受不了ETS 的诡异，请教Prep 6

A. most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle

B. most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling

C. most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling

D. mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle

E. mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling

但C答案也太不象话了：

In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling other stars.

1. them指代astronomers or planets?

2. 是planets绕着其他星星，所以应该用which circle而非circling吧

我觉得选D

A,B,Cthem指代不清

E： as large or larger than 不好，circling修饰不清

不是C吗?

1.做planets的同位语, most of them 是正确形式.

2.at least as large as 也是完整的.

3.circling other stars 修饰  planets.

修饰planets应该用which circle 而不是circling吧

1 宇航员和行星指代不清是有效性错误

2 ，+which 必须指代前面紧挨他的名词 也就是木星 逻辑上不对

相比5个选项除了C以外都有致命的错误

ABE选项比较结构用法错误,正确的用法是at least as large as... 或者as large as or larger than

D选项 which不对,错误的指代了Jupiter,从意思上应该指代planets

C选项 circling伴随成分,跳过插入语修饰planets

关于them的指代问题:其实指代中有一条就是优先就近指代,见下题,they优先指代近的名词defendants

227. Judicial rules in many states require that the identi­ties of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut the testi­mony , but the Constitution explicitly requires only that the defendant have the opportunity to confront an accuser in court.

(A)  that the identities of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut

(B)  that the identities of all prosecution witnesses be made known to defendants so that they can attempt to rebut

(C)  that the defendants should know the identities of all prosecution witnesses so they can attempt a rebuttal of

(D)  the identities of all prosecution witnesses should
    be made known to defendants so they can
    attempt rebutting

(E)   making known to defendants the identities of
    all prosecution witnesses so that they can
    attempt to rebut

答案B

谢谢斑竹！我完全明白了！关于they的就近指代，Prep SC中也有一例

40. To meet the rising marketing demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.

A. their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment

B. their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut

C. growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment

D. they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment

E. they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut

答案D