问题补充:
As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, .
A. Paris is the largest
B. Paris being the largest
C. Paris to be the largest
D. Paris be the largest
答案:
A. Paris is the largest
(答案→)B. Paris being the largest
C. Paris to be the largest
D. Paris be the largest
解析:考查独立主格结构。句意:众所周知,蒙特利尔是世界上说法语的第二大城市,巴黎是最大的(城市)。横线前有逗号,前后是两个分句,前后分句应该用and/but连接,排除A;Paris和be是主谓关系,应该使用现在分词表伴随状况,排除C;D项不能使用原形be作谓语,排除D,故选B。