新题15题--2，9

ccfish

2.    Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
(A) Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
(B) When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
(C) Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
(D) Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh
(E) Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

key:E,A错在哪？

9.    Crises in international diplomacy do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find themselves locked into difficult positions, unable to back down.
(A) do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find
(B) do not always results from malice; nations, just as individuals, finding
(C) do not always results from malice; nations, such as individuals, can find
(D) aren’t always the results of malice; nations in the same way that individuals can find
(E) aren’t resulting always from malice; just like individuals who can find

Key:A，我怎么觉得A没主语呢？我选了C,anyone may explain it?

xiaoyue45084508

2. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
(A) Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
”句子，句子。”中间没有连词连接。语法错误。

xiaoyue45084508

nations, such as individuals逻辑意思不通。 individuals不是和nations的举例。
主语，我觉得是nations，但是对这种表达也不是很清楚，还得请大牛指正。
在大全里找到243题，我感觉和这道真题有点象，也请大家看看at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.这句话的主语是谁？

243.    Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.
(A) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is
(B) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are
(C) should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are
(D) if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be
(E) if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is
答案A

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chenholan

choice A is a run on sentence.  
ANswer is : E

chenholan

以下是引用ccfish在2004-1-26 5:55:00的发言：
2. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.
(A) Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
(B) When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
(C) Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
(D) Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh
(E) Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

key:E,A错在哪？

9. Crises in international diplomacy do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find themselves locked into difficult positions, unable to back down.
(A) do not always result from malice; for nations, like individuals, can find
(B) do not always results from malice; nations, just as individuals, finding
(C) do not always results from malice; nations, such as individuals, can find
(D) aren’t always the results of malice; nations in the same way that individuals can find
(E) aren’t resulting always from malice; just like individuals who can find

Key:A，我怎么觉得A没主语呢？我选了C,anyone may explain it?

for # 2:   A, is a run on sentence

ccfish

以下是引用xiaoyue45084508在2004-1-26 10:53:00的发言：
nations, such as individuals逻辑意思不通。 individuals不是和nations的举例。
主语，我觉得是nations，但是对这种表达也不是很清楚，还得请大牛指正。
在大全里找到243题，我感觉和这道真题有点象，也请大家看看at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.这句话的主语是谁？

243. Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.
(A) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is
(B) should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are
(C) should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are
(D) if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be
(E) if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is
答案A

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MM真仔细，我觉得这句话的主语是the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks，应该是倒装句吧，the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks is at stake.  NN

terry_awesome

1.E
simply A is grammaticlly wrong as a run-on sentence
2.A
Simply......"Do" should be followed by a "verb" in original form ; "Result from" is idiomatic.

ccfish

以下是引用terry_awesome在2004-1-27 14:55:00的发言：

2.A
  Simply......"Do" should be followed by a "verb" in original form ; "Result from" is idiomatic.

I agree with you, but what's the subject of this sentence? I am confused. Thanks!