Despite recent increases in sales and cash flow that have propelled automobile companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to conserve cash, to set dividends more conservatively than they were
to set dividends more conservatively than they were
to set dividends more conservatively than they have been
to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends
that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends
that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends
题目分析:
略。
选项分析:
A选项:抛开插入语 in order to conserve cash,本选项主干为:
several industry analysts expect automakers to set dividends more conservatively than they were
在逻辑上,需要比较的对象应为“预期中的制造商的派放股利行为”和“制造商曾经的派放股利行为”。因此,than身后应改为than they have done。
B选项:本选项错误同(A)。
C选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
D选项:从句that they will be more conservative需改为不定式短语to be more conservative。这点考查了不定式和从句的区别。用之于本题,由于发生这种变化的部分为expect的宾语的补足语,所以应根据expect的约束力判断。显然地,expect的约束力较强,宾补需用不定式的形式。
E选项:本选项错误同(D)。
老师我想问一下A中than前后比较的话有些时候需要补足they后面的动词,有些时候不需要。比如这题,为什么是have done而非were?我的理解是这件事他们以前做过并且已经做好了,这是过去的一个保持稳定的状态,所以用were。虽然have done我可以理解,但是还是无法排除were这个错误选项,麻烦老师开解开解,谢谢!
是这样的,than后面的内容要根据前面的比较对象来定,这道题a选项前面说的是set dividends more conservatively,set是动词而非像c选项的to be more conservative中的be(系动词);因此,a、b选项的than后面加do,而非were
明白了,谢谢!
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