Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea's aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A)in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B)in healing physical and mental and to thank her for helping
(C)in healing physical and mental ills,and thanking her for helping
(D)to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E)to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
题目分析：用either or使得划线内外存在一个并列关系，划线外用asking所以or后面应该用ing形式，A留着。B干掉。either 后面跟or不是and，把C杀掉。D后面用to thank 干掉。E和A只有一处差异，一个用in healing一个用to heal，划线外用aid，表达的意思是在某方面提供帮助而不是将去帮助，选A
