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问题一：prep12-10。
Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
A. it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them
B. they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century
C. not until the latter half of the nineteenth century was it that they have inspired Western designers, artists, and crafters to imitation
D. until the latter half of the nineteenth century Western designers, artists, and crafters have not been inspired to imitate
E. they were not inspirations of Western designers, artists, and crafters imitations until the latter half of the nineteenth century
Verb form; Rhetorical construction

答案为A。 it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them中第一个 it指that从句，为形式主语。them指的是artifacts。可是artifacts 不是有定冠词the了么？还能被指代么？我发现了很多类似的案例。。。希望大家指点我下

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我查了一下原题，是这么感觉的：首先，修饰成分中，代词的数量越少越好，用形式主语更是冗余。
                                             其次，把强调句式去了，这句话是： where that it was immune from human influence has long appear. 而正确选项是where it has long appear immune to human influence. 显然第二种用法更加适合使用习惯。

最后一句话读的时候第一感觉是有歧义，真正分析的话，还是没有歧义的，不然后面的that没法解释
我觉得前面两道题的it没有指代歧义，不是因为强调句不强调句，而是因为it前面没有可以指代的先行词？这是我个人的想法

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greygray 发表于 2013-12-10 14:48
我查了一下原题，是这么感觉的：首先，修饰成分中，代词的数量越少越好，用形式主语更是冗余。
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嗯 是的 关键是问题一。。中 them 为什么能指代已经被定冠词限定了的artifact呢？them到底指代什么呢？

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337928375 发表于 2013-12-10 18:09
嗯 是的 关键是问题一。。中 them 为什么能指代已经被定冠词限定了的artifact呢？them到底指代什么呢？ ...

我特别不明白，为啥白the先顶了就不能做现行词了呢？？？？？是哪里说的？？？？

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greygray 发表于 2013-12-11 15:07
我特别不明白，为啥白the先顶了就不能做现行词了呢？？？？？是哪里说的？？？？ ...

是我一下没反应过来~哈哈 谢谢啦 你说的对 这是可以的