231.In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority
population of the United States was nearly twice as
fast as the 1970’s.
(A) twice as fast as
(B) twice as fast as it was in
(C) twice what it was in
(D) two times faster than that of
(E) two times greater than
232. The figure of the jaguar, being a recurring symbol
within Olmec art, is prominent among the hiero-
glyphics inscribed on a monument that was dis-
covered in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
(A) being a recurring symbol within
(B) a symbol having recurred within
(C) a recurring symbol in
(D) having been a symbol that recurred in
(E) recurring as it is, a symbol in
233. As the etched lines on computer memory chips have
become thinner and the chips’ circuits more complex,
both the power of the chips and the electronic devices
they drive have vastly increased.
(A) the chips’ circuits more complex, both the power
of the chips and the electronic devices they
drive have
(B) the chips’ circuits more complex, the power of
both the chips and the electronic devices they
drive has
(C) the chips’ circuits are more complex, both the
power of the chips and the electronic devices
they drive has
(D) their circuits are more complex, the power of
both the chips and the electronic devices they
drive have
(E) their circuits more complex, both the power of
the chips and the electronic devices they drive
have
234. Since savings banks have to use short-term deposits
to finance long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans, they
sometimes lose money when there is a rise in
short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are
unable to raise the rates on their mortgages.
(A) when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on
the other hand, they are unable to raise
(B) when short-term rates rise and they are unable to raise
(C) when a rise in short-term rates occurs and,
correspondingly, there is no rise possible in
(D) with a rise in short-term rates, and they are
unable to raise
(E) with short-term rates on the rise and no rise
possible in
235. . St. John’s, Newfoundland, lies on the same latitude
as Paris, France, but in spring St. John’s residents are
less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be
bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling
snow, or seeking shelter from a raging northeast
storm.
(A) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor
cafes than to be bracing themselves against
arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking
(B) residents are less likely to sit at outdoor cafes,
and more to brace themselves against arctic
chills, shovel snow, or be seeking
(C) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor
cafes, and more likely to be bracing themselves
against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or to be
seeking
(D) residents, instead of their sitting at outdoor
cafes, they are more likely to brace themselves
against arctic chills, shovel snow, or seek
(E) residents, instead of sitting at outdoor cafes, are
more likely to brace themselves against arctic
chills, shovel snow, or to be seeking作者: M012Smile 时间: 2003-3-12 01:12
231 C
1、rate不能用fast形容，所以A、B、D错
2、twice优于two times，所以C正确作者: M012Smile 时间: 2003-3-12 01:14
232 C
C看上去更简单明了作者: M012Smile 时间: 2003-3-12 01:26
233 B
1、对称问题
比较both the power of the chips and the eclectronic devices和the power of both the chips and teh electronic devices的不同
前者是both...and...的句型，那么并列对称的就是the power和the electronic devices了，明显，这两者是不对称的，因为，凡是有此种用法的选项都错误。故A、C、E错
2、主谓一致
既然the power of ...是主语，那么后面的谓语就应该是单数形式has，所以D错。
选B作者: M012Smile 时间: 2003-3-12 01:30
234 B
好像没有很多的道理，B比较顺口，而且，在rise的使用上，也用了动词形式。而其他的都是名词作者: M012Smile 时间: 2003-3-12 01:38
235 A
1、instead of 与 rather than的取舍
2、对称的问题
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