44.  As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, ______ upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 谓语动词关联对应。由句中的and可知空格与该句中的flows, comes为并列谓语,应该使用相同的时态和语态。故答案为C。