In 1979 lack of rain reduced India's rice production to about 41 million tons, nearly 25 percent less than those of the 1978 harvest.
less than those of the 1978 harvest
less than the 1978 harvest
less than 1978
fewer than 1978
fewer than that of India's 1978 harvest
A,those无指代
C,比较对象错误
B correct
C选项:直接把1978和rice production相比较,错误
(C) 比较的内容是 rice production in 1979 vs rice production IN 1978, 而不是1978 per se
the salmon harvest
The design of the new tablet is similar to that of its predecessor. (The design of one is similar to the design of the other.)
Jack wanted clothes similar to those of his friends. (He wants his clothes to be similar to his friends' clothes.)
In the above examples, it would be a big problem to get rid of the relative pronoun:
2.比较对象不是年份(1978),而应该是收成。
production=harvest能对上了
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CD选项:比较对象有问题;
E选项:fewer than 有问题,因为比较的是不可数名词harvest, 所以应该换成less than; that of India's 1978 harvest,中,that已经指代harvest, 再加上harvest语义上重复,和冗杂;
跟主句宾语做比较,所以不需要将主句动词还原