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SC部分GWD TN-1GWD1-Q2:By mergingits two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of thecountry’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market rangingfrom obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.

A.   their share of the country’s $21 billionbook market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging

B.   from 6 percent to 10 percent its share ofthe $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

C.   to 10 percent from 6 percent in their shareof the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging

D.   in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent,of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges

E.    to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of thecountry’s $21 billion book market, which ranges

原答案B
应该选E
PREP08原题

GWD-TN-5GWD7-Q40:SinceFebruary, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate targetfive times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts havebeen predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November.

A.   because of the economy’s continued strength,analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will

B.   with the economy’s strength continuing,analysts predicted for weeks that the target

C.   because the economy continues strong,analysts predicted for weeks that the target would

D.   due to the economy’s continued strength,analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target

E.    due to the fact of the economy’s continuedstrength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will

原答案C
应该选A
PREP08原题

GWD-TN-6GWD-8-Q41:

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity inthe late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today thereare less than one-quarter that many.

A.   there are less than one-quarter that many

B.   there are fewer than one-quarter as many

C.   there are fewer than one-quarter of thatamount

D.   the number is less than one-quarter theamount

E.    it is less than one-quarter of that amount

原答案C
应该选B
PREP08原题

GWD-TN-9GWD-12-Q19:Heavycommitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has workedwell in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble ormisinterpret them when they do appear.

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

B.   An executive who is heavily committed to acourse of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signsof incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.

C.   An executive who is heavily committed to acourse of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient troublewhen they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.

D.   Executives’ being heavily committed to acourse of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes themlikely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they doappear.

E.    Being heavily committed to a course of action,especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executivemiss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

原答案C
应该选E
OG12原题

GWN-TN-10GWD-24-41.

In California, a lack of genetic variation in theArgentine ant has allowed the species to spread widely; due to their beingso genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows tobe a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolonystruggles that limits the spread of this species in its native Argentina.

A.   due to their being so genetically similar toone another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative andthus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits

B.   due to its being so genetically similar theant considers all its fellows to be a close relative and thus does not engagein the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

C.   because it is so genetically similar, theant considers all its fellows to be close relatives and thus does not engage inthe kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits

D.   because they are so genetically similar toone another, the ants consider all their fellows to be close relatives and thusdo not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit

E.    because of being so genetically similar toone another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative andthus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits

原答案C
应该选D
kind of =rather; somewhat 修饰fierce
that定语从句修饰struggles，所以应该用limit而不是limits
未划线部分最后的its指代thisspecies，因为species单数的时候和复数的时候是不变化的，前面有this来限定就肯定species是单数的，所以its有所指且指代清晰准确
C选项还有一个问题——”it is so similar”，这里similar用的太奇葩，应该这么用A is similar to B，直接Ais similar，那么similar towhat？不符合习惯用法


GWD-TN-1414. GWD17-Q14:Whereas lines ofcompetition are clearly defined in the more established industries, in theInternet industry they are blurred and indistinct, as companies that compete one daymay be partners the next.

A.   Whereas lines of competition are clearlydefined in the more established industries, in the Internet industry they areblurred and indistinct, as companies that compete

B.   Although the lines of competition areclearly defined in industries that are more established, they are blurred andindistinct in the Internet industry, as competing companies

C.   The lines of competition are clearly definedin the more established industries, unlike the Internet where they are blurredand indistinct, as companies that compete

D.   Unlike more established industries, wherethe lines of competition are clearly defined, they are burred and indistinct inthe Internet industry, as companies that compete

E.    Unlike more established industries, withclearly defined lines of competition, those of the Internet industry areblurred and indistinct, as competing companies

原答案B
应该选A
首先对比一下A选项和B选项
不同处（1）A用whereas，B用although。whereas更适合表示对比，although则有虽然、尽管等让步的语气，与原句意思不符。通过观察OG和PREP可以发现，although没有一处用于强对比的句子，更多的是去引导让步状语从句。而考对比的题目中，都是用的如下的词：in contrast to/with,like/unlike, while, whereas, contrary to等。
不同处（2）A用the more established industries，B用industriesthat are more established。关键的是more是否有修饰industries的嫌疑。根据句意，in more industries说不通，所以嫌疑排除，进而判定B的用法累赘。
P.S.这个是PREP08中的一句话Today’stechnology allows manufacturers to make more fuel-efficient small cars thanthose at any other time in their production history.这里的more则有修饰cars的嫌疑，因为cars是make的宾语成分，即可以make more cars。
不同处（3）A用companies that compete one day may bepartners the next，B用competing companies one day may be partnersthe next。首先the next后面省略了day毋庸置疑，那么A的用法one day 明确修饰compete，而且与后面的the next day前后呼应，句式结构更加清晰整齐。反观B的用法one day修饰maybe，翻译成“互相竞争的公司有一天也许会是互相合作的伙伴在第二天”，很明显地别扭而且没有A的用法清晰准确。

RC部分GWD-TN-1GWD1-Q12:The authormentions the “aftermath of the Mount Saint Helens eruption” most likely inorder to
A.    provide an example of the process thatallows the repopulation of rivers whose indigenous salmon population has becomeextinct
B.    indicate the extent to which the disturbanceof salmon habitat by human activity in one stream might affect the geneticstructure of salmon populations elsewhere
C.    provide a standard of comparison againstwhich the impact of human activity on the gene flow among salmon populations shouldbe measured
D.    show how salmons’ homing instinct can beimpaired as a result of severe environmental degradation of their natal streams
E.    show why straying rates in salmonpopulations remain generally low except when spawning streams suffer severe environmentaldisturbance

原答案C
应该选B
原文定位Althoughno one has quantified changes in the rate of straying as a result of thedisturbances caused by humans, there is no reason to suspect that the effectwould be qualitatively different than what was seen in the aftermath of theMount Saint Helens eruption.
B中的genetic structure完全可以是genetic flow的paraphrase
C中的measure完全可以是quantify的paraphrase
C主要错在它的意思与定位处不符，C是说提供一个标准的对比来反对进行测量（人类活动对鲑鱼基因流的影响的测量），明显与定位处和作者的意思不符

GWD-TN-5GWD7-Q12:Thepassage suggests that, with regard to the history of women’s education in theUnited States, Kerber’s work differs from Woody’s primarily concerning which ofthe following?
             
A.    The extent to which women were interested inpursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century
B.    The extent of the support for educationalopportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution
C.    The extent of public resistance toeducational opportunities for women after the American Revolution
D.    Whether attitudes toward women’s educationalopportunities changed during the eighteenth century
E.    Whether women needed to be educated in orderto contribute to the success of a republican form of government

原答案B
应该选D
问题：文章暗示K和W的观点不同在什么地方
B中” The extent of the support”无
D中原文已暗示Woody’s evidence challenges the notion that the Revolution changedattitudes regarding female education, although it may have accelerated earliertrends. Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “republican motherhood” thesis mayhave obscured the presence of these trends, making it difficult to determine towhat extent the Revolution really changed women’s lives.

GWN-TN-10GWD-24-33.The passage suggests that which of thefollowing must take place in order for any earthquake to occur?
1. Stress must build up.
2. Cool rock must descend into the mantle.
3. A fracture must occur
A.     1only
B.     2only
C.     3only
D.     1and 3 only
E.      1,2, and 3

原答案D
应该选A
定位处In most earthquakes the Earth’s crust cracks likeporcelain. Stress builds up until a fracture forms at a depth of a fewkilometers and the crust slips to relieve the stress. Some earthquakes,however, take place hundreds of kilometers down in the Earth’s mantle, wherehigh pressure makes rock so ductile that it flows instead of cracking, evenunder stress severe enough to deform it like putty.
文章中最后一句说The descending rock is substantially cooler than thesurrounding mantle and hence is less ductile and much more liable to fracture.
但这并不能证明A fracture must occur是any earthquake to occur的必要条件
定位处已经很明显的说明了深层的地震不一定有cracking(等同于fracture)

GWN-TN-22Q5.Which of the following can be inferred fromthe passage regarding the geologic changes that occurred during Ordovicianperiod?
A.     Theywere more drastic than those associated with other radiations
B.     Theymay have created conditions favorable to the evolution of many new life-forms
C.     Theymay have caused the extinction of many of the marine species living in shallowwaters
D.     Theymay have been a factor in the development of new species adapted to living bothon land and in water
E.      Theyhastened the formation of the extensive dry regions found in the western unitedstates

原答案E
应该选B
对原答案真心很无语

Q35:Which of the following most accuratelydescribes the function of the last sentence in the passage (lines 35-40)?
A.     Tocite a situation in which the aggregate demand is more important than thedistribution of demand among SKU’s
B.     Torefute an assertion about the side effects of flexible manufacturing
C.     Toillustrate an assertion about companies’ ability to forecast demand
D.     Toprovide an example of ways in which companies address the difficulties offorecasting demand
E.      Tonote an exception to the author’s assertion about distributing demand amongSKU’s

原答案D
应该选C
对原答案真心很无语

GWD-TN-23Q25According to the passage, analysis of quantitative factors isbest used for which of the following?

A.   Determining strategies for offsettingqualitative disadvantages in manufacturing site locations

B.   Evaluating manufacturing site-locationparameters affecting long-term competitive advantage

C.   Choosing manufacturing site locations thathave access to optimal workforce populations

D.   Narrowing manufacturing site-locationoptions arrived it through qualitative analysis

E.    Making decisions about businessconsiderations other than location of manufacturing sites

原答案C
应该选D
定位处Whenformulating a site location strategy, companies should therefore emphasizequalitative factors to ensure that the chosen strategy supports the company’soverall business strategy. Only after establishing a set of desirable locationoptions should companies refine choices using cost-based factors.

livdl

感谢感谢~~~~

tuegf12

GWD-TN-6GWD-8-Q41应该选 C吧，as many指代不清楚呢~

磐末末

同意楼上，我也觉得GWD-TN-6 GWD-8-Q41原答案C正确。one quarter of that amount或者one quarter as many as that amount。 如果one quarter直接加as many, 让人感觉指代不清呢

lxd19870226

2楼3楼的童鞋 这是PREP08的原题 有标准答案的 不要质疑

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GWD-TN-15
2. GWD-18-Q11
In no other historical sighting did Halley’s comet cause such a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.
A.    did its return in 1910-1911
B.    had its 1910-1911 return
C.    in its return of 1910-1911
D.    its return of 1910-1911 did
E.    its return in 1910-1911

原答案A
应该选C
OG12原题

lxd19870226

PREP08语法笔记的解释


185. (GWD-8-Q41)
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
A.    there are less than one-quarter that many
B.    there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.    there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D.    the number is less than one-quarter the amount        
E.    it is less than one-quarter of that amount

题目释义：when drive-ins were…, 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are fewer than one-quarter as many.
考点：
比较结构，逻辑表达，句子结构
1.    4000这个单独的数字不可能existed in the United States，且数字可以做代词，故4000指代了4000 drive-ins，后面要用复数形式的谓语动词。
2.    amount的用法：GMAT里面AMOUNT的用法解释是：amount is for undifferentiated masses such as sand or water，即amount用于修饰不可分割的物体，即修饰不可数名词，因为4000 drive-ins是4000个不同的个体所以that amount不可以修饰4000。另外amount与less搭配
3.    比较。词组：less/fewer than X percent of Y，less或fewer的选用取决于Y是否可数，本题的比较对象是drive-ins。既然全句比较的是可数名词，相应地，需要用are、fewer和many/number等与可数名词复数形式相一致的表述。
4.    as many的用法(摘自Longman):
as many=a number that is equal to another number ?表示同样的数字
They say the people of Los Angeles speak 12 languages and teach just as many in the schools.
in as many days/weeks/games etc.
A great trip! We visited five countries in as many days (=in five days).
  *: "twice as many", "one-quarter as many", etc.都是非常常见的用法，记住这样的表达。
选项分析:
(A)    one quarter加后面的部分应该是一个可数项，而less修饰不可数名词，且用less的话，前面要用there is，故用less错误；that many的表达unidiomatic。
(B)    Correcet；补全省略即there are fewer than one-quarter as many (as there were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s)； fewer修饰可数名词正确；one-quarter在此做副词修饰as many，后面不用再加of，类似于twice as many/much as。
(C)    amount修饰不可数名词，不能用来修饰4,000（drive-ins）这个可数的量。
(D)    the number指代不清；the amount指代不清，只能修饰不可数名词；the number is less没有问题，less和smaller都可以修饰数字。
(E)    it没有指代对象；that amount指代4,000 drive-ins错，amount只能用于修饰不可数名词。
补充说明:
1. 关于A选项中的that many还有一种解释：如果是that many，则不能直接跟在副词one-quarter后面，应该在that many前加上of，使得one-quarter作为代词身份出现：one-quarter of of that many。
2. D选项不看未划线部分，不考虑指代来说是没有问题的，the number is less than one-quarter the amount. one-quarter做为形容词/限定词来修饰the amount，中间并没有缺少of.但是amount的指向错了:4000 drive-ins是可数的.
3. 关于less, fewer, amount and number: (http://www.english-for-students.com/Less-1.html)
  This is a vast subject. I will try to limit the number of words I expend on it so as not to use up too great an amount of space. The confusion between the two categories of words relating to amount and number is so pervasive that those of us who still distinguish between them constitute an endangered species; but if you want to avoid our ire, learn the difference. Amount words relate to quantities of things that are measured in bulk; number to things that can be counted.
In the second sentence above, it would have been improper to write “the amount of words” because words are discrete entities which can be counted, or numbered.
Here is a handy chart to distinguish the two categories of words:
amount    number
quantity    number
little    few
less    fewer
much    many
You can eat fewer cookies, but you drink less milk. If you eat too many cookies, people would probably think you’ve had too much dessert. If the thing being measured is being considered in countable units, then use number words. Even a substance which is considered in bulk can also be measured by number of units. For instance, you shouldn’t drink too much wine, but you should also avoid drinking too many glasses of wine. Note that here you are counting glasses. They can be numbered.
The most common mistake of this kind is to refer to an “amount” of people instead of a “number” of people.
Just to confuse things, “more” can be used either way: you can eat more cookies and drink more milk.
Exceptions to the less/fewer pattern are references to units of time and money, which are usually treated as amounts: less than an hour, less than five dollars. Only when you are referring to specific coins or bills would you use fewer: “I have fewer than five state quarters to go to make my collection complete.”

xyf18

刚好开始做GWD~谢楼主啦。。。
GWD-TN-6的那道C不对吧，amount只能用于不可数吧。。。B的as many用法是对的，指代的就是那个driver-ins的数量，木有歧义

xyf18

刚好开始做GWD~谢楼主啦。。。
GWD-TN-6的那道C不对吧，amount只能用于不可数吧。。。B的as many用法是对的，指代的就是那个drive-ins的数量，木有歧义

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GWN-TN-1624. GWD25-Q24

Although improved efficiency inconverting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest rates, it willstimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, thereby boosting consumption.

A.   in converting harvested trees into woodproducts may reduce harvest rates,it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices, therebyboosting

B.   in converting harvested trees into woodproducts may reduce harvest rates,demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and lowering prices, which boost

C.   of converting harvested trees into woodproducts may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasingsupply and lowering prices, whichboosts

D.   of harvested trees being converted into woodproducts may reduce harvestrates, it will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply and lower prices, thereby boosting

E.    when harvested trees are converted into woodproducts may reduce harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because ofincreasing supply andlowering prices, which boost

原答案B
应该选A
附上aeoluseros版主（PREP08语法笔记的作者）的解释：
这个题我选A.
首先A,B的语法都没错，那么就从逻辑入手。
其一：
A里面用了by increasing supply and loweringprice明确指出了动作发出者是improvedefficiency。而B里面用了because of increasing supply andlowering price，使得我们并不知道increasingsupply and lowering price是不是improvedefficiency造成的，而且还会以为是刚好businesscycle到了一个mature的阶段，供应上升、价格下降。
这么说吧，B翻译过来是：虽然提高的制木效率可能会降低收成率，但是需求还是会被刺激因为供应上升、价格下降，供应上升、价格下降是可以促进消费的。 --> 没有了原句明确表达的：供应上升、价格下降是因为improvedefficiency引起的明确含义。

其二：
demand是需求，consumption是消费。需求增加是消费增加的直接原因，而increasing supplyand lowering price并不是消费增加的直接原因，所以B里面which指代了increasing supply and lowering price是错误的，increasing supply and lowering price并不能boost consumption，他们只能通过刺激需求来boost consumption.A里面用boosting很好地反映了这一点。 |||||||||||||||||  另外，也可以发现，B里面割离了demand和consumption的关系，两者其实是有因果关系的，但是在B里面变成了两个独立个体，变得没有关系（其实这是本句which最大的错误所在）。

其三：
B中because of increasing supply and lowering prices中increasing和lowering并不是gerund，而是现在分词做adj.，因为如果是gerund，还是有一个问题：increasing和lowering没有动作发出者是谁 --》 gerund的动作发出者必须明确，如A中by increasing supply and loweringprices中increasing和lowering的动作发出者是it，即improved efficiency。所以B里面的increasing和lowering是现在分词做adj.，问题又出现了：GMAT里面表达“上升的”、“下降的”一般都是用rising和declining，这样没有歧义，不会让读者在读句子的时候疑惑这个doing究竟是gerund还是present participle。所以B里面这两个词的用法虽然不能判错，但一定是用得不好的。

其他：
至于以前争议贴中讨论which是否有指代歧义、B的被动是否不好，都不是判错原则。

RainieLove

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