Question

If there were no cellphones, life ________ quite different because we depend too much on them.

A. will beB. would beC. isD. were

Answer

B

【解析】

试题分析：考查虚拟语气。句意：如果没有手机，生活将会有很大不同，因为我们现在太依赖它了。主句表对将来的虚拟，用would do。故选B。

【知识拓展】

最基本的虚拟语气句型：

1. 虚拟现在时表示与现在事实相反的假设,其if 从句的谓语形式用动词的过去式(be 一般用were),主句用would/ should/ could/ might +动词原形.If places were alike, there would be little need for geographers.如果各个地方都一样,就不需要地理学家了.

2. 虚拟过去时是表示与过去事实相反的假设,if 从句的谓语形式用过去完成时即had＋过去分词,主句用would / should / could / might + have +过去分词.If he had known your address yesterday,he would have telephoned you.

3. 虚拟将来时是表示对将来实现的可能性很小的或不确定的假设.If从句的谓语形式用一般过去式或用were to / should +动词原形,主句用would / should/could/ might +动词原形.If he were to leave today, he would get there by Friday

4. 省略if 采用倒装语序的条件句.有时可以把含有助动词、情态动词、be或have的虚拟条件句中的连词if省去,而将had , should, were 等词提到主语之前,即用倒装结构.If he had worked harder, he would have got through the exams.==>Had he worked harder, he would have got through the exams.If he were to leave today, he would get there by Friday.==>Were he to leave today, he would get there by Friday.If I were in your place, I wouldn’t do that.==>Were I in your place, I wouldn’t do that.

5. 有时虚拟条件句并没用if 从句表示出来,而是用介词短语(otherwise, or, without, but for)、上下文或其它方式来表示.如：We didn't know his telephone number; otherwise we would have telephoned him. Without you help, I wouldn’t have achieved so much. But for （“要不是.”的意思）your help, I would not have succeeded.

考点：考查虚拟语气