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GWD-10-Q38

Imported into Massachusetts form Europe in 1869, the gypsy moth was used by a French scientist in an attempt at developing a strong strain of silk-producing insects, crossing gypsy moths with adult silkworms.

 

1. Imported into Massachusetts from Europe in 1869, the gypsy moth was used by a French scientist in an attempt at developing a strong strain of silk-producing insects, crossing gypsy moths with adult silkworms. （逻辑主语不一致排除）in an attempt at 错

2. Imported into Massachusetts form Europe in 1869, a French scientist was attempting to develop a strong strain of silk-producing insects by crossing gypsy moths with adult silkworms. （逻辑主语不一致排除）

3. To cross gypsy moths with adult silkworms, in attempting the development of a strong strain of silk-producing insects, a French scientist in 1869 imported the gypsy moth into Massachusetts from Europe.

4. The gypsy moth was imported into Massachusetts from Europe in 1869 by a French scientist attempting to develop a strong strain of silk-producing insects by crossing gypsy moths with adult silkworms.

5. In an attempt at the development of a strong strain of silk-producing insects, a French scientist, importing the gypsy moth from Europe into Massachusetts in 1869 in order to cross gypsy moths and adult silkworms.（run-on结构排除）in an attempt at 错

C选项错误的研究

in attempting对不对？这里是介词加现在分词还是动名词？对不对？(讨论贴里没有说)

a French scientist in 1869 对不对？不对，壮语位置改变而改变了原文意思

to cross错，改变文章强调的意思，科学家的目的变成了混合交配(to crossing~~)，错，混合交配不是目的而是方法

 

Attempt的用法

Attempt to do sth.

In an attempt to do sth.

An attempt on sb’s life

 

类似题 OG 10-36

36. Bufo marinus toads, fierce predators that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, are native to South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.

A. are native to South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control

B. are native in South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's as attempts to control

C. are natives of South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling

D. had been native to South America but were introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling

E. had been natives of South America but were introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempts at controlling

 

这里attempt 应该注意的是

1.       动物 toads/moth自己本身不是一个attempt,这里不能
                as sth  ，不能toads/moth作为尝试。As attempts 这里意思错

2.       A as attempts B / in an attempt  A as B , A 和 B 对等

3.       in attempt at doing 是错的，应该是in an attempt to do

 

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GWD-12-Q3:

Were it not for the fusion-powered heat and radiation that rush from its core, instead its own weight would cause a star to collapse.

 

1. instead its own weight would cause a star to collapse

2. instead a star would have collapsed under its own weight

3. a star would have to be collapsing under its own weight

4. a star would collapse under its own weight

5. its own weight would have caused a star’s collapse

   Answer:

1考时态没有明显标志不用完成时，进行时

2考简洁collapse没有cause …collapse简洁

3it 无指代

If it were not for the fusion-powered heat and radiation that rush from its core, a star would collapse under its own weight.

虚拟语气

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LZ 实在是太强了！多谢！祝考试顺利！

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GWD-12-Q20:

Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established the Library of Congress.

 

1. Approved
                   April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established

2. The act of Congress, which was approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established

3. The act of Congress
                   approved April 24, 1800, which made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., and established   如果approved是谓语动词的话，应该是was approved

4. Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress also established

5. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also establishing

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GWD-12-Q28:

Some scientists contend that many species of dinosaur had a metabolism more like
                a warm-blooded mammal’s than a cold-blooded reptile’s.

 

1. that many species of dinosaur had a metabolism more like

2. that the metabolism of many dinosaur species were more like

3. that the metabolisms of many species of dinosaurs were more like those of

4. there were many species of dinosaurs that had metabolisms more like those of

5. there were many dinosaur species that had a metabolism more like that of

   Answer:

1一定要细心，主谓一致，单复数一致问题   2注意未划线部分，很重要

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GWD-12-Q30:

According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.

 

1. than

2. than born

3. than they were

4. than there had been

5. than had been born

   Answer:

 

比较结构比较的如果不是主谓结构，而且比较对象的主谓一致时，主谓结构可以省略，但保留介词结构

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GWD-12-Q31:

Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.

 

1. Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering

2. Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber

3. Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that
                       ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886and outnumbering

4. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering  ending造成无谓语动词

5. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber

   Answer:

 

比较A&E,似乎E表达的意思重心更好， ED’s Letters to SH outnumber her letters to anyone else.

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GWD-24-1
                

Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, an era when the city had transformed from a collection of suburban neighborhoods to the second-largest city in the United States.

1. an era when the city had transformed.

2. An era during which the city was transformed.

3. An era that transformed it.

4. During which era the city transformed.

5. During which the city was transformed.

Answer:

 

1同位语
                

2修饰an era不能用when ,应是which

3但是有个问题 during which可以连用吗？一个介词+which作用相当于连接副词,在句子中做状语".

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GWD-24-38.

in January 1994 an oil barge ran aground off the coast of San
                

Juan, Puerto Rico, leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the

ocean, while causing the pollution of the city’s beaches.

A.     leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of

B.     with its cargo of 750000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it polluted

C.     and its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting

D.     while it leaked its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean and caused the pollution of

E.      so that its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, and they were polluting.

Answer:

A和C比较pollute的动作应该是前面整个事发出的，所以这里用polluting，而且动词优于名词

这里有个限制非限制的问题

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GWD-24-41.

In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native Argentina.

A.     due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider

all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind

of fierce intercolony struggles that limits.  ( a close relative和其他不符，limits修饰struggles错)

B.     Due to its being so genetically similar the ant considers all its fellows to be

a close relative and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolnny

struggles that limit.
                （a close relative和fellows不符

C.     Because it is
                so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be

 close relatives and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony

 struggles that limits.
                

D.     Because they are so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider

all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind

of fierce intercolony struggles that limit.

E.      Because of being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider

all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind

of fierce intercolony struggles that limits. ( a close relative和其他不符，limits修饰struggles错)

 

 

这题C还是D讨论似乎没有定论。

this species in its native Argentina.

species单复数相同，可以从this判断是单数。