题目
The fire must have _____________ after the staff had gone home.A. broken outB. broken downC. broken inD. broken through
The fire must have _____________ after the staff had gone home.
A. broken out
B. broken down
C. broken in
D. broken through
题目解答
答案
A. broken out
解析
本题考查知识点为动词短语的辨析,解题思路是需要准确理解每个选项中动词短语的含义,然后结合句子的语境来选择最合适的短语。
- A选项“broken out”:“break out”通常表示“(战争、火灾、疾病等)突然爆发”。在本题中,句子描述的是火灾的情况,“The fire must have broken out after the staff had gone home.” 意思是“火灾一定是在员工们回家之后突然爆发的”,该短语符合句子语境。
- B选项“broken down”:“break down”有“出故障;分解;垮掉”等意思。例如 “The car broke down on the way.”(汽车在路上出故障了),它不能用来描述火灾的发生,所以该选项不符合题意。
- C选项“broken in”:“break in”主要有“闯入;打断;训练”等含义。比如 “Thieves broke in and stole some valuable things.”(小偷闯进来偷走了一些贵重物品),与火灾的爆发无关,因此该选项不正确。
- D选项“broken through”:“break through”表示“突破;穿透;取得突破”。例如 “Scientists have broken through in their research.”(科学家们在他们的研究中取得了突破),不适合用于描述火灾的情况,所以该选项也不合适。