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The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can, in part, be explained as a very rapid movement of people from one end of North America to the other.
The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can, in part, be explained as
Thule artifacts being remarkably similar throughout a vast region, one explanation is
That Thule artifacts are remarkably similar throughout a vast region is, in part, explainable as
One explanation for the remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region is that there was
Throughout a vast region Thule artifacts are remarkably similar, with one explanation for this being
题目分析：
本题的逻辑意思很容易理解，但是选项字面表达的意思有些难懂，以至于有些考生会犯错。本题的逻辑意思为：一个对Thule的工艺品在很大一片地区具有显著的相似度这件事的解释是人们从北美的一端快速移动到另一端。
选项分析：
A选项：想找到本选项的错误，首先我们需要把这个句子看懂，把这个句子的被动语态变为主动则有：
X can explain the remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region as a very rapid movement of people from one end of North America to the other.
第二个划线部分实则是宾语（第一个划线部分）的补足语。这个句子太长了，不容易理解，让我们换一个简单的具有宾语的补语的句子来看：
I put the book on the table.
划线部分也是宾语（the book）的补足语。观察例句可知，宾语the book和补语on the table之间是“是”的关系，即，the book is on the table。例句表示，我“令”书具有在桌子上这一状态。将这个原理应用于本选项可知，宾语similarity和补语movement之间具有“是”这一关系。但是，这在逻辑上是不对的。我们不能说“对Thule的工艺品在很大一片地区具有显著的相似度”是“人们从北美的一端快速移动到另一端”，而应该说对“相似度”的解释是“移动”。
B选项：Thule artifacts being remarkably similar throughout a vast region是一个独立主格结构，是句子one explanation is a very rapid movement的状语，但在逻辑上，应该是“相似度”的解释是“移动”，因此不能让“相似度”做“解释是移动”的状语。
C选项：本选项错误基本和选项(A)相同，意思是，Thule的工艺品在很大一片地区具有显著的相似度这件事作为人们从北美的一端快速移动到另一端来说是可以解释的（划线部分是is explainable as的译文）。
D选项：Correct.本选项在逻辑和语法上均是正确的。
E选项：本选项错误同(B)，只不过和选项(B)的主从句颠倒了，但错误原理相同。
A.similarity be explained as a movement,但是句义上similarity肯定不能被一个movement解释，应该是这个movement导致了这样的一个similarity
B.explanation is as a movemnt,同A,解释不可能是一个movement
C.同A
D.one explaintion is that。。。That引导的从句很清晰的反映出了一个事件是导致了similarity
E.句子重点错误，而且with one explanation for this表述冗杂
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a can be explained by b = b解释a
a is explainable as b= a as b is explainable
explained by，具备因果关系
A选项简化为：Similarity can be explained as movement，即sth1 can be explained as sth2. sth1和sth2应该是同一事物，而题目中的sth1是similarity 与movement本身无对应关系。
所以对应D选项：one explanation is movement is that where was a movement 意思是：对这个相似性的一个解释是这里有移动
A be explained as B 表示A是B，两者对等
A be explained by B 表示A的原因是B，两者有因果关系
Gmat club上的例句：
Here are some genuine examples of ‘explained as’ and ‘explained by’
- The Tajmahal is explained as a monument of love and caring of a husband for his wife.
- A Himalayan blunder can be explained as a blunder as great or tall as the Himalayas.
- GMAT can be explained as a test of endurance and application
Examples for ‘explained by’
- The cascading downfalls in the history of stock markets can be only explained by the investors’ bandwagon psychology
a can be explained by b = b解释a
A：similarity 不能 explained as movement 去掉
B：Thule artifact在从句结构中，语义不对，去掉
C：that一件事不能被explained as movement，去掉
E：解释不能是一个movement，去掉
这个解释是不是说反了？相似度是移动是不是不太合适？
that....be explained as movement 不对，相似不能被解释为移动
句意
读下来只有ad。仔细看ad的句意区别
后半部分尤其是最后的几个词：
去掉修饰成分，a中意思是The remarkable similarity can, in part, be explained as a very rapid movement of people 。。相似的原因可以解释为人们的movement？？
d中最后是is that there was a very rapid movement of people ，和a 区别很明显