The kidnapped American captain was rescued from the Somali pirates（海盗）.

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The kidnapped American captain was rescued from the Somali pirates（海盗）.

-- But for the help of the US Navy, he _______ freed then.
A. may not be
B. wouldn’t have been
C. wouldn’t be
D. mustn’t have been

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1. 答案：B.2. 翻译：--那位被绑架的美国船长被从索马里海盗手中解救了。--要不是美国海军的帮助，他当时本来是不会被释放的。3. 解释：1）此题考查虚拟语气。2）but for...意思是“要不是/要没有...的话”，表明对已经发生的情况的一种假设，此时句子采用虚拟语气，即其谓语动词由“would/could/might have done sth”构成，否定句则在would/could/might后面加上not即可。