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cz · 发表于 2005-8-22 03:17:00

10. The data collected by weather airplanes that fly into the heart of a hurricane are useful mainly for gauging the storm’s structure and strength, not for the speed and the path of their movement.

(A) not for the speed and the path of their movement

(B) not for the speed and path of its movement

(C) not the speed and path of its movement

(D) and not the speed and path of their movements

(E) and not for the speed and the path of its movements

正确为C。读题目的主干：

The data are useful mainly for gauging the storm's structure and strength, not the speed and path of its movement.

“its“指代storm。令我很迷惑的是，句子的谓语为什么是”are“而不是 is？

howardwang · 发表于 2005-8-22 09:05:00

Data是句子的主语。所以用are

wildmantomba · 发表于 2011-12-26 23:26:42

令我很迷惑的是，句子的谓语为什么是”are“而不是 is？

-- by 会员 cz (2005/8/22 3:17:00)

from longman

da?ta [plural,uncountable]

1information or facts:
The research involves collecting data from two random samples.
data on
data on pesticide use
experimental/historical/statistical etc data
detailed research data

2information in a form that can be stored and used, especially on a computer:
It's possible to store a lot more data on a DVD.
data storage/transfer/retrieval

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