36. Bufo marinus toads, fierce predators that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, are native to South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) are native to South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control
(B) are native in South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's as attempts to control
(C) are natives of South America but were introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling
(D) had been native to South America but were introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling
(E) had been natives of South America but were introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempts at controlling
整句话的意思是Bufo marinus toads 这种东西原产于南美,但是在三十年代被引进到florida,用于控制广阔甘蔗地里的害虫。
划横线的部分主要承担谓语部分 主语是bufo marinus toads. 然后分析“原产于南美”属于事实陈述应该用一般时 所以就排除了选项D、E,be native in 是错误的搭配 所以排除B,attempt to 用不定式表示了引进bufo marinus toads的目的 所以排除选项C,正确答案是A
整句话的意思是Bufo marinus toads 这种东西原产于南美,但是在三十年代被引进到florida,用于控制广阔甘蔗地里的害虫。
划横线的部分主要承担谓语部分 主语是bufo marinus toads. 然后分析“原产于南美”属于事实陈述应该用一般时 所以就排除了选项D、E,be native in 是错误的搭配 所以排除B,attempt to 用不定式表示了引进bufo marinus toads的目的 所以排除选项C,正确答案是A
下面是ETS的官方解释
Choice A is best. The phrasing are native to correctly suggests that the toad species is indigenous to, and still exists in, South America. In B, native in is unidiomatic; in C and E, natives of illogically suggests that each toad now in Florida hails from South America. In D and E, had been inaccurately implies that the toads are no longer native, or indigenous, to South America, and introduced to Florida is unidiomatic. Both as attempts in B and E and as an attempt in D are wrong because the attempt consists not of the toads themselves, but of their introduction into the environment. The correct phrase, in an attempt, should be completed by an infinitive (here, to control), as in A.
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