三、语法解读
(一)宾语从句
宾语从句在复合句中充当宾语。除谓语动词之后可接宾语从句外,介词、不定式、分词、动名词以及某些形容词的后面也可以带宾语从句。根据关联词性质的不同,宾语从句有如下三类句型:
1.that引导的宾语从句
要点提示:
仅起引导作用,在从句中无句法功能,本身无具体意义,在口语和非正式文体中可省略,不引导介词的宾语从句(except that除外)。
典型例句:
She took it for granted that you knew the matter.
她想当然地认为你知道那件事。
The teacher recommended that we(should)read the novel.
老师建议我们读那篇小说。
相关链接:
(1)引导宾语从句的连词that 一般可以省去,但是及物动词后面有两个或者以上的宾语从句时,只有第一个连词 that 可以省略。例如:
He said (that) the text was very important and that we should write it down.
他说课文非常重要,我们应该写下来。
(2)insist(坚决要求),suggest(建议),demand(要求),order(命令),propose(建议)等词后的宾语从句要用虚拟语气,其结构为“should+动词原形”或省略should,仅用动词原形。
2.whether 或if 引导的宾语从句
要点提示:
从句的意思为“是否……,能否……”,这里的if 从句不可混淆于if(如果,假如)引导的条件状语从句。
典型例句:
Do you know whether/if any decision has been arrived at?
你知道决定是否已经作出了吗?
相关链接:
(1)whether可构成whether...or not或whether or not...结构,在非正式的场合下,也可能有 if...or not 结构,但没有if or not...结构。
(2)介词后的宾语从句须用whether引导,不可用 if引导。
3.连接代词和连接副词引导的宾语从句;连接代词有:who,whom,whose,what,which;连接副词有:when,where,how,why等。
典型例句:
I will tell you why I was late for the meeting.
我会告诉你我为什么开会迟到了。
相关链接:
(1)宾语从句一律用陈述语序。
(2)若主句的谓语动词是believe,think,guess,imagine,suppose等表示 “认为、猜想”的词(hope除外),一般要把宾语从句中的否定词转移到主句中去,即“否定转移”。
(二)表语从句
表语从句在复合句中作主语的表语,位于主句系动词之后。
1.that引导的表语从句
要点提示:
其结构为:主语+系动词+that从句
典型例句:
The fact is that he didn’t even take the exam.
事实上是他连考试都没有参加。
What I particularly dislike about this lesson is that it is really boring.
我特别不喜欢这课是因为它的确令人乏味。
2.wh-疑问词引导的表语从句
要点提示:
wh-疑问词引导的表语从句作“This is”和“That is”的表语的时候,它们通常不含有疑问意义,而是分别表示具体的地点、时间、原因、方式等等。
典型例句:
That is why he was late for an hour.
那就是他迟到一个小时的原因。
3.从属连词as if,as though,because,just as引导表语从句
要点提示:
as if,as though,just as 后都可接虚拟语气。
典型例句:
It looks as if we will be late.
看起来我们似乎会迟到。
He looked just as he had looked ten years ago.
他看起来还和十年前一样。(从句为虚拟语气结构)
相关链接:
使用表语从句时应注意的问题:
(1)主句的主语是reason时,表语从句要用that,不能用because。例如:
The reason why he was dismissed was that he was careless and irresponsible.
他被开除的原因是他工作马虎,不负责任。
(2)引导表语从句时可以用whether,不能用if。例如:
His first question was whether Tom had arrived yet.
他的首要问题是汤姆是否已经到达。
单项选择题
(1)(2005年天津卷)Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and
_____ it is rough or smooth.
A./
B.whether
C.how
D.what
解析:本句的意思是“大象有自己的方法来判断物体的形状,以及它是粗糙还是光滑”。由or也能断定其前面的连词是whether,故选B项。
答案:B
(2)(2005年全国卷Ⅱ)The poor young man is ready to accepthelp _______ he can get.
A.whichever
B.however
C.whatever
D.whenever
解析:选项中的词在从句中作help的定语,充当形容词,它引导的从句还要作accept的宾语(从句),身兼二职,故而排除A、B 和D三项,选C项。
答案:C
(3)—I think it is going to be a big problem.
—Yes,it could be.
—I wonder _______ all of us can do about it.
A.if
B.how
C.what
D.that
解析:最后一句话的意思是“我不知道对于这个问题我们能做点什么”。选项要作do的宾语,它引导的从句同时还要作wonder的宾语(从句),身兼二职,故而排除A、B 和D三项,选C项。
答案:C
(4)Do you have an idea _______ is actually going on in the classroom?
A.that
B.what
C.as
D.which
解析:本题的意思是“你知道教室里到底正在进行什么活动”,idea之后跟同位语从句,选项引导同位语从句,还要在从句中作主语,身兼二职,只有B项能满足这一要求。
答案:B
(5)Last Sunday morning,my dear brother drove his car down the street at _______ I thought was a very dangerous speed.
A.as
B.which
C.what
D.that
解析:本句的中心结构是“my brother drove his car at a very dangerous speed”。a very dangerous speed 是名词短语,what 在语法上相当于the speed that引起从句,I thought作为插入语。答案是C。
答案:C
(6)We all remember _______ this sleepless city used to be a deserted place.
A.when
B.how
C.where
D.what
解析:首先从句子结构上看,之后跟宾语从句,从句主系表结构完整,缺少的应是状语,从意义上讲应是时间状语,即我们都记得这座沉睡的城市曾经是一块不毛之地。
答案:A
(7)Strong will is a kind of quality—and that is _______ it takes to do anything well.
A.what
B.that
C.which
D.why
解析:that is之后跟表语从句,引导词在从句中作it takes的宾语,只有what能满足这一要求,答案为A。
答案:A
(8)—Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?
—Oh,that is _______.
A.what makes me feel excited
B.whatever I feel excited about
C.how I feel about it
D.when I feel excited
解析:that is之后跟表语从句,其意思应是那(昨天的游戏)就是让我格外激动的原因,what makes me feel excited符合这一含义,故答案为A。
答案:A
(9)What the doctor in this hospital really doubt _______ is my mother will cover from the serious disease soon.
A.when
B.how
C.whether
D.why
解析:本题意思是:医生怀疑我妈妈能否迅速恢复健康,表示能否这一意义要选C项。
答案:C
四、课文浓缩
下面的一段文章为原文的浓缩,仔细阅读,根据原文章内容将其补充完整,并尽量背诵。
This is a most 1 tale,in the summer of 1903,an American businessman named Henry had some bad luck..He was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was 2 by a ship before giving up.Then he landed in Britain 3 .He earned his 4 by working as an unpaid hand,which 5 his appearance.He was lost in London and no money on him.Nobody knew who he was.
When he came to a restaurant,a servant opened the door and 6 him to lead the way.Henry 7 a lot of food and ate like a wolf.He asked if the restaurant offered him some kinds of work there.To his surprise,they said yes and gave him a letter with money in it.He couldn’t open it until two o’clock.Henry thought this was 8 .In fact,Henry didn’t want 9 but an honest job.He was puzzled at what they did and 10 to open it until two o’clock.
答案:1.incredible 2.spotted 3.by accident 4.passage 5.accounted for 6.permitted 7.ordered 8.silly 9.charity 10.promised
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