单选题 ______ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
  • A. The fourth biggest city it was
  • B. Once the fourth biggest city
  • C. Being the fourth biggest city
  • D. It was once the fourth biggest city


【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[译文] 圣路易斯曾经是美国第四大城市,现在却排第24位。
[解析] 考查主语同位语的用法。从语法上来说,A和D一定是不对的,因为两个句子皆没有连词。选项C表示现在是第四大城市,与句意不符。once表示“曾经,一度”,因此选项B为正确答案。