求助PREP2012第10题

fairypp

Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with
the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
A.  it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters
were inspired to imitate them
B.  they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of
the nineteenth century
C.  not until the latter half of the nineteenth century was it that they have inspired Western designers,
artists, and crafters to imitation
D.  until the latter half of the nineteenth century Western designers, artists, and crafters have not been
inspired to imitate
E.  they were not inspirations of Western designers, artists, and crafters imitations until the latter half of
the nineteenth century

答案是A。读起来咋木有E爽呢？

小黄乖乖

E主系表结构，表语是名词，构成了定义错误，在GMAT中经常出现，定义就是 谁 是  谁。they were not inspirations，不管是肯定还是否定，逻辑上把 他们 定义为 inspirations了。

kodamon

整句话意思都不对啊。。。就算不从句意就细节上Western designers, artists, and crafters imitations这三个是不能并列的

fairypp

e选项中的inspiration的意思用的不对吧。

-- by 会员 huangxuebin (2012/9/5 11:03:09)

继续解释下呗

huangxuebin

e选项中的inspiration的意思用的不对吧。