A or B GWD21-38

In1852 Robert Angus Smith published a detailed report of the chemistry of rain kin a large area around the city of Manchester, England, noting that the closer one came to town, the more the city air would become increasingly acidic.

A.          that the closer one came to town, the more the city air would become increasingly acidic

B.          that the city air became increasingly acidic the closer one came to town

C.          that coming closer to town, the city air became increasingly acidic

D.          that the more the city air became increasingly acidic, the closer one was to town

E.          the city air becoming increasingly acidic as one would come closer to town

In1852 Robert Angus Smith published a detailed report of the chemistry of rain kin a large area around the city of Manchester, England, noting that the closer one came to town, the more the city air would become increasingly acidic.

A.          that the closer one came to town, the more the city air would become increasingly acidic

B.          that the city air became increasingly acidic the closer one came to town

C.          that coming closer to town, the city air became increasingly acidic

D.          that the more the city air became increasingly acidic, the closer one was to town

E.          the city air becoming increasingly acidic as one would come closer to town

我选B,说说我的理由吧.

首先THAT后面应该跟的是句子,也就是主谓结构的.the city air became...

而ONE指代的是THE CITY AIR .逻辑上没有错误.

而A 的问题在于THE closer one, 指代是什么? 是the city air 吗?

那句子应该是the closer the city air came to town, the more would ......

这样的形式会比较好点.