由 世界和平 » 2005-11-12 19:50
198. Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(A)they had in their previous campaigns
(B)their previous campaigns had had
(C)they had for any previous campaign
(D)in their previous campaigns
(E)for any previous campaign (A)
If than is followed by a clause referring to army, the subject of that clause must be singular (it). Furthermore, the verb of that clause will need to be in the past perfect form (had had) because it refers to a time before the simple past of entered. Finally, the preposition/or is more precise than in because supplies are gathered/or an upcoming campaign. Choices A and C incorrectly use the plural they and the simple past had. Moreover, A uses the less precise in. Choices D and E wisely dispense with the full clause and use a simple prepositional phrase. D, however, uses the imprecise in and the plural their. Only E, the best choice, avoids all the errors mentioned above.
1. 個人覺得with~應是修飾army。
with[preposition]
having, possessing, or carrying something
■a tall gentleman with a grey beard
■a book with a green cover
■a man with a gun
■We need someone with bright new ideas.
■Only people with plenty of money can afford to shop here.
■She came back with a letter in her hand.
OG113較像以下之解釋:
used to say what position or state someone or something is in, or what is happening, when someone does something
■She stood with her back to me.
■We lay in bed with the window open.
■She was knitting, with the television on.
with somebody/something doing something
■We jumped into the water with bullets whizzing past our ears.
2. 原句應為:
Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than (supplies) that it had had for any previous campaign, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
比較標的應為不同時間點的補給品,如同132(people), 187(americans)相同名詞比較可省略而that子句僅為補充說明。
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