OG-12 43

qingluo

Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain
but only four million in population, where many are
members of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually
inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
(A) about the same as Great Britain but only four
million in population, where many
(B) of about the same size as Great Britain is, but in
Laos there is a population of only four million,
and many
(C) that is about the same size as Great Britain’s
land area, but in Laos with a population of only
four million people, many of them
(D) comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only
four million in population, and many
(E) comparable to that of Great Britain but a
population of only four million people, many of
whom
Logical predication; Grammatical construction
Th e comparison in this sentence is between the
land area of Laos and the land area of Great
Britain, not between the land area of Laos and
Great Britain. Th e phrase about the population of
Laos is most clearly and effi ciently expressed in an
appositive using a relative pronoun to refer back to
people rather than the more abstract population.
Using this construction keeps the appropriate
emphasis on the two main claims being made
about Laos, one describing its land area and the
other its sparse population.
A Th e comparison between land area and
Great Britain is incorrect; where is an
inappropriate referent to population, which
does not designate a place.
B Inappropriate comparison between land area
and Great Britain; the there is …
construction is wordy and imprecise.
C Th e reference of them is unclear and the
expression is generally awkward.
D Th e coordinating conjunction and gives
undue emphasis to the claim that many of
the people in Laos live in inaccessible places.
E Correct. Th e land area of Laos is correctly
compared to that of Great Britain; whom
refers appropriately to people.
当中的many为什么不是指代population？其它选项为什么是逻辑错误？

qingluo

谢谢

buttbutter

我是这么理解的
A中的many 后跟的memeber,many应该指代的是people吧
而且A，B中的比较对象也不对等。把area和地名作比较
C的所有格用错了
D可能有点比较对象不对等，用area和size比较