这里人多，问问语法（斑竹如觉得不妥可以删除）

jdxf

后天就考试了，这些还没搞定

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

gemj

189
的答案应该是答案是B，但应该改为the importance of enjoying good literature

gemj

quantities of 可以修饰可数名词吗？
可以，可数与不可数都可以。
Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea.
There large quantities of bacteria in the water.

gemj

14
(E) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
       for family travel to a minimum of seven days
       rather than
是
(E) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
       for family travel to a minimum of seven days
       rather than a minimum of
的省略形式。

加上THAT似乎多余，而且THAT只能指代a minimum。而不能是a minimum of。

gemj

1
THEIR BODY确实罕见，请高手指教。

felix2816

Try to answer "their body". Here it seems that the author emphasis to view the arachnids as a whole, not to an individual, so in this way, their body might be right.

precious

22. "their body" means "their respective body"(他们各自的身体，因为cells 只能分布在自己的体内，不可能是大家的体内)

14。我认为比较的双方是seven days rather than  fourteen

126。我觉得being and as 都是“作为”的意思，D答案like错误

189。substitute for固定搭配，B、D中选答案，而D  Ms. Burton’s emphasis 与like的成分不对称

gemj

以下是引用precious在2003-10-22 22:17:00的发言：
22. "their body" means "their respective body"(他们各自的身体，因为cells 只能分布在自己的体内，不可能是大家的体内)

precious的解释与某位前辈解释的类似，有一定道理。

fyhllj

下次最好发在语法分区。