The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to 12 the number of satellites now known as orbiting the distant planet.
4. A 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
如上OG中的第四题，一开始可以排除AB（最后应该是as much as that in 1977,对应前面的in 1986）。后来的选项就开始puzzle了！我的疑问是，double xxxxxx这句如果修饰前面的部分，那为神马不是doubling? 还有最后的从句修饰的是哪一个数字，是20,736 female ministers， 还是9 percent of the nation’s clergy? almost 从句和double从句是否都是修饰female ministers？？这句话的结构是神马 ，完全搞不清楚啊~~~~ P.s the figure for 1977我也觉得很awkward啊~~~
Diction Some quantities, such as people, can be counted; other quantities, such as respect, cannot. It can be said that a person earned much respect, or that many people attended an event. Here, much is incorrectly applied to ministers. As 1977 incorrectly 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.
A Much incorrectly refers to ministers; as should be as in B As 1977 does not correctly complete this comparison; it should be as in 1977 C What it was is awkward, wordy, and unclear D Correct. Double the figure places the emphasis of the sentence on the number of ministers; for 1977 correctly completes the comparison. E Wordy and awkward construction The correct answer is D.
另外附上第71题，这道题恰好也是double开头的： 71. The cameras of the Voyager II spacecraft detected six small, previously unseen moons circling Uranus, which doubles to 12 the number of satellites now known
as orbiting the distant planet. (A) which doubles to 12 the number of satellites now known as orbiting (B) doubling to 12 the number of satellites now known to orbit (C) which doubles to 12 the number of satellites now known in orbit around (D) doubling to 12 the number of satellites now known as orbiting (E) which doubles to 12 the number of satellites now known that orbit 正确答案是B。
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