The bridge, which _________ 1688, needs repairing.
A.is dated from
B.was dated from
C.dates from
D.dated from
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C解析因为 date from 的意思是“自某时起存在至今”(＝have existed since)，它通常用于一般现在时，而不用过去时态(尽管其后接的总是表示过去的时间)。但若所谈论的东西现在已不复存在，则可用一般过去时。如：The church, which dated from the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago. 那座教堂是13世纪建成的，两年前在一次地震中被毁了。