2014年SAT語法IE題解析與考情分析
本站教育訊 郭曉楠：北京新航道學校SAT寫作、託福口語主講。 美國馬里蘭大學(巴郡分校)跨文化交流碩士，多年在美國學習及工作的豐富經歷，使其深諳美國文化。美音發音純正地道，對跨文化培訓有獨到的研究。從事多年高校英語教學工作，專業功底深厚，善於把西方文化融會到語言教學過程當中, 能夠幫助學生快速提高口語應試能力。授課風格輕鬆幽默、認真負責、極具親和力。性格開朗真誠自信，善於與學生溝通，受到廣大中國及美國學生的喜愛。
2014年的前兩場SAT開始已經結束，10月對於大部分考生來說意義重大，因爲或許是最後一次機會了。爲了更好的備戰10月考試，我們回顧下之前的兩場考試，本篇文章針對考生出錯率最高的的糾錯題。以下是1月和5月一共36道IE題的詳細講解。
Jan.2015 IE題目：
12．While candidates for political office think carefully aboutthe way
A
they dress for publicappearances, but they generally do not want
B
to appear to caretoo much about clothes.
C D
Noerror
E
連詞的使用錯誤。While…but…不能連接兩個句子，我們只需要一個連詞，所以選項B中的but要刪除。
13．The professor urgedher students to follow their own career
A B
Interests, to serve their communities, andbelieving in the
C
Power of their own ideas. No error
D E
平行結構。選項C只有是to believe in才能和前面的to follow…以及to serve…構成parallelism。
14. Karting, or the racingof miniature automobiles calledkarts,
A
originate in the United States in the 1950s after a famous race-car
B C
builderdeveloped a kart powered by a lawn-mower engine. No error
D E
時態。根據in the1950s判斷是發生在過去的事情,選項B應該改成originated。
15. Living in the rain forests of northeasternMadagascar, lemurs
A
called silky sifakas arelocal known as “ghosts of the forest”
B
because of their fast movementsand bone-white fur. No error
C D E
形容詞和副詞的混用。選項B中的local修飾的是分詞known，所以需要用其副詞locally。
16 .For thousands of years the inhabitants of Australia havebeen
A B
Digging underground waterreservoirs in order for surviving on
C
one of the world’s driestcontinents. No error.
D E
固定搭配 in orderto do sth. 答案是C.
17、When the finalists in theessay contest receive their
A B
scholarships at theawards ceremony, the first-place winner
C
was also given a computer. No error
D E
時態。從句中的動詞receive用的一般現在時表將來，主句和從句的時態對應，所以選項D要改爲will also be given。
18、Both Serena, who has just been elected president ofthe
A
union, and Martin, its treasurer, attends theweekly
B C
meetings of the labor council. No error
D E
主謂一致。Both…and…後面基本都是當複數對待。選項C要改成attend。
19、Although artificially intelligent machines can now beathumans
A B
at chess, they cannot outperform humans at practicaltasks such as folding
C D
laundry , cooking and caring for pets. No error
E
此題選E。
20、When one thinks about opening a new business, youmust
A B
consider factors such as start-upcosts, local competition,
C D
and customer demand. No error
E
代詞。選項B中的you跟之前的one在人稱上不一致，故而選B。
21、Automaticphoto booths that were invented after the discovery
A
of an automated photographic process that eliminatedtheneed not
B C
only for negatives but also for camera operators. Noerror
D E
殘缺句。整句話找不到謂語，根據各個劃線部分的位置來判斷，只能把A改成謂語才能避免殘缺句的出現。故選項A應改爲were。
22、Faced with theever-challenging task of balancing school and work,
A B
Jillian opted to forego taking a second part-time joband
C
focusing on her studiesinstead. No error
D E
平行結構。opt (選擇)後面是兩個並列的動詞詞組：to forego taking a secondpart-time job和 to focus on her studies instead, 故選D。此題難度係數爲3，但是據我們的考生反映的實際情況並不理想，原因在於很多同學誤認爲focus是和take平行的，而不是和forego平行，所以誤選了no error。
23、During herlifetime, M. S. Subbulakshmi was considered one of
A B
India’s greatest stingers, and the recordings she madehas secured her
C D
reputation for future generations. No error
E
主謂一致。謂語has的主語中心詞是recordings，所以選項D中的had應該是have。
24、If theproposals approved by the city council at its most recent
A B
meeting come to fruition, several derelict buildingswill see new life
C
after years of neglect. No error
D E
此題選E。
25、In 1999 researchers proposed the theory that octopuses engagein play,
A B
the deliberate, repeated, seeming useless activity throughwhich
C D
intelligent animals explore their world and refine theirskills. No error
E
形容詞和副詞的混用。選項C中的seeming修飾的是形容詞useless，所以需要用其副詞seemingly。
26. Consisting of sixty-nine photographsshe took of herself posing
A B
in settings resembling those of old movies, theUntitled Film Stills
C
series repelled Cindy Sherman to artistic fame. Noerror
D E
形近詞。選項D中的repel的意思是排斥，驅除，擊退，顯然放在此處是錯的，正確的詞是propelled。這道題是絕對有難度的。
27、You might think that because they are beautiful, peacocks wouldmake
A
a pleasant pet, butin fact their loud, unearthly shrieks
B C
are very disturbing. Noerror
D E
單數可數名詞的錯用。前面是peacocks，所以選項B應該是pleasant pets。
28、For myroommate and I to reduce the amount of trash we threwout
A B
each week, we had to resolve to stop making so many unnecessarypurchases
C D
in the first place. No error
E
代詞的主格賓格混用。在介詞for後面的代詞需要使用賓格形式，選項A應爲me。
29、That the director won anAcademy Award for his most recent movie
A B
surprised of us who felt that the film was far inferiorto those made
C
by several of his competitors for the coveted prize. Noerror.
D E
此題選E。
殘缺句1，代詞2，連詞1，平行2，時態2，形容詞副詞2，固定搭配1，主謂一致2，No error 3 ，易混詞1，單數名詞1
May2015 IE題目：
12、For those whosuffer from seasonal allergies, remaining indoors
A B
between the hours of 5:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. are a good idea, since
C
that is when pollen is usually emitted. No error
D E
主謂一致。典型的ing-結構作主語，單個doing作主語後跟單數謂語，between…and…是干擾成分，果斷選擇C選項。
13. Historyat its best not only illuminates cultures of the past and alsohelps
A B
later generations better understand their ownculture. No error
E D E
平行結構的短語搭配。B選項應該改爲butalso。
14.、At an event celebratinginternational contemporary writing,
A
Anita Desai and her daughter Kiran Desai, both asuccessful novelist, discussed the
B C
various influences on their careers. No error
E D
N人合一的經典考法。單數可數名詞的劃線部分B應該是successfulnovelists。
15、Blossoming extravagant each spring, the cherry trees liningthe streets of
A B
Washington, D.C., were given to the people of theUnited States by the people
C D
of Japan in 1912. No error
E
形容詞&的副詞的混用。劃線A應該使用副詞extravagantly來修飾分詞blossoming。
16.The simple， truncated sentence that characterize the
A
writing of Ernest Hemingway are often easier
B
to follow than the moreelaborate,
C
longer William Faulkner. No error
D E
Illogical compassion。選項D是不合邏輯的比較對象，應該是longer sentences is the writing of WilliamFaulkner.
17. Upon its completion the Washington Monument
A
became the world’s tallest artificial structure， a
B
distinction it would hold only until the Eiffel Tower
C
is completed fiveyears later. No error
D E
時態問題。過去完成的事情，所以選項D應爲過去時態，wascompleted。
18. While copper，unlike gold，is not considereda
A B C
glamorous metal，it has long been oneof the world’s
D
valuable commodities. No error
E
此題選E。
19. The number of telephone books distributed to homes
and businesses inthe United States each year
A B
Have risen to over 540 million. No error
C D E
主謂一致。the number of…後面接單數的謂語，選項C應該改爲hasrisen。
20. Contrary to popular opinion , the readership of
A
subscription magazines in print is actually increasing
B C
despite the phenomenal popularity of the Internet
as a source ofinformation and entertainment.
D
No error
E
此題選E。
21. Despite many animals gather and store seeds
A
and otherfoodstuffs, humans are unique in
B C
deliberately planting and harvesting crops. No error
D E
連詞誤用成介詞。Despite是介詞，不能直接引導一個完整的陳述句，因此選項A需要改爲although.
22. While some scholars claim that the settlement was
A
established around the years 1250, othersdoubt
B C
there to be humanactivity in the area before 1400.
D
No error
E
殘缺句。劃線D部分缺少謂語成分，需要使用therewas。
23. Egg tempera, apainting medium in which pigments
A
are mixed withegg yolk, was favored by several
B C
prominent twentieth-century United States artists,
including Social Realist painter Isabel Bishop. No error
D E
此題選E。
24. A military coup，the country’s first, finally removed
A
out of power the politicalparty that had ruled the
B C
country with increasing heavy-handedness for
D
decades. No error
E
介詞用法。選項B應該改爲from。remove…from…使脫離，移職，因爲remove後面的賓語很長（從the political party一直到句末都是remove的賓語），故把from power提到其之前。
25. Mountain climbers must be able to performdangerous
A
climbing maneuvers while he or she carries heavy
B C
equipment at high altitudes，where oxygen levels are
D
low. No error
E
代詞與其指代名詞的數不一致。選項C應該是theycarry。
26. The purpose of the hearing was to determine
A
whether he or his sister was therightful
B C D
owner of the house. Noerror
E
此題選E。
27.Had Theresa rode a bicycle instead of drivingto
A B
work, the additional travel time would have been
C
offset by the time she took to find parking.
D
No error
E
不規則動詞的一般過去式和過去分詞的拼寫。選項A應該是riden。
28.Recent improvements in technologies allowing
A
depleted uranium to be reused makes the
B
debate aboutnuclear power more complicated
C
Than it was decades ago. No error
D E
主謂一致。本句的主語中心詞是improvements，所以選項B需要使用make。
29.Years ago we hiked the the Inca trail without atent
A
or stove, havingbeen insured by a friend that
B C
we would findshelter and firewood along the way .
D
No error
E
形近詞的考查。選項C其實應該是assure是確保，insure是投保險。此題難度係數爲5。
5月份這18道IE題目的考點分析如下：
主謂一致3，時態2，E選項4，代詞1，介詞的固定搭配1，平行1，比較1，名詞1，殘缺句1，易混詞1，形容詞副詞1，連詞誤用1
今年1月和5月的語法糾錯題的IE題目難度基本持平。縱觀05年改革之後市面上所有的SAT真題，這兩套的IE題目充其量是中等難度，沒有新題型、新語法點的出現。E選項分別出現了3道和4道，完全和以往的平均曲線吻合。官方給出的難度係數爲4和5的題目，18道題目中1月佔據4道，5月佔據5道， 但其實這些所謂的難題對於我們久經訓練的同學們來說，稱得上難的題目只有1月的第26題和5月的第29題。其他的題目考查的均是歷年的IE高頻考點。
基於以上的分析，我們10月份攻克IE題目的關鍵如下：
1. 重心要放在高頻考點上，必須把常考察的語法點記牢，要保證做到看到每個劃線部分就能想到有可能出現的所有錯誤類型有哪些，然後一一排查是否出現這些錯誤。
2. 動詞依然是IE題目的重中之重，其中最常見的考點依舊是主謂一致和時態。因此考生們一定不能輕易放過IE中劃線的每一個動詞。
3. 在考前一個月時，整個9月份的重點是總結錯題，分析錯誤，每天都要保證複習語法題，哪怕只有10分鐘也不要間斷，這樣才能保有對SAT語法題有良好的語感。