请教两提,谢谢!

jeannette

800SCORE里的2题，请大家帮我看看应该选什么，为什么？ In 1993, our profit was $1 billion, but the restructuring $3 billion by 1999. A) increases the total to B) increased this figure to C) increased such a number to D) has increased such a number to E) has increased such an amount up to items these days because he or she realizes that frivolous gadgets are often cheaply made. A) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tend to purchase more practical B) As a typical holiday shopper, the tendency to purchase row upon row of novelty gifts is won over by the purchase of more practical C) Typically, the holiday shopper who is attracted to novelty gifts tends to remain practical with D) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase more practical E) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase the most practical [em13][em13][em13]

David0822

第一题可由OG里的类似题得知答案应是B，请注意ETS给的解释To establish the clearest comparison between circumstances in 1973 and those in 1984, a separate clause is needed to describe each year.
81. In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male's income; and forty-four percent in 1984.
(A)        income; and forty-four percent in 1984
(B)        income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C)        income, and in 1984 forty-four percent
(D)        income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure
(E)        income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984
To establish the clearest comparison between circumstances in 1973 and those in 1984, a separate clause is needed to describe each year. Choices A and C, in failing to use separate clauses, are too elliptical and therefore unclear. Choice A also incor­rectly uses and and a semicolon to separate an independent clause and a phrase. Choice D incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma; moreover, the placement of in 1984 is awkward and confusing. In choice E, that refers illogically to income, thereby producing the misstatement that income rather than mortgage payments rose to forty-four percent in 1984. Choice B is best; two properly constructed clauses that clearly express the comparison are separated by a semicolon.
第二题: 补充 luc_yu 的解说

A) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tend to purchase more practical
key *主词 动词 不同格
B) As a typical holiday shopper, the tendency to purchase row upon row of novelty gifts is won over by the purchase of more practical
*1. As a typical holiday shopper, the tendency…(主词) + (动词) …。主词the tendency的身份不可能是a shopper。而且用了写作大忌的被动式
C) Typically, the holiday shopper who is attracted to novelty gifts tends to remain practical with
*改变原意 1. typical 修饰shopper 被改为typically修饰整句 2. although 的副词子句被改为
who的形容词子句。
D) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase more practical

E) The typical holiday shopper, although seduced by row upon row of novelty gifts, tends to purchase the most practical
*改变原意 (原意是more practical)

niuka

the second one I think the answer should be E, cuz it lacks of comparison.

samgxs

跟同学讨论了一下，but不要求两个句子时态相同。。。。。。。

stoneren

选D我觉得缺乏比较对象，novelty gifts并不一定是purchase的对象，所以不能比较。选E不需要比较对象，且从意思上讲更合理。
拙见。

wannafly

为何要做这种题呢？
我认为除了真题，都没有必要做。因为他们的思路和ETS的不同。很多答案/解释很牵强。

samgxs

对了，这里是不能用has，如果用had是不是比较好。

jeannette

谢谢luc_yu, samgxs, and redli!
samgxs要讨论BUT,我举双手赞成!! 关于BUT,是不好理解.有个JJ我就不懂,MALE是RED,FEMALE & CHILDREN是GREEN,这样还不算BUT,搞不懂应该怎么想了!

redli

1)"by 1999",也就是说时间截止到1999这个过去时间了，并没有顺延到现在，所以不可能用现在完成时间。
2）BUT前后的时态一致多数用在指同一时期的事物发展情况，但并非绝对一致，应视具体句意来定，
这是我瞎编的一个例子，不大好，凑合的看：
he ran everyday when he was a student, but he has not run since he worked three years ago.

samgxs

but这个用法是不是大家讨论一下。