单选题Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?He went on interviews and sent out many resumes, but all he got was rejected even with years of prior experience.A (as it is now)B and was sending out

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单选题
Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?He went on interviews and sent out many resumes, but all he got was rejected even with years of prior experience.
A

(as it is now)

B

and was sending out many resumes however all he was getting was rejection

C

and sent out many resumes, but all he received was rejection

D

and sending out many resumes, however he got rejected only

E

and, after many resumes having been sent, rejection was his only result


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  • 第1题:

    The teacher was so angry that he sent ( ) out of class.

    A、his and hers

    B、he and her

    C、him and her

    D、he and she


    参考答案:C

  • 第2题:

    He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract,and now he has to answer( )the consequences.
    for


    答案:
    解析:
    answer for“对……负有责任”。句意:他没有执行合同中的某些条款,现在他必须承担后果。

  • 第3题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of the ideas conveyed in sentences 1 and 2 (reproduced below)?My parents used to put olives on everything. Salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    My parents used to put olives on every- thing; salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.

    C

    My parents used to put olives on every- thing, salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.

    D

    My parents used to put olives on every- thing: salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, and even some desserts.

    E

    My parents used to put olives on every-thing; including salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第二个句子是句子片段。因为第二个从句含有支持第一个从句的一系列例子,因此这两个句子应用冒号连接。

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 1 (reproduced below)?Mike Reynolds who is the author of the book, The New Girl came to our school to speak about his book, which tells about him portraying a woman for six weeks.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    Mike Reynolds, the author of The New Girl, spoke at our school about his book, in which he describes how he portrayed a woman for six weeks.

    C

    Mike Reynolds, the author of The New Girl, came to our school and told us about his book, where he portrayed a woman for six weeks.

    D

    The author of The New Girl, Mike Reynolds came to our school to speak, in it he portrayed a woman for six weeks,

    E

    The author of The New Girl, Mike Reynolds, spoke at our school about his book, that portrays a woman for six weeks.


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    A项不正确因为同位语“The New Girl”应该用逗号括起来,“him”应改为“his”。B项没有错误。C项中“where”的使用不正确。D项中的同位语不正确,且用一个逗号连接两个独立的主句,因此不正确。D项也改变了句子的意思。E项也不正确,因为“that”的使用不恰当,因为“that”不能用来修饰人。

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    Sentence 6 (reproduced below) can best be revised in what way?Reynolds found out that when he was Lisa, it is a second-class world to be a woman looking for a job.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    When he was Lisa, Reynolds found that it was a second-class existence for a woman seeking work in the world.

    C

    Although as Lisa, Reynolds felt it is a second-class world to be a woman looking for a job.

    D

    Reynolds as Lisa experienced the second-class world of female job applicants.

    E

    In Reynolds’s opinion, he felt as Lisa that it is a second-class world for female job applicants.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    A项不正确,因为句子中的动词时态不一致。B项不恰当。D项没有错误。E项“opinion”和“felt”造成累赘,且两个动词的时态不一致,故选D项。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    In context, which version of the underlined portion of sentence 5 (reproduced below) is the best?Because the victims often get depression because of their symptoms, other doctors used to bell it was psychological.
    A

    those symptoms were

    B

    their depression was

    C

    the victims were

    D

    chronic fatigue syndrome was

    E

    they were


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    原句中代词“it”的使用不正确,因为“it”没能指代句子中前面的四个名词。A,B,C,E项指的是句子中的其他名词,而不是作者指的“慢性疲劳综合症”。故选D项。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 15 (reproduced below)?Also, very few young adults really think about what kinds of qualifications and skills the candidates might or might not have they just pick the one whom their parents or their friends like.
    A

    (as it is now)

    B

    the qualifications and skills of the candi- dates, but instead

    C

    what kinds of qualifications and skills the candidates might have, they instead

    D

    the qualifications and skills of the candi- dates, they

    E

    what are the qualifications and skills of the candidates, they instead


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    原句错粗冗杂且不恰当。D是个流水句,B项最合适。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reproduced below)?For most young people in America who are approaching voting age, choosing a president is very much like the process by which you choose a homecoming queen.
    A

    (as it is now)

    B

    the process of choosing a homecoming queen

    C

    that of choosing a homecoming queen

    D

    The way you choose a homecoming queen

    E

    choosing a homecoming queen


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    对比需要用平行结构is like choosing。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    In context, which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?It is because our brains are always working to find the causes of the significant events that we perceive.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    They are saying that it is

    C

    For example, it is, these scientists say,

    D

    These scientists believe we adopt superstitions

    E

    Furthermore, the scientists say it is


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    结合上下文,代词it没有明确的先行词。句子的第二部分以because开始,因此是在解释句子的前部分自所提到的事情。根据上个句子提到的科学家,明显这个名子在解释为什么我们接受迷信。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    In context, which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?In those days we used to eat many black olives before they got the high fat content bad name.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    In those days, before having found the high fat content in black olives, we used to eat many of them.

    C

    Before black olives were considered unhealthy due to high fat content, we ate lots of them.

    D

    Until black olives had a high fat content we used to eat many of them.

    E

    Black olives were consumed in high numbers before the high fat content bad name was given.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    第二句提到知道他们了解了一些有关橄榄的事他们才改变了原来的做法。C选项正确描述了这层关系。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    In context, which of the following revisions of the underlined portion of sentence 12(reproduced below) is most effective at making it clearer and more specific?Unfortunately, many students today don’t have time for that.
    A

    today have hardly even 1 hour for such things

    B

    today, unlike those in Archimedes’ time, don’t have time to go to the movies

    C

    today don’t have time for such excursions

    D

    of modern times lack sufficient time for the kinds of things explained above

    E

    today lack sufficient time for things like this


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    C最简洁,最符合逻辑。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 8(reproduced below)?You have probably had the experience of thinking about a paper or a math problem for so long that it’s like one’s brain gets frozen.
    A

    it seems that your brain gets frozen

    B

    one’s brain gets frozen

    C

    your brain seems to freeze

    D

    your brains seem to freeze

    E

    one’s brain seems to freeze


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    这句话开始用的代词为you,因此这个代词的使用应保持一致。D选项不正确,因为一个只有一个大脑。

  • 第13题:

    ____ the defendant was innocent of the crime for which he had been tried.

    A.On all accounts

    B.Without the doubt

    C.Out of doubts

    D.Out of accounts


    答案:A

  • 第14题:

    单选题
    In context, where would the underlined portion of sentence 14 (reproduced below) be placed most effectively in the essay?Most baby lobsters, called larval lobsters, still die but the hatcheries work.
    A

    In sentence 1

    B

    In sentence 3

    C

    In sentence 8

    D

    In sentence 10

    E

    In sentence 15


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    根据句意,这个句子应放在文章的开始,作者第一次使用“baby lobsters”之后。故选B项。

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    In context, what is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?For instance, in some schools they paid kids to read books one summer.
    A

    in some schools where they

    B

    some schools are where they

    C

    some schools implemented programs that

    D

    programs in some schools were where they

    E

    in some school programs they


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    代词they没有明确的先行词。A,B,D,E也都是这样的错误。尽管C项不是最简洁的,但是是最有效的且语法正确。

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 9 (reproduced below)?But what is surprising is that incentives don’t always work in the way like they’re supposed to.
    A

    (as it is now)

    B

    It is the surprising fact that incentive don’t always work like they’re supposed to.

    C

    What is surprising, incentives don’t always work like they should.

    D

    Incentives don’t always work as they should, it is surprising.

    E

    Surprisingly, incentives don’t always work as they should.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    原句冗长且使用了不符合语言习惯的“in the way like”短语。B句冗长,C和D包含粘连句。E句最有效最符合语言习惯。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?His aspiration, to discover where we get our gender identity to see how women are treated for himself.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    His aspiration was to discover where we get our gender identity from, to see for ourselves how women are treated in our society.

    C

    His aspiration, to discover the roots of gender identity, and to see how women are treated for himself.

    D

    His aspiration was to discover the roots of gender identity and experience firsthand the way women are treated.

    E

    His aspiration was to discover the roots of gender identity and to personally experience the treatment of women by men.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    A和C项不是个完整的句子。E项错用了被动结构。只有D项没有错误。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?Composer Jonathan Larson created the musical Rent in 1996 it takes much of the. storyline and characters from La Boheme.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    Composer Jonathan Larson created the musical Rent in 1996, it takes much of the storyline and characters from La Boheme.

    C

    Much of the storyline and characters from La Boheme were included in Rent, which is a musical created by composer Jonathan Larson in 1996.

    D

    Rent, a musical by composer Jonathan Larson in 1996, was created by using much of the storyline and characters from La Boheme.

    E

    Composer Jonathan Larson created the musical Rent in 1996 using much of the storyline and many of the characters from La Boheme.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    原句是个流水句,用一个逗号连接两个完整的句子。B项也不正确。只有E项最恰当且语法正确。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    In context, which of the following is the most effective revision of the underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced below)?But they can also sometimes cause great harm.
    A

    On the other hand,

    B

    Furthermore,

    C

    Another issue is the fact that

    D

    To my knowledge,

    E

    Consequently,


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    这句话从对迷信的益处的描述转到对迷信的危险性的叙述,因此构成一种转折。”on the other hand”最符合逻辑。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 16 (repro- duced below)?They should be asking whether this candidate is able to solve the problems that are important to me because he or she is qualified to solve them?
    A

    the candidate is qualified to solve the problems that are important to them.

    B

    the candidate is qualified to solve the problems that are important to me?

    C

    is this candidate able to be qualified to solve the problems that are important to me?

    D

    the candidate is qualified to solve the problems that are important to him or her.

    E

    the candidate is or is not qualified to solve the problems that are important to him or her.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    A最简洁且纠正了代词转移的错误,故选A。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    What is the best way to revise sentence 4 (reproduced below)?Safe but not boring, a good combination.
    A

    (As it is now)

    B

    Safe but not boring. A good combination.

    C

    It’s safe but not boring, which is a good combination.

    D

    It’s safe but not boring; therefore it was a good combination.

    E

    Safe but not boring and a good combination.


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    A项为一个句子片段,B项包含两个句子片段。C项语法正确,使用了一个简单句短语和一个较长的复杂的短语,使句子结构多样化。D项冗杂,且过去时态“was”的使用没有必要。E项改变了单词的顺序,且不符合逻辑。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Though Jack is only 7 years old but he is clever enough to work out that puzzle difficult even for a grown-up.
    A

    7 years old

    B

    but

    C

    difficult

    D

    even for


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 9 (reproduced below)?Additionally, there is no cure and because there’s n no cure doctors treat the symptoms.
    A

    However, doctors treat the symptoms with the cure for CFS.

    B

    Currently, doctors treat the symptoms because there is no cure for CFS.

    C

    But doctors know there is no cure and because of that they treat the symptoms.

    D

    Since there is no cure for CFS, doctors treat the symptoms without the cure.

    E

    When there are symptoms, doctors treat them without the cure for CFS.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    A项改变了句子的意思。C项措辞冗杂。D项中的内容重复。E项不恰当且措辞冗杂。B项最简洁最流畅。