标题: 【求助】OG18 SC 732求指导 [打印本页] 作者: andizza 时间: 2017-12-22 21:08 标题: 【求助】OG18 SC 732求指导 732. Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many are members of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
(A) about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many
(B) of about the same size as Great Britain is, butin Laos there is a population of only four million, and many
(C) that is about the same size as Great Britain’sland area, but in Laos with a population of only four million people, many of them
(D) comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only four million in population, and many
(E) comparable to that of Great Britain but a population of only four million people, many of whom
正确答案是E，比较疑惑的是D为什么不对。
OG的解释：
1. The phrase about the population of Laos is most clearly and efficiently expressed in an appositive using a relative pronoun to refer back to people rather than the more abstract population.
2. The coordinating conjunction and gives undue emphasis to the claim that many of the people in Laos live in inaccessible places.