※ 引述《LittleIe (梦)》之铭言：
: 原文如下:
: It seems likely that Teotihuacán’s natural resources, along with the city
: elite’s ability to recognize their potential, gave the city a competitive
: edge over its neighbors. The valley, like many other places in Mexican and
: Guatemalan highlands, was rich in obsidian. The hard volcanic stone was a
: resource that had been in great demand for many years, at least since the
: rise of the Olmecs (a people who flourished between 1200 and 400 B.C.), and
: it apparently had a secure market. Moreover, recent research on obsidian
: tools found at Olmec sites has shown that some of the obsidian obtained by
: the Olmecs originated near Teotihuacán. Teotihuacán obsidian must have been
: recognized as a valuable commodity for many centuries before the great city
: arose.
: 题目
: Which of the following allowed Teotihuacán to have “a competitive edge over
: its neighbors”?
: 选项
: A A well-exploited and readily available commodity
: B The presence of a highly stable elite class
: C Knowledge derived directly from the Olmecs about the art of toolmaking
: D Scarce natural resources in nearby areas such as those located in what are
: now the Guatemalan and Mexican highlands
: 答案是A
: 不过觉得D也对
: 请问有大神能够将D选项拆成几个句子吗?
: 另外，请问D选项中的such as 是like的意思吗?
: 看了考满分跟其他网站的解答依然不懂
: 先谢谢大家了Orz
托福的细节题仍然是在考察大意
所以陷阱就在于细节和例子中
这段文章唯一比较明显的陷阱就是插入句
(1) , along with the city elite's ability to recognize their potential,
(2) , like many other places in Mexican and Guatemalan highlands,
(3) , at least since the rise of the Olmecs
(a people who flourished between 1200 and 400 B.C.),
只要先把他们删掉 (读的时候先略读过去)
这一段就变得很简单易懂
It seems likely that Teotihuacan's natural resources
gave the city a competitive edge over its neighbors.
The valley was rich in obsidian. The hard volcanic stone was a
resource that had been in great demand for many years and
it apparently had a secure market.
而Moreover 只是一种附加的支持内容 可以看成是支持以上说法的例子
自然也不影响大纲
所以原本的主题句 中的原因 只有
It seems likely that Teotihuacan's natural resources
gave the city a competitive edge over its neighbors.
由于光看It seems likely that 不能确定作者是肯定或者否定
所以接下去看几句
又看到moreover 而没有其他转折字 : 例如however
我们可以确定这是主要的原因
A A well-exploited (开发良好,充分利用) and
readily (容易,轻易) available commodity (商品:农业与矿业的产品)
B The presence of a highly stable elite class
(原文只有写到 elite's ability to recognize their potential, 不知道是否stable)
C Knowledge derived directly from the Olmecs about the art of toolmaking
(Olmecs 可以找到Teotihuacan 做的工具
但是不能知道这个技术是不是由O 传过去T的 some of the obsidian obtained
by the Olmecs originated near Teotihuacan)
D Scarce natural resources (此选项与A完全相反 所以其中应该有一个是对的)
in nearby areas such as those located in what are now the
Guatemalan and Mexican highlands
(但是这个选项的意思是说 在邻近地区有稀有的资源 => 所以T城并没有这个矿产)
A 说矿产容易取得
D 说邻近的地方才有稀有资源
=> 那按照常理来说 邻近地区应该发展得比T城 还要好
(除非T城有特有的技术 所以邻近地区都把原料拿去T 加工
但是这个原文没说 所以不能自己推论)
显然A才是比较符合内容的答案
反观B elite (出现在插入句)
C Olmecs (出现在Moreover 之后的附加内容)
显然本题的干扰选项
由 加上变化 的 类似细节的内容
还有 与正确内容相反的叙述 组成