Question

(2013·遼寧六校高三聯(lián)考)After walking on the zigzag path to the mountain top for a few hours, the tourists gathered under trees ________ shade and ________ down to have a rest.

A．provided; sit	B．providing; sitting
C．providing; sat	D．provided; sat

Answer 1

C

C　考查非謂語動詞。句意：在通往山頂?shù)尿暄研÷飞献吡藥讉�小時后，游客們都聚集在遮陰的樹下，坐下來休息�！皃roviding shade”是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作后置定語，修飾trees；sat與gathered是并列的謂語動詞，要保持形式上的一致。