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aphrodite1990

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According to a 1996 study published in the Journal of Human Resources, Americans of Middle
Eastern descent were twice as likely as was the national average to be self-employed.

(A) as was the national average to be self-employed
(B) as the average American to be self-employed
(C) as the national average that they would be self-employed
(D) to be self-employed than was the average American
(E) that they would be self-employed than was the national average

句子结构：According to…, Americans of… were twice as likely as… to be…比较结构。
考点：比较、习惯用语
比较，A as… as… or adj.er than B;   A at least as adj.er as B，常见的错误用法有：A as… or adj.er than B（少 as）; as…as compared to; as… than compared to; as… than 搭配。
习惯用语-likely，be likely to do 或 it +be likely that 从句。
(A) the national average表达不清楚应该用the average American；was可以省略。
A的解释是什么意思呢

aphrodite1990

自己顶哈！

aphrodite1990

is anyone here？？？？？？

sheikh239

A is as likely as B to do sth

A is more likey to do X than to do Y

A is more likely to do sth than is B

A B 最好是同类 American与average怎么比

matchMichelle

必须人与人才能比较。而national average不是人，只有average American（普通美国人）才是人。