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问题: 一道英语选择题,请帮忙!

The boy was supposed _____ at school but his mother found him playing in the park.
A.to be reading
B.reading
C.read
D.have read
请帮忙分析正确选项,并翻译整句话,非常感谢!
顺便问一下为什么要用was supposed ,是什么用法?
此句是否可以用to read?

解答:

The boy was supposed _____ at school but his mother found him playing in the park.
A.to be reading
B.reading
C.read
D.have read
选A, to be reading,这里是be supposed to do的固定用法,译为“应该是在做某事;被期望做某事”
整句翻译:这个男孩应该正在学校读书,但他的妈妈发现他正在公园玩。
从后半句“but his mother found him playing in the park”可以判断出本句的意思是想表达那个时刻正在做某事,所以用to be reading 要比to read更贴切。