Finally reaching a decision on an issue that has long been politically charged in the Pacific Northwest, politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series of smaller steps, by which they intend to protect the fish.


politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series of smaller steps, by which they intend

politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended

politicians decided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan for protecting wild salmon and other endangered fish, and instead they proposed a series of smaller steps, intending

an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish was postponed by politicians, who instead proposed a series of smaller steps, intending

an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish has been postponed by politicians, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended

考题讲解

题目分析:

本题划线部分很长,但是难度其实不大,只要找到关键词就可以从容解题。本句的大概意思是:
最终达成了一个决定,这个决定是:政治决策者决定推迟一个计划,并且将这个计划变成了细小的步骤。


选项分析:

选项A:instead of which they proposed a series of smaller steps是定语从句,其在字面上需就近修饰名词other endangered fish。将先行词放入定语从句中则有:
they proposed a series of smaller steps instead of other endangered fish.
显然地,instead of身后的名词应该是整个计划,而不是其它的鱼。

选项B:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。

选项C:首先,plan的定语需要用不定式短语to protect wild salmon and other endangered fish而不能用介词短语for protecting wild salmon and other endangered fish。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题,在主句“推迟计划”这个事件发生时,显然该计划的内容处于主观上将会发生的状态(只不过是比之前的发生时间可能推迟了,但是决策者依然认为该计划会发生),因此,应该用不定式短语。
其次,依图形背景原则合句and instead they proposed a series of smaller steps应改为伴随状语proposing instead a series of smaller steps。这是因为,政治决策者“推迟计划”和“提出细小的步骤”应是同期进行的,需将其中一者设置为背景。

选项D:句首的伴随状语Finally reaching a decision on an issue that has long been politically charged in the Pacific Northwest的主语在字面上是plan。在逻辑上,达到一个决策的,只能是“政治制定者”,不能是一个计划。

选项E:本选项错误同选项(D),当然在选项中还有一些其他错误,这里就不一一列举了。

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