Q38:

Retail sales rose 8/10 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.

1. that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of
2. that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double
3. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled
4. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, more than doubling that of
5. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of

答案是B,我看原来的讨论说:A的时态不对因为"doubled"是过去时而本句应该是将来时.但是B中的"would"为什么不能换成"will"啊?"would"难道不也是过去时态吗?如果把"would"看成虚拟语气也不太对,因为虚拟语气情况下是指应该做而没做的事.本句并没有这个意思.

谢谢各位牛牛们啦!

为什么没有虚拟的意思，作为expection的内容来说，在期望的时候确实是虚拟的啊!!!

所以b的表达很有道理啊!!!