Question

Had it not been for the police’s help, Peter 　　　 his bicycle yesterday afternoon. A．coul

Had it not been for the police’s help, Peter 　　　 his bicycle yesterday afternoon. A．could not find B．could not have found C．didn’t find D．hadn’t found

Answer 1

B

本句是if引导的虚拟条件句的省略，Had it not been for the police’s help="If" Peter hadn’t got the police’s help。从yesterday afternoon可知是与过去相反，主句使用would/could/should/might+have done,故选B答案。句意：要不是警察的帮助，彼得昨天下午不可能找到他的自行车. 点评：注意辨认省略if的虚拟条件句。虚拟语气的考查要注意分清是与过去，现在还是将来相反，并熟记主,从句的虚拟规则。