Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject--the advances in modern surgery, the discipline of sport, the strains of individuals in tension with society or even with themselves--was as disturbing to his own time as it is compelling for ours.
(A) was as disturbing to his own time as it is
(B) were as disturbing to his own time as they are
(C) has been as disturbing in his own time as they are
(D) had been as disturbing in his own time as it was
(A) was和复合主词style and his choices…主动词不一致； it没有指代物件
(B) 正确， were as disturbing to his own time as they are compelling for ours表明是过去的情况和现在的情况相对比， 符合逻辑意思； 比较双方概念对等，两个句子powerful style and his choices were disturbing to his own time和they are compelling for ours进行比较
(C) in his own time表明应该用过去的某一个时态，因此has been现在完成时使用错误
(D) it没有指代； was使用错误，应该使用现在时are表明是过去跟现在相比(his own time… ours)
(E) 现在完成时错误； 该比较结构是句子跟句子进行比较， as compelling for ours不是句子， 因此比较的对象概念不对等
※句子结构: Thomas Eakin’s powerful style and his choices… were as … as…
(A) was和复合主词style and his choices…主动词不一致； it没有指代物件
(B) 正确， were as disturbing to his own time as they are compelling for ours表明是过去的情况和现在的情况相对比， 符合逻辑意思； 比较双方概念对等，两个句子powerful style and his choices were disturbing to his own time和they are compelling for ours进行比较
(C) in his own time表明应该用过去的某一个时态，因此has been现在完成时使用错误
(D) it没有指代； was使用错误，应该使用现在时are表明是过去跟现在相比(his own time… ours)
(E) 现在完成时错误； 该比较结构是句子跟句子进行比较， as compelling for ours不是句子， 因此比较的对象概念不对等
※句子结构: Thomas Eakin’s powerful style and his choices… were as … as…