机考PP语法讨论专帖

nicolas

110. A drought is (a period of) dry weather that (lasts too long)
  enough (to cause) a (serious imbalance) in the water cycle.
B怎么改啊 ？

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lasts too long ----> lasts so long  , 如果是too...to...结构是指"太...以至于不...", 根据题意是指干燥的天气持续很长时间"而"产生一个严重的水循环的不平衡,这显然不是too...to...结构.

111. Cotton (crop) failures and a plague of boll weevils
    (at) the beginning of the twentieth century forced
    (the diversification) of Alabama's (the agriculture).
D怎么改呢？

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the agriculture ----> agriculture

112. (Although) absolute zero cannot (actually) be reached,
    approximations of (less than) 0.001 degrees Celsius
    above absolute zero have been (created) the laboratory.
偶觉得D并没有错啊？

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created ----> created in, 因为是被动语态,而 the laboratory 显然不是 created 的宾语.

nicolas

119.( Although) copper was hammered into tools
    and ornaments (by) some early inhabitants
    of North America, the smelting and casting
    of copper (were) unknown (between) them.
不知道D怎么错啦？

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between ----> for , 这题类似第90题, be known for , be unknown for

132. The concept (of folk) music, (though) generally
    understood by (most) people, has (not) simple,
    widely accepted definition.
D是改成no吧

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not ----> not a, 主语The concept,谓语动词has均为单数

134. Independence Hall (in) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
    is (where) the Declaration of Independence (also) the
United States Constitution( were signed)
C怎么改呢？

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also ----> and ,此处根据题意用连词and, the Declaration of Independence 和 the
United States Constitution 是两篇文章,即<独立宣言>和<联邦宪法>.

137. Working (by) chemical reaction, and being
    (independence) of atmospheric oxygen, rockets are
    used (to power) interplanetary (space) vehicles.
B怎么改呢？

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此题不确定,但我根据排除法直觉选B,总觉得B差点什么东东


OK,题目答完了,我也要准备罗,我是这个月26日VANCOUVER考,大家齐心协力!

ivory

多谢两位大侠了，一早起来看见这么多题被解答，我又信心满满了！

toefl_2003

test 1: 所有改错题，希望大家一起改正。关于64有许多争议，我先问一下老外吧，再来商量！题目大家都有了，就不占用地方了。
62.    A   many  
63.    C   author of the
64.    C   (but I think the best answer is A : deleting a. )
65.    B   which
66.    A  is the only city  
67.    B  of the first  
68.    B  steamships  
69.    D  Recently developed  
70.    A  astronomers
71.    A   all  
72.    B  perches
73.    C  rotation of its
74.    C gravitational
75.    D himself  
76.    C positive
77.    D education
78.    B even though
79.    D other
80.    D sentimental   
81.    B short duration
82.    D coarse
83.    D jewelry today
84.    A states
85.    D economic  
86.    B which
87.    C extending
88.    B primary
89.    D the
90.    D largest  
91.    B that a
92.    C primarily
93.    C in
94.    C minerals
95.    D understanding  
96.    D to reduce
97.    A surround
98.    D people
99.    D effect
100.    B elements
101.    A chosen
102.    B theory
103.    C the time
104.    B or
105.    A Is the smallest  
106.    A ability
107.    A from
108.    A scholars
109.    B architecturally
110.    B finance  
111.    D surpassed
112.    A frequently vulnerable
113.    B later
114.    C whether
115.    B mineral  
116.    C so
117.    B in
118.    C decays
119.    A which
120.    B not only
121.    A Important
122.    D after producing
123.    D Of the time
124.    C determine
125.    C social  
126.    A process
127.    C noisy
128.    B as
129.    D the
130.    A was  
131.    B little
132.    B harvested
133.    A speaking
134.    B to
135.    B frame but also  
136.    C not only
137.    A known
138.    D may declare
139.    B Which
140.    B so
141.    C reject
142.    B loneness
143.    C entertainment

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树上的猪

今天刚做完 就有答案了~  哈哈 看看~~

britney_gao

how about the answer of test 2?
i am eager for that!!!!

toefl_2003

If you guys find any problems, please tell me.

zhyongbin

I agree with Diana.
A Sugar----sugar(general concept). This moring I practise PP , I got 13-29. So I also think "A "must be the right answer.

zhyongbin

I agree with Diana.
A Sugar----sugar(general concept). This moring I practise PP , I got 13-29. So I also think "A "must be the right answer.

toefl_2003

65. Photographer Edward Steichen constantly (experimented new) techniques and materials (in )his quest (to have) photography accepted (as) a creative art.
Key: A, but I think C (change to "to make")

101. The (migration route) of the first humans to occupy North America took (them across) a land bridge that once (was connected) Asia with (what) is now Alaska.
Key:C, but I think B (change to "them to cross")

109. The chief (character) or hero (of piece) of fiction or (drama) is (known as) the protagonist.
Key: B, but I think D (change to "known for")

133. The two (steel towers) of the Golden Gate Bridge in California are (the tallest) bridge towers in the world, (each measuring) 227 meters in (high).
key: D (I don't know how to revise it.)