官方模拟题第14套(Test Code 14)中的语法题

topmba2010

9. In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property.  

(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered  

(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as  

(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as  

(D) and set free more than 500 slaves who were legally considered  

(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as



答案：A
问题：
B为什么不正确。
如果把E改成 and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered是否正确呢？



15. While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.
(A) by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(B) by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(C) suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(D) suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(E) suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling
答案：E

问题：C错在哪里？
22. Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes


答案：B
问题：这类有倒装的题我永远做不对，从小就没学好，麻烦帮忙解释一下。

谢谢了！

focus2009

9. bce are wrong: consider A B
setting... explain a deed of emancipation, so "and" in d is wrong
15. suggest doing
22. Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.
(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes (those cannot refer to a vocal)
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s (Neanderthals, but not vocal, resemble ape's vocal)
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’ (same as c)
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes (same as c)

topmba2010

谢谢，解释非常精确。
尤其第22题的解释，让我知道是考比较对象单复数，而不是倒装。

可是第15题E选项后面是and still others are calling。这样与前面的While some propose 和others suggest reducing 是不是有些不平行？