1 正確句子
With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Fahrenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom.
木星衛星歐羅巴的表面溫度估計為零下230華氏度，長期以來被認為太冷，無法支持生命，其60平方英裡的水面被認為從上到下都被凍結。
2 題目
With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Fahrenheit, Jupiter's moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom.
(A) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, and with
(B) Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its
(C) Europa has long been considered as far too cold to support life and has
(D) Europa, long considered as far too cold to support life, and its
(E) Europa, long considered to be far too cold to support life, and to have
3 分析
(1) 劃線部分出現了considered, 首先排除這個考點的選項, considered as和considered to be 都是錯誤的用法, 排除(C) (D) (E); 現在比較(A) (B), 這個句子的結構是短語+主句+短語, 因而後面的短語不能使用and來連接, and 必須連接句子或平行的短語, 因此排除(A). 所以正確選項是(B).
(2) consider的正確用法
[1] The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered one of nature's healthiest fruits. 香蕉含有大量的鉀和其他重要的礦物質，被認為是大自然中最健康的水果之一。
[2] The cherry, which contains beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber, is considered one of the most nutritional fruits and helps relieve the pain of arthritis, reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, prevent memory loss and delay the ageing process. 櫻桃含有β胡蘿蔔素、維生素C、鉀、鎂、鐵和纖維素，被認為是最有營養的水果之一，有助於緩解關節炎的疼痛，減少心臟病和糖尿病的危險因素，防止記憶力衰退，延緩衰老。
[3] Even though he is deaf in one ear and has been diagnosed as a schizophrenic, Brian Wilson is widely considered the genius behind the music of the Beach Boys. 儘管布萊恩-威爾遜一隻耳朵失聰，並被診斷為精神分裂症患者，但他被廣泛認為是海灘男孩音樂背後的天才。
[4] Because they can display large amounts of data with exceptional precision, LCD TVs are considered the best platform for graphic-intensive needs such as the display of video games and movie special effects. 由於液晶電視能夠以超乎尋常的精度顯示大量數據，因此被認為是滿足視頻遊戲和電影特效顯示等圖形密集型需求的最佳平臺。
[5] Mary Shelley is widely credited with the invention of a new literary genre; many scholars consider her first and only novel, Frankenstein, the first science fiction story. 瑪麗-雪萊被廣泛認為發明了一種新的文學體裁；許多學者認為她的第一部也是唯一一部小說《弗蘭肯斯坦》是第一部科幻小說。
GMAT句子改錯(72)---the number of | 冗餘詞
GMAT句子改錯(71)---冗餘詞(redundancy word)
GMAT句子改錯(70)---more ... than 比較平行結構
GMAT句子改錯(69)---either or 平行結構
GMAT句子改錯(68)--- credit的用法 | consider X Y | regard as