1. 含并列连词and but or的平行结构
/ K7 c9 E1 v' X K" O 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。: ]* ^6 ? @5 @. ]2 P7 V# X: N/ P) \
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(1) Quartz may be transparency, translucent, or opaque, and it may be colorless or colored (91.5)+ R% |: Y* e$ q% Q( J
[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。
" q5 q, t% L, g (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)
5 }5 n% s# J4 `$ v$ @" i3 k [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。& d; y O. L( L* Y0 [# V3 K
(3) Atrophy is a decrease in size of a cell, organ, tissues, or other part of the body such as (91.10)
5 x: G1 Z" R0 `# B [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。
# N, Y' K: f4 m (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)
3 Y" X4 m# R. y5 b5 e [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.& `7 [2 D }2 C! j9 B, z$ D$ ]- U
(5) A majority of the reports received from people claiming to have seen the lengendaiy Loch Ness monster have proven to be mistakes, misconceptions, or they were being tricked. (93.10)
! u3 G |3 ?( k [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。 o3 w/ m/ C- o" V
(6) The tongue is capable of many motions and configurations and plays vital rode in chewing, swallowed and speaking.1 m1 M$ Z1 `. K/ \* v
[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。) U! t& e9 G! ]8 u2 }' y7 Y
2. 比较级句型要求对比双方结构对等,比较范围相当。* l2 B U9 {7 y# u& i" ~
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(1) Probably no man had more effcet on the daily lives of most people in the United States ------- Henry Ford. A pioneer in automobile production.1 y& y8 L$ e6 q) ]0 v/ b* g: r$ R
(A) as was8 i" F+ I, ^1 [
(B) than was
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8 V2 ~! I2 [6 d8 c' i" d1 l (D) as did (92.8)
- r1 u' ?( z8 r @/ m5 E* u [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。
7 k4 i H; D' p5 }9 m' u: l. x (2) The state of Maine generally has cooler temperatures than -------
. X$ ?0 k( ]0 z X (A) there are most other states' e% s' h; M* W
(B) most other states which have4 r6 G. [ t; W+ i6 ~1 |
(C) most other states have t% I8 Z1 h6 Q' v8 P, y4 {
(D) having most other states (93.10)
7 U N; @& y) M# G9 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。$ y5 T4 c* v, O7 v# Z# u/ ?) j( Y
(3) The annual worth of Utah*s manufacturing is greater than-------
. [) m9 A2 T0 K1 ^# B (A) that of its mining and farming combined' Y$ T" c0 o: t( @
(B) mining and farming combination4 I# l( T2 O7 }1 H. _: \
(C) that mining and farming combined
' z: k ]$ Q7 S0 i (D) of its combination mining and farming (91.8)" B* E: ^) h% o& z* F
[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。
& \" r& ?9 x0 v9 c! U (4) The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than-------2 u8 J9 y' Q4 i5 T
(A) the domestic marketer has$ N3 L7 M- g; a
(B) the domestic marketer does6 T% ?9 V e+ T+ @3 @
(C) those of the domestic marketer
/ ~/ ^% U7 o; E( w- D1 {, Y (D) that which has the domestic marketer (91.5)9 }' z" N1 }) B8 o- G* g- F
[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。
7 d9 i; d, F0 R1 e' t (5) Fructose is a monosaccharide sugar that is much sweeter -------
6 h6 \& O5 T" G% d( n T y: S (A) than cane sugar does8 R0 q% k. `- Z# E# T" h$ W$ Y+ \. H
(B) does cane sugar3 z4 v; K0 w. u+ `. u/ ?5 s$ `3 z8 b. j
(C) cane sugar0 J7 H% E! j0 M: s
(D) than cane sugar (90.5)
# Y2 `: R4 H! n A [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)。1 e. @) W2 E6 p y/ p; l/ V
3. 比较句型 the +比较级…the+比较级要求前后结构相等。5 J& W+ k# C% o
全真例题分析
$ T0 f6 i1 c6 i$ x% l a (1) The flatter a hair appears under a microscope ------- wavier it is.
) J3 Z Q& A# X8 f) o* Q (A) although
7 _! ]' k& E3 K8 f- y (B) which
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(D) the (92.1)
: d7 p0 c ~9 j8 {0 a; s7 Y [答案] D The flatter a hair appears 与(D)the wavier it is 是完全对等的结构。
' m4 k& E. X) s1 n" n+ t 比较级 主语 谓语动词 比较级 主语 系动词' V& ?3 I' h! G! v# m |$ E. _
(2) The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ------- to the body.
- m* ^" N7 H+ p6 q (A) the stress it is greater
Y# D5 E6 j5 N: a1 | (B) greater is the stress
$ P9 }; P) D8 H. R& D (C) greater stress is M4 W5 N1 G5 ^* O/ A L: A: h
(D) the greater the stress (90.1)0 U% {0 l5 S; y9 b# U
[答案] D The less the surface 与答案(D) the greater the stress 是完全对等的结构。, w. k3 N$ [2 b W' U
4. 语意上的平行结构
: T+ [* I; ?0 c' ^3 \1 O! R 解题要点 有一些词和短语表达比较的概念,尽管不是比较级句型,但同样要求前后对比双方同形式,同性质。
0 \2 L9 i g; S7 J- [: Y. k 全真例题分析, V9 P( r* g# G! O! k
(1) Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather of the deaf ------- of the telephone.$ u, C# j" Q$ E( U) F/ s( \
(A) than inventing* Q0 W0 A7 h' Z
(B) than as the inventor
6 Z$ S2 n; P' N; O" ~, n (C) the invention
X) y# _$ J8 @; c% v (D) as the inventor (90.8)
" ~! j O' j# N* l9 m4 c [答案] B 表示比较概念的短语would rather …than应使用平行结构。2 E" A- Z6 F; S P. d& p
(2) Thomas Jefferson*s achievements as an architect rival his contributions ------- a politician.
& h& T" k& P4 d' V (A) such
4 l9 `' J$ D2 E! I (B) more
9 B. V/ @$ g6 i ~ (C) as
* S; Z/ I2 |0 ?0 r$ V0 y9 G (D) than (90.1)0 ]2 F1 {& y2 j. o1 h5 L
[答案] C 动词rival (比得上)要求比较二项结构相等。
; ?) S) o1 k; P (3) California*s agricultural supremacy dates from 1947. When its farm output first ------- any other state./ I) D8 @+ a) L
(A) that exceeded: [& A0 h4 A/ g4 { ]# W7 c
(B) exceeded that
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(D) that exceeded of (92.10)
* a: {! d8 u! U B [答案] C 动词exceeded (超过)要求比较的内容相当。(C)代词that用以指代比较的内容“farm output”2 Z' Y, n- ^' Z- X% s% y
(4) It is common lcnowledge that a flash of lightning is seen before a clap of thunder heard . (93.5); C2 y+ [. o0 o0 w, \- O t- O
[答案] D 连词 be fore用以引出先后发生的两个动作。从句意上看。这两个动作是对比关系,故应用平行结构。(D)改为a clap of thunder is heard ,与a flash of lightning is seen 相平衡。 |