OG12-2，73

2. Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes
that there is a recovery finally underway, many
economists say that without a large amount of
spending the recovery might not last.
(A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally
(B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally
(C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being
(D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally
(E) raised hopes for a recovery finally---不太明白

Agreement; Rhetorical construction
Th e subject of the fi rst clause, the singular noun surge, must take the singular verb has raised rather than the plural have raised. It is superfluous and pointless to say that people hope both that there is a recovery and that such a recovery is underway. In this context, there is adds nothing and can be omitted to create a more concise sentence.
A Subject and verb do not agree; there is … finally underway is awkward and wordy.
B For there being is awkward and wordy.
C Had raised is the wrong verb tense; for … being is awkward and wordy.
D Correct. In this sentence, the subject and verb agree, and the verb is in the appropriate tense; a recovery is fi nally is clear and concise.
E For a recovery finally is awkward and—to the extent that it can be seen as grammatical—does not make sense.---???
Th e correct answer is D.

我知道E项的时态有问题，但是E选项的解释看不太懂，为什么就awkward and does not make sense了呢？是不是隐含着什么倾向性的问题我没了解到呢？另外，麻烦顺便说一下hope的搭配用法，我记得好像是不能加to do还是不能加宾语从句之类的...记不清了

73.Combining enormous physical strength with higher
intelligence, the Neanderthals appear as equipped for
facing any obstacle the environment could put in their
path, but their relatively sudden disappearance during
the Paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt
to some environmental change led to their extinction.
(A) appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the
environment could put in their path,
(B) appear to have been equipped to face any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,
(C) appear as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(D) appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(E) appeared to have been equipped for facing any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,

这道题真的很迷茫，请问时态的问题是怎么，意思也不太明白，麻烦那个nn帮我翻一下下也ok~thanks

og解释：Verb form; Diction
Because Neanderthals “disappeared,” the verb
describing their apparent abilities cannot be
present tense, so as equipped must be changed to to
have been equipped. Th e expression equipped to face
is clearer and more direct than equipped for facing.
A As equipped indicates that Neanderthals still
appear this way; equipped should be followed
by an infi nitive form instead of a
prepositional phrase.
B Correct. Th e verb tense clearly indicates
that the current evidence is about
Neanderthals in the past.
C As equipped does not indicate that
Neanderthals appeared this way in the past;
while individual Neanderthals may well
have followed diff erent paths, this sentence
is about the single evolutionary path taken
by Neanderthals as a species.
D Present-tense appear is needed to parallel
present-tense indicates and to reinforce that
this is current evidence about Neanderthals
in the past; as in C, paths should be singular.
E For facing is an incorrect substitution of a
prepositional phrase for an infi nitive.
Th e correct answer is B.

自己顶一下，马上就要考试了，都是OG上的题却搞不明白，实在没办法，上来求助咯

急！

#2

第二题，那个一般过去和现在完成我一直都不明白。

E.raised hopes for a recovery finally 中，awkward and does not make sense之处是副词finally

Although a surge in retail sales raised hopes for a recovery finally underway，……

finally可以修饰raise，也可以是后面的underway

便有两种逻辑：finally raised hopes

              a recovery is finally underway(选项D)

时态问题要联系整句看。主句是一般现在时，属于现在时态；现在完成时也是现在时态；而一般过去时属于过去时态。rule：八种现在与八种过去不能混用。先发生的用完成时，后发生的用一般时。（我的一点小笔记，总感觉应该有点前提的。不过倒能解释这道题）。

此外，原句中的时态并没有明显错误，不应该随便调整。这个角度也可以排除E

大致意思就是说

N结合了力量与智慧所以他们应该be equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path,但是之后他们灭绝了

所以应该就变成了had been equipped，然后不定式就变成了to have