标题: double what it was 比较what it is 的用法！请教 [打印本页] 作者: edwinwos 时间: 2012-3-2 16:22 标题: double what it was 比较what it is 的用法！请教 OG11 SC第4题：
Survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation’s clergy,twice as much as 1977.
A. twice as much as 1977
B. twice as many as 1977
C. double what it was in 1977
D. double the figure for 1977
E. a number double that of 1977's
Diction
Some quantities, such as people, can be counted; other quantities, such as respect, cannot. It can be said that a person earned muchrespect, or that manypeople attended an event. Here, much is incorrectly applied to ministers. As 1977incorrectly completes the comparison; it would have to be as many as in 1977, which is not one of the possible answers. Another way to make the comparison emphasizes the number, 20,736; a number can be doubled. Double the figure for 1977places the focus on the number and correctly completes the comparison.
AMuchincorrectly refers to ministers; asshould beas in
B As 1977does not correctly complete this comparison; it should be as in 1977
CWhat it was isawkward, wordy, and unclear
D Correct. Double the figureplaces the emphasis of the sentence on the number of ministers; for 1977correctly completes the comparison.
E Wordy and awkward construction
The correct answer is D.
答案D, 该题大家在CD上已经有了结果, double是做限定词, 补全就是 which is double the figure; 但double也可做动词, 如果没有前面almost这个插入语, 那么doubling应该可以吧?
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In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly twice as fast asthe 1970’s. (A) twice as fast as