美国学术能力评估考试（SAT）
单选题In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?Superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers not sharing them. To believers those rituals on the other hand are providing a sense of control o
题目
The superstitions seeming silly to non- believers who don't share them, however to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.
They seem silly to those nonbelievers who don't share the superstitions, but the rituals providing a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations to believers.
Although such superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers, to believers those rituals provide a sense of control over otherwise unsettling situations.
Instead of the superstitions seeming silly to those who don't believe in them, these rituals give believers a sense of control to situations otherwise unsettling.
They may seem silly to nonbelievers who don't share the superstitions, hence those rituals provide a sense of control to believers over otherwise unsettling situations.
参考答案和解析
根据上下文，nonbelievers这里是指不迷信的人。因此说“不迷信的nonbelievers”是没必要的，选项A，B，C冗杂，因此不正确。D不符合逻辑因为文中没有表达一方代替另一方的思想。
相似问题和答案
第1题：
Which of the following would be the BEST way for Mike, a technician, to disallow other clients to access a WAP, if only the same clients will always be accessing it?（）
- A、Disable SSID broadcast
- B、Enable MAC filtering
- C、Disable DHCP server
- D、Enable WEP encryption
正确答案:B
第2题：
A customer is putting together a high-performance computing cluster of p655 nodes. They need a total of 48 processors and want to get the best performance possible out of those systems. They are evaluating four options and have asked the pSeries technical specialist to recommend which one would provide the best performance based on total rPerf. Their workload may grow over time. Which of the following should the pSeries technical specialist recommend？（）
- A、Twelve 4-way p655 nodes and add more as needed
- B、Six 8-way p655 nodes and add more as needed
- C、Six 4-way p655 nodes with four processors CoD on each node in case of growth
- D、Three 8-way p655 nodes with eight processors CoD on each node in case of growth
正确答案:A
第3题：
A.Firewall
B.DMZ
C.Switch
D.IDS
第4题：
in some schools where they
some schools are where they
some schools implemented programs that
programs in some schools were where they
in some school programs they
代词they没有明确的先行词。A，B，D，E也都是这样的错误。尽管C项不是最简洁的，但是是最有效的且语法正确。
第5题：
You might not realize that this area offer a range of natural attractions and recreations activities, including golf courses, lake, river, caverns, and mountains.
People unfamiliar with Branson might not realize that this area offers a tango of natural attractions and recreational activities, including golf courses, lakes, rivers, caverns, and mountains.
People might not realize that golf courses, lakes, river, caverns,, and mountains might all be found in Branson if they were to visit
People unfamiliar with Brason do not that golf courses, lakes, river, caverns. mountains－can all be found in the Branson area if they were to visit.
You might not realize, if unfamiliar with Branson, 'the range of natural and recreational resources available in the city, golf courses, lakes, rivers, caverns, and mountains being just a few.
“people unfamiliar with Branson”比原句中的“people”更具体。且“recreational activities”比“recreations”更符合语言习惯。
第6题：
Which of the following is BEST for providing network security?（）
- A、Firewall
- B、DMZ
- C、Switch
- D、IDS
正确答案:A
第7题：
(As it is now)
Maelle and Gerard, both engineers, are competent, loving parents.
Maelle and Gerard are both competent, both loving parents, both engineers.
Maelle and Gerard are both: competent, loving parents, engineers.
Maelle and Gerard are both loving and competent parents and engineers.
A项是逗号粘连的错误。B项正确地将“engineers”作为同位语。C项“both”不必要地重复了三次。D项不正确，因为冒号后的句子包含逗号粘连的错误。E项“competent”的位置不正确，且改变了句子的意思。
第8题：
（）,is the study of how words combine to form sentences and the rules which govern the formation of sentences.
Syntax
略
第9题：
Implement an application exception.
Implement an access control list （ACL）.
Open the corporate firewall to allow port 80.
Implement port blocking on port 80.
第10题：
(as it is now)
It is the surprising fact that incentive don’t always work like they’re supposed to.
What is surprising, incentives don’t always work like they should.
Incentives don’t always work as they should, it is surprising.
Surprisingly, incentives don’t always work as they should.
原句冗长且使用了不符合语言习惯的“in the way like”短语。B句冗长，C和D包含粘连句。E句最有效最符合语言习惯。