It was almost dark in the streets ____a few very powerful spotlights.

题目

It was almost dark in the streets ____a few very powerful spotlights.
A.excluding B.but for C.except D.except for

答案

D except for表示“除…以外”,指对某种基本情况进行具体的细节方面的修正.它同except的区别是：except for后接的词同句子中的整体词（主语）不是同类的,指从整体中除去一个细节,一个方面；而except后接的词同整体词（主语）一般是同类,指在同类的整体中除去一个部分