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catherine11

23.    A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be

A 有什么不对？为什么选c?

14.    Several senior officials spoke to the press on condition that they not be named in the story.
(A) that they not be named
(B) that their names will not be used
(C) that their names are not used
(D) of not being named
(E) they will not be named

在这里应强调的是their name, 所以为什么不选C?

catherine11

怎么没人理我的问题？

ca3ltoys

14. here omitted should
23. as for A, you 've no idea about which is believed to ..., the Quetzalcoatlus or wingspan?

I am a newer too, hope veterans show us some feedbacks

catherine11

where are the veterans?

gmatchenaimin

显然, 这道题目有很多疑问:
1) believed to be the ... 在逻辑上修饰"Quetzalcoatlus", 语法上可做状语表结果. 这点应该是肯定的.
2) 用And来连接两个分句, 不能表达前后因果联系:"因为 ...有那么大的wing, 人们以为...." A的表达比C准确
3) 感觉 C 中 to+完成时态语与后面 "has ever been seen" 语意重复, 是分别扭. 有谁见过这种类似的表达?

mariezhu

终于见到了知音，严重同意你的说法！尤其是1、3两点！
此外我认为C中的it的指代也不是很清楚，是Quetzalcoatlus，还是wing？

以下是引用gmatchenaimin在2003-12-20 3:09:00的发言：
显然, 这道题目有很多疑问:
1) believed to be the ... 在逻辑上修饰"Quetzalcoatlus", 语法上可做状语表结果. 这点应该是肯定的.
2) 用And来连接两个分句, 不能表达前后因果联系:"因为 ...有那么大的wing, 人们以为...." A的表达比C准确
3) 感觉 C 中 to+完成时态语与后面 "has ever been seen" 语意重复, 是分别扭. 有谁见过这种类似的表达?

tricat10

I found a question similiar to question 23.


It is 补充250 - 177


177. Believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, elephants emit low-frequency sounds that may be used as a secret language to communicate with other members of the herd.


(A) Believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, elephants emit low-frequency sounds that may be used


(B) Elephants emit low-frequency sounds that are believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, and they may use this


(C) Elephants emit low-frequency sounds, believed to originate from a small area on their foreheads, that they may use


(D) Originating, it is believed, from a small area on their foreheads; elephants emit low-frequency sounds they may use


(E) Originating, it is believed, from a small area on their foreheads, low-frequency sounds are emitted by elephants that may be used


The answer is (C)


    


Besides,    to use "simple tense" seems at leaset as good as to use 完成时态 here, cuz this is a fact, no matter whether this creature is exist currently or not.


I'm puzzled...

橙子

same question. help!!!

ecsniffer

14:C的时态不对，要用过去时。



23：C好在


                         （1）it明确地指代the Quetzalcoatlus


                                （2）to have been时态上使用正确与后面的the world has ever seen对应


                                 A错在believed to be修饰对象模糊，过去分词放在句末，优先做定语就近修饰前面的名词。在这里believed to be就近修饰a    wingspan    。


177、believed to originate就近做定语修饰sounds


请指正！

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jnlvo

14n condition that一般用虚拟，如不用,也要用过去时，且B,C中their names的用法没有A中name 作动词表达得好，准确。


23：C并列从句中的主语代词it应首先指主句主语Quetzalcoatlus，而A省略it后believed首先指前面名词a wing span，177为证。to have been比to be好to be 感觉有Quetzalcoatlus现在还存在的意思to have been表过去。


177按照believed的用法只有c。B中that are 多余，this不能单独指代，并且主从改变。



                         （1）it明确地指代the Quetzalcoatlus



                                （2）to have been时态上使用正确与后面的the world has ever seen对应



                                 A错在believed to be修饰对象模糊，过去分词放在句末，优先做定语就近修饰前面的名词。在这里believed to be就近修饰a    wingspan    。



177、believed to originate就近做定语修饰sounds