Question

— Oh, really? Can Doris read through it in such a short time?
— She covered the English novel ______ it took me, still less a simple story．

A．a half time

B．the half time

C．half a time

D．half the time

Answer 1

D

句意：— 哦，真的吗？Doris能在这么短的时间读通完它吗？—她读完这本英语小说花得时间比我少一半，更不用说一个简单的故事了。一半的时间英语习惯上说：half the time。由句意可知选D。
考点: 考查倍数的用法。