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The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides an estimate
of a hurricane’s potential of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from
wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as to blow away small buildings,
completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door damage.
• of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category
5 storm has wind speeds so high as
• to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5
storm has wind speeds high enough
• of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5
storm has wind speeds so high as
• to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm
has wind speeds high enough
• to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm
has wind speeds so high as
答案选E
When referring to y as the potential outcome of x, the correct idiom is “x’s potential to
y.” This sentence incorrectly phrases the idiom as “a hurricane’s potential of
destroying or damaging.” When referring to the use of y to determine x, the correct
idiom is “x is determined by y.” This sentence incorrectly phrases the idiom as
“potential … is determined from wind speeds.” Finally, there is a subtle distinction
between the idiom "so x as to y" and “x is enough to y.” The original sentence uses
the idiom "so x as to y" to indicate that characteristic x is so extreme in the particular
case that y results. In contrast, the idiom "x is enough to y" is used when x is the
criteria by which an ability to achieve y is measured. Thus, if a sentence stated that "a
category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough to blow away small buildings," this
would convey a different meaning: that wind speeds are the criteria by which one
measures the ability to blow away small houses.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) When referring to the use of y to determine x, the correct idiom is “x is determined
by y.” This sentence incorrectly phrases the idiom as “potential … is determined from
wind speeds.” The change from the original idiom "wind speeds so high as to..." to the
idiom presented in this sentence “high enough to...” changes the original meaning of
the sentence; it conveys that wind speeds are the criteria by which one measures the
ability to blow away small houses. The idiom "so x as to y" is required instead to
match the original meaning: that characteristic x (the wind speed) is so extreme in the
particular case (a category 5 storm) that y results (small houses are blown away).
(C) When referring to y as the potential outcome of x, the correct idiom is “x’s
potential to y.” This sentence incorrectly phrases the idiom as “a hurricane’s potential
of destroying or damaging.”
(D) The idiom “high enough to blow away small buildings” changes the original
meaning; it conveys that wind speeds are the criteria by which one measures the
ability to blow away small houses. The idiom "so x as to y" is required instead to
match the original meaning: that characteristic x (the wind speed) is so extreme in the
particular case (a category 5 storm) that y results (small houses are blown away).
(E) CORRECT. All idioms in the sentence are used correctly. |
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