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 havin

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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.

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3.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.

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更多“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 havin”相关问题

  • 第1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2题：

    单选题
    ______, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before.
    A

    Especially

    B

    Usually

    C

    Generally

    D

    Fortunately


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    句意：幸运的是，布莱克夫人的一个朋友捡到了她两天前丢的手表。本题考查副词词义的辨析。especially意为“特别地”，usually意为“一般地，通常地”，generally意为“一般地，大体上地”，fortunately意为“幸运地，事好地”，根据句意，正确答案为D。

  • 第3题：

    单选题
    Cast iron and gunmetal fittings are used freely in small sizes at moderate pressure; large fittings, those for high pressure and temperature are cast or mild steelIn the above sentence, the word “those” means （）.
    A

    east iron firings

    B

    mild steel fittings

    C

    small fittings

    D

    large fittings


    正确答案： D
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第4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5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6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7题：

    单选题
    In context, which version of the underlined part of sentence 3 (reproduced below) is the best?Baby lobsters are preyed on by fish and crabs because they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet.
    A

    the lobsters still lack both hard shells and fierce claws with which to fend off predator

    B

    the lobsters cannot attack their fish and crab predators with fierce claws or fend their predators off with a hard shell

    C

    they don't have a hard shell yet and can't defend themselves with fierce claws yet

    D

    the lobsters don't have a hard shell and can't yet defend themselves with fierce claws

    E

    the fish and crabs do not have hard shells or fierce claws yet


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    原句中“they”的指代不明，且“yet”的使用造成重复。A项纠正了这些错误且使得句子的表述很清晰。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    In context, which of the following changes best improves sentence 6?
    A

    replacing They with For instance, we are inclined to

    B

    replacing that spirits with about spirits

    C

    deleting that live in wood

    D

    replacing have to be with would have been

    E

    replacing or with but


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    根据上下文，they没有明确的先行词。这个句子提供了一些迷信的例子，因此For instance,we are inclined to的使用更有效。

  • 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 way to revise and combine sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?Superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers not sharing them. To believers those rituals on the other hand are providing a sense of control over situations otherwise which would be unsettling.
    A

    The superstitions seeming silly to non- believers who don't share them, however to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.

    B

    They seem silly to those nonbelievers who don't share the superstitions, but the rituals providing a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations to believers.

    C

    Although such superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers, to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.

    D

    Instead of the superstitions seeming silly to those who don't believe in them, these rituals give believers a sense of control to situations otherwise unsettling.

    E

    They may seem silly to nonbelievers who don't share the superstitions, hence those rituals provide a sense of control to believers over otherwise unsettling situations.


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    根据上下文，nonbelievers这里是指不迷信的人。因此说“不迷信的nonbelievers”是没必要的，选项A，B，C冗杂，因此不正确。D不符合逻辑因为文中没有表达一方代替另一方的思想。

  • 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
    Where is the best place to insert the following sentence? Incentives are used to influence people in many walks of life.
    A

    after sentence 2

    B

    after sentence 3

    C

    after sentence 4

    D

    after sentence 5

    E

    after sentence 6


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    这句话应插入在第三句话后，因为由它开始后面第4句到第8句具体介绍各种鼓励手段在不同场合的使用的例子。故选B。

  • 第13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14题：

    单选题
    In the context of the passage as a whole, which of the following additions would most strengthen the first paragraph?
    A

    A sentence listing mundane tourist attractions available on the East Coast, inserted after sentence 2

    B

    A sentence offering an overview of the attractions that Branson offers, inserted after sentence 4

    C

    A sentence explaining the settlement of the Ozarks and the founding of Branson, after sentence 4

    D

    A sentence listing recent statistics regarding annual in－state visitors versus out－of－state visitors to Branson, inserted before sentence 5

    E

    A sentence listing the annual tourist revenues in the city of Branson, inserted before sentence 6


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    这篇文章讨论了Branson作为旅游景点的吸引力，所B项内容能强化第一段的内容。

  • 第15题：

    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


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    A项不正确因为“send”应使用过去时态，且句子中逗号粘连，“rejected”应改为“rejection”。B项中的动词错用了ing形式。D项错用了动词的ing形式，且逗号粘连，“only|”的位置不恰当。E项中被动语态的使用不正确。

  • 第16题：

    单选题
    Which of the following, if inserted before sentence 1, would make a good introduction to the essay?
    A

    Growing up as part of a Greek American family that takes its cuisine very seriously, I was exposed heavily to many of the classic Greek foods: olives, feta cheese, and stuffed grape leaves to name a few.

    B

    The olive tree is among the oldest known cultivated trees in the world.

    C

    In the past several hundred years the olive has spread to North and South America, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

    D

    My experience with olives started when I was very young.

    E

    People living in the Mediterranean area who use olive oil as their main source of fat have surprisingly low susceptibility to heart disease.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    这篇文章主要是作者讲述自己吃橄榄的经历。所以引入句应该提供作者的背景信息，也就是她吃橄榄的历史。

  • 第17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18题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is the best version of sentence 7 (reproduced below)?The vibrant costumes, including black leather jackets, reflected the 1950% the time period Lurhmann uses.
    A

    The vibrant costumes and black leather jackets, reflected the 1950’s, the time period Lurhmann uses.

    B

    The black leather jackets and other vibrant costumes echo the 1950’s, the time period Lurhmann used in his production.

    C

    Lurhmann uses black leather jackets and other vibrant costumes of the 1950’s in his production to suggest the time period of the production.

    D

    The vibrant costumes, and jackets imitated those of the 1950’s, the time period Lurhmann uses in his production.

    E

    The black leather jackets and other vibrant costumes reproduced the time period of the 1950’s of which Lurhmmnn uses in his production.


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    A和D项的位置不正确。C项“production”的重复没有必要。E项冗长。

  • 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 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
    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。

  • 第24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。

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