Question

【题目】William Shakespeare ______ for four centuries, but his works are still famous today.

A. has been dead B. has died C. died D. was dead

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：威廉·莎士比亚已经去世四个世纪了，但他的作品至今仍很有名。考查动词时态辨析题。for four centuries四个世纪，是一段持续的时间，用于现在完成时，可排除CD两项。die死亡，非延续性动词，不可和一段时间连用，可排除B。dead死的，表状态；根据句意语境，可知选A。