一道考研英语单选题,Anyonewithhalfaneyeontheunemploymentfiguresknewthattheassertionabouteconomicrecoveryjustaroundthecornerwasuntrue.[A]wouLdbe[B]tobe[C]was[D]being我想指导为什么不能选B呢

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一道考研英语单选题,
Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery __ just around the corner was untrue.
[A]wouLd be [B]to be [C]was [D]being
我想指导为什么不能选B呢

Answer 1

the assertion about economic recovery __ just around the corner was untrue.
关于经济复苏即将到来的断言是不真实的.
这里是考非谓语动词的用法.故答案在B和D之间选择.
把句子还原成简单句之后:economic recovery is around the coner.你绝对不会还原成econimic recovery to be around the coner吧.
如果这个想的通,那吧简单句再转换成如题的形式,就一目了然了.