GWD25--17

jinni

Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in

igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada,

and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

A.     Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering

B.     During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering.

C.    In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered.

D.    Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered.

E.     Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered.

做题的时候选了A，答案是D

但是D第一：up until recently不知道是什么用法，第二，分词放在了主谓之间，不是有名的夹心修饰歧异么？

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-4-13 20:21:45编辑过]

jonymontreal

顶啊，，这个题我也倾向于 A

quanner

我也选得A

有谁能解答一下,为什么选D啊?

quanner

顶一下

谁能解答一下啊

谢谢先

michaelmxy

如果A错就只能是因为时态错了，虽然我也选A，但是还是感觉用完成时比较合适一些

michaelmxy

又看了一遍，感觉A更好一些，D改变了句子重心，shelter应该是做lead a nomadic existence的伴随状态。

lklszlklsz

up!

which is the best answer?

the further examination tell me that the sentence should use present perfect.

But main  point the author wants to express also changes because of  the changes of the  structure in this sentence.

Help !

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bigtone

Until recently（包括up until recently）后边一般用过去时，A后边现在分词修饰主句，表示伴随；
D 除了时态不对外，还改变了句子重心，更换了主要动词，而起up增加似乎有重复的感觉。分词从句并不是在两个名词之间所以倒没有夹心修饰的问题。

支持A

littledou

选A。Until Recently后面用一般过去时。参考GWD23－Q37未划线部分：

GWD-23-Q37

Until recently, trade flows were of interest mainly to economic experts and executives of large corporations, but since the past few years, the movement of goods and services across national boundaries have become the subject of intense public attention all over the world.

1. since the past few years, the movement of goods and services across national boundaries have become

2. the movement of goods and services across national boundaries since the past few years became

3. the movement across national boundaries of goods and services over the past few years have become

4. over the past few years, the movement across national boundaries of goods and services are becoming

5. over the past few years, the movement of goods and services across national boundaries has become

owenliyi

已经有人搜索到new york times《纽约时报》的原文啦，和A一模一样的，所以不用怀疑了，答案肯定是A！！