The Commerce Department reported that the nation’s economy grew at a brisk annual pace of 3.7 percent in the second quarter, but that while businesses were expanding their production, unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply.
unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply
unsold goods were piling up on store shelves as consumer spending slowed sharply
unsold goods had piled up on store shelves with a sharp slowing of consumer spending
consumer spending was slowing sharply, with the piling up of unsold goods on store shelves
consumer spending has slowed sharply, with unsold goods piling up on store shelves
题目分析:商务部报道了两件事:1. 国家经济在第二季度以3.7%的速度增长;2.但是, 当企业在扩大生产的时候,未售出的货物正在货架上堆积因为消费者开销大幅度减慢
本题主要借助时态考察了语意
选项分析:
A选项:but后面 while引导的从句表达的是和主句“同时发生”,所以此选项的主句用一般过去式、as引导的从句用正在进行时是不合适的。
B选项:正确
C选项:主句用了过去完成时,表达的字面意思是:当企业在扩大生产的时候,货物已经堆积了。但逻辑上应该是:企业在扩大生产,同时,货物在堆积。
D选项:主句直接变成了“消费者开销正在减缓”,但和“生产扩大”同时发生的应该是“货物堆积”。并且,堆积的原因是“开销减缓”,这里用“with”无法表达因果关系。
E选项:同D。并且这里用的现在完成时,表达“到现在为止”。但前面的“while”提示我们应该是两个动作一起发生。
but that 从句 和reported that 从句平行,while 带着一个伴随状语,修饰后面谓语动词,根据语意,商家在扩大生产,但是很多未销售的产品都堆在货架上根本卖不出去,因为consumer spending 掉的厉害。所以排除de,主语应该是unsold goods;a 的 is slowed 时态错误,b were piling up 谓语动词,as 后面带着状语修饰前面的谓语动词,表因为,b暂时没啥问题;c 谓语动词是had piled up;with a sharp slowing ,with+名词,表伴随;所以语意上b好一点?
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