两道困惑真题

No 1. New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 nodel year included a safer air bag, which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility that a burst of somke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.

A inflated, and making

B inflated, so that it could make

C inflated and made

D inflated and make

E inflated to make

No 2. （Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering） in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada, and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

A Until……

B During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering

C In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered

D Up Until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered

E Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered

No1 I choose D, but somebody chooses E.

No2,I choose A, but somebody chooses D.

请教各位大NN，拜上。

My answer:

No1

No2: D (前面有过讨论，我选D)

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今天再看到这道题，感觉又有点不同。A,B中的sheltering in igloos修饰对象也不是很清楚。

I agree with you.

Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada, and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

分词放在句子中间的用法其实是比较少见的，原因就是放在中间容易引起修饰歧义。这道题也是一样。我认为sheltering...分词结构造成了修饰歧义。

参考两个句子。

These people led a nomadic existence, harvesting the ringed seal in Hudson Bay and the caribou inland.

Nowadays increasingly confined to reserves, they once led a nomadic existence in one of the most hostile environments on earth, dwelling in domed igloos during the winter and skin tents in the summer, and moving around using kayaks ( umiaks ) or dog sleds ( komatik ).

找的确实很绝，不过和这道题确不一样，这两个例句分词在句末，没有任何修饰歧义。