单选题
Ida Likely to Hit Florida
The National Weather Forecasting Center issued a hurricane alert from the Caribbean Islands to the southeast of Florida today,
(150) fears that the season's latest storm may hit the peninsula within a few days. That is anything but certain. Last month Hurricane David was on a bull's-eye course with Florida but turned north before hitting the coast. Meteorologists continually try to remind the public that weather
(151) is not an exact science, especially with storms the size and intensity of hurricanes.
Nonetheless, the Florida State Disaster Management Team has issued a yellow flag alert, meaning that severe weather may be expected within three days. Testing of alarm and communication systems must be
(152) as soon as possible. The newly named Hurricane Ida is currently only a Category 1 storm, but if it gains in intensity, it could do great damage to Florida.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】例：John sat over there and read a newspaper.
(约翰坐在那里看报纸。)
两动词之间无连接词连接时，应将第二个动词改为现在分词，表示两个动词所表示的动作同时发生。故上句亦可改写如下：
[例] John sat there, reading a newspaper.
(约翰坐在那里看报纸。)
*但两个动词之间无连接词连接时，也可将第二个动词改为不定式短语，表示目的。此时，该不定式之前通常不置逗号。
[例] John rushed to the station to say goodbye to his friend.
(约翰匆忙赶到车站以便向朋友道别。)
原句实等于：
...issued a hurricane alert from the Caribbean Islands to the southeast of Florida today and raised fears that the...
此时可将上列的连接词and省略，并将raised改为现在分词raising，即成：
...issued a hurricane alert from the Caribbean Islands to the southeast of Florida today, raising fears that the…
根据上述，(A)应为正选。