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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)。
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只能是expect that automakers will或者expect automakers to
错选a
考察：语意，比较对等
前：expect 的东西应该是行为更加保守conservative，c直接加expect+to be more conservative than they have been in doing..语意连贯，且关系词临近。
相比“expect to set dividends more conservatively” 期望直接加set股息，偏离意思。------->expect也是要遵循临近原则，后面直接加期望的动作，即变得更加保守
后：比较动词对等：to set dividendshave done/do，而不是been/were！！！！！！“be more conservativethan they have been“
突出重点是be more conservative
而不是 set dividends
而且硬错误：than身后应改为than they have done
注意动词的并列性
（C）比较前后平行✅
（D）（E）expect that sb will而非expect sb that they will
C to be 和haven been对应
或者是expect that sb...
A，动词有误，注意区别do 和 be
B 同A
C correct
several industry analysts 【expect】 automakers, in order to conserve cash, 【to be 现在~未来】 more conservative than* 【they have been 过去~现在】 in setting dividends
尽管最近销售额和现金流的增长推动汽车公司的普通股创下新高，
一些行业分析师预计，为了节省现金，汽车制造商在设定股息时会比以往更加保守
时间轴上没有空缺：to be表示从现在开始到未来， have been 从过去到现在
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。
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。
注意题目在对比什么
细心耐心绕开陷阱。
B至少改为have set以平衡than
expect to set...than did/have done----排除AB，选择C
补充证明C是对的：be more conservative是重点，set dividends不是重点
突出重点是be more conservative
而不是 set dividends
而且硬错误：than身后应改为than they have done
B. to set 与 have been 不平行，要在been 后面加上setting或改为have set以修正平行
C. be + adj. + in doing sth. ；to be表示从现在开始的未来，have been从过去到现在
D. expect sb. that 错误，只能用expect that 或 expect sb to do；were错误
E. expect错误同上；to set 错误