1. According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.E (A) its merits, the proposal to tax (B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing (C) its merits as a proposal, taxing (D) the proposal’s merits, to tax(A) (E) the proposal’s merits are, taxing
同意楼上的解题思路,主语是proposal而不是taxing或者to tax。但是proposal有几种用法,分别是proposal to do 或者加that 从句 或者of/for doing. 选A 我是因为惯用法。 有这样一种惯用法,如Whatever the cost,we will go on with this plan. the cost 后面一般是不加东西的。