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According to a 1996 study published in the Journal of Human Resources, Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as was the national average to be self-employed.
as was the national average to be self-employed
as the average American to be self-employed
as the national average that they would be self-employed
to be self-employed than was the average American
that they would be self-employed than was the national average
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E：we do not have "subject is likely that-clause" in english。
'the national average' would be exactly what it says: an average.
i.e., some kind of statistic.
'the national average' is not a person, so that option is nonsense.
Americans对比 the average American
A： the national average 是一个数值， Americans of Middle Eastern descent 两者不可比 。
B： American 和American比
average sth表示普通的某物，类似于general sth，如：
R：Tech COMPANIES are as likely as the AVERAGE COMPANY to fail.科技公司和普通公司倒闭的概率是一样的。W：Tech COMPANIES are as likely as the INDUSTRY AVERAGE to fail. (Compare apples to apples.)
Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as the average American to be self-employed. 有中东血统的美国人创业的可能性是普通美国人的两倍。
the national average看上去像一个统计指标，不指人，不能与前面的Americans进行比较。
"as ADJECTIVE as..." and "as ADVERB as..."第一个as是副词用于修饰形容词或者副词，第二个as是连词
are extremely common expressions to indicate equality in some measure (or inequality, if some multiple or percentage is in front of the construction). e.g.
choice a,'the national average' would be exactly what it says: an average.i.e., some kind of statistic. 全国平均值是一个数字，在这里构成比较的应该是人
as……as ，像某物一样……
第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词，可以接名词/形容词/状语/句子等，如：
as big as an egg;
as soon as possible;
as beautiful as before;
He was handsome as his wife was beautiful.他很帅而他的妻子很美。
Choice a：'the national average' would be exactly what it says: an average.
i.e., some kind of statistic.
it is not a person, so that option is nonsense.
Choice e：we do not have "subject is likely that-clause" in english。
twice as ... as ...，可以排除D和E，剩下ABC。
the national average是全国平均值，the average American是普通美国人，题目中主语是Americans of Middle Eastern descent，具有中东血统的美国人，人要跟人比较，所以只有B正确。
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E：we do not have "subject is likely that-clause" in english。
'the national average' would be exactly what it says: an average.
i.e., some kind of statistic.
'the national average' is not a person, so that option is nonsense.
Americans对比 the average American
national average vs. Americans of Middle Eastern 不可比
A：比较对象为national average，to be selfemployed修饰national average，语义不对
B：比较对象为average American，优于A
Americans of Middle Eastern descent to be self-employed were twice as likely as the average American to be self-employed.
to be self-employed做定语修饰Americans，创业的中东裔美国人是普通美国人的两倍.Americans对比American
A：比较对象为national average，to be selfemployed修饰national average，语义不对
B：比较对象为average American，优于A
C：定语从句的先行词在从句中不扮演任何角色，语法有误
DE：as..as而非than