后天要考试了，问几个语法（新东方）

jdxf

1。新东方SECTION20
22. Unlike other arachnids, which have their nerve cells
   evenly distributed along their bodies, the scorpion’s
   nerve cells are clustered in its head, like a mammal’s.

(A) bodies, the scorpion’s nerve cells are clustered in
     its head, like a mammal’s
(B) bodies, the scorpion’s head had a cluster of nerve
     cells, as a mammal does
(C) body, the scorpions has a cluster of nerve cells in its
     head, as a mammal does
(D) body, nerve cells are clustered in the scorpion’s
     head, like a mammal’s
(E) body, a cluster of nerve cells is in the scorpion’s
     head, like a mammal’s
答案是C，为什么BODY不用复数？？

2。SECTION21
14.Intended primarily to stimulate family summer travel,
   the new airfare, which allows both an adult and a
   child to fly for the price of one ticket, and also
  shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family
   travel to a minimum of seven days rather than
   fourteen.

  (A) and also shortens the advance-purchase require-
       ment for family travel to a minimum of seven
       days rather than
  (B) and also lessens the advance-purchase
      requirement for family travel to a seven-day
       minimum from
   (C) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
       for family travel to a minimum of seven days
       rather than that of
   (D) also lessens the advance-purchase requirement
       for family travel to a seven-day minimum from
   (E) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
       for family travel to a minimum of seven days
       rather than
为什么不是C呢？难道不是 a minum of 14?

3.补充材料100。quantities of 可以修饰可数名词吗？（关于这一语法点，刘振民的语法书里是矛盾的，前面说可以，后面遇到这个题目的时候又说不可以了）

4 补充材料126.    
Cooperative apartment houses have the peculiar distinction of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses.
(A) of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses
(B) of dwellings that must also operate like business
(C) that they are dwellings that must operate like business
(D) that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses
(E) to be a dwelling that must also operate as a business

答案是A，为什么不能选D呢？是涉及到distinction的用法吗？

189.    Like other educators who prefer to substitute anthologies of short stories or collections of popular essays to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy good literature.
(A) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy
(B) for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of enjoying
(C) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes that it is important to enjoy
(D) for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is that it is important to enjoy
(E) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is on the importance of enjoying

答案是B，可是能说the importance of enjoy good literature吗？？怎么也得改成enjoying 吧？

谢谢指点

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Marrow

1考平行对称，我觉着应该用bodies。2考词形,a minium of 可省。3印象中可数不可数都行。4d改变句意，原意是这样的dwellings。5考两点，1是substiture for 2是平行对称，与educators对称。

kathy72

1.这里body用单数是强调每个arachnid 只拥有一个body而不可能是多个.

miejue

以下是引用jdxf在2003-10-22 18:30:00的发言：
1。新东方SECTION20
22. Unlike other arachnids, which have their nerve cells
    evenly distributed along their bodies, the scorpion’s
    nerve cells are clustered in its head, like a mammal’s.

  (A) bodies, the scorpion’s nerve cells are clustered in
      its head, like a mammal’s
  (B) bodies, the scorpion’s head had a cluster of nerve
      cells, as a mammal does
  (C) body, the scorpions has a cluster of nerve cells in its
      head, as a mammal does
  (D) body, nerve cells are clustered in the scorpion’s
      head, like a mammal’s
  (E) body, a cluster of nerve cells is in the scorpion’s
      head, like a mammal’s
答案是C，为什么BODY不用复数？？

同意kathy72的看法 这里为了避免歧意 所以用单数 属于英语中特殊用法

2。SECTION21
14.Intended primarily to stimulate family summer travel,
    the new airfare, which allows both an adult and a
    child to fly for the price of one ticket, and also
   shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family
    travel to a minimum of seven days rather than
    fourteen.

   (A) and also shortens the advance-purchase require-
        ment for family travel to a minimum of seven
        days rather than
   (B) and also lessens the advance-purchase
       requirement for family travel to a seven-day
        minimum from
    (C) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
        for family travel to a minimum of seven days
        rather than that of
    (D) also lessens the advance-purchase requirement
        for family travel to a seven-day minimum from
    (E) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
        for family travel to a minimum of seven days
        rather than
为什么不是C呢？难道不是 a minum of 14?

这里比较的是7天和14天（试想7天和14天的minimum都是0天 还比什么？ 这里的of的含义不是7天的minimum，是表示7天作为minimum 注意分析of的用法和意思）

3.补充材料100。quantities of 可以修饰可数名词吗？（关于这一语法点，刘振民的语法书里是矛盾的，前面说可以，后面遇到这个题目的时候又说不可以了）

都可以 同numbers of

4 补充材料126.
Cooperative apartment houses have the peculiar distinction of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses.
(A) of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses
(B) of dwellings that must also operate like business
(C) that they are dwellings that must operate like business
(D) that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses
(E) to be a dwelling that must also operate as a business

答案是A，为什么不能选D呢？是涉及到distinction的用法吗？

这里涉及的是as的用法 like作比较表示比较物不是同一个本体 as作比较表示同一个本体。这里说的意思是这些houses既作dwellings居住 同时也作businesses商用

189. Like other educators who prefer to substitute anthologies of short stories or collections of popular essays to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy good literature.
(A) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy
(B) for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of enjoying
(C) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes that it is important to enjoy
(D) for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is that it is important to enjoy
(E) to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is on the importance of enjoying

答案是B，可是能说the importance of enjoy good literature吗？？怎么也得改成enjoying 吧？

答案B不正是用enjoying吗？？？

不知道这样解释清楚了没 继续讨论

希望你考试顺利！

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Marrow

hoho,如是避免歧义，为何不一并前面用单数了事，gmat会考你特殊同法？
既然说清了minimum的意思，为何后面不能用a minimum of代替？
numbers of 可以用不可数名词么？请确认。
这里as是比较？？？
最后一题跟enjoying没啥关系。人是提问，请把考点直接告诉人家。
多探讨。

miejue

以下是引用Marrow在2003-10-22 20:48:00的发言：
hoho,如是避免歧义，为何不一并前面用单数了事，gmat会考你特殊同法？

可是划线没有划到前面啊 如果整句划线 我也会全部改为单数的 倒是后面的scorpions后用has我觉得有点问题 你怎么看？ 还有啊 老兄为什么认为GMAT不考特殊用法？

既然说清了minimum的意思，为何后面不能用a minimum of代替？

我说了这里的of的含义 a minimum of 7 days指的是7 days是minimum. 后面如果也用a minimum of 14 days 指14天是minimum 逻辑冲突啊 minimum 不可能有两个。

numbers of 可以用不可数名词么？请确认。

sorry 我记成了of numbers， numbers of修饰可数名词 谢谢更正！：）

这里as是比较？？？

可能你误解我说比较的意思 我的意思是as前后的两个对象作比较 这里是说dwelling houses 和 businesses houses。 可能我的用词不当 请指教 应该用什么词别人不会有误解？ ：）

最后一题跟enjoying没啥关系。人是提问，请把考点直接告诉人家。
多探讨。

这个就冤枉啦 我认为是MM没看清题目 所以问这个问题 如果看清了她就没问题了 我怎么回答呢？ ：（

Marrow

hoho,觉着奇怪就对了，哪有啥特殊用法阿，应该就人一笔误。

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miejue

以下是引用Marrow在2003-10-22 21:42:00的发言：
hoho,觉着奇怪就对了，哪有啥特殊用法阿，应该就人一笔误。

Marrow兄的话我怎么不大明白 还有你对后面的has怎么看 我觉得该用have 因为前面也是用have

Marrow

后面那个应该是's！ets不会在一道题考那么多特殊用法吧，hoho,所以可能根本就没有啥特殊用法。besides,对称没要求单复数都一样！

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miejue

我指的是答案C中的has。 unlike后用arachnids，所以后面的注意应该是scorpions才对称 所以谓语应该是have。 前面没说清楚 浪费大家时间 不好意思