36.
What was as remarkable as the development of
the compact disc has been the use of the new
technology to revitalize,in
better sound than was ever before possible,some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
(A) What was as remarkable as the development of
the compact disc
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as
developing the compact disc
(C) No less remarkable than the development of
the compact disc
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the
less remarkable than
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no
less remarkable as
Parallelism + Rhetorical
construction
This
sentence compares the development of the compact disc with the use 0fthe new
technology;
these
two phrases must use parallel grammatical structures to make the comparison
clear.
Unnecessary
words disrupt the parallelism and clutter the meaning;they must be omitted.The
correct
idiom for comparison must be used.
A What was is awkward and unnecessary;construction uses a verb tense that does not agree
with has been.
B The thing that was is wordy and unnecessary,
and it introduces a verb tense that does not agree with has been.
C Correct.No less remarkable than、s the clearest,most concise and idiomatically correct wav for this sentence
to introduce the comparison between the development and the use.
D Developing is not parallel to the use;nonetheless followed by than is not a correct idiom
for comparison.
E Without its article,development is not parallel to the use;no less...as is not a correct idiom
for
comparison.
The correct answer is C.
(A) What was
as remarkable as the development of the compact disc 时态错
(B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc 时态错
(C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc 倒装:the development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable than the use of the new technology -> 平行对称 n. of n.
(D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than 无此搭配
(E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as 无此搭配
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