With only 5 percent of the world's population,United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third 0f its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.
62. For decades Surgeon Generals have warned that smoking increases the risk of lung diseases, including lung cancer and emphysema, and can complicate pregnancy, and increases the risk of low birth weight. (a) can complicate pregnancy, and increases the risk of low birth weight (b) can complicate pregnancy, and increases low birth weight risks (c) and can complicate pregnancy, increasing the risks of low birth weight (d) and can complicate pregnancy by increasing the risks of low birth weight (e) complicating pregnancy by increasing the risks of low birth weight 答案, 这里的risk为什么要用复数呢? 感觉A比D要好, 所以选了A.大家帮忙看看.
还有一个不同之处, increases the risk of lung diseases, including lung cancer and emphysema, 和 can complicate pregnancy by increasing the risks of low birth weight 并列
不是 increases the risk of lung diseases, including lung cancer and emphysema can complicate pregnancy increases the risk of low birth weight 这三个并列,
因为 increasing the risks of low birth weight 才导致 complicate pregancy 是因果关系,不是并列关系
158. With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.
A With B As C Being D Despite having E Although accounting for 这是OG的158题, 虽然考点不一样, 可是原句的主句用的就是我有疑问的那个用法: ...consume..., drive..., and use..., 这就是在用动词并列成分, 第二个动词drive前面用的是",". 好像问题不是出在这里吧?