意思清楚，没有歧义；they指 代cars that are more fuel-efficient(包括small cars的修饰词)，表达了前后是同一批 cars，既出现在现在，还要出现在任何生产史的阶段，应该用those来指代前面的cars （those为核心词指代）；at any time没有将自身排除在外，应为any other time；their 指代不明
9.        E 2’10’’
10.        E 1’25’’

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1.C
不定式修饰其逻辑宾语时，后面不带宾语
2.E
therefore是副词，不能做连词
despite后面可以接名词+长修饰，也可以接动名词
3.D❌——B✅
固定搭配：pronounce sb/sth sth/adj
translating the Iliad, a work that。。。这里work变成了了Iliad的同位语❌ 逻辑上应该本意为translation是这个work
4.D❌——B✅
amount是修饰不可分割的物体，即修饰不可数名词，此处drive-ins是可数的不同的个体，不能用amount
twice as many，one-quarter as many是常见的一用法，记住‼️
5.E
extending做状语修饰主句
6.D
would have to do是不很肯定的语气，其表达的是have to do的内容只是一个假设，不是真的“必须”，但是have to表达的是要做的事情非常重要，“必须”去做。
economic 经济上的； economical 节约的
7.C❌——E✅
preventing和inhibiting：阻止和抑制，不可能同时发生，表示的是程度不同
所以之间要用or，而不是and
possibility that；possibility for/of（doing）
possibility to do sth.❌
8.A❌——C✅
more fuel-efficient small cars有修饰歧义，more可以修饰更多车，也可以修饰更节能
any time没有把现在排除，若要排除应该用at any other time
9.E
10.E
指代：前面是单数名词，后面如果要指代只能用that，如果要表达复数意思，只能重复这一名词的复数形式，不能用those

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Day20 ——错了3题
1.(182)Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.
A.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them
B.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete it
C.took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete
D.700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to complete        
E.to complete them took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years
答案：C
The army took more than 36 years to complete, 如果后面接it / them，则语义重复，排除A B
D and前后的主语应该为army，如果后面改为artisans 则complete后应该加宾语，排除D
E to complete不平行，排除E

2.(183)Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
A.Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B.When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C.Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
D.Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh      
E.Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh
答案：E
逗号连接俩句子，therefore不是FANBOYS，排除A
Being reluctant to 不简洁，排除B
Since和so重复，排除C
Being reluctant to carry was the reason，语义不合逻辑，排除D

3.(184)In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation in any language.
A.his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
B.his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
C.his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
D.translating the Iliad, a work that took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as        
E.translating the Iliad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it
答案：B
Take sb some time to do sh. 排除A D
Pronounced it as 重复a work排除C
A work 修饰Iliad，排除E

4.(185)When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
A.there are less than one-quarter that many
B.there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D.the number is less than one-quarter the amount        
E.it is less than one-quarter of that amount
答案：D
There are （drive-ins）fewer than…drive-ins可数名词，应该用few，排除A；且there are修饰drive-ins不能和数字比较，排除B C; it 指代不明，排除E

5.(186)The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to southern Chile.
A.Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending
B.Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended
C.Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended
D.Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended      
E.Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending
答案：E
Which后面句子不完整，排除A；and extended前后不对称，排除B；主句结构不完整，排除C；being over句子糅杂，排除D

6.(187)To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.
A.have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
B.have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
C.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
D.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic   
E.would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
答案：D
Economic 经济的；economical 节约的
Economical排除B C; demographers have to know…than they do now，比较对象需对等，排除A E

7.(188)The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A.in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B.in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C.besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D.besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of         
E.besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
答案：E
Play表明主语为复数，排除A B C
Preventing和inhibiting的名词形式为prevention和inhibition, 排除D

8.(189)Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
A.small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
B.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
C.small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
D.more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their   
E.more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in
答案：A
They 和their代指不同事物，排除B；those指small cars，to make small cars that are more fuel-efficient than (small cars) were at any time 比较对象不对等，排除C； D/E more 修饰fuel –efficient 还是cars, 容易引起歧义，排除 D E

9.(190)Until the passage of the Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act in 1982, a first-time charge of copyright infringement was merely a misdemeanor charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
A.charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were
B.charge, with federal prosecutors who were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, offenders being
C.charge, federal prosecutors unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were
D.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers and offenders being   
E.charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were
答案：E
Be unlikely to do sth 排除A D


10.(191)For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.  
A.Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B.have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C.have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D.the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E.the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
答案：B
比较对象不对等，排除A C
单复数相比较，谓语不一致，后面需要重复动词，排除D E