Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance during the Paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.
appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths,
appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths,
appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
题目分析:
本题会告诉我们,为什么英语习语中用appear to do,而不是appear as。
选项分析:
A选项:appear as equipped应改为appear to have been equipped。实际上,appear as和appear to do的意思是不同的。appear as的意思是:以...出现,例如:
He appeared as an armyman in the negotiation room.
该例句的意思是,他以军人的身份出现在谈判桌上。appear to do的意思是:看起来像,例如:
He appeared to have the same idea as I had.
该例句的意思是,他看起来有和我相同的想法。简单来说,appear as X中的X表示的是已经实际存在的东西,而appear to X中的X则表示不一定实际存在的东西。在本题的语境中,显然地,由于 the Neanderthals实际上并没有准备好应对变化,所以必须用appear to have been equipped。
介词短语for facing any obstacle应改为不定式短语to face any obstacle。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题,正常语序为:
X equipped the Neanderthals to face any obstacle.
划线部分是句子的宾语的补足语。由于本题中equip的约束力较强,所以必须用不定式的形式。
B选项:Correct.本选项在逻辑和语法上均是正确的。
C选项:equipped错误同(A)。
D选项:equipped错误同(A);appear不应该用过去时。其在本质上应和未划线部分的动词indicates平行,表明两个事实,而不仅仅是过去发生的事情。
E选项:appear的错误同(D);for facing any obstacle错误同(A)。
转自CD: 看语意
这个题首先向appear as是要加名词的,就像那道题:sunspots...appear as dark spots....所以很显然appear to 更通顺一些。
然后to和for作比较,to更好一些。
原文意思:结合了更强体能和更高智商,尼安德特人看起来已经具备了克服任何存在于他们前进道路上的障碍(的能力),但是他们在旧石器时代的突然消失表明他们缺少适应环境变化的能力导致他们的灭亡。
为什么用have been?因为语意告诉我们,虽然已经有了。。但是还是灭亡了,你能读出“已经”来。为什么appear?appear是现在的人看尼安德特人,现在的人不可能跑到过去看他们所以不能用ed。为什么后面是indicate?因为他们的灭亡是在现在表明的,而不是在过去。
做题要看关键,这个题关键是 appear as/to, as+名词,to+动词。如果你一上来就分析时态,那么肯定就要花很多时间。大部分情况下,时态不是拿到一个题第一个应该考虑的因素。
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