In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to three different British mathematicians; only one, G.H.Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but thanks to Hardy’s recognition, Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
only one, G.H.Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
they were brilliant, G.H.Hardy alone recognized, but
these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G.H.Hardy recognized;
but, only one, G.H.Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
only one G.H.Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
题目分析:
本题的大概意思为:SR这个人把120个他自己研究的数学公式发给了三个不同的英国数学家。只有G.H.Hardy发现了这些公式很厉害,但正是由于Hardy的发现,SR才最终被选入了the Royal Society of London。
选项分析:
A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。G.H.Hardy是one的同位语,but身后的thanks to是介词,意为“幸亏”。
B选项:代词they的指代对象有误。在本题中,不论是“公式(theorems)”还是“数学家(mathematicians)”均可以具有“be brilliant”这一属性,因此,这个they的指代是有歧义的。
另外,并列连词but连接的两个句子分别为they were brilliant和Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London。但在逻辑上,“公式很好”和“R最终被选入了the Royal Society of London”之间没有转折关系,应是“只有一个人看出了公式很好”和“R最终被选入了the Royal Society of London”具有转折关系。
C选项:本选项并列连词but身后是一个倒装句,正常语序为:
G.H.Hardy recognized only one.
这是一个由于only前置而引起的倒装。这句话的意思变为:G.H.Hardy只识别出了一个公式(这里的代词one只能指代前面的theorems中的一个)。显然地,这和本句想表达的意思严重不符。
D选项:本选项语法有误。并列连词but身后的句子有两个主语,一个是G.H.Hardy,另一个是Ramanujan。
E选项:倒装句错误同选项(C);并列连词but身后的两个句子见缺少连词。
SR mailed to 3 British mathematicians. ____.
(A) only one, G.H.Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G.H.Hardy recognized;
因为only指修饰身后的一个名词,所以关键在于one在不同选项里指谁,按照就近修饰,A的one指的是数学家(三个数学家只有一个人认可SR),C的one指的是公式(GH Hardy只认可一个公式),A的语意更合理
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