大仙GMAT論道系列之六-取捨的智慧

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大仙GMAT論道系列之六-取捨的智慧
在第四、第五講，分析了在解題過程中均衡成本、風險、收益的理念，給出了建立一個有序的解題系統的基本思路，實際上這裏面針對的是廣大考生裏面存在的一些普遍問題：

（1）解題無序性，見到一個題目為了確定答案就遍尋腦子裏面的理由，不管這理由是否足夠solid。這樣的後果是練習失去效果，因為所以題目的解題過程都無法複製到另一個題目

（2）本末倒置，即把研究一個題目中所謂的語法點，置於得到答案的過程之上，浪費大量時間鑽研所謂的語言知識，致使復習過程大大無謂拉長，實際上偏離了考試本身的目的，思維測試，而非語言測試。

（3）過分強調所謂“偏好”，以收集、總結各種所謂的規律為樂，不斷擴大工具的數量，卻不注意工具的使用方法。

指出以上問題的存在，是因為GMAT考試裏面的2個簡單常識：

（1）考到同一個分數的路徑是非常多的，但是背後的成本遠遠不相同，起點也不相同。簡單地認為“高分經驗”就是成功經驗，本身就犯了GMAT常見的邏輯錯誤

（2） 一道語法題目，得到正確答案的路徑也是很多的，得到錯誤答案的路徑就更多。但我們進行所有考前練習的目的，應該是獲得一整套能在考試那天被複製的路徑。所以，認為能把一道題做對的方法，就是正確的方法，也犯了邏輯錯誤。

在第四講裏面，曾經與諸君分享了一些題目，今天我把這些題目所有的觀察角度都列出來，然後請諸君思考一下這些角度的成本、風險和收益。再來點評

Like the grassy fields and old pastures that the upland sandpiper needs for feeding and nesting when it returns in May after wintering in the Argentine Pampas, the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in farming practices.

A. the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in

B. the bird itself is vanishing in the northeastern United States as a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in

C. that the birds themselves are vanishing in the northeastern United States is due to residential and industrial development and changes to

D. in the northeastern United States, sandpipers’ vanishing is due to residential and industrial development and to changes in

E. in the northeastern United States, the sandpipers’ vanishing, a result of residential and industrial development and changing

角度1 ：劃線部分開頭需要是生物才能和like後面那堆東西對應，餘下AB選項。

角度2 ：AB主語的單複數問題，留下B

角度3 ：AB的主謂一致問題，也是留下B

角度4：AB實際上意思是不同的，一個說 鳥是那些玩意的結果，一個說鳥的滅絕這事兒是那些玩意的結果。

被我上來殺掉的CDE裏面也可見類似角度。估計還有同仁能看到某些培訓機構熱衷的名詞動詞對比、due to是否偏好之類的角度，可惜我上來殺掉了CDE，對這些視而不見。

（3）A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism.

A. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what

B. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism like

C. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism just as

D. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to

E. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what

這題更簡單了，主語不對勁殺掉ABC。 兩端都是句子 所以中間要用連詞what 得到E

With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have grown to exceed 175,000

A. With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have

B. With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that do not allow hunting, wildlife officials' estimate of the deer population in New Jersey has

C. With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, the deer population in New Jersey, wildlife officials estimate, has

D. Without natural predators and no hunting allowed in expanse of green suburban neighborhoods, New Jersey has a deer population that wildlife officials estimate to have

E. Without natural predators and with expanses of green neighborhoods where there is no hunting, wildlife officials in New Jersey estimate a deer population that has
角度1 為了和without後面的東西對應，主語必須是能有天敵的東西，直接做出C角度2 部分選項因為後半截沒有with 會導致歧義 因為不知道without管到哪兒

角度3 部分選項主謂語其實是不對應的，增長的是鹿群數字，而不是estimate ，比如B。

角度4 部分選項主語和賓語其實是不對稱的，官員預測的不是鹿群，而是鹿群數量增長這事兒，如E。

角度3和4很煩吧，請寬恕我沒刻意把所有角度都挖掘完。


Cash flows to stock and bond mutual funds have gained strength in the last two months, but fund managers have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at the highest level in six months

A: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at

B: have not been eager to invest the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to

C: have not been eager at investing the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in thief portfolios to

D: were not eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels the cash levels in their portfolios at

E: were not eager at investing the new money, instead preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to
1 時態 前後對應殺DE2 instead和instead of 意思區別選出B

3 eager to和eager at 搭配

4 尾巴處to 和 at事實上意思會造成區別，應該是“到”的意思，需要用to

5 最絕的意合：整個句子的核心意思就是傳遞“目的”的意思，所有to，to，to，大家再細心看看B
哪個最煩，哪個最飄逸？


George Washington dedicated his life to the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of corps.

A. the economic strengthening of the south with improvement of soil and diversification of corps.

B. strengthening the economy in the south with soil improvement and diversification of corps.

C strengthening the economy of the south through soil improvement and crop diversification.

D. the strengthening of the economy of the south through improving soil and crop diversifying

E. the economic strengthening in the south with improving soil and diversifying corp.
1 and兩端平行，餘下ACE2 死磕through和with或者死磕in 和of。鄭重聲明絕不是固定搭配，意思，意思，還是意思，蕩滌一切鼓吹固定搭配的妖孽。看不出的我下一講來點評。

3 死磕開頭的動詞Vs 名詞，或者後面的動名詞Vs 純名詞。

可是，這題裏面。。。。。。你困惑不？

總結容易，對學生負責到底難;掰一兩個所謂規律容易，不被GMAC設計反例難。。。。。。取捨的智慧，盡在其中。。。。

正是：

可上九天攬月，可下五洋抓鱉

又雲：

多少事，從來急;天地轉，光陰迫 。一萬年太久，只爭朝夕