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。
height 和 high一起出现:(×)∵冗余
长到:grow to (√);grow up to ((×)
In undisturbed primary forests, the Honduran mahogany grows to a height of 130 feet,
with a buttressed trunk and with a crown that spreads over the canopy of lesser trees.
在未受干扰的原始森林中,洪都拉斯桃花心木长到 130 英尺的高度,
带着有支撑的树干 和 覆盖较小树木的树冠的皇冠。
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