prep一道题求解释

none123

Japanese researchers are producing a series of robots that can identify human facial

expressions, to which they will then respond; their goal is primarily creating a robot that will

empathize with us.

A) expressions, to which theywill then respond; their goal is primarily creating
(B) expressions, then responding to them; primarily to create
(C) expressions and then respond to them; the researchers' primary goal is to create

(D) expressions as well as givinga response to them; their primary goal is creation of

(E) expressions and respondingto them; primarily, the researchers' goal is creating

答案是c没有问题。想请教一下a选项定语从句里面的they指代是不是也有问题？这个they是不是既可以指代前面的科学家，又可以指代机器人（虽然说逻辑上是指代机器人的）？求解释！

A) expressions, to which theywill then respond; their goal is primarily creating
(B) expressions, then responding to them; primarily to create
(C) expressions and then respond to them; the researchers' primary goal is to create

(D) expressions as well as givinga response to them; their primary goal is creation of

(E) expressions and respondingto them; primarily, the researchers' goal is creating

答案是c没有问题。想请教一下a选项定语从句里面的they指代是不是也有问题？这个they是不是既可以指代前面的科学家，又可以指代机器人（虽然说逻辑上是指代机器人的）？求解释！

kiwifoodtown

那这种类似的代词指代怎么判断有没有问题呢？一般代词不都是优先指代主语吗？

-- by 会员 none123 (2013/3/19 11:54:01)

一般条件下优先指代主语，但如果代词的位置不同，那就要分别对待了，比如从句中出现的代词。

none123

那这种类似的代词指代怎么判断有没有问题呢？一般代词不都是优先指代主语吗？

kiwifoodtown

A指代没什么问题，问题在定语从句的使用。

flonacui

that引导定语从句修饰robots 那个they根据就近指代应该就是指代robots