求解OG12 SC82

dreamlollipop

82.    According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.
(A)    like that of earlier generations
(B)    as that for earlier generations
(C)    just as earlier generations did
(D)    as have earlier generations
(E)    as it was of earlier generations

答案选E。答案里面的it指的是owning and living in a freestanding house。但是第一句里面已经有了its,而且这个its应该指的是freestanding house，这里面的it和its指的东西不一样啊，按理来说句子里面的it 和its不是应该指代同一个东西么？

ozymendias

如果把E的as换成like的话是不是也对呢？
另外那个A里的that不能起到和it一样的作用吗？

bradfordchen

我本来也想选A，
解释里强调此题是平行对称
owning and living in a freestanding house 和 it 对称，
is 和 was 对称，
of a majority of young adults 和 of earlier generation 对称
所以，当之无愧的选E。

timothyyung

我觉得第一个its作为on 介词短语中起到修饰成分，第二个it作为分句的主语成分不在一个层次，不会指代混淆。

A选项为什么不对？我还是不太清楚，请NN帮忙解释一下？