再问GWD-8-Q41:drive-ins 那题，看啦不明白!

Sophia0703

GWD-8-Q41:
            

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
            

A. there are less than one-quarter that many
            

B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
            

C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
            

D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
            

E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount
            

few和amount可以这样用吗？大家讨论讨论咯～～～～

[此贴子已经被作者于2008-7-15 8:53:36编辑过]

reallingling

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.   

A. there are less than one-quarter that many 

B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many   

C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount   

D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount

E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount

I will choose c.

a is not correct, because "less" modifies uncountable none. In choice A, "there" is followed by "are", which stands for plural, so less in not correct.

In choice B, " as many" is unclear

C is clearly expressed. "that amount"  refers to "4000 "in the prvious sentence.

in choice D: the number stands for "4000", thereby the sentence in choice C means that 4000 is less than one-quarter of the amount. the meaning of the sentence sounds illogical.

in choice e: "it" also stands for "4000". the meaning of the sentence is illogical

Sophia0703

啊，顿悟啊～～～谢谢楼上的啦，本来都没看懂的，就错选D啦～～～再次感谢！！！

mikecello

Drive-ins are countable, so they take countable modifiers. Eliminate A, D, and E because they use "less" instead of "fewer."

Between B and C, "amount" is used for uncountable nouns (compare "amount of sand" to "number of books"), so that eliminates C.

I'd go with B. It correctly uses "fewer" and "many" to refer to a countable noun, "drive-ins."

34cocorate

vote for B

ouyangkehai

新PREP2 

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Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume

A. far exceeds those that humans could consume

B. exceeds by far those humans can consume

C. far exceeds those humans are able to consume

D. exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans

E. far exceed those that humans could consume

Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume

A. far exceeds those that humans could consume

B. exceeds by far those humans can consume

C. far exceeds those humans are able to consume

D. exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans

E. far exceed those that humans could consume

[此贴子已经被作者于2009-7-4 11:13:22编辑过]