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jackie32

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

答案B中的they 指代什么呢? style and his choices ? 复合主语不是指代不清吗？

无奈下选了E， 虽然完成时态确实牵强了点。 

jackie32

自己顶一个

jackie32

没有答复，再顶一下。

dtstruggle

句子很长。Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject是本句主语。

1当主语出现两个并列名词时，谓语使用复数。AC排除

2文中没有明显标志说需要使用完成时。CDE排除

所以B正确，B中的they就是指代主语Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject