Prep08 206题答案有疑问

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206. (GWD-13-30)
For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.
A.    which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
B.    which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
C.    and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters
D.    amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago    
E.    amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters


为什么A 不对?

看了语法笔记,说which没有指代对象,但是我觉得可以指代就近的minority, 那么可以作为单数名词处理;
only 修饰a decage ago, 表示仅仅十年前还是4分3, 表明快速下降也没有不可以阿;

12711399

which从来不能跳跃modify, 这里which 想要修饰non-hispanic white, 如果修饰California 就滑稽了

12711399

minority mounts to a little less than half the population of the state,  down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.
少数民族mounts to little less than half the population
少数民族的人数少于这个洲的人口人数一半。
如果超过一半那还叫什么少民族？
这里是强调non white hispanic的种族数量变化而不是讨论少数民族的定义问题，逻辑上也说不通。

DUKB24

which从来不能跳跃modify, 这里which 想要修饰non-hispanic white, 如果修饰California 就滑稽了

-- by 会员 12711399 (2012/12/6 23:32:14)

umm
感觉没有从split看出考点


建议LZ把题目选中去google，看看RON的解释


这里which的指代是有问题的


因为ving和which做出了split