题目
Without electronic computers, much of today"s advanced technology______.( )A. will not have been achievedB. have not been achievedC. would not have been achievedD. had not been achieved
Without electronic computers, much of today"s advanced technology______.( )
A. will not have been achieved
B. have not been achieved
C. would not have been achieved
D. had not been achieved
题目解答
答案
C. would not have been achieved
解析
本题考查虚拟语气的用法,核心在于识别条件状语从句中的隐含假设关系。题目中的“Without electronic computers”构成虚拟条件,表示与现实相反的假设(现实中电子计算机存在),因此主句需使用虚拟语气。关键点在于判断主句的时态:当描述与现在事实相反的结果时,虚拟语气的结构为“would + have + 过去分词”,表示对已完成动作的假设。
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条件状语从句分析
“Without electronic computers”等价于“If there were no electronic computers”,属于虚拟条件句,表示与现实相反的假设,因此主句需用虚拟语气。 -
主句时态选择
主句描述的是“今天先进科技的实现”这一结果,若没有电子计算机,这些科技本应被实现却未能实现。此时需用现在完成时的虚拟形式,即“would not have been achieved”,表示对当前已完成动作的假设。 -
选项排除
- A. will not have been achieved:错误,混淆了将来时与虚拟语气的结构。
- B. have not been achieved:缺少虚拟助动词“would”,语气不完整。
- D. had not been achieved:错误,混淆了过去完成时与虚拟语气的结构。
- C. would not have been achieved:正确,符合虚拟语气的结构和语境。