Question

When Tim ___ why he was late for school, he just kept silent. A．was asked B．asked C．was

When Tim ___ why he was late for school, he just kept silent. A．was asked B．asked C．was asking D．is asked

Answer 1

A

试题分析：句意：当蒂姆被问为什么上学迟到时，他只是保持沉默。根据he was late for，可知此处用一般过去时，又因为主语Tim和谓语ask之间表示被动关系，故此处用一般过去时的被动语态。故选A。

Answer 2

是状语从句when Tim was asked why he was … 的省略形式，当when,while,before,after,as if 状语从句中从句主语与主句主语一致，或从句主语为it,且从句谓语含有be动词，省略从句主语和be动词，所以选asked，被动