There was one woman who lived in a distant village, and she and her son often ______ on us when they came to market. A dropped in B dropped within C dropped down D dropped at
There was one woman who lived in a distant village, and she and her son often ______ on us when they came to market.
A dropped in
B dropped within
C dropped down
D dropped at
题目解答
答案
答案：A
解析：句子的意思是“有一位住在远方村庄的妇女，她和她的儿子常常在来市场时______我们。”
A. dropped in 意思是“顺便拜访、访问”，符合语境。B. dropped within 不符合语法规则。C. dropped down 通常用于描述某物掉下来，或某人从高处下来的动作，不符合语境。D. dropped at 不是一个固定搭配。
综上，答案是A。
解析
本题考查动词短语的固定搭配及语境理解。解题核心在于理解句子中动作的语境：妇女和儿子“来市场时”进行的活动。关键点在于“drop in on”这一固定短语的用法，表示“顺便拜访”，符合“去市场时顺便看望他人”的情境。
选项分析
A. dropped in
“Drop in” 是固定短语，意为“顺便拜访、访问”，后接宾语需加介词 on，即 “drop in on sb.”。句中“on us”完整表达“拜访我们”，符合语境。
B. dropped within
“Within” 是介词，意为“在……内部”，“drop within” 不构成固定搭配，且句中缺少宾语，语法错误。
C. dropped down
“Drop down” 通常指物体从高处落下或人从高处下来（如从梯子上下来），与“拜访”无关，语境不符。
D. dropped at
“Drop at” 不是固定搭配，且缺少明确地点（如“at the market”），无法表达“拜访”的含义。