语法难题

linlefeng

　　9.for many people, household labor remains demanding even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle.

　　A） even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle
　　B） despite being able to afford household appliances their grandparents woul d find a miracle
　　C） even if they can afford household appliances their grandparents would hav e found miraculous
　　D） although they could afford household appliances their grandparents would find miraculous
　　E） even if they are able to afford household appliances which would have been a miracle to their grandparents

neo1001

C

linlefeng

why

neo1001

A) even if 后面加从句，选项中省略了从句主语，不正确
B）despite是介词，B的选项despite being able。。。就变成了household labor being able to afford（因为household labor是主语），这样就不合逻辑了
D)although不对，原句意思是一个让步状语从句，even if比although更合适
E) 后面那个which would have been...，一来时态错，用have been不适当，二来没有C那么简洁