请教：PREP I-36

stgirl

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Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject--the advances in modern surgery, the discipline of sport, the strains of individuals in tension with society or even with themselves--was as disturbing to his own time as it is compelling for ours.

 

(A) was as disturbing to his own time as it is

(B) were as disturbing to his own time as they are

(C) has been as disturbing in his own time as they are

(D) had been as disturbing in his own time as it was

(E) have been as disturbing in his own time as

正确答案：B

A00A

主谓一致+时态

powerful style and his choices of subject  复数主语

his own time  过去时

crowkiller

1）并列主语要用复数谓语 ==》 排除 A C

2）it 不能指代并列主语 ==》排除D

3）比较B & E

(B) Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject
                were as disturbing （to his own time ）as they
                are compelling （for ours.）

==》 主谓宾全的主语比较结构，前后都用完整的比较形式，多工整。 而且由于前后的时态不一致，此处的as 后面必须补出 are 强调是现在。

(E) Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject
                have been as disturbing in his own time as compelling for ours.

==》as 后面是 compelling for ours, 如果认为是比较省略的话，那么就应该和前面相同主谓。 也就是 have been compeelling ... 这明显是错的。