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Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves,an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West.
a)of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West
b)of a given magnitude will typically devastate if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West
c)will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
d)in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West
e)that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West

答案选D，请问A为什么不对？谢谢！

句子意思发生歧义。A的意思是说同一个地震在东部毁坏的范围比在西部大一百倍，不符合逻辑意思。

D 一个发生在东部的地震比一个同震级发生在西部的地震破坏范围要大一百倍。符合逻辑意思。

考句意。