单选题Without the sun’s light ______ the earth’s surface, it would be so cold that life could not exist on the earth.AwarmsBwarmedCwarmingDto warm

单选题
Without the sun’s light ______ the earth’s surface, it would be so cold that life could not exist on the earth.
A

warms

B

warmed

C

warming

D

to warm


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解析:
句意:没有阳光温暖地球表面,地球就会非常寒冷,生物就无法在地球上生存。Without加独立主格,分词的主语the sun’s light和warm之间应该是主动关系,用现在分词,故为C。

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