标题: OG12, 93求助 [打印本页] 作者: liumin617 时间: 2011-1-30 12:27 标题: OG12, 93求助 Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.
(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year’s because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were (E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year’s because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
正确答案是A
我的问题是为什么是they were last year, 而不是they did last year. 后面有明显的时间状语last year呀, 所以我觉得用一般过去时是显而易见的呀, 请问这里的过去进行时有什么理由吗, 我觉得只是说与前面的are paying时态平行似乎有些牵强, 所以跪求解答呀, 谢谢拉~作者: xubotiffany 时间: 2011-1-30 12:38
与之相对应的是they are paying... this year.作者: evelyn205205 时间: 2011-1-30 12:39
they were last year里面的they指代的是refiners，而不是Heating-oil prices B的错误在于rise higher语义重复了，所以B错了 我也承认现在进行时不好，但在这里选择的是相对正确的答案作者: liumin617 时间: 2011-1-30 12:54
恩 谢谢啦 我当时一上来就排了结尾是were的选项, 估计考场上看见类似的题还是照错....