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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
考察非谓语动词作状语。分词作状语一般表示伴随,而不定式常常表示目的。
分词作状语放在句子开头,除表示原因之外有时表示时间或条件。过去分词表示发生过的,被动的动作。现在分词表示正在进行的动作。动词不定式作状语时,除了表示目的以外,还表示结果或原因。根据题意,许多早期的欧洲人,相信地球是平坦的,担心哥伦布会在地球边缘掉下去,故选A。
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