—How dangerous it was!
—Yes,but for the passerby’s quick action,the girl .
A. was drowned
B. could have been drowned
C. had drowned
D. should be drowned
网友回答
A. was drowned
(答案→)B. could have been drowned
C. had drowned
D. should be drowned
解析:
由but for后面的内容可知,“要不是那个路人的动作迅速,小女孩可能已经溺水身亡了”说明此处是对过去事情的虚拟,而且表示“可能”的意思,所以用could have done,根据句意应该用被动语态,所以B项正确。