Question

There ________ no water for 2 days, the travellers were all thirsty.

A．having been

B．had been

C．is

D．was

Answer 1

A

考查独立主格结构。前后主语不一致。句意：因为两天没有水了，旅游者们都很渴。根据语境应用现在分词having been 作状语，表示原因。故选A。