知识点

在of结构中of 前面的词被of　后面的词修饰，而另一个相对次要的修饰词紧跟着接着修饰：

Right: He had a way OF DODGING OPPONENTS that impressed　the scouts.

上面的例子中，OF DODGING OPPONENTS修饰way而that impressed修饰前面整个名词a way OF DODGING OPPONENTS，这种情况下不要误解为DODGING OPPONENTS发起的impressed这个动作。我们再看一个例句：

An ice sheet covers 80 percent OF THE SURFACE OF　GREENLAND, an area roughly the size of Alaska.

an area roughly the size of Alaska修饰80 percent of the surface of而不是GREENLAND而of the surface of　Greenland需要紧跟在80 percent后。

避免因修饰语太长而导致谓语太迟出现：

Awkward: A new CEO who will transform the company by　decentralizing authority to various division heads while　increasing their accountability through the use of public　scorecards has been hired.

这句话因为who引导的修饰语而导致动词被放在句尾，而就是因为这个句子过长所以让人读起来相当费力，正确的句子可以改成：

Right: A new CEO has been hired who will transform the company by decentralizing authority to various division heads while increasing their accountability through the use of public scorecards.

试题

Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan's participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.

A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan's participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
C. later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
D. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being
E. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was

答案和解析

正确答案：B

参考答案:

Although she ... 在formal English中，遇到这种情况必须马上解释澄清这个she指的是谁，否则会表达不明确，马上干掉ACD
剩下在B和D的比较中，只有两处不一样： 1）根据原文逻辑，是hearings被televised nationwide，所以which was错；2）E中的then also也很啰嗦。E干掉，选B
Verbal部分平均每道题只能花一分半种，没那么多时间考虑倒装、that和which哪个好，later用得适不适当等等，看到一个明显错误就应该往死里打，排除所以犯同样错误的选项；剩下2-3个选项比较不同，在这些不同中找错，并干掉有新的错误的选项。