885-最新真题15， 8

nina23

8. Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
(A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
(B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
(C) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
(D) more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their
(E) more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in

any NN help me, I thinkif there is no "their" in B ,both B and C are right answer.
If I am wrong in this,Please tell me what is wrong in  small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were ,and the difference between small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were  and  small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those . thank you very much!

ricesu

sth that is+adj是啰嗦的标志，在同等情况下应该排除。
small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were ,they和前面的small cars是同一批车
small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those，those和前面small car不是同一批车

mjiehu

thought A is the right choice
"now" than "at any time in their production history"

felix2816

D is better.

nina23

以下是引用ricesu在2003-10-9 8:31:00的发言：
sth that is+adj是啰嗦的标志，在同等情况下应该排除。
small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were ,they和前面的small cars是同一批车
small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those，those和前面small car不是同一批车

Good explaination,Bear in mind la,thank you!

mjiehu

a , more efficient
d, more small car

that is d changes the original meaning

江南天阔

我觉得此题有问题。
除了A选项以外，B，C用的是THAT引导的定语从句修饰CARS。去掉定语从句应该不影响句意；但是句子就变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make cars.这显然不合原意。
Ｄ和E中的 more fuel-efficient small cars 中的MORE也可以看作是跟fuel-efficient与small 共同修饰CARS。那么句子又变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make more cars.同样改变了句意。
我想原句意思是“科技让。。制造的车比以前更fuel-efficient。
根据以上分析，我认为虽然A选项不是perfect，但瘸子里面挑将军，应该是它。
Any comments will be highly appreciated.

nina23

以下是引用江南天阔在2003-10-10 1:32:00的发言：
我觉得此题有问题。
除了A选项以外，B，C用的是THAT引导的定语从句修饰CARS。去掉定语从句应该不影响句意；但是句子就变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make cars.这显然不合原意。
Ｄ和E中的 more fuel-efficient small cars 中的MORE也可以看作是跟fuel-efficient与small 共同修饰CARS。那么句子又变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make more cars.同样改变了句意。
我想原句意思是“科技让。。制造的车比以前更fuel-efficient。
根据以上分析，我认为虽然A选项不是perfect，但瘸子里面挑将军，应该是它。
Any comments will be highly appreciated.

a is not good,there is nothing comparing with the former"cars"

nina23

以下是引用江南天阔在2003-10-10 1:32:00的发言：
我觉得此题有问题。
除了A选项以外，B，C用的是THAT引导的定语从句修饰CARS。去掉定语从句应该不影响句意；但是句子就变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make cars.这显然不合原意。
Ｄ和E中的 more fuel-efficient small cars 中的MORE也可以看作是跟fuel-efficient与small 共同修饰CARS。那么句子又变成了Technology ...allows manufacturers to make more cars.同样改变了句意。
我想原句意思是“科技让。。制造的车比以前更fuel-efficient。
根据以上分析，我认为虽然A选项不是perfect，但瘸子里面挑将军，应该是它。
Any comments will be highly appreciated.

I mean the comparation is between "now制造的车"and "以前制造的车".the comparation in A is not complete.

江南天阔

以下是引用mjiehu在2003-10-9 10:41:00的发言：
thought A is the right choice
"now" than "at any time in their production history"

如果比较的是时间状语呢？就像上面mjiehu所说的。