3.(303)Many of us complain about rising fuelprices, but a measure-for-measure comparison is sobering: a coffee cup of gas costs roughly 10% of a latte.
A. a coffee cup of gas costs roughly 10% of a latte
B. a coffee cup of gas costs roughly 10% of what a latte does
C. a coffee cup of gas costs roughly 10% ascompared to a latte
D. the cost of a coffee cup of gas is roughly 10%of a latte
E. the cost of a coffee cup of gas is roughly 10%as compared to a latte
B错选A, 一开始觉得B特备奇怪,latte does,但是这个does是costs,就很对,不知道为啥一开始脑子没想到
5.(305)In the wake of the global housing crisis,and amid dramatically changing demographics, it islikely that a widespread shift in thinking is ahead, which will reduce demandfor large suburban homes, thus increasing demand for smaller urban apartments.
(A) it is likely that a widespread shift inthinking is ahead, which will reduce demand for large suburban homes, thusincreasing demand for smaller urban apartments.
(B) it is likely that a widespread shift inthinking is ahead, which will reduce demand for large suburban homes, and thusincrease demand for smaller urban apartments.
(C) itis not unlikely that a widespread shift in thinking is ahead, reducing demandfor large suburban homes, thus creating an increase in demand for smaller urbanapartments.
(D) it is notunlikely that a widespread shift in thinking is ahead, reducing demand forlarge suburban homes and increasing demand for smaller urban apartments.
(E) it is not unlikely that a widespread shiftin thinking is ahead, reducing demand for large suburban homes, increasingdemand for smaller urban apartments.
好吧,一开始就觉得CD都行,选C是因为有个逻辑关系,D是平行关系,结果解析说C的creating是多余的。。。实在是太难了,到底是看语义还是句子的结构
7.(307)In relocating to countries in Europe orAsia, U.S. companies are looking to avoid the attention brought on by moving tosuch obvious tax shelters as Belize, andtaking advantage of the more favorable business conditions in countries likeDenmark, which also have a highly skilled work force.
(A) Belize, and taking advantage of the morefavorable business conditions in countries like Denmark, which also have ahighly skilled work force
(B) Belize, and by taking advantage of the morefavorable business conditions in countries like Denmark that also have a highlyskilled work force
(C) Belize,and take advantage of the more favorable business conditions in countries likeDenmark, which also has a highly skilled work force
(D)Belize,and take advantage of the more favorable business conditions in countries likeDenmark, which also have a highly skilled work force
(E) Belize, and are taking advantage of the morefavorable business conditions in countries like Denmark, which also have ahighly skilled work force
C错选D,为什么后面的从句不能修饰countries?
8.(308)A successful ascent of Mt. Everest isrendered tremendously difficult by numerous obstacles, not the least of which is the challenge of adjusting to the decreased atmosphericpressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability that characterize veryhigh altitudes.
(A) is the challenge of adjusting to the decreasedatmospheric pressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability thatcharacterize very high altitudes
(B) are the challenge of adjusting to thedecreased atmospheric pressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability thatcharacterize very high altitudes
(C) is the challenge of adjusting to thedecreased atmospheric pressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability thatcharacterizes very high altitudes
(D) are the challenge of adjusting to thedecreased atmospheric pressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability thatcharacterizes very high altitudes
(E) is the challenges of adjusting to thedecreased atmospheric pressure and correspondingly low oxygen availability thatcharacterize very high altitudes
这里可以考虑,not the least of which is 可以变成there is,所以后面challenge决定了前面的单复数
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