比较题求教

chenbo

og上两题比较,please help
89. A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.
(A)there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(B)there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(C)there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were
(D)every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were
(E)every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as
key:c why use “there  were”,but not “there  was”
92. Never before had taxpayers confronted so many changes at once as they had in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
(A)so many changes at once as they had in
(B)at once as many changes as
(C)at once as many changes that there were with
(D)as many changes at once as they confronted in
(E)so many changes at once that confronted them in
key: d why use “confronted”比较结构不是应该补出助动词吗,为什么补实意动词?

terrygoodboy200

89。句子的意思不是说电脑多了，而是电脑不足了。one computer for more student.这里的后半部分four times........修饰thirty-two pupils。所以后面是there were pupils.

92。语感，句意理解是：1986这一年年遇到比以前都多的什么。
首先they 后 用had( confronted )那就逻辑混乱了。had done 指动作发生在过去的过去，所以它不会加一个点的时间。完成时态都不会。（希望有例子批驳我下）
其次，补全助动词不是为补全而全。要在句意的基础。如OG 265，前后时态就不一样。
最后，这个不影响选出答案。

chenbo

thank you!
but 我想问一下92改成 "they did"是否可以?

terrygoodboy200

抱歉，只能个人感觉回答，用did可以。
你其实想问的是，如果选项中出现和D一样的答案，但改了个did的怎么办？
呵呵。首先不会这么出题让你区别，实际是没区别，完全属于写者的习惯目的等。
        其次不要钻这种牛角尖。
谁有不同意见？

joywzy

以下是引用chenbo在2003-8-7 7:46:00的发言：
thank you!
but 我想问一下92改成 "they did"是否可以?

可以。