题目内容

As Benjamin Franklin put it, “A house is not a home it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. ”

A. sinceB. asC. once D. unless

 

D

【解析】

试题分析：考查状语从句。句意：正如本杰明富兰克林所说的，“如同没有思想的躯体不能叫做人一样，没有食物和炉火的房子也不能叫做家。”A因为；B当；C一旦；D除非，相当于if not。这里表示的是条件，故选D。

考点：考查状语从句

 

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