单选题 Once ______ water, fish can' t live.
A. depriving of B. depriving C. deprived of D. deprived

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 过去分词短语deprived of在句中作状语,与句子的主语是被动关系,相当于“Oace it is deprived of water,…”。deprive sb./sth.of sth.的意思为“使……丧失,剥夺……”,故选C。