题目

2 [单选题] Instead of trying to imitate reality in their works, many artists of the early twentieth century ___ their feelings and ideas in abstract art. A. in the beginning to reveal B. began to reveal C. revealed the beginning D. to begin revealing

2 [单选题] Instead of trying to imitate reality in their works, many artists of the early twentieth century ___ their feelings and ideas in abstract art.
A. in the beginning to reveal
B. began to reveal
C. revealed the beginning
D. to begin revealing

题目解答

答案

本题考察谓语动词的选择。句中“many artists”需接“began to reveal”表示“开始揭示”。A项“in the beginning to reveal”无谓语；C项“revealed the beginning”语义不符；D项“to begin revealing”非谓语形式。只有B项“began to reveal”符合句意与语法。 答案：B. began to reveal

解析

本题考查谓语动词的选择，核心在于判断句子中主语与动词的搭配是否符合语法和语境。关键点在于：

  1. 主谓一致：主语为复数名词“many artists”，需选择正确的谓语动词形式。
  2. 动词短语结构：需确认动词短语的完整性和逻辑性，排除非谓语形式或结构不完整的选项。
  3. 语境匹配：结合“early twentieth century”这一时间背景，判断动词的时态是否合理。

选项分析

A. in the beginning to reveal

  • 错误原因：
    “in the beginning”是介词短语，后接动词不定式“to reveal”，但整个结构缺少主谓关系，无法独立作谓语。

B. began to reveal

  • 正确性分析：
    “began”是谓语动词的过去式，与主语“many artists”一致；“to reveal”是动词不定式，构成短语“begin to do sth”（开始做某事），符合句意和语法。

C. revealed the beginning

  • 错误原因：
    “the beginning”在此语境中多余，原句强调“开始表达情感和思想”，而非“揭示开始”。

D. to begin revealing

  • 错误原因：
    “to begin revealing”是动词不定式短语，不能直接作为谓语，需主语的第三人称单数形式（如“he begins”）或其他结构。