885 section D 15& 23

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15.    Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it an ideal site for researching rare flora and fauna.
(A) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it
(B) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to have undergone human settlement, and that has made it
(C) Madagascar underwent human settlement as one of the last habitable areas of the earth, which makes it
(D) Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth, underwent human settlement, making it
(E) Because Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, it is

the answer is E, why not A??

23.    Of the twin supernovas, the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one that has irrevocably altered astronomists’ ideas about the origins of the universe.
(A) the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(B) the one most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(C) the most recently discovered is larger, but it is the smaller
(D) the more recently discovered one is the large one but the small one
(E) the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one

the answer is E , why not A or B??

Thanks for the help!

felix2816

15.
In A, "which" doesn't have explicit antedote.
the relation of cause and effect between main clause and subordinate is reasonable,so we choose E

felix2816

Of the twin supernovas tell us we should use comparative manner, right?

xianwharton

15为什么不用d

Mchao_l

15. Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it an ideal site for researching rare flora and fauna.
(A) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it
(B) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to have undergone human settlement, and that has made it
(C) Madagascar underwent human settlement as one of the last habitable areas of the earth, which makes it
(D) Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth, underwent human settlement, making it
(E) Because Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, it is

A,B,C,D错在make it an ideal site 的主语,都是Madagascar. 而一个地方不能主动make sth. 只有E 避免了这个错误,而且it指代Madagascar, 意思合适.E is the best choice.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-10-2 4:48:29编辑过]

QQ虫

15T中的D 不可以理解成为分词短语形式表结果吗?

lilyzy

D的意思不对. D: Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth,

原文: Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement

QQ虫

gottcha,谢谢MM

best555tw

我覺得A,B,C,D make it an ideal site 的主语,並非是Madagascar

A 可代替settlement

C 可代替the earth

D 可代替 settlement or madagascar這三個語意都不通

tania

以下是引用lilyzy在2005-1-27 18:58:00的发言：

D的意思不对. D: Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth,

原文: Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement

这里我明白了，可是d错误的原因只有这一处吗？大全注释上解释 d错是因为underwent human settlement和making it没有伴随关系。我不是很明白大全的注释，哪位nn能解释一下吗？多谢！