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实例题目:
Elizabeth Barber, the author of both Prehistoric Textiles, a comprehensive work on cloth in the early cultures of the Mediterranean, and also of Women’s Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an expert authority on textiles in ancient societies.
(A) also of Women’s Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an expert authority on
(B) also Women’s Work, a more general account of cloth manufacture, is an expert authority about
(C) of Women’s Work, a more general account about early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
(D) of Women’s Work, a more general account about early cloth manufacture, is an expert authority about
(E) Women’s Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
选项分析:
(A)also of Women's Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an expert authority on
【错误】 见(E)。
(B)also Women's Work, a more general account of cloth manufacture, is an expert authority about
【错误】 见(E)。
(C)of Women's Work, a more general account about early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
【错误】 见(E)。
(D)of Women's Work, a more general account about early cloth manufacture, is an expert authority about
【错误】 见(E)。
(E)Women's Work, a more general account of early cloth manufacture, is an authority on
【正确】 正确使用了“both X and Y”结构,将“Prehistoric Textiles”和“Women's Work”平行在一起,且避免了“expert authority”和“and also”这样的语义重复,表述简洁。
【大意】 Elizabeth Barber,《Prehistoric Textiles》和《Women's Work》的作者,是古代社会纺织物专家。
解题思路:
“expert”和“authority”语义重复,“and”和“also”语义重复,因此只有(E)最简洁。