Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the Sun, the stars, andhydrogen bombs, merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting themapart, as in nuclear reactors.
        (A) merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them apart, as in nuclear reactors
        (B) merging the nuclei of atoms instead of splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors
        (C) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, as nuclear reactors do
        (D) and merges the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in unclear reactors
        (E) and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike atomic reactors that split them apart
        OG11 上给的答案给的是c， 但是大全上给的答案是E。 到底是哪个，有点迷糊了。 求助！！！

赞成OG的答案，选C
首先merge感觉用来作修饰成分比较好，与前面的并列，语法说得通，但意思不好。。。
E选项中unlike atomic reactors that split them apart，比较对象是没错，但是比较的方面含糊不清，与前面的不平行，因为前面Nuclear fusion有两个谓语动词
而C中as nuclear reactors do，do 很好的说明了比较的方面是merge和split
一点拙见。。。  不是很学术。。。

Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the Sun, the stars, and hydrogen bombs, merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them apart, as in nuclear reactors.
(A) merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them apart, as in nuclear reactors
(B) merging the nuclei of atoms instead of splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors
(C) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, as nuclear reactors do
(D) and merges the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in unclear reactors
(E) and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike atomic reactors that split them apart
OG11 上给的答案给的是c， 但是大全上给的答案是E。 到底是哪个，有点迷糊了。 求助！！！

C 和 E 都不是好答案。

E 肯定错，因为那个 and 不对。应该在 merges 前面加个 it 就没有问题了。

C 之所以不好是因为 merging 的主语必须是 fusion，但其实主语是 force。这是个很 subtle 的问题。本来说 nuclear fusion merges the nuclei of atoms 并不错，但是一加了 force 进去后，因为 force 更是 merge atoms 的施动者，比 fusion 更具体，所以 merging 的主语就自自然然转到 force 那里去了。虽然这句可以狡辩说 fusion 是 merging 的主语，没有语法错误，但是读起来就是不顺耳，觉得有不妥的地方。

最好的写法大约是这样的：Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the Sun, the stars, and hydrogen bombs.  It merges the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, as nuclear reactors do.