我看别的帖子了,很多同学把which理解成the systematic clearing of forests ,这是不对的。which紧接在farmland后面,正确。有几本英汉词典把farmland狭义地译作“农田”,其实英语里它有“农庄”的意思。即a rural area where farming is practiced。只有农庄或者农场能给消费者提供住房和家具,这是常识。通过systematic clearing of forests ,可以开垦出农田(由此到农庄的建立),但决不会是systematic clearing of forests 提供住房和家具。所以A。C。D。E。全都是错的,不但语法错误,而且逻辑错误!
答案选D A.Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also D.The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also 句意but后表转折,it指代the systematic clearing of forests ,not only but also 结构用在这里表意有误,作者想说明的是“在美国系统清理森林虽然创建了耕地,也给消费者相对便宜的房屋和家具,但它也造成了侵蚀,并很快砍伐了整个地区。”而且A中create和gave用and连接,gave应该改为give,前面did已经表过去。