2)答案:C。容易误选B或D,认为句中用了1688这个过去时间,所以应选过去时态,又因为dated from不用于被动语态,所以只能选C。实际上,因为date from的意思是“自某时起存在至今”(=have existed since),它通常用于一般现在时,而不用过去时态(尽管其后接的总是表示过去的时间),除非所谈论的东西现在已不复存在,如:The church, which dated from the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago.