一道gmat题

题目

一道gmat题
Virtually undisturbed for the last three centuries on their starkly beautiful islands near the edge of the Arctic Circle,the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth to their harsh environment.
(A) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth
(B) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that brings warmth
(C) evolving folkways and a life-style were evolved by the Lofotens inhabitants to bring warmth
(D) evolving folkways and a life-style brought warmth to the Lofotens’ inhabitants as well as
(E) warmth-bringing folkways and life-styles have been evolved by the inhabitants of the Lofotens
为什么不是B的?怎样分清楚that指代的哪个?

答案

由前半句Virtually undisturbed for the last three centuries on their starkly beautiful islands near the edge of the Arctic Circle可知 后半句的主语应该是the inhabitants of the Lofotens ,A和B的区别是that指代的是单数还是复数 ,B中用了bings即单数形式,那么它只能指代a life-style.请注意句中的并列词and前后的成分是要对称的 ,而选B,and的前面是evolved folkways 即宾语+谓语,and后面是a life-style that bring warmth to their harsh environment,是个谓语 形式不对称 ,肯定错.这题根据that后面的内容 指代的应该是 folkways and a life-style .that指代一般情况下是就近原则,但是要看后面具体内容和句子中单复数以及转折或承接之类的词,有时候甚至要去前半句找,必须具体问题具体分析