2014年SAT语法IE题解析与考情分析
本站教育讯 郭晓楠：北京新航道学校SAT写作、托福口语主讲。 美国马里兰大学(巴郡分校)跨文化交流硕士，多年在美国学习及工作的丰富经历，使其深谙美国文化。美音发音纯正地道，对跨文化培训有独到的研究。从事多年高校英语教学工作，专业功底深厚，善于把西方文化融会到语言教学过程当中, 能够帮助学生快速提高口语应试能力。授课风格轻松幽默、认真负责、极具亲和力。性格开朗真诚自信，善于与学生沟通，受到广大中国及美国学生的喜爱。
2014年的前两场SAT开始已经结束，10月对于大部分考生来说意义重大，因为或许是最后一次机会了。为了更好的备战10月考试，我们回顾下之前的两场考试，本篇文章针对考生出错率最高的的纠错题。以下是1月和5月一共36道IE题的详细讲解。
Jan.2015 IE题目：
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
连词的使用错误。While…but…不能连接两个句子，我们只需要一个连词，所以选项B中的but要删除。
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
平行结构。选项C只有是to believe in才能和前面的to follow…以及to serve…构成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
时态。根据in the1950s判断是发生在过去的事情,选项B应该改成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
形容词和副词的混用。选项B中的local修饰的是分词known，所以需要用其副词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
时态。从句中的动词receive用的一般现在时表将来，主句和从句的时态对应，所以选项D要改为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
主谓一致。Both…and…后面基本都是当复数对待。选项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
此题选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
代词。选项B中的you跟之前的one在人称上不一致，故而选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
残缺句。整句话找不到谓语，根据各个划线部分的位置来判断，只能把A改成谓语才能避免残缺句的出现。故选项A应改为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
平行结构。opt (选择)后面是两个并列的动词词组：to forego taking a secondpart-time job和 to focus on her studies instead, 故选D。此题难度系数为3，但是据我们的考生反映的实际情况并不理想，原因在于很多同学误认为focus是和take平行的，而不是和forego平行，所以误选了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
主谓一致。谓语has的主语中心词是recordings，所以选项D中的had应该是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
此题选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
形容词和副词的混用。选项C中的seeming修饰的是形容词useless，所以需要用其副词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
形近词。选项D中的repel的意思是排斥，驱除，击退，显然放在此处是错的，正确的词是propelled。这道题是绝对有难度的。
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
单数可数名词的错用。前面是peacocks，所以选项B应该是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
代词的主格宾格混用。在介词for后面的代词需要使用宾格形式，选项A应为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
此题选E。
残缺句1，代词2，连词1，平行2，时态2，形容词副词2，固定搭配1，主谓一致2，No error 3 ，易混词1，单数名词1
May2015 IE题目：
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
主谓一致。典型的ing-结构作主语，单个doing作主语后跟单数谓语，between…and…是干扰成分，果断选择C选项。
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
平行结构的短语搭配。B选项应该改为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人合一的经典考法。单数可数名词的划线部分B应该是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
形容词&的副词的混用。划线A应该使用副词extravagantly来修饰分词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。选项D是不合逻辑的比较对象，应该是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
时态问题。过去完成的事情，所以选项D应为过去时态，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
此题选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
主谓一致。the number of…后面接单数的谓语，选项C应该改为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
此题选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
连词误用成介词。Despite是介词，不能直接引导一个完整的陈述句，因此选项A需要改为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
残缺句。划线D部分缺少谓语成分，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
此题选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
介词用法。选项B应该改为from。remove…from…使脱离，移职，因为remove后面的宾语很长（从the political party一直到句末都是remove的宾语），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
代词与其指代名词的数不一致。选项C应该是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
此题选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
不规则动词的一般过去式和过去分词的拼写。选项A应该是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
主谓一致。本句的主语中心词是improvements，所以选项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
形近词的考查。选项C其实应该是assure是确保，insure是投保险。此题难度系数为5。
5月份这18道IE题目的考点分析如下：
主谓一致3，时态2，E选项4，代词1，介词的固定搭配1，平行1，比较1，名词1，残缺句1，易混词1，形容词副词1，连词误用1
今年1月和5月的语法纠错题的IE题目难度基本持平。纵观05年改革之后市面上所有的SAT真题，这两套的IE题目充其量是中等难度，没有新题型、新语法点的出现。E选项分别出现了3道和4道，完全和以往的平均曲线吻合。官方给出的难度系数为4和5的题目，18道题目中1月占据4道，5月占据5道， 但其实这些所谓的难题对于我们久经训练的同学们来说，称得上难的题目只有1月的第26题和5月的第29题。其他的题目考查的均是历年的IE高频考点。
基于以上的分析，我们10月份攻克IE题目的关键如下：
1. 重心要放在高频考点上，必须把常考察的语法点记牢，要保证做到看到每个划线部分就能想到有可能出现的所有错误类型有哪些，然后一一排查是否出现这些错误。
2. 动词依然是IE题目的重中之重，其中最常见的考点依旧是主谓一致和时态。因此考生们一定不能轻易放过IE中划线的每一个动词。
3. 在考前一个月时，整个9月份的重点是总结错题，分析错误，每天都要保证复习语法题，哪怕只有10分钟也不要间断，这样才能保有对SAT语法题有良好的语感。