3套语法真题里的test-1 8,16 it/they 的指代疑问？

yzlinlin

8.  Contrary to the scholarly wisdom of the 1950’s and early 1960’s that predicted the processes of modernization and rationalization would gradually undermine it, ethnicity is a worldwide phenomenon of increasing importance.
(A) would gradually undermine it
(B) to be a gradual undermining of it
(C) would be a gradual undermining of ethnicity
(D) to gradually undermine ethnicity
(E) gradually undermining it
答案A。 问题有2： 1，the processes 前面应该是省略了一个that 吧(我现在对ETS省略考点过敏)； 2，答案里的it 在我看来有指代不清的嫌疑呀。

16.  No matter how patiently they explain their reasons for confiscating certain items, travelers often treat customs inspectors like wanton poachers rather than government employees.
(A) travelers often treat customs inspectors like wanton poachers rather than government employees
(B) travelers often treat customs inspectors as wanton poachers instead of government employees
(C) travelers often treat customs inspectors as if they were not government employees but wanton poachers
(D) customs inspectors are often treated by travelers as if they were wanton poachers rather than government employees
(E) customs inspectors are often treated not like government employees but wanton poachers by travelers

答案D。这题they 指代歧义的可能性就更大了。

大家的意见如何？谢谢。

mjiehu

8. it -> ethnitycity

16.(D) customs inspectors are often treated (by travelers) as if they were wanton poachers rather than government employees

"passive voice"

gemj

16
从句中的they 应该优先指代主句主语，所以travelers 打头的都不对。
所以不存在“指代歧义的可能性就更大”的说法。

gemj

是的，the processes 前面应该是省略了一个that。
省略的原因我认为是predicted前面就是that，再来一个似乎读起来累赘。
关于IT的指代，同意mjiehu。
指代不清的嫌疑是有的，但因为是指代主句的主语，所以降至了最低。

yzlinlin

正好，高手们都在。我做这套题时错的这2题都是过分考虑了代词指代的问题。我想请教一下：如何判断主句主语的指代和距离最近词的指代？
多谢。

nina23

up, I made mistake in NO.8 too.

以下是引用yzlinlin在2003-11-6 3:15:00的发言：
正好，高手们都在。我做这套题时错的这2题都是过分考虑了代词指代的问题。我想请教一下：如何判断主句主语的指代和距离最近词的指代？
多谢。

gemj

以下是引用yzlinlin在2003-11-6 3:15:00的发言：
正好，高手们都在。我做这套题时错的这2题都是过分考虑了代词指代的问题。我想请教一下：如何判断主句主语的指代和距离最近词的指代？
多谢。

还是根据逻辑意思，没有通则。

swaswa

confiscating certain items ----> get rid of a,b,c;  in E ' not like' and'but' is worse than "as' rather than