10个最后的语法问题讨论---并祝大家5T结果 “十全十美”

fdasun

大家好运！

1.        (Every) magnet has two ends, (called) north and south poles, (where) the forces it (exert) are strongest

Mine:        D --> excerts
Key:        C --> ?
ETS:        0508

2.        Not much (is it) known about the details of the (development) and acquisition of primate (communication), especially (in the wild)

Mine:        ?
Key:        A --> ? (has it been ?)
ETS: 0501

3.        Statistics indicate that (approximate) every 22 years – within a range of 4 to 4 years – a (major) drough (occurs) in the United States

Mine:        B --> -ly (Statistics here is a plural concept, I think)
Key:        A
ETS: 0410

4.        The (simplest) polymers (are created) when pressure or heat causes  small (molecules alter) (slightly) and link together in a long chain

Mine:        C (but the question is: --> to alter --> is it correct for a “link” instead of “to link” afterward)
Key:         C
ETS: 0408

5.        (Because) it is often dependent of the conditions (of) crystallation, the composition of the (minerals) in a rock can be important (in determining) the rock’s geologic history

Mine:        B
Key:        B (--> replace with ??)
ETS: 0408

6.        (During first) ten years of the Space Age, (which began) in 1957, (more than) 500 artificialk satellites were rocketed (into orbit) around the Earth

Mine:        D (--> into orbits)
Key:        A (--> add a “the” before “first” ? “orbit” do not have a plural form ?)
ETS:        0408

7.        The major (purpose) of the United States Department of Education are to ensure (equal) educationsl opportunity (for all) and to (improve the) quality of education

Mine:        A (--> -s; also think C is not correct before adding a “an” before “qual” to modify “opportunity”)
Key:        A
ETS:        0401

8.        (Established) in 1948, the State University of New York is the (sinly) (largest) university (system) in the United States

Mine:        B (--> remove it; but a question is “can it be correct when advancing it ahead of “the” ?)
Key:        B
ETS:        0310

9.        In jazz music, a riff is a simple melodic figure, ________ and repeated several times
(A)        usually one or two measures lasted
(D) usually lasting one or two measures

Mine:        A (--> “lasted” vs. “repeated”)
Key:        D (--> ?)
ETS:        0308
           
10.        With the (ability produce) and control fire, early (humans) could make heat and light and could cook (foods that) were difficult to (eat raw)

Mine:        A (--> insert “to”; but in D, “raw” is an adj to modify a verb “eat” ?)
Key:        A
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enjoylife517

以下是引用fdasun在2006-5-11 14:52:00的发言：

大家好运！

1.        (Every) magnet has two ends, (called) north and south poles, (where) the forces it (exert) are strongest

Mine:        D --> excerts
Key:        C --> ?
ETS:        0508 

可能还是在考非限制性定语从句，需要用from which。不过excert这里看起来也很别扭。

欢迎大家讨论。。

enjoylife517

2.        Not much (is it) known about the details of the (development) and acquisition of primate (communication), especially (in the wild)

Mine:        ?
Key:        A --> ? (has it been ?)
ETS: 0501

这个是考时态的问题，it is表示普遍的真理，而it has been表示到现在为止的状态。根据句子含义，用完成时比较合适。

enjoylife517

3.        Statistics indicate that (approximate) every 22 years – within a range of 4 to 4 years – a (major) drough (occurs) in the United States

Mine:        B --> -ly (Statistics here is a plural concept, I think)
Key:        A
ETS: 0410

这个如果我选也会直接选approximate，因为大凡ETS考到这个词，都是错误用法。statistics没有问题，表达一个整体概念，但indicate这里还是应该用单数，不知道这个A是不是指indicate，如果是，那还是A 错误。

enjoylife517

4.        The (simplest) polymers (are created) when pressure or heat causes  small (molecules alter) (slightly) and link together in a long chain

Mine:        C (but the question is: --> to alter --> is it correct for a “link” instead of “to link” afterward)
Key:         C
ETS: 0408

to alter and (to) link，第二个to省略也是对的。

enjoylife517

5.        (Because) it is often dependent of the conditions (of) crystallation, the composition of the (minerals) in a rock can be important (in determining) the rock’s geologic history

Mine:        B
Key:        B (--> replace with ??)
ETS: 0408

不清楚这个怎么改，是不是改成on啊，跟dependent 的用法有关。

请大家讨论。

enjoylife517

6.        (During first) ten years of the Space Age, (which began) in 1957, (more than) 500 artificialk satellites were rocketed (into orbit) around the Earth

Mine:        D (--> into orbits)
Key:        A (--> add a “the” before “first” ? “orbit” do not have a plural form ?)
ETS:        0408

A确实需要一个the，修饰序数词。这里 orbit around the Earth大概表统称的概念。

enjoylife517

7.        The major (purpose) of the United States Department of Education are to ensure (equal) educationsl opportunity (for all) and to (improve the) quality of education

Mine:        A (--> -s; also think C is not correct before adding a “an” before “qual” to modify “opportunity”)
Key:        A
ETS:        0401

equal educations 相当于一个定冠词the，所以不用另加冠词。

enjoylife517

8.        (Established) in 1948, the State University of New York is the (sinly) (largest) university (system) in the United States

Mine:        B (--> remove it; but a question is “can it be correct when advancing it ahead of “the” ?)
Key:        B
ETS:        0310

是不是only啊，根据语义这里不妥。但在其他场合也有用only做强调的，要看情况。

enjoylife517

9.        In jazz music, a riff is a simple melodic figure, ________ and repeated several times
(A)        usually one or two measures lasted
(D) usually lasting one or two measures

Mine:        A (--> “lasted” vs. “repeated”)
Key:        D (--> ?)
ETS:        0308
           

这个是所谓并列中最难的现象，就是看上去是不同时态的并列。最主要的是看清主语是什么，然后判断发生的动作。如果没有and后面的部分，你肯定会选D，因为figure 本身lasting some measures。

应该选D。