4月4号 1. According to his own account , Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother’s and the body like his wife’s. Answer: modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife Doubt: 之所以选择正确答案是因为惯用用法吗?“that of ”指待的是the face & the body 吗?
2.With its plan to develop seven and a half acres of shore land, Cleveland is but one of a large number of communities on the Great Lakes that is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve quality of urban life and attract new businesses. Answer: are looking to their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract Doubt: 正确答案中的“are”前面的主语是“a large number of communities”?因为我选择错误,选择了a项,把Clevenlan当作主语。
3.Federal incentives now encourage investing, capital in commercial office buildings despite vacancy rates in existing structures that are exceptionally high and no demand for new construction. Answer: capital investment in commercial office buildings, even though vacancy rates in existing structures are exceptionally high and there is Doubt: 我选择的是这个选项,“investing capital in commercial office buildings even though the vacancy rates are exceptionally high in existing structures with”,我想,如果在“ even though”前面断句,加个逗号,d项是不是也正确呀?还是说,即使加了个逗号,按习惯用法,应该是“there is no demand for sth”。
4.Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising. Answer: Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates. Doubt: 为什么选择这个选项呢?想不明白。我选的是“As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.”,请帮我解释下这道题好吗?谢谢 |