Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around Thomas Edison．( )A．thanks toB．regardless ofC．aside fromD．but for 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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13．Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around __________ Thomas Edison．（　　）

A．

thanks to

B．

regardless of

C．

aside from

D．

but for

分析要不是托马斯爱迪生，我们现在收益的许多东西将不复存在．

解答 A选项 thanks to"幸亏，多亏"；
B选项 regardless of"不管，不顾"；
C选项 aside from"除了，除…以外"；
D选项 but for"要不是"可用来表示虚拟条件，可用if条件从句代替．
but for Thomas Edison=if it hadn't been for Thomas Edison

点评此题考查含蓄型虚拟语气．含蓄型虚拟语气常用without，but for引出，相当于If it weren't for…和 If it hadn't been for…，其意为"若不是（有）""要不是"．

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