题目

The climate was ________ two harvests were possible each year: one in winter fed by the rains and one in summer fed by the irrigation from the canal.A. so thatB. now thatC. since thatD. such that

The climate was ________ two harvests were possible each year: one in winter fed by the rains and one in summer fed by the irrigation from the canal.

A. so that

B. now that

C. since that

D. such that

题目解答

答案

D. such that

解析

本题考查“such that”和“so that”的用法区别。解题的关键在于理解“such”和“so”在修饰名词和形容词/副词时的不同用法，以及“now that”和“since that”的常见搭配和语义。

  1. 分析“such that”和“so that”的用法：
    • “such”是形容词，用来修饰名词，其常见结构为“such + (a/an) + 形容词 + 名词 + that从句”，表示“如此……以至于……”。
    • “so”是副词，用来修饰形容词或副词，其常见结构为“so + 形容词/副词 + that从句”。
    • 在本题中，“The climate”是名词，需要用“such”来修饰，所以“such that”符合语法规则。
  2. 分析“now that”和“since that”的用法：
    • “now that”表示“既然；由于”，引导原因状语从句，强调已知的事实或原因。
    • “since that”并不是一个常见的固定搭配，“since”本身可以表示“既然；因为”，引导原因状语从句，但“since that”不符合英语的表达习惯。
    • 本题中前后句并非因果关系，而是一种结果的描述，所以“now that”和“since that”不符合题意。