1.含并列连词and but or的平行结构
1 ^* |% e( c; \ Y 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。
- E4 W! V% y/ C0 b0 q5 S; x 全真例题分析2 y1 S8 R% X0 [; h9 L2 V- Y T1 P
(1) Quartz may be transparency, translucent, or opaque, and it may be colorless or colored (91.5)) x2 O0 l% z5 N S; U7 q0 q
[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。0 ~) ?3 C% x& n8 N h
(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$ Y2 T9 J1 [( i i: s0 ^
[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。
4 Z" b2 T2 f( U4 N (3) Atrophy is a decrease in size of a cell, organ, tissues, or other part of the body such as (91.10)9 i, y! k7 x y$ k6 k
[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。* I! F* ^. Q; B) _" `5 B) n
(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)+ b6 Z/ d* R$ O. _& |& z
[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.
3 U& w1 O$ o$ q! _+ B& w( d (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)
) O+ T1 b# q% W" m; f b+ X [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。
& x m% `: j6 V$ w1 d (6) The tongue is capable of many motions and configurations and plays vital rode in chewing, swallowed and speaking.: ]+ T$ S# E& F* l
[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。
0 ^1 Y7 I. r5 Y+ H2 G% g 2.比较级句型要求对比双方结构对等,比较范围相当。3 c( \/ n& Y$ Y* f
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(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.- b5 T- J% w6 l2 P1 l; L6 M
(A) as was0 H/ Z* [- e1 ^3 Y' P% s
(B) than was& d& P8 E2 g$ T/ G3 a
(C) than did
$ d! ` D# L: e; c (D) as did (92.8)
* \8 b1 k3 v N [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。' K1 E8 m5 e. l" q" g( @
(2) The state of Maine generally has cooler temperatures than ——! E8 S8 }) v, X6 l' K. R
(A) there are most other states
7 O% m/ X. i0 ^ j (B) most other states which have3 x2 R8 D/ f5 W- S1 G9 n. @3 Q
(C) most other states have
7 U% ~% G1 C$ M* _ (D) having most other states (93.10), y; u- Z6 v4 P% r
[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。
6 z6 f# |" z, L5 V/ n (3) The annual worth of Utah's manufacturing is greater than—— C0 K( H0 w x. o1 M6 O
(A) that of its mining and farming combined2 \. X# {8 W9 n
(B) mining and farming combination
0 c" |, B. N3 Y+ m; U, | (C) that mining and farming combined$ s1 l5 r! Q; p+ n5 s( _6 ?$ W
(D) of its combination mining and farming (91.8); |, V$ [: [4 i/ s; F) M& }
[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。
6 y5 I3 G5 ^! M2 s, M (4) The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than——& D5 G, J3 E6 G
(A) the domestic marketer has
5 E: j, A8 Y3 t (B) the domestic marketer does
$ \1 R- @6 \! @8 _" M (C) those of the domestic marketer" l8 S' v5 a6 a [; f; P$ n
(D) that which has the domestic marketer (91.5)# q2 J6 r' X" P+ N3 Y
[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。6 ?+ ^2 [* W+ w: c! E
(5) Fructose is a mono-saccharide sugar that is much sweeter ——
' Z( T$ h2 @, T (A) than cane sugar does
4 b7 g) b0 |# k( p (B) does cane sugar
- G+ ?$ r% R* `0 ?2 I9 Q9 x, ]. L (C) cane sugar/ A' h; ^4 h/ a. ]3 x7 d' w" ^' A+ n( V
(D) than cane sugar (90.5)
7 J) v: c9 r# x+ `% N% P [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)。 |