Mary couldn't have received your letter;otherwise she___ to

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  • 答案:C.

    翻译:玛丽不可能收到了你的信,否则她早就会来参加你的生日晚会了.

    此题考查含蓄的虚拟语气.

    1.由前句的couldn't have...可知“事实上玛丽并没有收到你的信”,再根据后句的otherwise,所以后句的实际情况就是“玛丽也就没有来参加你的生日晚会”.

    2.由此可以推断,后句是对过去事实的虚拟.

    可以做如下推理:

    otherwise she___ to your birthday party

    = If Mary had received your letter,she would have come to your birthday party.

    对过去事实的虚拟,主句谓语由“would/could/should/might have done sth”构成,所以正确答案为C.