1.According to analyses,an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation's largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet
data over regular telephone lines________currently possible.
D.at much higher speeds than that
E.at speeds much higher than are
E为何对，D为何错

2.The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to place restrictions _______ that the move will exacerbate the nation's fuel supply problems.
A.on both diesel fuel and diesel engines has sparked a counterattack by the oil industry,saying
C.on both diesel fuel and diesel engines has sparked a counterattack by the oil industry,which says
A为何错C为何对

3.Unlike a hurricane,which can be observed from within,a tornado is so small __________.
A.that such a study has not been practical
E.as to be impractical of study
E为何错

4._________:Alvin Toffler,one of the most prominent students of the future,did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock,published in 1970.
D．It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
E．The fact that educators are at fault for nor anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said
为何D对，E错

5.__________cases of Lyme disease in the United States.
D. New Jersey’s has one of the five highest numbers of reported
D为何对（numbers不是永远错吗？），还有这句话啥意思

6.Houseflies that hatch in summer live only about three ___________________ longer than six months.
A.weeks,but those that emerge in the cooler days of fall often live
D.weeks;then those that emerge in the cooler days of fall often live as long as or
D为何错




谢谢赐教，SAVE RP FOR GMAT

1. According to analyses, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation's largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet data over regular telephone lines ________ currently possible.
D. at much higher speeds than that
E. at speeds much higher than are
E为何对，D为何错

D 没有错，只是没有 E 那么顺。通常英文要写得好，修饰词就放在后面。（这是因为受了法语的影响。）D 的 at much higher speeds than 也可以，但是没有 at speeds much higher than 那么流畅。

2. The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to place restrictions _______ that the move will exacerbate the nation's fuel supply problems.
A. on both diesel fuel and diesel engines has sparked a counterattack by the oil industry, saying
C. on both diesel fuel and diesel engines has sparked a counterattack by the oil industry, which says
A为何错C为何对

这个分别就是用 participle clauses 的时候，限制比用 relative clause 严格很多。Participle clause 的主语必须是前面分句的主语。所以 A 那里就是说 EPA says that the move will exacerbate the nation's fuel supply problems，那显然不是这一句话的意思。用 which 就指明是 oil industry 的话。

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原帖由 Asrgbf 于 2008-5-3 19:53 发表
2. The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to place restrictions _______ that the move will exacerbate the nation's fuel supply problems.
A. on both diesel fuel and diesel engines has sparked  ...

分词从句的主语必须是前面分句的主语?但新东方老师说分词省略结构是就近修饰，这题就是就近修饰oil industry丫。。

新东方的老师说错了。Participle clause 的主语必须是前面的主语，而 oil industry 在那里是介词宾语，所以不能做 saying 的主语。这是有权威英语语法书做根据的。（不过我不是因为知道有这条例而说 A 错，而是读到 A 的时候觉得有错，再去找理由的。）

我所以常常说，不要信那些“老师”的话信得太过。

_________________(全划线)
D."Maple Leaf Rag" was  an instant hit:it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer,published in 1899 and selling serveral hundred thousand copies in six months.
E.Published in 1899 ,"Maple Leaf Rag" was  an instant hit,selling serveral hundred thousand copies in six months:it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
这题答案是E，若分词从句的主语必须是前面分句的主语，D不也对了？

3. Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within, a tornado is so small __________.
A. that such a study has not been practical
E. as to be impractical of study
E为何错

E 也不是怎么大错，就是表达得不够顺畅，不够直接。这就是最好和次好的分别。

通常 so XX 后面是跟 that 自然的。

3. Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within, a tornado is so small __________.
A. that such a study has not been practical
E. as to be impractical of study
E为何错

E 也不是怎么大错，就是表达得不够顺畅，不够直接。这就是最好和次好的分别。

通常 so XX 后面是跟 that 自然的。


新东方老师又说，so ..as to 简洁，只要前后逻辑主语一致，尽量使用，而so..that是后跟长句或前后逻辑主语不一致才用的。。

4. _________: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.
D．It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
E．The fact that educators are at fault for nor anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said
为何D对，E错

E 错是因为表达得不对。这句的意思是说不应该怪教育家没有先见之明。（可以从冒号后的一句看到这个意思。）但是 E 却一开头说 The fact that educators are at fault，那就肯定教育家不对。然后在最后才说 can hardly be said，那是极度迂回曲折的说法，要不得的。

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新东方老师又说，so ..as to 简洁，只要前后逻辑主语一致，尽量使用，而so..that是后跟长句或前后逻辑主语不一致才用的。

真是害人不浅！不要去那里补习吧。他们就是看书不够，没有语感，所以乱说一通。

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原帖由 Asrgbf 于 2008-5-3 21:24 发表


真是害人不浅！不要去那里补习吧。他们就是看书不够，没有语感，所以乱说一通。

那请NN指导究竟SO....AS TO..和SO...THAT...分别在什么情况下优先使用谁，感激涕零

5. __________ cases of Lyme disease in the United States.
D. New Jersey’s has one of the five highest numbers of reported
D为何对（numbers不是永远错吗？），还有这句话啥意思

D 并不是好句，不过错不在 numbers。Five highest numbers 是对的。但是这句很不自然，也有点词不达意。应该这样才好：
New Jersey has the highest number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States.  In fact, it is one of the five states with the highest numbers.

So . . . as to 是相当古老的用法，通常都可以用 so . . . that 来代替的。两个都没有错，就是看哪个顺口。

He has been so incompetent as to merit demotion.  这句就没有问题了，虽然 He has been so incompetent that he merits demotion. 也一样好。

但是
A tornado is so small as to be impractical of study.
A tornado is so small that such a study has not been practical.
就不同了。so small as to be impractical of study 里面的 impractical of study 是非常古怪的说法，很不自然，很不顺。所以不能选这项。

这些都是语感的问题，必须要多看书报才能够建立的，没有什么捷径。楼主要多看书啊。

6. Houseflies that hatch in summer live only about three ___________________ longer than six months.
A. weeks, but those that emerge in the cooler days of fall often live
D. weeks; then those that emerge in the cooler days of fall often live as long as or
D为何错

D 那里姑且不论 live as long as 那个无理取闹的词组。就算删了这个词组，D 也是不好，因为前后分句的连接没有 A 那么好。那个 but 表明两个分句的转折关系。D 那个 then 就没有这个力量，令人觉得整句松散无力，而且有点不知所云的感觉：为什么要在这里用 then？到底是想表达什么？

D. "Maple Leaf Rag" was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling serveral hundred thousand copies in six months.
E. Published in 1899, "Maple Leaf Rag" was an instant hit, selling serveral hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
这题答案是E，若分词从句的主语必须是前面分句的主语，D不也对了？

是的，participle clause 的主语必须是前面分句的主语。所以如果主语不是前面分句的主语就一定错，例如：It helped established Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, overshadowing all other black musicians. 这就是不正确的。

但是 particple clause 的主语是前面分句主语时，也不一定是正确的。在这里 D 就是因为 published in 1899 和 it 隔得太远。还有就是在冒号以后是开新句。前面是 it helped，后面来了个 published in 1899，读者在这里的感觉是应该沿用动词而不应该变成定语的 publsihed。所以应该是 it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, and it was published in 1899 and sold several hundred thousand copies in six months. 虽然这样没有用法错误，但是语义方面大有问题，因为逻辑次序不对。应该是先讲什么时候出版，卖了多少，再讲与威望有关系的事。最后是风格问题。这样写法毫无风格可言，就是面目可憎，引人讨厌。

Asrgbf谢谢你那么晚还回帖帮助我
但我感觉你都是用语感做题的，我这个菜菜都不太理解哦

做这些题就是要靠语感的，没有什么规例可以遵从的。如果你听见老师说什么什么规例，那就要小心。语言规则不是数学定理，总是有很多不清不楚的边缘地带。在这些灰色地带里面，只能根据语感来判断。所以建立语感是非常重要的。做这类题目是没有捷径的。