sat 2010年1月真题求助一道ISThe agency reports that by rigorously enforcing state regulations,(industrial pollution has been successfully reduced to acceptable levels.)A.B acceptable levels of industrial pollution have been successfully reducedC.they have succeed to reduce industrial pollution to acceptable levelsD they have succeeded to reduce industrial pollution to acceptable levelsE it has succeeded in reducing industrial pollution to acceptable levels我选的是
sat 2010年1月真题求助一道IS
The agency reports that by rigorously enforcing state regulations,(industrial pollution has been successfully reduced to acceptable levels.)
A.
B acceptable levels of industrial pollution have been successfully reduced
C.they have succeed to reduce industrial pollution to acceptable levels
D they have succeeded to reduce industrial pollution to acceptable levels
E it has succeeded in reducing industrial pollution to acceptable levels
我选的是B ,但是答案是E,it根本无从指代啊,
这是SAT里最典型的逻辑主语问题。A选项中的industrial pollution 和B选项中的acceptable levels 不能发出从句中engorcing state regulation的动作。C和D中的they没有指代对象，排除。只剩下E，it指代agency，而且agemcy可以发出从句中engorcing state regulation的动作。答案为C
同学 succeed in doing 是固定搭配啊
B选项语法有错误
It 用于指代的时候，用法很多的，这里 有 by rigorously enforcing state regulations, 这个地方说的就是，“通过严格地巩固加强省内（州内）规章制度”
也就是说工业污染下降到可接受水平 是通过严格地巩固加强省内（州内）规章制度，而不是人，所以要用it
如果楼上说'it' 指代 "by rigorously enforcing state regulations", 那是不正确的. 这里的'it'指代主语 'the agency', 即: the agency reports that by . , the agency has succeeded in reducing ...
这里考的语法点有点像所谓的 Dangling Modifier, 即从句的主语和主句的主语要一致. 原句里主语是 'the agency', 按照原样的话, 从句的主语是 'industrial pollution'. 为了保持主语一致, 更好的方法是用'the agency' 做主语, 所以是 (E).
(B) 和 (A)是同样的毛病. (C) 和 (D)用的复数代词 'they' 不能指代单数的 'the agency'. 所以选(E)
这样清楚了吗? 我是美籍华人英语老师, 有问题欢迎来问, QQ也可以.