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sbbi

885-19-7.
Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

Answer is A. But what is wrong with C?

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The gyrfalcon, an arctic bird of prey, has survived a
close brush with extinction; its numbers are now
five times greater than what they were when the use
of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) its numbers are now five times greater than what they were when
(B) its numbers now fivefold what they were when
(C) its numbers now five times more than when
(D) now with fivefold the numbers it had when
(E) now with its numbers five greater since

Answer A. Agree. 只是觉得what they were有些怪.这样一来对称么?

一道雷同的题,OG
251. The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's. .
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

Answer A. 这里直接就和WHEN比了.也怪怪的.可以这么省略么?

GWBUSH

its numbers are now five times greater than (its number were) what they were when ...
its numbers are now five times greater than (its number were) when ...

Sometime, when the comparision is between the same subjects ("its numbers"), we can omitted the second subject and its verb.

GWBUSH

以下是引用sbbi在2003-9-28 2:19:00的发言：
885-19-7.
Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.
(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity
(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity
(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity
(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

Answer is A. But what is wrong with C?

" processes by which it is produced and understood"
"by which" lead 非限制性定语从句, where is the comma (,) before it?

Plus, in " processes by which it is produced and understood", passive voice is used, not as good as the active voice expressed in A.

gemj

885-19-7.
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以下是引用gemj在2003-9-10 16:58:00的发言：
我又好好想了想，还是老安说的有道理。
对C的正确理解是：语言被过程创造出来并被过程所理解。
的确不通。
还是老安厉害，我没白崇拜你一场啊。现在就剩下produce and make it understandable这个结了，ETS的用意、居心到底何在？

谢谢mzyzhu又帮我搞懂了一个词的用法，但你还是没有解释为何少了个IT啊？

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sbbi

Gemj, what is your option about this? thanks!

以下是引用sbbi在2003-9-28 2:19:00的发言：
The gyrfalcon, an arctic bird of prey, has survived a
close brush with extinction; its numbers are now
five times greater than what they were when the use
of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) its numbers are now five times greater than what they were when
(B) its numbers now fivefold what they were when
(C) its numbers now five times more than when
(D) now with fivefold the numbers it had when
(E) now with its numbers five greater since

Answer A. Agree. 只是觉得what they were有些怪.这样一来对称么?

一道雷同的题,OG
251. The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's. .
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

Answer A. 这里直接就和WHEN比了.也怪怪的.可以这么省略么?

gemj

先看例子：
7.    It can be inferred from the passage that, when the Issei began to lease land from the Valley’s strawberry farmers, the Issei most probably did which of the following?
(A) They used profits made from selling the strawberry crop to hire other Issei.
(B) They negotiated such agricultural contracts using the “boss” system.
(C) They paid for the use of the land with a share of the strawberry crop.
(D) They earned higher wages than when they raised sugar beets.
(E) They violated the Alien Land Law.

They found that on tannin-rich oak leaves, the virus is considerably less effective at killing caterpillars than when it is on aspen leaves, which are lower in phenols.

They made the surprising discovery that the level of calcium in the rats’ blood decreased much less sharply than when the parathyroid gland alone was removed.

解释：than when后面省略了主语与谓语，因为与主句的完全相同。

5.    The passage suggests that the researchers mentioned in the second paragraph who observed anteaters break into a nest of ants would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
(A) The event they observed provides conclusive evidence that anteaters use their electroreceptors to locate unseen prey.
(B) The event they observed was atypical and may not reflect the usual hunting practices of anteaters.
(C) It is likely that the anteaters located the ants’ nesting chambers without the assistance of electroreceptors.
(D) Anteaters possess a very simple sensory system for use in locating prey.
(E) The speed with which the anteaters located their prey is greater than what might be expected on the basis of chance alone.

Her likes and dislikes are less important than what the work itself communicates, and her preferences may blind her to certain qualities of the work and thereby prevent an adequate understanding of it.

3.    When workers do not find their assignments challenging, they become bored and so achieve less than their abilities would allow. On the other hand, when workers find their assignments too difficult, they give up and so again achieve less than what they are capable of achieving. It is, therefore, clear that no worker’s full potential will ever be realized.
Which one of the following is an error of reasoning contained in the argument?
(A) mistakenly equating what is actual and what is merely possible
(B) assuming without warrant that a situation allows only two possibilities
(C) relying on subjective rather than objective evidence
(D) confusing the coincidence of two events with a causal relation between the two
(E) depending on the ambiguous use of a key term

10.    Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) The public library was located between Glenwood and Redville before being moved to its current location in central Redville.
(B) The area covered by central Glenwood is approximately the same size as that covered by central Redville.
(C) The building that is available in Glenwood is smaller than an alternative building that is available in Redville.
(D) Many of the people who use the public library do not live in either Glenwood or Redville.
(E) The distance that people currently walk to get to the library is farther than what is generally considered walking distance.

3.    The government recently released a study of drinking water, in which it was reported that consumers who bought bottled water were in many cases getting water that was less safe than what they could obtain much more cheaply from the public water supply. In spite of the enormous publicity that the study received, sales of bottled water have continued to rise.
Which one of the following, if true, is most help in resolving the apparent paradox?
(A) Bottled water might contain levels of potentially harmful contaminants that are not allowed in drinking water.
(B) Most consumers who habitually drink the bottled water discussed in the study cannot differentiate between the taste of their usual brand of bottled water and that of water from public sources.
(C) Increased consumption of the five best-selling brands of bottled water, which the report said were safer than both public water and most other brands of bottled water, accounted for the increase in sales.
(D) The rate of increase in the sales of bottled water has slowed since the publication of the government study.
(E) Government health warnings concerning food have become so frequent that consumers have begun to doubt the safety of many everyday foods.

解释：than what后面的WHAT从句相当于一个名词，代表前面出现的名词或与前面的名词相比较。分别是：speed；likes and dislikes；achievement（句中未出现）；distance；water。

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sbbi

明白了
GEMJ兄，你费心了．感激不禁．

gemj

祝你考试成功！806！！！！！！！

sbbi

what is 806?

gemj

800加6