OG 199.--問詳解

[Janet]

199. Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake
of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West.
(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States
instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable
magnitude occurring in the West
(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of
comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred
with comparable magnitude in the West
200. Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used

ans:D

詳解:At issue is the accurate expression of a complex comparison. Choice D, the best answer, presents the proper
form of comparison, will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will; thus, choice D logically
indicates that earthquakes in the eastern United States are 100 times more devastating than are western
earthquakes. Choices A, B, and E use it incorrectly to suggest that the same quake strikes both the eastern and
the western United States. In choice C, 700 times the area... than is unidiomatic.

上面藍色字體部分,請問各位大大如何判斷它是指同一個地震?
A沒有疑問
B.E很用力體會.還是體會不出!

請解惑!謝謝您~

[poli]

我的想法是
A,B,E中用的it都指向前面的主詞
(A)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(B)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(C)中 an earthquake that occurs in the eastern United States

因此解釋中才會說這樣用造成
the same quake strikes both the eastern and the western United States
的現象

[davidlee0222]

地震一個地方只有一個
兩個地方就是兩個地震
BDE裡都有it
會去代前面那個東邊的地震
地震震完東邊去震西邊
句議謬誤

[世界和平]

請教此題正確選項之省略為何？是否如下括號所述，謝謝！

~than (an area that) a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West will (devastate)

[studentC]

199. Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake
of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West.
(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States
instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable
magnitude occurring in the West
(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of
comparable magnitude occurring in the West
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred
with comparable magnitude in the West
200. Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used

ans:D

devastate 100 times the area V.S.
devastate an area 100 times greater

摧毀100倍的面積
摧毀面積的100倍 (強度) --- 的語意, 那一個對? --> ANS D

[meefoo]

請教此題正確選項之省略為何？是否如下括號所述，謝謝！

~than (an area that) a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West will (devastate)

我覺得是:
an earthquake in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (devastate).

[ck1109]

(D)
in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West


請問一下此選項可以改成如下嗎?

in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will that of comparable magnitude occurring in the West

[hccill]

(D)
in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West


請問一下此選項可以改成如下嗎?

in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will that of comparable magnitude occurring in the West

我覺得可以耶~
因為that有in the West修飾,不會被誤認為東邊的地震
其實C選項中的one應該也可以,因為也有in the West修飾說
就像:
The weather of today is nicer than that of yesterday.
=>that=wheather,但並不會搞混,因為有of today和of yesterday各自修飾

不知道我說的對嗎?

還請指教~

謝謝!

[joyce0519]

我的想法是
A,B,E中用的it都指向前面的主詞
(A)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(B)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(C)中 an earthquake that occurs in the eastern United States

因此解釋中才會說這樣用造成
the same quake strikes both the eastern and the western United States
的現象

不好意思,請問一下,這句話如果解讀為這個發生在東邊的地震發生在西邊的話.....,這樣可以用it代替嗎
盯著這題看了十幾分鐘,覺得A看起來很對:(
謝謝回答!!!

[小柔]

我的想法是
A,B,E中用的it都指向前面的主詞
(A)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(B)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(C)中 an earthquake that occurs in the eastern United States

因此解釋中才會說這樣用造成
the same quake strikes both the eastern and the western United States
的現象

不好意思,請問一下,這句話如果解讀為這個發生在東邊的地震發生在西邊的話.....,這樣可以用it代替嗎
盯著這題看了十幾分鐘,覺得A看起來很對:(
謝謝回答!!!

如果用it代替的話 就會變成這兩個發生在東西邊的地震 是同一個地震


不過因為題意本身是說 如果西邊的地震和這個發生在東邊的地震同等規模....brabrabra~~ 兩個並不是同一個地震..所以並不能用it
OG裡面也有解釋到 A B E use it incorrectly to suggest that "the same quake"...

我的想法是這樣 ^______^ 其實前面幾位高手也有提到這點喔!!!

[chencraig0227]

我覺得問題應該是出在沒有限定it，而不是it本身有問題。

舉例OG46-
A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do those raised in confinement.
正解(E)
associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than

這一題劃線後面的代名詞those用以指另一群calves不過是raised in confinement. 這題就照用代名詞指代另一群不一樣的calves。所以代名詞
的運用是可以指代不一樣的東西，重點在於要限定它去符合句意上指稱不一樣的東西，也就是用raise in confinement去做限定。

回歸此題-
因此，小弟判斷，此題it應該沒錯，問題在於要補上of comparable magnitude去限定他是跟前一個earthquake是不一樣的。

希望這個盲點也是被OG11刪掉的原因。

[Austing]

我的想法是
A,B,E中用的it都指向前面的主詞
(A)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(B)中 an earthquake of a given magnitude
(C)中 an earthquake that occurs in the eastern United States

因此解釋中才會說這樣用造成
the same quake strikes both the eastern and the western United States
的現象

不好意思,請問一下,這句話如果解讀為這個發生在東邊的地震發生在西邊的話.....,這樣可以用it代替嗎
盯著這題看了十幾分鐘,覺得A看起來很對:(
謝謝回答!!!

如果用it代替的話 就會變成這兩個發生在東西邊的地震 是同一個地震


不過因為題意本身是說 如果西邊的地震和這個發生在東邊的地震同等規模....brabrabra~~ 兩個並不是同一個地震..所以並不能用it
OG裡面也有解釋到 A B E use it incorrectly to suggest that "the same quake"...
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113
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.

(A) sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now
(B) sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet
(C) sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height
(D) level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet
(E) level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet

這是PP的題目 雖然這題烤點不在這
為什麼這裡用it 地震不能用it 天氣卻可以ㄇ 該死的ETasS<對不起我罵粗話了>

[dibert8]

113
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today,

可能 climate 是連續的概念,只有一個.(另外還有一個例子是 economy)

[pimi]

請教此題正確選項之省略為何？是否如下括號所述，謝謝！

~than (an area that) a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West will (devastate)

我覺得是:
an earthquake in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (devastate).

哇～有不同的說法耶, 請問大大, 到底正確是怎樣省略的呢？？？？
可devastate是及物動詞耶, 擺在最後但沒有受詞, 感覺怪怪的說 @ @

[dibert8]

devastate 後面應該有 an area 作它的受詞.
其實 will = will (devastate an area), 倒裝搬到前面,就不必擔心太多啦!