He told us an interesting story about himself, why he didn’t succeed that time.
A. explain
B. to explain
C. explained
D. explaining
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A. explain
B. to explain
C. explained
(答案→)D. explaining
解析:主要测试非谓语动词。很多考生会认为此处应用不定式结构表示目的,从而误选B。其实,考生没有注意到前后两部分间的逗号,逗号后面部分表示一种伴随状况。正确答案为D项。
不定式作目的状语时,位于句首,常用逗号与后面句子分开,而位于句末时常不用逗号与前面句子分开。作结果状语时,不定式表示一种出乎意料之外的结果;而动词-ing形式表示事情发展的一种自然结果。如:
I hurried to the airport, (only) to find that the plane had taken off.
我匆匆忙忙赶到机场,结果发现飞机起飞了。
He was working very hard last year, passing the test successfully.
去年他一直努力学习,顺利通过了这个测试。