新东方补充材料219题

Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of "Maple Leaf Rag" in 1899was an instant hit, helping to estabish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

(B) The publication in 1899 of "Maple Leaf Rag" was an instant hit:in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

(C)Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of "Maple Leaf Rag"in 1899, which was an instant hit:it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months.

(D)"Maple Leaf Rag" was an instant hit:it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.

(E)Published in 1899, "Maple Leaf Rag "was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months:it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

我选C    答案是E  为什莫？

C中the publication不等于helping，这个搭配本身存在逻辑问题。

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