GMAT语法中的逻辑问题(4)

 

5. 转折关系中事物的分类标准必须统一

        这类考题考得不多,但正因为这样大家可能也会对它感到比较陌生。比如下面这道题目:

13.  Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.

(A) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are

(B) Although dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups,

(C) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are

(D) Dozens of New York’s small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also

(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York’s small museums and also

        题干的意思是尽管很多纽约的小博物馆被致力于发展当地历史或不同的道德团体,还存在有很多单一性的博物馆,它们开放为了夏季周末的研究学习。我们可以发现although是表示转折关系,但这个分类标准是不统一的。前面的分类标准是大和小,而后面的则是单一性还是多样性,完全有可能有这么一种博物馆,它既属于小博物馆又是一种单一性的博物馆,这样就产生逻辑上的前后矛盾了。所以这里不能使用转折关系,答案应该选D,使用并列关系就不存在这种问题了。 
        上面对GMAT语法中最常见的逻辑类考题进行了归类,相信会对广大考生有所帮助。最后大家一定要注意,GMAT语法的最高境界也就是语言的最高境界就是句子意思清楚无误的表达,在此程度上才能追求语法的正确和语言的优美。运用之道,存乎一心。原则是灵活的并非一成不变,但逻辑的正确性是永远要追求的。希望大家在解题时要时刻注意选项是否已经将句子的逻辑意思正确表达出来,这才是正确选项所一定要具备的特征。

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