【3月31日时态答案】

belinda_cao

1）Dressed as a man and using the name Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson, the first woman to draw a soldier's pension, joined the Continental Army in 1782 at the age of 22 was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become too ill to serve.
(A) 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become
(B) 22, was injured three times, while being discharged in 1783 because she had become
(C) 22 and was injured three times, and discharged in 1783, being
(D) 22, injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she was
(E) 22, having been injured three times and discharged in 1783, being

第一步：划线部分靠后，考虑指代结构细节问题
第二步：观察5个选项开头，意识到考察结构；
第三步：发现 and ，同时发现主语是 woman 谓语是 was injured and was discharged，只有A
其他语法点：B 中being的用法应该是was being discharged ，如果想表达被动进行时态。

2）Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader on the floor of the stock exchange can listen to the hum of voices around them and tell what is happening.
(A) Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader
(B) Without hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, experienced traders
(C) Even though the person has not heard a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader
(D) Even when the person has not heard a word that is being said or shouted, experienced traders
(E) In spite of not hearing a word of what is being said or shouted, an experienced trader

第一步：划线部分在开头，考察主语
第二步：发现主语是trader，进一步确认是traders 因为后面有 them，留BD
第三步：B更清晰，is beingsaid，正确提示。

3）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 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 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

第一步：划线部分在中间，且很长，考察结构和细节
第二步: 观察选项，主语是the cause 或者是it is？
第三步：发现A中有 are being bred，提示正确选项，排BDE
第四步：AC比较，A更清晰，留A

4）A new hair-growth drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient.
A. as
B. than
C. that
D. of what
E. at which

此题目不是考察时态，考察比较，重点是把per milligram 去除，看到price 后只能加that

5.Lenders and building managers in the southwestern section of the city report that because of the rental market in the area being renewed, as well as the willingness of the banks to lend money being increased, apartment buildings are being rehabilitated at a pace unseen for a decade.
A.of the rental market in the area being renewed, as well as the willingness of the banks to lend money being increased
B.of the renewed rental market in the area, as well as the willingness of banks to lend money increasing
C.of the renewed rental market in the area and the increased willingness of banks to lend money
D.the rental market in the area renewed and the willingness of banks to lend money increased, therefore
E.the rental market in the area was being renewed and banks were increasingly willing to lend money, so

第一步：划线部分在中间，前后都是逗号，注意结构和细节
第二步：观察选项，看到了 being renewed ，意识到考点
第三步：E