[讨论]Prep 59

summerx

59. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow, as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

 

 

A.      On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow

B.      On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are, it is believed, the rate of tree growth

C.      On Earth, the rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications of sunspot cycles

D.     Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles, believed to be the tree growth rate

E.      Among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles is believed to be the rate at which trees grow

为什么C不对？ 正确答案E的结构是不是：at which trees。。。their trunks都是修饰the rate的啊？ 如果是，这句话怎么解释呢？

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Zeldaw

their的指代存在歧义，离它最近的是sunspot cycles，Findjuhl是这么解释的

summerx

我不同意他的看法。根本就没有就近指代这种说法。这个解释太牵强了。谁能解释一下这句话啊？as seen。。。一句的主语是什么？是不是trees啊 ？

summerx

刚才又看了一遍，觉得E确实比C好。我觉得rate时as seen。。。的主语。如果用倒装句，主语就比较明确，不会产生歧义。等待指点。

遥远的绿洲

我认为主要是On earth介词词组的位置不对,on earth从句意上只能修饰indications,因此就不能放在句首修饰整个句子.

类似这种题个人总结为,修饰语从小不从大,既修饰语的范围越小越好.

小雪猫

as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks.

their 指的是tree

rui_stoneson

以下是引用遥远的绿洲在2007-4-20 18:36:00的发言：

我认为主要是On earth介词词组的位置不对,on earth从句意上只能修饰indications,因此就不能放在句首修饰整个句子.

类似这种题个人总结为,修饰语从小不从大,既修饰语的范围越小越好.

还是这个解释最令我信服。

yvonyao

偶以为，本题的考点主要是主谓一致，主语是the rate at which trees grow，所以用is搭配。

正常的语序是：The rate at which trees grow is believed to be among the surest indications on Earth of sunspot cycles，bla~bla~bla~

Open to discussion

ibmpcs

还是5楼的解释比较好。但在考场上哪能细细想那么久？都是看个大概就选了。唉，必须熟能生巧！

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