New genetic evidence—together with recent studies of elephants' skeletons, tusks, and other anatomical features—provide compelling support for classifying Africa's forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species.


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考题讲解

题目分析:

很多考生误认为本题考查的是provide…for…这个习惯表达。英语中确实存在provide for,但是正确的句型是provide sb. for sth。本题中provide的宾语不是“人”,自然也不必要和for搭配。

选项分析:

选项A:由于provide主语的核心词是evidence,一个单数名词,所以provide应该也改成单数,即,provides。

选项B:
主谓一致错误同选项(A)。

选项C:
名词短语classification Africa's forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species需要改为动名词短语classifying Africa's forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species,这点考查了名词和动名词的区别。用之于本题,在新的基因证据给这种分类行为支持的时候,显然我们还看不到这个分类行为的终止点(完结的行为就不会被提供支持了)。

选项D:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。

选项E:不定式短语to classify Africa's forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species改成动名词短语for classifying Africa's forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species,这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题,在我们说到新的证据给某件事提供了强烈支持时,必然地,这件事是已经开始的事件,这是因为,只能给“存在的事情”提供支持,而对一个不存在的事情,我们是无法提供支持的,只能是去创造或者编造。因此,在主句发生时,区分“森林象”和“某种象”这件事的状态是恒定的,应选用动名词短语。

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