GWD26-Q20 周屋考可是还是不知道!!!!!!!!

芹菜宝宝

 

20. GWD26-Q20 a为啥不行!!!!!

In 1981 children in the United States spent an average
                of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing
                household chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours a week.
                        

A.      chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours
        a week

B.       chores; by 1997 that figure had grown to nearly
        six hours a week

C.      chores, whereas nearly six hours a week were
        spent in 1997

D.      chores, compared with a figure of nearly six hours a week in 1997

E.       chores, that figure growing to nearly six hours a week in 1997

isse_ya

记得是选B吧 而且是争议题

注意grown 强调一个动态的过程，从1981一直涨到1997， 所以用完成时。

不过我也不觉得完全对

芹菜宝宝

The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month
(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival

the key is C. 为啥不是D

isse_ya

主动优于被动

lizardfly

a很明显不对 因为spent nearly six hours
    a week是一种状态  不能用完成时 不信你把这句话翻译成中文就会发现其中很awkward的地方了

halcyonline

芹菜宝宝，别担心，你的想法是正确的。这是一道OG题目，正版答案就是D

        The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.

(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month

(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month

(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month

(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival

(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival

Idiom + Rhetorical construction

This sentence depends on using the correct conjunction to join two independent clauses. In that is a conjunction that means inasmuch as; because in that has largely gone out of use, it is considered stilted and overly formal. It also uses two words when one would do. In this sentence, the second clause explains the first one, so the conjunction for, meaning because, is the most appropriate choice for joining the two independent clauses of the compound sentence.

A     In that is stilted and overly formal

B      It is not clear who would be doing the proclaiming, a clause is preferable o a phrase here

C     They is ambiguous, possibly referring to either the states or the Games

D     Correct. In this sentence, the conjunction for joins the two clauses correctly and economically.

E      Wordy and awkward construction

The correct answer is D.

祝好梦，明天一切顺利！

maui

同意。这里是OG 上的吧，正确答案貌似D啊。 C中They 指代不清

popo2

以下是引用芹菜宝宝在2008-11-13 21:00:00的发言：
 

20. GWD26-Q20 a为啥不行!!!!!

In 1981 children in the United States spent an average
    of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing
    household chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours a week.
      

A.      chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours
  a week

B.       chores; by 1997 that figure had grown to nearly
  six hours a week

C.      chores, whereas nearly six hours a week were
  spent in 1997

D.      chores, compared with a figure of nearly six hours a week in 1997

E.       chores, that figure growing to nearly six hours a week in 1997

选B不对吧。1997用的是过去完成时，1981用的是一般过去时，难道1997发生在1981之前？OG中这种错误很明显阿