大全987-Q969

[Penny Lee]

Leaching, the recovery of copper from the drainage water of mines, as a method of the extraction of minerals, it was well established as early as the eighteenth century, but until about 25 years ago miners did not realize that bacteria taken an active part in the process.
(A) as a method of the extraction of minerals, it was well established
(B) as a method of the extraction of minerals well established
(C) was a well-established method of mineral extraction
(D) was a well-established method of extracting mineral that was
(E) had been a method of mineral extraction, well established

參考答案是C

問題(1)C答案的as early as 是省略which was修飾method,但按照ETS就近修飾原則,又省略了which was極大可能是修飾mineral extraction,那到底應該是修飾哪個呢?

問題(2)D答案的that可以做限定修飾method,句意也通阿,因為A of B that,多修飾A,而且如果不省略that was可以較清楚表達as early as 是修飾method,不明白為何答案不是D較好?

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[A級垂耳兔]

問題(1)C答案的as early as 是省略which was修飾method,但按照ETS就近修飾原則,又省略了which was極大可能是修飾mineral extraction,那到底應該是修飾哪個呢?

如同你問題二所說的A of B +關代..關代主要指A...並不是A of B +關代一定錯
省略並不影響句意...因為of mineral extraction 畢竟只是受詞的修飾語

問題(2)D答案的that可以做限定修飾method,句意也通阿,因為A of B that,多修飾A,而且如果不省略that was可以較清楚表達as early as 是修飾method,不明白為何答案不是D較好?

看到關代+be動詞+adj...這種選項一定要小心...我看到目前好像沒有一題對的...似乎是ETS設計錯誤答案偏愛的方式...就是不簡潔...
另外名詞和動詞最好不要互換...有改變句意之嫌...但錯誤選項通常都是動詞改名詞...本題是名詞改動詞...所以我持保留態度....

[Penny Lee]

Good points. Thanks!

[Kal-El]

early 直接修飾 was
leaching was a method as early as the eighteenth century,but～
-->leaching 早在18世紀成為一個方法,但～