A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.
claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts
claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts
题目分析:
本题的主语很容易被误认为是a surge。仔细观察可知,claim的主语不仅是a surge还有and之后的a drop,即,suggest的真正主语为a surge and a drop。另外,很多读者可能会把claims看作动词,从而不理解为什么claims身后还有一个动词suggest。实际上,claims是一个固定用法,unemployment claims指因失业而提出“某人已失业,请求失业救济”,是一种失业救济程序。而new home sales也是一个固定表达,与existing home sales相对应,是指新房销售,existing home sales指的是成品房销售。全句大意是说,新房销售量的上升和周失业救济申请的下降表明经济并没有原来预测的那么糟。
选项分析:
A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
B选项:a surge and a drop是复数,所以其谓语动词也必须是复数,即,suggest;some analysts have previously thought应该用过去时,而不是现在完成时,这是因为,经济的强弱肯定是和之前分析师认为的相比较,而不是和分析师到现在为止认为的相比较(到现在,分析师应该也能看到新房销售量的上升和周失业救济申请的下降了,自然地,他们也不会继续认为经济疲软。由此可知,只能是经济和之前分析师的预期相比)。
C选项:thought时态错误同(B)。
D选项:本选项没有谓语动词。
E选项:本选项没有谓语动词。
C选项:时态错误最后来看,我们看as weak as省略了什么
might not be as weak as (the economy) have(?) been previously thought by some analysts
?这里再怎么也应该是has been 而不是have been
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