GMAT考题：Prep2008E2-SC-168

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题库 / Prep2008E2-SC-168

The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.

shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days

shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City, and also another eleven days

shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City and another eleven days

shots took four days by swift messenger in order to reach New York City and another eleven days in addition

shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days

考题讲解

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题目分析：
略。

选项分析：

A选项：首先，定语从句which were sent by swift messenger中的谓语动词是复数，所以其先行词必须是复数名词。但在逻辑上，真正被信使送的应该是“新闻”，但news是单数名词，应该用was。
其次，介词短语in reaching New York City需改为不定式短语to reach New York City，这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题，in reaching/to reach是宾语的补足语，因此需考虑其主句的谓语动词take的约束力。显然地，本选项中take的约束力较强，因此应该用不定式作为其宾语的补足语。
最后，as well as是副词而不是连词，所以其不能用来连接两个具有对等关系的名词。

B选项：当不定式做宾语补足语时，我们通常直接说to do，而不说in order to do，例如：
My mom forced me to eat lunch.
**My mom forced me in order to eat lunch.
第二个例句是不正确的。

C选项：定语从句中的谓语动词的单复数错误同选项(A)。

D选项：in order to错误同选项(B)；another和in addition在语意上重复。

E选项：Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。