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这是怪怪的语法题
白勇： times + 形容词/副词比较级+than 属于有争议的结构。但在OG中有出现ＯＧ199,
199. Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West. (A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West (B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West (C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (D) in the eastern United States will typically
devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (E) that occurs in the eastern United States will
typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West
D is best
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GMAT 不喜欢长句子,so E is not good, A is best.
200. Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place: one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals. (A) Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals. (B) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason that certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals. (C) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes are found in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than those that are free of such chemicals. (D) The finding that there are much larger
populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals is suggestive of one reason, if used repeatedly in the same place, certain pesticides can become ineffective. (E) The finding of much larger populations of
pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in those that are free of such chemicals suggests one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 奇怪的比较, THAN 后面跟FOR
203. From 1982 to 1987 sales of new small boats increased between five and ten percent annually. (A) From 1982 to 1987 sales of new small boats increased between five and ten percent annually. (B) Five to ten percent is the annual increase in
sales of new small boats in the years 1982 to 1987. (C) Sales of new small boats have increased
annually five and ten percent in the years 1982 to 1987. (D) Annually an increase of five to ten percent has
occurred between 1982 and 1987 in the sales
of new small boats. (E) Occurring from 1982 to 1987 was an annual
increase of five and ten percent in the sales of
new small boats.
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这道火大, 明明D很完美, 却选E气愤 204. In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers (C) partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics (D) partly because certain characteristics should be
acquired by their steers (E) partly to acquire certain characteristics in their
steers
鉴于如上的困惑, 想请教一下优先级问题
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