语法与词汇

During February, the number of students being absent from school was incredibly high.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

[译文] 二月份,缺课学生人数多得令人难以置信。
[解析] (1) 画线部分错误分析。
本题的考点为absent作后置定语的用法。absent—般在句子中当主语补语,但作定语时需后置。本题题干的being absent是进行体,与 During February表示持续时间较长的 状态存在语义上的冲突。除本题中的absent外,有类似用法的形容词还有alive, asleep, alike,alone, awake, afraid, available 等。
(2)选项分析。
如上所述,此处是用来修饰名词students,表 示 “ 缺课的学生” 。选项C 可以排除,如 果要处理为定语从句,应该是students who were absent from school,选项A 和 D 有语法错误,因此正确答案是选项B 。
[知识拓展]词汇拓展:absent的其他用法。
① 用作动词,常见搭配是absent oneself from sth., 意 为 “ 缺席,不参加,不在”。
e.g. He had absented himself from the office for the day.
这一天他没有去办公室上班。
② 用作介词,意 为 “ 若没有,假设没有”。
e.g. Absent a solution, people like Sue Godfrey will just keep on fighting.
假如得不到解决,像休•戈弗雷这样的人就会一直坚持斗争下去。