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今日练习题为语法题,题目如下
For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three countries.
A Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
正确答案
E
考点分析
平行对称,比较对等
比较句要求比较对象对等,逻辑含义合理,且句子没有歧义。
选项分析
(A) 比较对象不对等,将经济和国家进行比较;with的逻辑主语是Dutch economy,错误;现在完成时的进行时态having remained不可以做限定性修饰,错误。
(B) those没有所指代的词;and后不是一个整句,没有谓语动词。
(C) 比较对象不对等,将经济和国家进行比较。
(D) with的逻辑主语是Dutch economy,错误。
(E) Correct。
补充说明
首先D最大的错误在于后面with引导的伴随状语的逻辑主语Dutch economy错误,
其次,个人认为用the economy of Britain, France, and Germany和the economies of Britain, France and Germany都是可以的。
在GMAT中曾经有一题提到过类似用法,用的是单数:
A mixture of poems and short fiction, Jean Toomer's Cane has been called one of the three best novels ever written by a Black American—the others being Richard Wright's Native Son and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.
说明单数和复数的搭配并没有问题。
而本题后半句the unemployment rate has remained well below that of the other three countries中后面没有用unemployment rates,按照规则比较结构中单复数不一致、时态不一致都是要重新补出的,但是这里用了that,说明后面用的是单数。并且GMAT不会那么荒谬地认为那三个国家公用一个unemployment rate,所以说明仅使用that即已可以表达出三个国家各自的增长率。
而且在日常英语(非GMAT语境)中the economy of Britain, France and Germany和the economies of Britain, France and Germany都是可以的,类似的有birds have four-chambered hearts和birds have a four-chambered heart都对,因为根据常识不会有歧义。