Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.
Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
题目分析:
be committed to是一个习惯用语,意思是:致力于、献身于。例如:We will consistently be committed to providing our customers with cost-effective products. (我们致力于为客户提供具备竞价比的产品)
选项分析:
A选项:本选项中的第二个it是形式主语,指代likely身后的不定式短语to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them。第一个it是纯粹的代词,指代a course of action。从代词指代对象这个角度来说,本选项没有错误(当然,这里的it用one来替代是更好的,详见:代词)。请注意,在一个句子中(GMAT句子改错的考题都是一个句子,所以可以认为在一道句子改错的题目中),只有当两个以上的it(its)或they(them/their)均为真正代词(非形式主语),我们才需要保证它们指代同一个名词。本选项的主要错误在于,heavy commitment是一个纯名词,但其应该改为being heavily committed这一动名词短语。这点考查了“名词和ing的区别”。用之于本题,“过分致力于之前的行为”这个事件在本句中没有时间终止点。(本句只讲了这件事的后果是让人错失掉危机的先兆,但我们并不能从句中读出“过分致力于之前的行为”是否会有终止点)
B选项:本选项的谓语动词make不正确。主语是an executive。在逻辑上,执行者应该是自己更容易错失掉trouble,而不应该是使(make)错失掉trouble变得更加可能。
C选项:especially if it has worked well in the past是条件状语。状语和定语均属于修饰成分,均具有就近修饰的原则。本选项中距离这个条件状语最近的句子是when they do appear。但是,在逻辑上,该条件状语应该是be committed to的修饰语。
D选项:本选项中的宾格代词them的指代对象是executives。本选项的意思为:执行者的致力于某一种行动方针的做法让执行者错过一些困难的征兆成为了可能。通读中文即可发现本选项的写法较为“啰嗦”。实际上,第一个所有格定语(Executives’)是赘余的。这是因为,让执行者错误问题,肯定是执行者自己致力于某种行动方针。
E选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。此处being heavily committed to a course of action是一个被动语态的动名词短语。
读不懂题难解,读懂题需要词汇和结构知识。
being为数不多没有错的题。
D:Executives'所有格,不是名词词性,是形容词词性,不能当先行词,them不可以指代executives?
对,我也是这么理解的,我记得之前有道题,老师讲的就是说 所有格 A’B A 词性是形容词 所以不可以被指代
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D miss和misinterpret不平行。且后面多个them、they指代对象不明
C选项,especially if it ...,尽管it指代时可以指代语境中逻辑上合理的名词 a course of action,但是这个是条件状语,就近修饰,这里修饰主句An executive is likely to do.
这题一定要读懂原文的意思:
1. Sentence talks about an executive who is heavily committed to a course of action
2. This course of action has worked well in the past
3. Because of this heavy commitment, the executive is likely to miss the signs of trouble when they appear.
我觉得A句的逻辑就有问题。原句意思是,heavy commitment 使得"to miss signs...." likely。但逻辑上,应该是"过分致力于..."使得executive likely "to miss signs...."
D选项应该就是简单的平行触发语“or”前后不平行吧,miss or misinterpret
選項c,especially when it has worked well in the past, 其中it 修飾距離最近的單數名詞: a course of action,這樣理解哪裡錯誤?
要注意区分修饰原则和指代原则。修饰原则是你说的,也就是要“就近”。这个原则只限于“修饰”成分,也就是只有定语和状语。但是,指代,是对于代词说的,这个原则是“指代语境中逻辑上合理的名词”。千万不要混淆。
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行为一:过分专注于某个做法 定语:这个做法过去特别有效
行为二:使得经理容易发现不了初期的故障信号或者错误的理解当它们出现的时候
d to miss和后面的misinterpreting不平行排除
c 把定语部分放在句子最后造成it的修饰对象太远 排除
a makes it 的it 指代非常模糊,指代前面的it还是作为形式宾语指代后面的事情 排除
错选了答案b。再仔细回顾意思b会发现句子的最后一部分when they do appear应当修饰misinterpret而b把它修饰了整个句子makes。导致了句子意思的改变
是不是可以这样理解,
根据句意a 项make it likely to miss根据句意应该是人才能去miss,所以it出现在这里不正确
b项句义不通顺所以排除
c项就近修饰所以不选
d项有or的出现所以应该和miss 平行所以不选
所以选e项
这道题应该是og里面数一数二很难得题目了
可能,主要是因为这道题目being是对的吧。。
大神竟然回复我了,好开心。您的三本书我都买了,正在看
谢谢支持~
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回复所有人:解析已更新。
错了。
请注意,在一个句子中(GMAT句子改错的考题都是一个句子,所以可以认为在一道句子改错的题目中),只有当两个以上的it(its)或they(them/their)均为真正代词(非形式主语),我们才需要保证它们指代同一个名词。
them和they在同一个句子里可以有不同的指代么?
我也觉得executive不赘余
对啦,但D选项我觉得executive不赘余呀,可以说任何人致力于做一件事都有可能让executive错,我觉得错的是很简单的misinterpret和miss不平行