In undisturbed primary forests, the Honduran mahogany grows up to a height of 130 feet, having a buttressed trunk and a crown that spread over the canopy of lesser trees.
up to a height of 130 feet, having a buttressed trunk and a crown that spread
up to 130 feet in height, and with a buttressed trunk and a crown spreading
to as high as 130 feet in height, having a buttressed trunk and with a crown that spread
to a height of 130 feet, with a buttressed trunk and with a crown that spreads
as high a height as 130 feet, having a buttressed trunk and a crown spreading
题目分析:
首先,由于动词spread的单复数不同,所以其修饰的对象不同,主语也就有区别。在(A)(C)中,spread的主语为a buttressed trunk and a crown;在(B)(D)(E)中,其主语为a crown。
选项分析:
A选项:在逻辑上,能在较小的树顶上出现的肯定是“花冠 (crown)”,而不可能是“树干(trunk)”(树干总不能长在树顶上),更不可能是“花冠”和“树干”。另外,grow已经表达了“长大”的概念,不用再加介词up to,只需用to即可。
B选项:并列连词and需连接两个句子,但本选项and身后没有谓语动词,身前也没有能因为功能平行而与with短语平行的内容。up to错误同(A)。
C选项:as high as和in height是赘余的,均表示长“高”。另外,分词短语 having a buttressed trunk和介词短语 with a crown that spread over the canopy of lesser trees不平行。
D选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
E选项:as high as和a height是赘余的。
Since A uses a plural verb spread, clearly that is modifying trunk and crown, thereby implying that trunk and crown spread over the canopy of lesser trees! This is clearly nonsensical, since trunk cannot spread over the canopy of lesser trees.
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