D. as hard as to make burrowing difficult or as soft as to cause
第一点:其实这里考的就是so+adj.+as to的用法,这个用法你应该知道的哈
第二点:as...as是比较级,这里第一个as是对应前面的it(construction material),后面一个应该是比较类型的东西才对,而不是这样用啊,举个例子:
正确:diamond is as hard as steel 比较的diamond和steel
错误:diamond is as hard as to cut metal没有任何比较
正确:diamond is so hard as to cut metal非比较表示程度
这句话变成A就是diamond is so hard that it can cut metal
一点小参考:
can和could表示“猜测”,相当于汉语的“有可能”,一般不分时态,只不过 can 表示的可能性比 could 大一些,如:
I wonder if my long lost neighbor can/could still be alive.
我怀疑我失踪已久的邻居是否还有可能活着.