OG10-201 为什么contend that should?

steve66

201.
            One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,

(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,

(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,

(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,

(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with

请教一下，在propose，suggest，demand等等要求V＋that ＋do的动词中有没有contend；

为什么这里用了contend that should；

请同学帮忙解答，谢谢；

steve66

要沉了；

sharon213

我认为contend不是虚拟语气，而且在gmat中虚拟语气也是省略（should）的，这里就表示“应该”的意思吧

steve66

好的，多谢sharon，

我觉得虚拟中也好像没有contend这个，一直都没看到过；

Colx

以下是引用sharon213在2008-6-4 23:12:00的发言：

我认为contend不是虚拟语气，而且在gmat中虚拟语气也是省略（should）的，这里就表示“应该”的意思吧

同意！

ad264

contend = state 认为的意思，所以不会用虚拟语气

考题：
Some
scientists contend that many species of dinosaur had a
metabolism
        more
like a warm-blooded mammal's than
            a cold-blooded reptile's.