[問題] 大全987- Q188

[dibert8]

188.
Since conscious patients often died of shock on the operating table, the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight.
(A) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(B) inventing anesthesia was as essential for the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was for powered flight
(C) the invention of anesthesia was as essential in the development of surgery much as the invention of the propeller had been for powered flight
(D) the invention of anesthesia was as essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(E) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery, so was the invention of the propeller essential to powered flight




Ans : D

覺得 (A) 的句意較合理:因為病人往往嚇死在手術台上,麻醉的發明之於外科手術發展的重要性如同推進器的發明之於動力飛行的重要性
(D) 推進器和手術麻醉無關:因為病人往往嚇死在手術台上,麻醉的發明和推進器的發明一樣重要??

[lucyyeh]

as... as...(as連用) 表比較，我猜慣用的方法可能是不能省略一個as的，大家覺得呢?

[auguding]

支持A一票
且~有A is to B as C is to D之用法~