18. The average North American home __ function as a
residence if it lost its connections to the outside world.
(A) could not barely (B) could barely
(C) could have (D) could have not
The average North American home could barely function as a residence if it lost its connections to the outside world. 如果失去了和外界的聯繫,一般的北美家庭幾乎不能起到作為住所的功用。 barely 本身就有「幾乎不」的意思,所以不在前面+not
(D)選項could have not把not改成no的話就可以,動詞從funciton變成have,function變成名詞,語意一樣。 The average North American home could have no function as a residence if it lost its connections to the outside world.