2. 外语
  3. Unable to build nests or care for their young, a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including

Unable to build nests or care for their young, a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including

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问题 Unable to build nests or care for their young, a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and thrushes.
选项 A、a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including
B、a female cowbird will use the nests of other birds to lay up to 40 eggs a year, including those o
C、female cowbirds use the nests of other birds to lay up to 40 eggs a year, including those of
D、female cowbirds lay up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including
E、up to 40 eggs a year are laid by female cowbirds in the nests of other birds, including
答案D
解析 Agreement; Logical predication
This sentence describes the behavior of female cowbirds, but it begins by referring to the birds in plural (their young) and then shifts unexpectedly to singular {a female cowbird).The best construction refers to the birds consistentlyr in plural and places modifiers near the words they modify.
A The sentence shifts unexpectedly from the plural their young to the singular a female cowbird.
B The sentence shifts unexpectedly from the plural their young to the singular a female cowbird. The participial phrase including those of incorrectly modifies eggs, illogically indicating that cowbirds lay the eggs of other birds.
C The participial phrase including those of incorrectly modifies eggs, illogically indicating that cowbirds lay the eggs of other birds.
D Correct. The sentence consistently refers to cowbirds in the plural and places modifiers in the correct location.
E The modifier Unable ... young incorrectly modifies eggs.
The correct answer is D.
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