题目
Which of the following sentences BEST exemplifies the "conciseness" feature of specialized English (本题2分)A. The material should be pre-treated before it is processed.B. We must do various experiments before a new composite material is designed.C. The material should be pre-treated before being processed.D. If it is possible, the purification of raw material should be done.
Which of the following sentences BEST exemplifies the "conciseness" feature of specialized English (本题2分)
A. The material should be pre-treated before it is processed.
B. We must do various experiments before a new composite material is designed.
C. The material should be pre-treated before being processed.
D. If it is possible, the purification of raw material should be done.
题目解答
答案
C. The material should be pre-treated before being processed.
解析
本题考查专业英语“简洁性(conciseness)”这一特征的理解与运用。解题思路是分析每个选项的句子结构和用词,判断哪个选项在表达相同意思的情况下最为简洁明了。
- 选项A:“The material should be pre - treated before it is processed.” 此句中 “it is processed” 表述较为完整,但 “it” 指代 “the material” 有一定的冗余,因为前文已经明确提到了 “the material”。
- 选项B:“We must do various experiments before a new composite material is designed.” 该句重点在于描述在设计新材料之前要进行各种实验,与专业英语简洁性强调的去除不必要成分、直接表达核心内容的要求不太契合,句子相对较长且包含了一些非核心的描述 “We must do”。
- 选项C:“The material should be pre - treated before being processed.” 此句使用了 “being processed” 这种分词形式,省略了 “it is”,使句子更加简洁,同时清晰地表达了材料在加工前需要预处理的意思,符合专业英语简洁性的特征。
- 选项D:“If it is possible, the purification of raw material should be done.” 其中 “If it is possible” 是一个比较啰嗦的表达,在专业英语中可以更简洁地表达,而且 “the purification of raw material” 表述也可以更简洁,所以该选项不符合简洁性要求。