“Is he a man with good manners?” “No, he is _________ but polite.”
A. anything B. anyone C. anybody D. anywhere
【分析】此題容易誤選B或C,因為句子主語指人,只有B、C才與之一致。其實,正確答案應(yīng)選A。因為 anything but 是習(xí)語,意為“根本不是”或“一點也不”,不僅可用于事物,也可用于人。如:
That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座橋一點也不安全。
My income is anything but large. 我的收入絕對不算多。
The fight isanything but finished. 戰(zhàn)斗絕沒有結(jié)束。
Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩人。
Such a man was anything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。