Question

It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ...

It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Zheng He sailed to East Africa A．when B．that C．after D．since

Answer 1

B

此题考查特殊句式之强调句。“早在克里斯多夫·哥伦布穿越大西洋的80多年前，郑和就航行到了非洲东海岸。”本句特意强调时间状语，强调郑和同志远航非洲的了不起。去掉“It was…that…”，本句依然成立，故此句就是一强调句。“80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, Zheng He sailed to East Africa.”