The following questions present a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
  These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy or grammatical error.  

单选题

The tremendous insight of Einstein was that the passage of time does not appear the same while standing still as it does to a person traveling at a substantial portion of the speed of light.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

A、C、D项表达不明确;E项不能构成平行结构,故本题选B项。

单选题

A council of ecologists in Hawaii have concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled invasive species on the island chain were arriving in the holds of cargo ships.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

句子主语为council,故谓语为has,因为“the currently uncontrolled invasive species”为可数名词,故应用many修饰,故本题选B项。

单选题

During the bronze sculpture boom of the late 1950s, more than 20 tons of bronze were shipped to the SoHo district of Manhattan so as they might sculpt countless bronze statues, busts, abstract shapes, and whimsical figurines.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

A项出现逻辑错误;B、C、E项表达不符合习惯表达,故本题选D项。

单选题

Product marketing jobs at MegaCorp are difficult to fill because they require specialized skills, demand great responsibility, but also barely any vacation time.

【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】

根据平行结构的规则可知,E项是正确的。

单选题

Having accounted for only 13 percent of the student body at Northlake Highstudents who attended Megalopolis Middle School dominate the Northlake High student government.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

根据句意可知,前后句呈转折关系,故A、C、E三项是错误的;C项使用过去时态,与动词“dominate”的时态不符,故本题应选D项。