35. The nineteenth-century chemist Humphry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his "Essay on Heat and Light," a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to found.

A、 a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a
B、 a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of a
C、 a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well
D、 critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of
E、 critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 Parallelism; Rhetorical Construction
The main objective of the sentence is to describe "Essay on Heat and Light" as Davy's presentation of his own experiments and to further explain that the essay served as both a critique of previous chemistry and a vision of a new kind of chemistry. The clearest, most effective form for providing this explanation of the essay's function is to make critique and vision both appositives of "Essay on Heat and Light," and to present them in a parallel structure.
A Correct. The phrases describing the essay's function are presented in parallel form.
B Critique and his envisioning are not parallel; the phrase and also his envisioning is unnecessarily wordy; it is also unclear to whom his refers.
C The two descriptors are not parallel.
D The two descriptors are not parallel.
E The meaning is confused in the assertion that Davy critiqued his own vision of chemistry.
The correct answer is A.