Between 14,000 and 8,000 B.C. the ice cap that covered northern Asia, Europe, and America began to melt, uncovering vast new areas that were to be occupied by migrating peoples moving northward.


began to melt, uncovering vast new areas that were to be occupied

began melting, to uncover vast new areas to be occupied

began, by melting, to uncover vast new areas for occupation

began, after melting, uncovering vast new areas which are to be occupied

would begin to uncover, through melting, vast new areas for occupation

考题讲解

题目分析:
本题的大概意思是:覆盖北亚,欧洲,和美国的冰盖开始融化,揭开了很多新的地方。

选项分析:

A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。句末的分词短语uncovering vast new areas是伴随状语

B选项:不定式短语to uncover vast new areas应改为ing短语uncovering vast new areas。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别。用之于本题,不定式短语做状语时表达的是主句的目的,显然地,我们不能说“冰盖开始融化”的目的是为了“揭开新的地方”,只能说“冰盖开始融化”的结果是揭开了新的地方。
另外,划线部分最后的不定式短语to be occupied by migrating peoples moving northward应改为定语从句。这点考查了不定式和从句的区别。用之于本题,同上理,“揭开新的地方”的目的不可能是“让人去占领这些地方”。

C选项:介词短语by melting是谓语动词began的状语。但在逻辑上,应该是“冰盖融化”,然后导致“揭开新地方”,而不是冰盖“通过融化”而直接发出揭开新地方这一动作(只能说,冰盖开始融化,结果是冰盖揭开了新地方,不能说,冰盖是通过融化这一手段而揭开新地方的——这就好像是在说冰盖有自己的思想,它在通过某种手段而达到揭开新地方这一目的)。

D选项:本选项错误同选项(C)。

E选项:本选项错误同选项(C)。

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