In the face of the sharp drop in sales, the marketing manager passed it with a shrug, saying that it was______but seasonal decli

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问题 In the face of the sharp drop in sales, the marketing manager passed it with a shrug, saying that it was______but seasonal decline.

选项 A、anything
B、nothing
C、something
D、everything

答案B

解析    (1)句子结构。
   In the face of the sharp drop in sales(时间状语),the marketing manager(主语)passed(谓语)it(宾语)with a shrug(方式状语),saying that it was______but seasonal decline(伴随状语)。
   (2)选项词义。
   A.anything n.任何事物,无论何事;某事物(用于疑问句)
   B.nothing n.什么都没有,一点儿都没有
   C.something n.某物;某事
   D.everything n.每件事物;所有事物
   本句的大意为“面对销售额的急剧下降,市场经理耸耸肩,说这不过是季节性的下降而已”。从词的搭配意义来看,在四个选项中,只有A和B与but可以搭配,anything but表示“绝不是”,而nothing but表示“只是”;从上下文来看,此处表示肯定意义,而非否定,因此nothing最符合题意。
   【知识拓展】词汇拓展:nothing but与anything but。
   ①nothing but仅仅,只是
   e.g.For miles and miles I could see nothing except(=but)a great fire and lots of smoke.
   一连好几英里,除了大火和浓烟我什么也看不见。
   ②anything but根本不;绝对不;决不
   e.g.They were anything but friendly off-camera,refusing even to take the same lift.
   在银幕外,他们彼此一点也不友好,甚至不愿同乘一部电梯。
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