单选题 14.______at the outset, ______instead of shifting things about may be pheromones released when they reach committee size.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】stimuli是本题的主语,定语从句that set them off at the outset跟在其后,第二空格处应为分词短语building collectively作状语。由此可知本题答案为B。