1.含并列连词and but or的平行结构7 W* s0 W4 [+ q/ \
解题要点当上述并列连词连接两项或多项对等成分时,这些成分必须同词性、同形式。特别注意出现三项以上(含三项)的并列成分,多是考试焦点。
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(1) Quartz may be transparency, translucent, or opaque, and it may be colorless or colored (91.5): V3 g/ K; C8 Z$ B( \: l
[答案] A并列连词or连接三项,其中两项为形容词translucent与opaque,故(A)应用形容词transparent与之并列。) P1 d0 `: e) B8 m# s
(2) At the age of 94. Composer, conductor. Arranger. And acting Eva Jessye led her choral group in the first production of the opera porgy and Bess, written in 1935. (92.1)
: Y% [" b, U, c" Z# E) B$ l3 n [答案] A并列连词and连接四项表示身份职业的名词,故(A)动名词应改为actress。& H0 T! J# Z# K" W' T1 B
(3) Atrophy is a decrease in size of a cell, organ, tissues, or other part of the body such as (91.10)
5 j* w9 `5 ~/ v @ [答案] C并列连词or连接四项名词结构,其中cell和organ皆为单数形式,故(C)亦应改为单数tissue。
6 ^6 I1 }5 z; ^1 p (4) Direct mail advertising serves to acquaint customers with Products, alert them to new opportunities, and paving the way for other sales activities (93.1)
7 P1 A5 U/ y3 e5 | [答案] C并列连词and连接三项动宾结构,前两项均为动词原形,故(C)动名词亦应改为原形动词pave.
' c: ` t- p6 p2 f* [+ w+ w1 i7 X% d7 { (5) A majority of the reports received from people claiming to have seen the legendary Loch Ness monster have proven to be mistakes, misconceptions, or they were being tricked. (93.10)
' }$ p5 H2 Y7 X* M1 q. z [答案] D并列连词or连接三项成分。前两项均为名词,故(D)不应出现句子结构,而应改为名词tricks与前面的mistakes和misconceptions平行。
+ ~8 n( o$ P5 J. y! \# X# ~7 w (6) The tongue is capable of many motions and configurations and plays vital rode in chewing, swallowed and speaking.
# R7 L- [, v& \) R+ w [答案] D并列连词and连接三个单词。其中两项均为动名词,故(D)亦应改为动名词swallowing。; T& R% W. M% x( H- ~4 `& G+ R
2.比较级句型要求对比双方结构对等,比较范围相当。$ H$ a4 C1 P* P9 @' `3 a+ y
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9 ~* n3 j* a4 e6 m7 H) |9 | (1) Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States —— Henry Ford. A pioneer in automobile production.4 o/ }: X2 P, V( |! k3 y
(A) as was
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7 S/ J" h; K, c$ \ (C) than did; A% U; s: _' X( E+ N$ r3 v
(D) as did (92.8)
$ \8 F- b9 U5 p! N" y. T. F- L [答案] C比较句型more…than要求比较的双方结构相等。前项是实义动词的过去时形式had,故选(C)than did与之平行。5 | W- F, Y( q0 ]- D! a* d
(2) The state of Maine generally has cooler temperatures than ——
9 k3 F+ U! h$ [, G9 j" D0 v/ D) R. ^ (A) there are most other states
, O/ G' w/ d) o. M! K/ k, R! | (B) most other states which have, b4 @; n/ p" s; l E
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(D) having most other states (93.10)5 m. N" n, k* u* U
[答案] C这是标准的more…than比较句型。只有(C)的句子结构与相对比的前一项完全一致。
" m$ o. Y7 u( V9 a" V' |5 O4 U (3) The annual worth of Utah's manufacturing is greater than——' B y; u. e4 f# \; I8 Q! ]
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(C) that mining and farming combined
( h& v/ R6 b' }, D1 O+ F6 { (D) of its combination mining and farming (91.8)
0 a' y, f% m, ]" C [答案] A此句比较的是utah的年产值(the annual worth) (A)中that即代替了the annual worth,故前后比较的范围,内容一致。
% j+ R4 i5 l# J6 P! G (4) The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than——
( G3 y; _" c" _6 b (A) the domestic marketer has
9 S H0 C& ?/ r! \# J$ T8 F$ P/ K (B) the domestic marketer does/ F( ]6 y0 d6 i, a- ^4 b
(C) those of the domestic marketer" s: a( b0 t& [0 d n. v' p
(D) that which has the domestic marketer (91.5)
! f9 U) `$ ]8 F/ G [答案] C此句比较的是国际市场研究者与国内市场研究者的活动(the activities)为避免同词重复,用(C)those来代替前面的名词the activities ,因而对比双方比较的范围是平行相等的。
5 A9 ?1 }' f9 X0 O (5) Fructose is a mono-saccharide sugar that is much sweeter ——- v2 ]" h9 b+ K; j
(A) than cane sugar does2 w# K5 K* [% }; W& q4 p* U
(B) does cane sugar/ J0 X, T8 Z, W8 m6 n2 S# G
(C) cane sugar
! q4 D& a' ^/ }' o' m' K' S" y6 { (D) than cane sugar (90.5)
0 E3 q' w b/ C. D [答案] D此比较句型前半部分主系表结构,后半部不可出现助动词does(答案A及B),但可省略系词,如(D)。 |