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1、1. Some anthropologists believe that the genetic homogeneity evident in the worlds people is the result of a “population bottleneck”at some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event, greatly reducing their numbersand thus our genetic variation.(A) at some time in the past our ancestors suffer

2、ed an event, greatly reducing their numbers(B) that at some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event that greatly reduced their numbers(C) that some time in the past our ancestors suffered an event so that their numbers were greatly reduced,(D) some time in the past our ancestors suffered an

3、 event from which their numbers were greatly reduced(E) some time in the past, that our ancestors suffered an event so as to reduce their numbers greatly,OG18#7372. In the textbook publishing business, the second quarter is historically weak, because revenues are low and marketing expenses are high

4、as companies prepare for the coming school year.(A) low and marketing expenses are high as companies prepare(B) low and their marketing expenses are high as they prepare(C) low with higher marketing expenses in preparation(D) low, while marketing expenses are higher to prepare(E) low, while their ma

5、rketing expenses are higher in preparationOG18 Verbal分冊(cè)#2553. There are several ways to build solid walls using just mud or clay, but the most extensively used method has beenthe forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they are laidin the wall in m

6、ud mortar.(A) the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they are laid(B) forming the mud or clay into bricks, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, to lay them(C) having bricks formed from mud or clay, and, after some preliminary

7、air drying or sun drying, they were laid(D) to form the mud or clay into bricks, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, to lay them(E) that bricks were formed from mud or clay, which, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, were laidOG18#7104. Employing many different techniq

8、ues throughout his career, Michelangelo produced a great variety of art works, including paintings, for example, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, for example, the statue of David.(A) including paintings, for example, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, for example,(B) including paintings, for e

9、xample, in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, like(C) including paintings, such as those in the Sistine Chapel, and sculpture, as(D) ranging from paintings, such as those in the Sistine Chapel, to sculpture, such as(E) ranging from paintings, such as in the Sistine Chapel, and sculpture, such asOG18#

10、7175. Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rootedin the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.(A) Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, pro

11、duced a body of work both rooted(B) Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both(C) Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted(D) Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted(E) Ja

12、zz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted bothOG18#7686. Bengal-born writer, philosopher, and educator Rabindranath Tagore had the greatest admirationfor Mohandas K. Gandhi the person and also as a politician, but Tagore had beenskeptical of Gandhis form of nationalism a

13、nd his conservative opinions about Indias cultural traditions.(A) for Mohandas K. Gandhi the person and also as a politician, but Tagore had been(B) for Mohandas K. Gandhi as a person and as a politician, but Tagore was also(C) for Mohandas K. Gandhi not only as a person and as a politician, but Tag

14、ore was also(D) of Mohandas K. Gandhi as a person and as also a politician, but Tagore was(E) of Mohandas K. Gandhi not only as a person and as a politician, but Tagore had also beenOG18#7037. By using a process called echolocation to analyze the echoes of the high-pitched sounds they produce, bats

15、can determine not only the distance to an object, but they also can determine its shape and size and the direction in which it is moving.(A) can determine not only the distance to an object, but they also can determine(B) not only can determine the distance to an object but also(C) can determine not

16、 only the distance to an object but also(D) not only can determine its distance from an object but also(E) can determine not only their distance from an object, but they can also determineOG18 Verbal分冊(cè)#2858. Published in Harlem, the owner and editor ofThe Messengerwere two young journalists, Chandle

17、r Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.(A) Published in Harlem, the owner and editor ofThe Messengerwere two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader.(B) Published in Harlem, two young

18、 journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, were the owner and editor ofThe Messenger.(C) Published in Harlem,The Messengerwas owned and edited by two young journalists, A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor

19、leader, and Chandler Owen.(D) The Messengerwas owned and edited by two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, who would later make his reputation as a labor leader, and published in Harlem.(E) The owner and editor being two young journalists, Chandler Owen and A. Philip Randolph, w

20、ho would later make his reputation as a labor leader,The Messengerwas published in Harlem.OG15#1109. With the patience of its customers and with its network strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of new initiatives trying to relieve the congestion that has led

21、 to at least four class-action lawsuits and thousands of complaints from frustrated customers.(A) the patience of its customers and with its network strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of new initiatives trying to relieve(B) the patience of its customers an

22、d its network strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of new initiatives that try to relieve(C) its network and the patience of its customers strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of new initiatives to try to relieve(D)

23、its network and with the patience of its customers strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of initiatives to try relieving(E) its network and its customers patience strained to the breaking point, the on-line service company announced a series of new initiative

24、s to try relievingOG18#78210. Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year wereconstructed in violation of the citys building code. (A) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were(B) Some buildings that were destroyed

25、or heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been(C) Some buildings that the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year have been(D) Last year the earthquake destroyed or heavilydamaged some buildings that have been(E) Last year some of the buildings that weredestroyed or heavily damag

26、ed in the earthquakehad beenOG17 Verbal分冊(cè)#22811. Recently implemented “shift-work equations” based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, fatigue among shift workers, and have raised production efficiency in various industries. (A) fatigue among shift workers

27、, and have raised (B) fatigue among shift workers, and raised (C) and fatigue among shift workers while raising (D) lowered fatigue among shift workers, and raised (E) and fatigue among shift workers was lowered while raisingOG15#13412. According to scientists who monitored its path,an expanding clo

28、ud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, which brightened the Northern Lights and also possibly knockingout a communications satellite.(A) an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently trigge

29、red a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, which brightened the Northern Lights and also possibly knocking(B) an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun was what recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, and it brightened the

30、Northern Lights and also possibly knocked (C) an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, brightening the Northern Lights and possibly knocking(D) a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth,

31、 recently triggered by an expanding cloud of energized particles, brightened the Northern Lights and it possibly knocked(E) a large storm in the magnetic field surrounding Earth was recently triggered by an expanding cloud of energized particles, brightening the Northern Lights and it possibly knock

32、edOG18#72913. Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep 15 hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes.(A) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep 15 hours a day, movin

33、g infrequently enough(B) sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs, they sleep 15 hours a day, and with suchinfrequent movements(C) sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hang from trees, sleep 15 hours a day, and move so infrequently(D) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleep

34、ing 15 hours a day and moving so infrequently(E) the sloth hangs from trees by its long rubbery limbs, sleeps 15 hours a day, and it moves infrequently enough OG12#12414. Joan of Arc, a young Frenchwoman who claimed to be divinely inspired, turned the tide of English victories in her country by libe

35、rating the city of Orlans andshe persuaded Charles VII of France to claim his throne.(A) she persuaded Charles VII of France to claim his throne(B) persuaded Charles VII of France in claiming his throne(C) persuading that the throne be claimed by Charles VII of France(D) persuaded Charles VII of Fra

36、nce to claim his throne(E) persuading that Charles VII of France should claim the throneOG15#12715. Warning that computers in the United States are not secure, the National Academy of Sciences has urged the nation to revamp computer security procedures, institute new emergency response teams,creatin

37、g a special nongovernment organization to take charge of computer security planning.(A) creating a special nongovernment organization to take(B) creating a special nongovernment organization that takes(C) creating a special nongovernment organization for taking(D) and create a special nongovernment

38、organization for taking(E) and create a special nongovernment organization to takeOG15#1816. The first decision for most tenants living in a undergoing being converted to cooperative ownership is if to sign a no-buy pledge with the other tenants. (A) being converted to cooperative ownership is if to

39、 sign (B) being converted to cooperative ownership is whether they should be signing (C) being converted to cooperative ownership is whether or not they sign (D) conversion to cooperative ownership is if to sign (E) conversion to cooperative ownership is whether to sign PREP2012#417. The widely acce

40、pted big bang theory holdsthat the universe began in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expandingever since.(A) that the universe began in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expanding(B) that the universe had begun in an explosive instant

41、 ten to twenty billion years ago and had been expanding(C) that the beginning of the universe was an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago that has expanded(D) the beginning of the universe to have been an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago that is expanding(E) the univers

42、e to have begun in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expandingOG17#70118. Digging in sediments in northern China, evidence has been gathered by scientists suggesting that complex life-forms emerged much earlier than they had previously thought. (A) evidence has been g

43、athered by scientists suggesting that complex life-forms emerged much earlier than they had (B) evidence gathered by scientists suggests a much earlier emergence of complex life-forms than had been (C) scientists have gathered evidence suggesting that complex life-forms emerged much earlier than (D)

44、 scientists have gathered evidence that suggests a much earlier emergence of complex life-forms than that which was (E) scientists have gathered evidence which suggests a much earlier emergence of complex life-forms than thatOG18#71619. In late 1997, the chambers inside the pyramid of the Pharaoh Me

45、nkaure at Giza were closed to visitors for cleaning and repair due to moisture exhaled by tourists, which raised its humidity to such levels so that salt from the stone was crystallizingand fungus was growing on the walls.(A) due to moisture exhaled by tourists, which raised its humidity to such lev

46、els so that salt from the stone was crystallizing(B) due to moisture that tourists had exhaled, thereby raising its humidity to such levels that salt from the stone would crystallize(C) because tourists were exhaling moisture, which had raised the humidity within them to levels such that salt from t

47、he stone would crystallize(D) because of moisture that was exhaled by tourists raising the humidity within them to levels so high as to make the salt from the stone crystallize(E) because moisture exhaled by tourists had raised the humidity within them to such levels that salt from the stone was cry

48、stallizingOG17#69820. Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging,the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.(A) Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging,(B) Because of plunging prices for comp

49、uter chips, which is due to an oversupply,(C) Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply,(D) Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply,(E) Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging,OG17#72721. It

50、 stood twelve feet tall, weighed nine thousand pounds, and wielded seven-inch claws, and Megatherium americanum, a giant ground sloth, may have been the largest hunting mammal ever to walk the Earth.(A) It stood twelve feet tall, weighed nine thousand pounds, and wielded seven-inch claws, and Megath

51、erium americanum, a giant ground sloth,(B) It stood twelve feet tall, weighing nine thousand pounds, and wielding seven-inch claws, Megatherium americanum was a giant ground sloth and(C) The giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum, having stood twelve feet tall, weighing nine thousand pounds, and

52、wielding seven-inch claws, it(D) Standing twelve feet tall, weighing nine thousand pounds, and wielding seven-inch claws, Megatherium americanum, a giant ground sloth,(E) Standing twelve feet tall, weighing nine thousand pounds, it wielded seven-inch claws, and the giant ground sloth Megatherium ame

53、ricanumOG18 Verbal分冊(cè)#19622. Seldom more that 40 feet wide and 12 feet deep, but it ran 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate New York, the Erie Canal connected the Hudson River at Albany to the Great Lakes at Buffalo, providing the port of New York City with a direct water link to the he

54、artland of the North American continent. (A) Seldom more than 40 feet wide and 12 feet deep, but it ran 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate New York, the Erie Canal connected (B) Seldom more than 40 feet wide or 12 feet deep but running 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate

55、 New York, the Erie Canal connected (C) It was seldom more than 40 feet wide and 12 feet deep, and ran 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate New York, but the Erie Canal, connecting (D) The Erie Canal was seldom more than 40 feet wide or 12 feet deep and it ran 363 miles across the rugge

56、d wilderness of upstate New York, which connected (E) The Erie Canal, seldom more than 40 feet wide and 12 feet deep, but running 363 miles across the rugged wilderness of upstate New York, connectingDiagnostic Test#4423. Many house builders offer rent-to-buy programs that enable a family with insuf

57、ficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing and to apply part of the rent to a purchase later. (A) programs that enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing and to apply (B) programs that enable

58、 a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to move into new housing and to apply (C) programs; that enables a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to move into new housing, to apply (D) programs, which enables a family with insufficient savings fo

59、r a conventional down payment to move into new housing, applying (E) programs, which enable a family with insufficient savings for a conventional down payment to be able to move into new housing, applyingOG17#74824. Positing an enormous volcanic explosion at the end of the Permian period would expla

60、in the presence of a buried crater, account for the presence of the element iridium (originating deep within the earth), and the presence of quartz having been shattered by high-impact shock waves.(A) account for the presence of the element iridium (originating deep within the earth), and the presen