【揽瓜阁语法打卡小分队】Day20

Ranyo

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*做过很多次了。the army of terra-cotta warriors is… and took … to complete.

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

B*
therefore插入一定要有逗号，排除A。
C since… so…错误。
D 模糊
E 模糊

这道题选E。B的being在中间插入修饰不对，通常用being修饰的都可以排除，但也不绝对。但这里可以不加being。而且这个修饰放在这里也不知道是在修饰前面还是后面。

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

B* 平行。

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

C*
答案是B。
drive-in可数，所以要用number和fewer。amount是不可数的。
C的amount改成number就对了。

Countable: many, several, one, two, each, every, a number of, few
Non-Countable: less, amount, much, hardly any, great


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*
A which不对，排除。
B 虽然感觉and extended不太好但也没啥错误。
C没有谓语动词，不完整，排除。
D有being，不太好；was不太对？被绵延
E没有逗号，排除。
这道题应该选E，前面那一堆是修饰the Incan highway的。做的时候也感觉extending最好，但还是给排除了。B的结构非常不好，最好不要用and连接be动词和实义动词。

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

A*
选D。
比较好烦啊………………
economical是节约的意思，排除BC。
know a great deal more than they do now是对的，不可以直接说now。



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

E*
后面是leaves，排除ABC有it its的。
DE之间不知道选什么，随便选个E吧。
Ron: (d) "the possible VERBing" is inferior to "possibly VERBing".
"and" doesn't make sense in context (it makes it seem as though the two effects must occur together); "or" makes more sense.

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

B*
句意是，现在的科技允许生产商生产比历史上任何一个时期都more fuel-efficient的small cars
DE模糊，排除。A的today’s和now重复，排除。
感觉选B。
应该选C。B的they指代的是manufacturers。

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

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

A*
应该选E，比较的是economies而非country。
Nope.
If you use "with", you're saying that the following words describe something that's a component or aspect of the previous thing.

Robertt

Day 20
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2. A: therefore是副词，不能做连词用（不能连接两套主谓结构）
3. C: 过去完成式表示had taken发生在began之前，“书在开始翻以前就被翻译好了”，很荒谬；pronounce it as …it多余，且固定搭配错误，pronounce sb/sth sth中没有as。
4. 又忘记了！可数：many, fewer；不可数：much, less。(D) the number指代不清；the amount指代不清，只能修饰不可数名词
5. (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
6. C：economic 是”经济上的”，economical是”节约的”。
7. 重点是后句主语为brewed leaves是复数，出现it指代的全部排除(ABC)；E：preventing or inhibiting和主句的reducing保持平行，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. 主要是比较对象的问题。A：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；B：at any time没有将自身排除在外，应为any other time
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