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Rainbeauty

But the answer provided is D!!!
How can you guys explain?

小小照妖镜

答案是A啦！
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/22/nyregion/art-arctic-visions-the-art-of-the-inuit-at-the-montclair-museum.html
原句！

perain

ls牛叉

nashlou210

应该选A，选D,句子的重心变了，而且A没有错。

ladyMcc

查了好多，最后在beat the gmat上找到的解释
http://www.beatthegmat.com/until-recently-t84934.html
以下内容引用BEAT the GMAT

We use present perfect if an action starts in the past and continues in the present. 'Until recently' means the action was there till some time back but now it is over. So, we use simple past for this. Hence we eliminate D. I am not too sure about the usage of 'up' in D. May be that is unnecessary too.

I think A talks about inuit people and that they led a nomadic life only till recently.. But D is talking about the kind of shelters they have used in the recent past.Change of meaning i think.

stevenisgenius

Hey All,

I got asked to take this one on by PM.

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
ANSWER: The list starts after "sheltering". "In igloos" is parallel to "in structures".

B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering
PROBLEM: You can't say "during recent times." During has to be an isolated time frame (During the next five years, during the war, etc.). Also, it would set up present perfect tense, not the present tense.

C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered
PROBLEM: "In the times that are recent" is ridiculous, and the past tense wouldn't make sense (but little here does).

D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered
PROBLEM: The "up" is unnecessary. The present perfect tense starts in the past and continues into the present. But the use of "until recently" implies that this has stopped, so the present perfect doesn't work.

E. Until recent time, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered
PROBLEM: "Until recent time" is gibberish. "leading a nomadic existence" isn't modifying the Inuits anymore.
LINK: http://gmatclub.com/forum/until-recently-the-inuit-people-led-a-nomadic-existence-80582.html

bejamin1111

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Ashley0926

http://gmatclub.com/forum/until-recently-the-inuit-people-led-a-nomadic-existence-80582.html 这个帖子Tommy W. 解释的很好 可以看看