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The division of the day into twenty-four hours, rather than into some other number of periods, are essentially random, and most people can scarcely imagine dividing the day in any other way.
A:hours, rather than into some other number of periods, are essentially random, and most people can scarcely imagine dividing the day
B:hours is essentially random, unlike some other number of periods, and yet most people can scarcely imagine the day being divided
C:hours, unlike some other number of periods, is essentially random, despite the fact that people can scarcely imagine the day being divided
D:hours, rather than into some other number of periods, is essentially random, yet most people can scarcely imagine dividing the day
E:hours are essentially random, unlike other numbers of periods; people can scarcely imagine the day being divided
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D:hours, rather than into some other number of periods, is essentially random, yet most people can scarcely imagine dividing the day
Unlike做对比一般放开头,当然如果选项里都没有放开头也不能算错。
其次,unlike后面跟的名词性质要和主句里主语的性质一样。所有选项中都是unlike / some other number of periods,核心是时间段的数量(把一天划分成24份或者30份等等);而句子的主语是the division,所以两者在逻辑上就不对等不能比较。而rather than 后面接了into,可以和前面into后面的部分在逻辑上对等,所以选D


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