sat 语法grammar 历年 部分易错题 答案+解释

In the 1980’s, the median price of a house more than twice doubled, generally outdistancing the rate of

inflation.

London differs from other cities, such as Paris and New York, in that its shopping areas are so widely

spread out. No error.

Of the two options, neither the system of appointing judges to the bench nor the process of electing

judges are entirely satisfactory. No error

Is（就近原则）

The television station has received many complaints about the clothing advertisements, which some

viewers condemn to be tasteless. No error

As (condemn sth. as adj.)

Led(指路，引领) by vocalist(歌手）Marlena McGhee Smalls, Gullah tradition is preserved by the

help of the Hallelujah Signers of South Carolina through songs and stories.

A.``

B.the Hallelujah Signers of South Carolina help to preserve Gullah tradition through songs and stories

C.It is the Hallelujah Signers that help to preserve the songs and stories of Gullah tradition in South

Carolina

D.The songs and stories of Gullah tradition are

preserved through

the Hallelujah Singers of

South

Carolina

E.South Carolina’s Gullah tradition is preserved through songs and stories by the Hallelujah Singers

Smallest of the copperhead snakes, the broad-banded copperhead, if disturbed, vibrates its tail rapidly,

and they are also known to secrete a substance that smells like cucumbers.

A.rapidly, and they are also known to secrete a

B.rapidly, and it is known that they secrete a

C.rapidly, and is also known to secrete a (parallel)

D.rapidly also secreting their

E.rapidly, in addition, ti secretes its

According to journalist Howard Mansfield, a person feels a need to reconnect with and recover the

past; therefore they preserve and endlessly recycle old objects.

A.a person feels a need to reconnect with and recover the past; therefore

B.since a person feels a need to reconnect with and recover the past

C.since a person needs to feel a reconnection with and recovery of the past, therefore

D.a need to reconnect with and recover the past is a feeling for many people, and therefore

E.many people feel a need to reconnect with and recover the past; therefore

Most of the books around this old house smell of mildew, and if you pick one up, you will find that

the spine has deteriorated and their covers have(singular form) rotted. No error

Someone who uses a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word precessing and sending

e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market. No error

At the highest level of competitive chess, players are so familiar to

( familiar

with) one

another’s

strategies that they can practically read their opponents’ minds; the result is

drearily predicable play.

No error

In addition to having a theoretical understanding of disease, medical students must have experience in

treating patients if he or she is (plural form)to learn to diagnose illnesses accurately. No error

The first Asian American to be elected governor in the United States, George Ariyoshi of Hawaii has

served (pluperfect)longer than any of his predecessors when he retired from office in 1986. No error

He was convinced that if property taxes would have rose (if sth. had done/ had sth. done, sth.

Would have done)any higher, he would had to move to a different area.

A.If property taxes would have rose (tense)

B.If property taxes would rise(tense)

C.If property taxes had risen

D.Had property taxes rose→risen

E.Were property taxes to rise(tense)

Like many people, Luanne believes that parents can

foster musical ability in small children out of (by)

playing classical music for them while they are infants. No error

To stand in Persepolis in modern Iran and look out, as Darius the First must have done,

at

the

immense sweep of fields and mountains is to grasp

the vastness of the ancient Persian Empire. No

error (To do is to do)

During the Great Depression, Dorothea Lange’s photographs brought public attention to the plight of

farm works, being distributed free of charge to newspapers.

A.````

B.Photographs brought public attention to the plight of farm workers, which were distributed free of

charge to newspapers

C.Photographs, which she distributed free of charge to newspapers and brought public attention to

plight of farm workers（没有谓语动词）

D.Photographs, distributed free of charge to newspapers, bringing public attention to the

plight of

farm workers（没有谓语动词）

E.Photographs, distributed(分配）（过去分词作后置定语） free of charge to newspapers, brought

public attention to the plight of farm workers

The list of Mayan deities that represent various natural forces suggest (修饰list，为单数，应用单三形式）that the ancient Mayans were keenly attuned to their environment.

A.Suggest

B.Suggests

C.Suggesting

D.Having suggested

E.That suggest

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