讨论雨法狗第13题~GWD答案错误？！纠结中。。。。

boriswang520

我选D。这个过去完成时配TO不如D

wuzongde

答案为D。
develop sth for doing 和 develop sth to do都可以。
但是，C中 rate how likely ... rate+从句 语法错。

mudan0411

这道题答案选D Ron在曼哈顿论坛上回答过，主要因为likely应该是当下的likely 不是future

原贴传送门：http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/post93524.html?hilit=responding%20to%20the%20public's%20fascination#p92799

780一次过

mini1201 发表于 2010-9-24 18:19
额   这个。。。  我又去溜达了一圈    然后我觉得  可能  maybe   应 ...

看到responding是主语发出的动作，主语应该为人而非scale，排除A、B；句意判断，是rate可能性，而不是a particular asteroid or comet ，排除E；最后看C/D，这里很困惑的一点在于to rate听起来更好，但来看实质是：develop A for doing B 和develop A to do B，虽然含义稍有差别：一个是为了做B而开发了A（A的功效），另一个是开发A是为了做B（开发A的目的）但两个都可以表明scale的用途，不影响整体句子含义；现在来看最关键的判断点：  C：rate how likely（一个程度）、D：rate the likelihood ，程度很难用客观工具去rate（评估，评级），但是可能性这个比率可以，因此D更合适。

神粥八宝

曼哈顿帖子https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/responding-to-the-publica-s-fascination-with-and-sometimes-t24834.html

Mandy0815

搬运 Ron 神In choosing between C and D, first consider the intended meaning. We're interested in the current likelihood that the comet/asteroid will strike Earth in the future..
In other words, How likely is it NOW that a comet/asteroid WILL STRIKE Earth?

This distinction comes into play when you look at the verbs in C and D. Different verbs.
C mentions "how likely a comet/asteroid will be". Nope. The likelihood is something that exists now, not in the future. (That's the definition of "likelihood": How probable does this event seem right now?
There's no "future likelihood" here. In the future, the event either happens or doesn't happen.)

D mentions the likelihood (as measured at present) that a comet/asteroid will collide (in the future) with Earth. That makes sense.