题目
10. Without his assistance, I ___ the research last month.A. would not have completedB. could not finishC. should not finish
10. Without his assistance, I ___ the research last month.
A. would not have completed
B. could not finish
C. should not finish
题目解答
答案
A. would not have completed
解析
本题考查虚拟语气的用法。解题的关键在于根据句子所给的时间状语和语境,判断出这是一个对过去情况的虚拟假设,然后依据虚拟语气的规则来确定正确的谓语动词形式。
在虚拟语气中,当表示与过去事实相反的假设时,从句通常用“had + 过去分词”,而主句则用“would/could/should/might + have + 过去分词”。
在题目 “Without his assistance, I ___ the research last month.” 中,“Without his assistance” 相当于一个虚拟条件,意思是“如果没有他的帮助”,“last month” 表明是对过去情况的虚拟。所以主句应该使用 “would/could/should/might + have + 过去分词” 的形式。
- 选项A:“would not have completed” 符合对过去情况虚拟时主句的结构,是正确的表达。
- 选项B:“could not finish” 是一般过去时,不能用于对过去情况的虚拟,所以该选项错误。
- 选项C:“should not finish” 同样是一般过去时,不满足虚拟语气对过去情况的要求,该选项也错误。