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1.        A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago.

(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that

(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact

(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that

(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that（B）

(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and

请问A错在哪儿?

1. A is redundant

2. supporting + n. > prep. expression (the theory of)

3. there is a logic error

    impact that contributed to the extinction

    Obviously, it's the 'global fires' that contributed to the extinction, not the 'impact'.

theory of 指关于…的理论，而theory that指…说的是什么
本句显然不是指全球大火的理论，而是那种...的说法。

至于到底是大火使生物灭亡，还是碰撞使生物灭亡，我相信不是考点。

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同意:

在没有学科背景的前提下,凭什么判断"撞击引发灭绝"不合逻辑.

我发现很多题都是这么来解释,问题是,如果不知道选项A是否正确的前提下,怎么判断"改变原意"怎么判断"不合逻辑"