求教GWD31套第二套里的几道语法

Julienne3202

Q1:

Neither First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt nor Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins sought recognition by the press, and both cautiously allowed others of the Roosevelt brain trust to take credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security that were in large measure what they had been responsible for.

 

1. to take credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security that were in large measure what they had been responsible for
2. to take credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security for which the two women were in large measure responsible
3. taking credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security for which the two women were in large measure responsible
4. taking credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security that were in large measure what they were responsible for
5. taking credit for the genesis of historic programs in public employment, relief, and social security which were largely their responsibility

这道题答案选B,也知道为什么选B.但是in large measure 是什么意思？整句话是什么意思呢？

Q3:

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

 

1. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
2. is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
3. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
4. are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
5. are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

答案为什么选C? 我认为应该是B.显然deal是单数，应该用was

Q13:

Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi, in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars.

 

1. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi
2. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi
3. Plants are more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
4. Plants, more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
5. Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi

我选了B,答案是C，为什么？觉得 more efficient 和at acquiring carbon连在一起结构比较好。

Q30:

Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.

 

1. an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications
2. an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications
3. so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction
4. so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications causing a reaction
5. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

 答案选E.能够理解这句话应该用not...but...的结构，但是E结构并不对称。而且maybe这种口语化的词也不该出现。

Q34:

NASA’s methodical approach to the exploration of Mars has not yet answered the questions of whether biological life forms ever emerged on Mars and whether, presuming such life forms having left fossil traces to begin with, those traces can
                                still exist in some moist recesses of the cold and arid planet.

 

1. and whether, presuming such life forms having left fossil traces to begin with, those traces can
2. and whether, if it is presumed that such life forms left some fossil traces to begin with, can those traces
3. and whether, presuming such life forms left fossil traces to begin with, those traces
4. and, presuming such life forms did leave some fossil traces to begin with, if they can
5. and, presuming such life forms to have left fossil traces to begin with, if they

答案选A,查了词典，并没有presume sth doing 的结构。

Q39:

Unlike the body’s inflammatory response to cuts and sprains, with widespread swelling and stiffness immobilizing the injured area until it heals, the body’s response to sunburn is more localized and resulting in a distinct line dividing affected and unaffected areas of the skin.

 

1. with widespread swelling and stiffness immobilizing the injured area until it heals, the body’s response to sunburn is more localized and resulting
2. where the injured area is immobilized with widespread swelling and stiffness until it has healed, sunburn generates a more localized response in the body, which results instead
3. with the injured area immobilized by means of widespread swelling and stiffness until healing, sunburn generates a more localized response in the body, one resulting
4. in which widespread swelling and stiffness immobilize the injured area until it has healed, the body’s more localized response to sunburn results
5. in which widespread swelling and stiffness immobilize the injured area until healing, instead, the body’s more localized response to sunburn results

答案选D, the body’s more localized response 的结构未免太wordy了吧？

谢谢指点。

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