prep2-40 一道being作为正确选项的题目的讨论

poirotsky

40. (26538-!-item-!-188;#058&003184)

 

 

According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not so much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet the other narrow criteria as that the breeds have relatively few founding members.

A. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not so much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet the other narrow criteria

B. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not as much their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

C. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog that they are being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much

D. it is not so much that the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria so much


E. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria

A是正确选项，

一搬being作为选项对的很少，being+adj，being+n是肯定错的。being+done在表被动的进行时态是可以的，但以前出题者很少出这种正确选项，我在大全中搜了一下，没有发现正确选项中出现being+done的，但在题干中出现几次，我后面附了一题大全397即是。

回过头来说这道题，还是觉得用进行时态的被动挺别扭的，不过there being肯定是错的，只能are being done 了

不过C和D的结构我理不顺，谁给分析一下？

大全397.        In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.

(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that

(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about

(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety about

(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about（E）

(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that

A是正确选项，

一搬being作为选项对的很少，being+adj，being+n是肯定错的。being+done在表被动的进行时态是可以的，但以前出题者很少出这种正确选项，我在大全中搜了一下，没有发现正确选项中出现being+done的，但在题干中出现几次，我后面附了一题大全397即是。

回过头来说这道题，还是觉得用进行时态的被动挺别扭的，不过there being肯定是错的，只能are being done 了

不过C和D的结构我理不顺，谁给分析一下？

大全397.        In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.

(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that

(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about

(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety about

(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about（E）

(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that

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poirotsky

prep2-44也是are being done，被动的进行时态，不过这题比较好理解 答案E

44. (26770-!-item-!-188;#058&003314)

 

The survival of coral colonies, which are composed of innumerable tiny polyps living in a symbiotic

relationship with brilliantly colored algae, are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants

like agricultural runoff, oil slicks, and trash, but also by dropped anchors, probing divers, and global

warming.

 

(A) are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like

(B) are being threatened, experts say, by not only pollutants such as

(C) is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants such as

(D) is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants like

(E) is being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants such as

poirotsky

又发现一道being作为正确选项的题目  OG12-101（GWD-12-19）

Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

1. Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
       
2. An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
       
3. An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.
       
4. Executives’ being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
       
5. Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

答案为E,这种也是以前被认为不对的选项，大家注意

OG12上的解释如下：

Rhetorical construction; Logical predication

This sentence explains that an executive who is blindly committed to a proven course of action is likely to overlook or misnterpret indicators that the plan may no longer be working. The sentence needs to make clear who may misinterpret these indicators.

A. THe passive construction causes the sentence to be wordy and confusing; the reference for it is ambiguous, leaving the reader with questions about who or what is likely to miss these signs.

B. THe sentence structure indicates that the executive, not his or her strategy, causes signs to be overlooked' the modifier when they do appear is misplaced.

C. The reference for the pronoun it is unclear because many nouns have intervened between the appearance of the logical referent( course of action) and it.

D. Misinterpreting should be an infinitive verb form to parallel miss; the phrasing throughout the sentence is wordy and awkward.

E. CORRECT. The grammatical structure of this sentence and the appropriate placement of modifiers expresses the meaning clearly and concisely.

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aeoluseros

置顶帖里《系统学习》中有个帖子链接也是专门讲being，可以参见下~

yidiyuehan

此贴要顶下，之前是见到being 直接排除。看来要好好研究下了。

zylrt

顶！

chenxm

顶一个！

jingqiun1

mark一下，回头来看

nancyhearste

占个位先

wangxiwei

又是比较 比较是GMAT的难点


C中的 for +n +or + V.ing 错误应该加 to do 表示目的

E. it is not so much(that) the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria
省略了 that  这个that是可以省略的
形式主语还原代入原文为 the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria  is not so much as that the breeds have relatively few founding members
这个句子简化为 cause is not so much as that  表达意思错误拉
看A :
A的形式是典型的 not so ...as结构
具体为主语+ is + not so +adj+n(这里是that从句)+ as+ n
e,g Exercising is as good a way as any to lose unwanted weight.

我认为看到being就排除这个原则是可以保持的,但是看此题 ABCD 有有being 还有their being 那么就只E了 我们还原下E
发现E 不对那么就不能依靠Being来选择了
我还记得有道题目 宾语从句的谓语后面要加 that  但是那道题目4个选项都没加that 最后正确选项也没加that
所以在这种情况下 语法点就没有"能够清楚而且有逻辑地表达原文意思"这一点重要了
再来讨论下大全397.In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.
这道题目中还有一个值得注意的就是their prospects for being hired and promoted 提醒了我们 to do表目的是修饰动作的  而 for being 作目的 是修饰名次的prospects  (这里与上文中做个对比)
另外 (A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking,
    (E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking,
A在这里我把它看作插入语 意思: 关于敌意
E 分词短语作状语 逻辑主语为 smokers  
E的错误逻辑是什么? 求问
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