XDF旧题2道，谢

wikeypig

17. Scientists calculated that the asteroid, traveling at
46,000 miles an hour, is on an elliptical path that
orbits the Sun once a year and regularly brings it
back toward Earth.

(A) hour, is on an elliptical path that orbits the Sun
   once a year and regularly brings it
(B) hour, is orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path that regularly brings it
(C) hour, once a year orbits the Sun, regularly
bringing it on an elliptical path
(D) hour and orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path, regularly bringing it
(E) hour, orbits the Sun on an elliptical path once a
year and that regularly brings it

答案B，我选D因为觉得B中IT指代不清
21. Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions
approved by the board of directors at its May meeting
will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company
paper.

(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other
   actions approved by the board of directors at
   its May meeting will be reported in the July
   15 issue of the company paper.
(B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions
   which have been approved at the May meeting
   of the board of directors along with deaths,
   with be reported in the July 15 issue of the
   company paper.
(C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the
   company paper are the promotions, retirements,
   deaths, and other actions which were approved at
the board of directors' May meeting.
(D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements,
and other actions approved by the board of
directors, including obituaries, will be reported
in the July 15 issue of the company paper.
(E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will
report on promotions, retirements, and other
actions approved by the board of directors at
its May meeting; the paper will also include
obituaries
.答案E，ITS 指代谁？其他选项为什么错？

shuishuile

以下是引用wikeypig在2003-9-15 17:20:00的发言：
17. Scientists calculated that the asteroid, traveling at
46,000 miles an hour, is on an elliptical path that
orbits the Sun once a year and regularly brings it
back toward Earth.

(A) hour, is on an elliptical path that orbits the Sun
    once a year and regularly brings it
(B) hour, is orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path that regularly brings it
(C) hour, once a year orbits the Sun, regularly
bringing it on an elliptical path
(D) hour and orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path, regularly bringing it
(E) hour, orbits the Sun on an elliptical path once a
year and that regularly brings it

答案B，我选D因为觉得B中IT指代不清
21. Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions
approved by the board of directors at its May meeting
will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company
paper.

(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other
    actions approved by the board of directors at
    its May meeting will be reported in the July
    15 issue of the company paper.
(B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions
    which have been approved at the May meeting
    of the board of directors along with deaths,
    with be reported in the July 15 issue of the
    company paper.
(C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the
    company paper are the promotions, retirements,
    deaths, and other actions which were approved at
the board of directors' May meeting.
(D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements,
and other actions approved by the board of
directors, including obituaries, will be reported
in the July 15 issue of the company paper.
(E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will
report on promotions, retirements, and other
actions approved by the board of directors at
its May meeting; the paper will also include
obituaries
.答案E，ITS 指代谁？其他选项为什么错？

17, 仔细读一下，d是一个sentence fraction,that宾语从句不是个句子。
21， its 指board. 其他错是因为死亡不是被批准的（否则成法院了），看懂意思很重要。

dullpen

17. 选D的话。句子是：Scientists calculated that the asteroid, traveling at  46,000 miles an hour and orbiting the Sun once a year on an  elliptical path, regularly bringing it back toward Earth.后面的it指代不明，是sun还是path？谁是主导？ 这句式和B选项一样容易混淆。

21.属于动宾搭配不当问题。death不可以被approve的，由此排除ACD,B中的along with death修饰directors，同样导致句意不通。

joice

以下是引用wikeypig在2003-9-15 17:20:00的发言：
17. Scientists calculated that the asteroid, traveling at
46,000 miles an hour, is on an elliptical path that
orbits the Sun once a year and regularly brings it
back toward Earth.

(A) hour, is on an elliptical path that orbits the Sun
    once a year and regularly brings it
(B) hour, is orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path that regularly brings it
(C) hour, once a year orbits the Sun, regularly
bringing it on an elliptical path
(D) hour and orbiting the Sun once a year on an
elliptical path, regularly bringing it
(E) hour, orbits the Sun on an elliptical path once a
year and that regularly brings it

答案B，我选D因为觉得B中IT指代不清

D changes the original meaning.
what the scientists calculated is that asteroid is orbiting the Sun once a year. not regularly bringing it

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wikeypig

thanks