题目
单选题 Without his timely arrival, the girl would have been drowned.A. But forB. If notC. Even thoughD. Except for
单选题 Without his timely arrival, the girl would have been drowned.
A. But for
B. If not
C. Even though
D. Except for
题目解答
答案
A. But for
解析
本题考查虚拟条件句中短语的用法,核心在于理解“Without”在虚拟条件句中的替换形式。关键点在于:
- “But for”与“Without”在虚拟条件句中均可表示“要不是,如果没有”,且常用于省略句;
- 其他选项(如“If not”)虽含假设意味,但不符合句中对过去事实的相反假设语境。
选项分析
A. But for
- 核心用法:表示“要不是,如果没有”,与“Without”语义完全匹配。
- 例句:But for his help, I would have failed.(如果没有他的帮助,我就会失败。)
B. If not
- 核心用法:表示“否则”,通常用于简单句的省略结构(如Work hard, if not, you’ll fail.)。
- 局限性:无法完整表达原句中“如果没有他及时到达”的假设关系。
C. Even though
- 核心用法:表示让步(如“即使”),与假设条件无关。
- 例句:Even though it rained, the game went on.(即使下雨,比赛仍在进行。)
D. Except for
- 核心用法:表示“除了”,用于排除某事物。
- 例句:Except for a few errors, the report is good.(除了几个错误,报告很好。)
结论
“But for”与原句中“Without”语义、用法完全一致,是唯一正确选项。