Many early Europeans, ________ the earth to be flat, feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A.believingB.having believedC.believedD.to believe
A
考察非謂語動詞作狀語。分詞作狀語一般表示伴隨,而不定式常常表示目的。
分詞作狀語放在句子開頭,除表示原因之外有時表示時間或條件。過去分詞表示發(fā)生過的,被動的動作,F(xiàn)在分詞表示正在進(jìn)行的動作。動詞不定式作狀語時,除了表示目的以外,還表示結(jié)果或原因。根據(jù)題意,許多早期的歐洲人,相信地球是平坦的,擔(dān)心哥倫布會在地球邊緣掉下去,故選A。
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