SAT官方每日一题:2011年7月20日
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　　2011年7月20日

　　考试类型:Writing > Improving Sentences

　　Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

　　Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, and faster than that in England.

　　A. that in England

　　B. they had in England

　　C. they had been in England

　　D. those used by the English

　　E. that of the English

　　正确答案:D

　　解析:

　　Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by using the demonstrative pronoun “those” to refer appropriately to “ships” so that “Viking ships” are logically compared with “those [ships] used by the English.”

（实习编辑：张宇红）