1. Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, similar to the way human beings breathe.

(A) similar to the way human beings breathe

(B) similarly to human beings who are breathing

(C) just like the breathing of human beings

(D) as human beings when breathing（E）

(E) just as human beings do when they breathe

为什么A不正确，similar to 怎么用啊？

哪位大牛赐教.