Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.
they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease
after the 1991 report that linked a reduced risk of heart disease with a moderate alcohol consumption, particularly red wine, they began growing again
in a 1991 report, moderate alcohol consumption, and particularly of red wine, which was linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, caused them to begin to grow again
with a reduced risk of heart disease linked in a 1991 report with moderate alcohol consumption, in particular red wine, they began growing again
a reduced risk of heart disease linked to moderate alcohol consumption in a 1991 report, and in particular red wine, started them growing again
题目分析:
本题较长,但是考点相对明显,不算是很难的考题。
选项分析:
A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。代词they指代sales of wines,and particularly of red wine中去掉and也是对的(and可放在插入语前,不影响逻辑)。
B选项:ing短语growing again需改为不定式短语to grow again,这点考查了不定式和ing的区别,本题中的begin属于约束力较强的情况。在习语上,begin to do和begin doing都是常见的,并且经常被认为相等。但其实,两者有明显的使用区别。begin doing一般是从第三方的角度描述doing这一事件,并不强调这件事的始发时间点,例如:
In 1990, Jack began playing the guitar.
该例句表明,杰克在1990年开始了弹吉他,不强调究竟是在1990年的哪个时间点开始弹的,只是一种客观的描述。又例如:
After scoring 760 in GMAT, Jack began to applicate his dream school.
该例句表明,在考了760分后,杰克开始申请他最想去的学校了,强调了在某个时间点后,杰克开始做申请这件事。
用之于本题,显然“酒的销量上升”是在“1991年的报告”这个时间点后发生的一个事件,因此应该用begin to do。GMAT考试非常习惯考查这些甚至连美国人都不太清楚的“语法”,毕竟,这是一个曾经只设计给美国本土人的考试。
另外,particularly red wine是同位语,应和a moderate alcohol同等地位,最理想的情况是安放在alcohol身后,而不是放在consumption身后(当然,这不算是绝对错误)
C选项:提取本选项的主干则有:moderate alcohol consumption caused them to begin to grow again.
在逻辑上,不能是moderate alcohol consumption引起销量上升,应该是1991年的报告引起销量的上升。
D选项:本选项错误同选项(B)。with a reduced risk of heart disease linked in a 1991 report with moderate alcohol consumption是独立主格结构,没有问题。
E选项:提取本选项的主干则有:a reduced risk of heart disease started them to begin growing again.
start主语错误同理于选项(C)。
另外,ing短语growing again需改为不定式短语to grow again错误同选项(B)。
题目释义: Sales declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked A, …,with B.
考点:
代词指代(reference)、平行结构(parallelism)、逻辑意思(Logical predication)
1. link…with/to…固定搭配
2. 代词若离其所指代对象太远,则会造成指代不清的情况。
【Sales】 of wines declined in the late 1980s, but 【they】began to grow again after the 1991 report [that linked moderate consumption of alcohol(, and particularly of red wine, )with a reduced risk of heart disease]
葡萄酒的【销量】在 1980 年代后期有所下降,但【销量】又开始增长,在 1991 年的报告将适度饮酒(,尤其是红酒)与降低患心脏病的风险联系起来后
A. (√)
They是完全指代,指代sales of wines; and particularly of red wine中去掉and也是对的(and可放在插入语前,不影响逻辑);
begin to do或begin doing都正确;
in particular在本题不如particularly有效,因为介词太多句式会复杂。
错误选项分析:
B.【Sales】 of wines declined in the late 1980s, but after the 1991 report that linked a reduced risk of heart disease with a moderate alcohol consumption, particularly red wine(少了consumption),【they 代词太远】 began growing again (×)
red wine与alcohol consumption概念不同,不能同位修饰,应该在red wine后面也补上consumption;
they 离其所指代的sales太远,使得句子理解起来不清晰, awkward;
link A with B, A和B谁在前并不要紧。
C.【Sales】 of wines declined in the late 1980s, but in a 1991 report, moderate alcohol consumption, and particularly of red wine, 【which 指代错误】 was linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, caused them to begin to grow again (×)
in a 1991 report修饰but后整句,使句意荒谬:在报告里,酒的销量开始上升;
which指代的是red wine,错误(which通常就近指代);
particularly of red wine与moderate alcohol consumption不平行,后者应改为moderate consumption of alcohol;
cause的主语是consumption,逻辑意思很荒谬,正确的主语应该是report。
D. 【Sales】 of wines declined in the late 1980s, but with a reduced risk of heart disease linked in a 1991 report with moderate alcohol consumption, in particular (少了of)red wine, 【they 代词太远】 began growing again (×)
red wine不能同位修饰alcohol consumption,要在red wine前面加上of;
they began growing中的they离其指代对象sales过远。
E. 【Sales】 of wines declined in the late 1980s, but a reduced 【risk 主语错误】of heart disease linked to moderate alcohol consumption in a 1991 report, and in particular red wine, started 【them指代不清】them growing again (×)
in a 1991 report有修饰moderate alcohol consumption的歧义,好像consumption是发生在report里,还是A 的表达最为明确;
in particular red wine无法修饰alcohol consumption,概念不同;
start的主语是risk错误;start them中的them指代不清。
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