PREP SC 29 答案是不是错了？？

robinlwang

29.   (26032-!-item-!-188;#058&002964)    

 

Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio winds through the middle of the business district, and the River Walk, or Paseo del Rio, is the city's most popular attraction.

 

(A) Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio

(B) Unlike the river in many cities in the United States, which is no longer the focal point of urban life, in San Antonio the river

(C) Today the river in many cities in the United States is no longer the focal point of urban life, unlike San Antonio, where it

(D) In few United States cities today, a river is the focal point of urban life, but the river in San Antonio

(E) No longer do many cities in the United States have a river as the focal point of urban life, but in San Antonio the river

E 我手里的答案是E， 但是我觉得应该选D， 前后比较平行。  Few..., ..is.., but....is...

请大家指教！！

alohabrian

贴一个牛人的解释。
the correct answer here is still pretty ugly, so let's criticize the four incorrect choices.


    
choice a:

faulty comparison:

'unlike many u.s. cities, ... the river in san antonio...' --> can't compare cities to a river


    
choice b:

comparison isn't so good:

the second part should start directly with 'the river' (instead of
'in san antonio the river...'), so that the comparison is more clear.

much more importantly, poor use of the relative pronoun 'which':

'...cities in the united states, which is no longer the focal point...'

relative pronouns like which, by default, refer to the noun that's closest to the left, which in this case is the united states.
therefore, this relative pronoun is used in a way that's either
ambiguous (if you allow it to potentially refer to other nouns) or just
plain wrong (if you follow the rule strictly).


    
choice c:

faulty comparison again

'the river...' is being compared to san antonio.


    
choice d:

drastic change in meaning

this sentence has completely gotten rid of any reference to the
concept of 'no longer'. while all the other sentences say that things
have changed, this sentence presents the situation as if it's always been that way.

[此贴子已经被作者于2009-3-17 23:37:34编辑过]

lovebbshin

请教一下，B选项:UNLIKE THE RIVER IN ......,WHICH.......,IN SAN ANTONIO THE RIVER....

这种说法正确吗？IN的位置改变是否影响比较对象。这句话是用RIVER比IN SAN ANTONIO还是RIVER比RIVER？谢谢

lovebbshin

请教一下，B选项:UNLIKE THE RIVER IN ......,WHICH.......,IN SAN ANTONIO THE RIVER....

这种说法正确吗？IN的位置改变是否影响比较对象。这句话是用RIVER比IN SAN ANTONIO还是RIVER比RIVER？谢谢

AlienX

個人總結:
Unlike/Like/Besides/etc X, Y....
X和Y之間可以有非限制性的東東, 可是不可以有限制性的東東