[求助]885 secA-24

885 secA-24

Even astronomers were amazed at the success of the Neptune flyby, which produced a photograph of a previously undetected moon; this is likely to result in increased governmental support for the hitherto neglected U.S. space program.

(A) this is likely to result in

(B) that will cause

(C) and which is likely to result in

(D) this success is likely to result in

(E) it is likely to result with

选择D, 请问为什么不选A? this 不能指代 this success 吗？不是更简洁吗？

885 secB-11

There are more than forty newspapers published in the cities of Kerala, a state on the Malabar Coast, which reflects the fact that Keralans are by far India’s most literate citizens.

(A) which reflects

(B) and that number reflects

(C) which reflect

(D) that number reflects

(E) that reflects

选择B, 请问为什么不选A? B是平列关系?

等待明白人的帮忙，谢谢啦！

885 secA-24

Even astronomers were amazed at the success of the Neptune flyby, which produced a photograph of a previously undetected moon; this is likely to result in increased governmental support for the hitherto neglected U.S. space program.

"This" can be refer to "the success of .." or "a photgraph of ..". To avoid ambiguity,  to "this success" is much more clearly and precisely.