Question

Man’s shopping can be and often is completed in five minutes，which is less than a quarter ________

1. A.
   that of a woman
2. B.
   of that of a woman
3. C.
   of a woman’s
4. D.
   that of a woman’s

Answer 1

D
解析：
本題考查代詞。比較關鍵是同類之間的比較，而不能把屬性完全不同的兩者進行比較。此題的which指代的是five minutes，所以a quarter（此處意思是“四分之一”）后面的代詞that指代的是time“（購物）時間”，而不是shopping.因為我們不能拿five minutes和a woman’s shopping進行比較。前者指“購物時間”，后者指“女性購物”這種行為。that of a woman’s =the time of a woman’s shopping。