50. According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a “soft landing,” followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
(A) that the economy will avoid the recession
that many had feared earlier in the year and
instead come
(B) in the economy to avoid the recession, what
many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(C) in the economy’s ability to avoid the recession,
something earlier in the year many had feared,
and instead to come
(D) in the economy to avoid the recession many
were fearing earlier in the year, and rather
to come
(E) that the economy will avoid the recession that
was feared earlier this year by many, with it
instead coming
答案选A，我想请教的是rather与instead的用法比较，在网上只能找到instead of和rather than的区别作者: 小宇宙2010 时间: 2011-2-9 21:14
看了些别人解释 rather / instead 都是副词， 可以修饰动词，但是副词不能直接加不定式和ing分词，所以 这题直接就排除B C D E, 选A。作者: queenie924 时间: 2011-2-11 09:01
instead come in 做什么成分作者: bettyofariN 时间: 2011-2-12 18:47
from us.dict.com:
英英解释:
副词 instead:
in place of, or as an alternative to
同义词：alternatively, as an alternative, or else
on the contrary
同义词：rather作者: queenie924 时间: 2011-2-13 06:48
recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a “soft landing,” followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
衰退that很多人年初害怕and却来了软着陆，被逐步增加的商业活动跟随
instead come in 的主语是什么？
followed by a gradual increase in business activity.修饰的又是谁？作者: bigpig 时间: 2011-2-15 14:25
