Question

— Were all the villagers inspected for the suspected disease?

— No. ________ only 10 people who were exposed to the animals infected by the virus.

A.There were B.There are C.It were D.It was

Answer

D

【解析】

考查强调句的用法。句意:-- 所有村民都检查过疑似疾病了吗？--不，只有10个人接触过被病毒感染的动物。分析句子结构可知,本句为强调句型的省略形式。强调句的句式结构为:It was /is + 被强调部分+ that/who+ 其他。当被强调部分是人时，用who； 被强调部分为其他内容时，用that。结合上句的提问内容，本句的回答应该是It was only 10 people who were exposed to the animals infected by the virus that/who were inspected for the suspected disease.本句中，强调句结构中that/who were inspected for the suspected disease省略了。who were exposed to the animals infected by virus为定语从句，修饰先行词people。