Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past,
makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
(A) Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
(B) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially
one that worked well
in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
(C) An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret
signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.
(D) Executives’ being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
(E) Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past,
is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
问题:B选项中的one指代前面的executive还是a course of action?根据语义判断应该是指代后者,但是根据鄙人自己总结的“代词的指代用法”(优先指代前句的主语)则指代的是前者...
以上是鄙人自己总结的“代词的指代用法”应用到OG12中几乎百试不爽,但不敢确定是否为正确的用法准则,欢迎大家给予指正及意见。
-- by 会员 beiminghanxing (2010/10/14 19:00:34)