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several SC questions from PR & New Orientation
请指点.Thanks in advance.
7. One noted economist has [U]made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing [/U]first off one wall, then
the other; the car may get where it is going, but people may be hurt in the process.
(A) made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(B) made a comparison between the Federal Reserve and an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(C) compared the Federal Reserve with an auto-mobile as racing through a tunnel and which bounced
(D) compared the Federal Reserve to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(E) compared the Federal Reserve with an auto-mobile that races through a tunnel and it bounces
The answer is D. However I choose B. The question is what is the difference between made a comparison and compared and why D is better than B.
16. Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane,a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit [U]less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.[/U]
(A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel
(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gaso-line or diesel fuel do
(C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel
(D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel
(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel
The key is E and i choose B. Please help see what's wrong with B.
19. Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising,as have interest rates.
(C) As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.
(D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising,like interest rates do.
(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates,have been rising.
the key is B and I choose A. Why B is correct?
The followings are from PR.
1. [U]Of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA standards, [/U]culd be seen by children without parental guidance.
A. of the top-trossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA.
B. of the top-trossing films of the 1980s, only a few, which complied with MPAA
C. Only a few of the top-grossing filsm of hte 1980s, complying with MPAA standards
D. Only a few of the top-grossing filsm of the 1980s, in which the MPAA standards were complied with.
E. Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s complied with MPAA standards.
The key is B and why C is incorrct.
2 A few metallic objects on the SEa of Tranquility are all that remain of hte Apollo Xi lunar module, which in July, 1969, became the frist spaceship to carry men to the moon.
A.
B. was the first spaceship carrying
C. was the first spaceship that carried
D. is the first spaceship that has carried
E. became the first spaceship, carrying
The answere is A and why C is incorrect. |
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