My grandmother could ________ read ________ write because she was too poor to go to school.A.either, orB.neither, norC.not only, but alsoD.both, and
网友回答
B解析本例主要考查并列连词的意义。either…or…表示“或……或”、“不是……就是”。如:He hasn't been to either Shanghai or Shenzhen.neither…nor…表示“既不……也不……”,此句型是完全否定。如:I like neither butter nor chocolate.not only…but also…表示“不但……而且……”,如:Lucy is not only beautiful but also kind. both…and…表示“既……也……,或两者都”。如:Both English and Chinese are my favourite lessons.根据题意,应选用表示否定意义的并列连词neither…nor…,而排除表示肯定意义的both…and…