求助OG16 SC84 it的指代问题

kingsleyfannn

Unlike the original National Museum of Science and Technology in Italy, where
the models are encased in glass or operated only by staff members, the Virtual
Leonardo Project, an online version of the museum, encourages visitors to “touch”
each exhibit, which thereby activates the animated functions of the piece.
(A) exhibit, which thereby activates
(B) exhibit, in turn an activation of
(C) exhibit, and it will activate
(D) exhibit and thereby activate
(E) exhibit which, as a result, activates

请教为什么C错？我的理解是it指代本句主语project 这样有什么问题吗？

Fiona09

楼主理解 it 指代对象为主语project，也并没有什么不对，但在语义表达上不太合理。因为这个句子是想表达由于游客的“touch”而产生的activate。。。的反应，而不是直接由project引发的。

这里activate之前是省略了to的，还原一下，应该是 to “touch”   and thereby （to） activate（鼓励游客）　“接触”　并因此　（鼓励游客）　“激发”。

meiyw

这就是说激发的只能是人。it不能指代visitors，而要用they