Question

—My cousin often has nothing for breakfast, _____ she?

— _____. Because she often gets up late and is afraid of being late for school.

A. has; Yes    B. doesn’t; No    C. does; No    D. hasn’t; Yes

Answer

C

【解析】

试题句意：那个小女孩经常不吃早饭，是吗？对，因为她经常起得晚害怕迟到。反义疑问句一般遵循前肯定则后否定，前否定则后肯定的原则，并且疑问部分时态，人称要与前文保持一致。如果陈述部分中出现never,nothing,little等否定意义的词，是否定句，后面的附加疑问句用肯定形式。英语中反义疑问句的回答只依据事实进行回答，与反问句的语气无关，只是翻译成汉语有所区别。根据回答，Because she often gets up late and is afraid of being late for school.可知她是不吃早饭的，故否定回答。故选C。