The Parthenon is larger than (usual) for a Doric temple, with eight columns on the short siders and seventeen on the long ones rather than the typical six and thirteen.
A ...
B is usual
C has been usual
D once usually is
E it is usual
B is correct!
It employs the parallel construction, 'The Parthenon is.... than (is) usual for a ...'.
(A) is ruled out because it does not create a parallel comparison.
It's a high score question(Say, 800.). Maybe you can just remember it.
你可以这样翻译: 对于一个多利斯式的神庙来讲,帕特农神庙比通常的要大些.
可以参考以下的类似题目:
The new sports car is heavier than for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.
A) usual
B) it is usual
C) one usually is
D) is usual
E) has been usual
It's from 800 score. Here is its explainD) is the correct answer. It employs the parallel construction, 'the sports car is.... than (is) usual for a ...'. (A) is ruled out because it does not create a parallel comparison. In (B), the 'it' is redundant; so is the 'one' in (C). (E) is incorrect because of the verb tense, which should stay in the present. (D) is the best answer because it uses parallel construction.
D) is the correct answer. It employs the parallel construction, 'the sports car is.... than (is) usual for a ...'. (A) is ruled out because it does not create a parallel comparison. In (B), the 'it' is redundant; so is the 'one' in (C). (E) is incorrect because of the verb tense, which should stay in the present. (D) is the best answer because it uses parallel construction.