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Johnsonjz

In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.
(A) for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
(B) for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
(C) in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
(D) to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
(E) to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

答案是D，据说E有修饰temperature的嫌疑，这里很不理解，麻烦大家看一看

kiwifoodtown

有这个嫌疑，但不是重点，而是E选项的意思和原来意思不一样。

DUKB24

In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.
(A) for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
(B) for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
(C) in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
(D) to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
(E) to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

答案是D，据说E有修饰temperature的嫌疑，这里很不理解，麻烦大家看一看

-- by 会员 Johnsonjz (2012/10/31 12:27:29)

nope


that is the serious blunder commited by prep07 SC note


serving is adverbial modifier， modifying the preceding clause （there is no ambiguity here）


in fact /possibly


self-contradictory


here is the main issue