英語倒裝句的命題規律探究

1. 考查否定詞置于句首時的倒裝形式

(1) Never in my wildest dreams _______ these people are living in such poor conditions.

A. I could imagine                                     B. could I imagine

C. I couldn’t imagine                                 D. couldn’t I imagine

答案為B。當never, seldom, hardly, little等否定副詞置于句首，其后習慣上要用倒裝語序，如：Never before have I met such a strange person. 以前我從未見過這樣古怪的人。

(2) Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

A. he realized                                            B. he didn’t realize

C. didn’t he realize                                    D. did he realize

答案為D。由于little含有否定意味，所以當它置于句首時，其后要用倒裝句式，又如：Little did they know they were to be reunited ten years later. 他們簡直想不到10年后竟又能團聚。

2. 考查否定的介詞短語置于句首時的倒裝形式

I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _______ with my progress.

A. the teacher is not satisfied                      B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied                            D. is the teacher satisfied

答案為D。當by no means, in no case, on no condition等表示否定意義的介詞短語置于句首時，其后要用倒裝語序。

3. 考查so / neither do I類型的倒裝形式

(1)— My room gets very cold at night.

— _______.

A. So is mine            B. So mine is            C. So does mine        D. So mine does

答案為C。so does mine在此的意思是“我的房間也一樣”。表示“……也一樣”時，so的后面要用倒裝語序，故可排除B和D。又因為前面一句的謂語動詞為實義動詞(gets)，所以后面一句要用助動詞do，不能用is。所以答案選C。

(2)If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party, _______.

A. he will either        B. neither will he       C. he neither will       D. either he will

答案為B。當要表示“……也一樣不”時，neither后要接倒裝句式，故選B。注意這類句式不能用either。

4. 考查so…that…句式的倒裝形式

(1) _______ that Maric was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was                B. So successful was her business

C. So her business was successful                D. So was her successful business

答案為B。當so…that…句式中的so…結構位于句首時，so…中的主謂語要用倒裝形式。又如：So sudden was the attack that we had no time to escape. 襲擊來得非常突然，我們來不及逃跑。

(2) So difficult _______ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.

A. I did find              B. did I find              C. I have found         D. have I found

答案為B。句子使用的基本句式為so…that…結構。按英語語法，當該結構的so…置于句首時，其后的句子(主句)要用倒裝語序。

5. 考查“only+狀語”置于句首時的倒裝形式

(1) Only then _______ how much damage had been caused.

A. she realized                                           B. she had realized

C. had she realized                                     D. did she realize

答案為D。當“only+狀語”置于句首時，其后句子要用倒裝語序。

(2) _______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

A. Only                    B. Just                      C. Still                     D. Yet

答案為A。當“only+狀語”置于句首時，其后句子要用倒裝語序。反過來，既然后面用了倒裝語序，所以句首要填only。

6. 考查表語或狀語置于句首時的倒裝

(1) At the foot of the mountain _______.

A. a village lie           B. lies a village          C. does a village lie   D. lying a village

答案為B。將地點狀語at the foot of the mountain置于句首，其后用完全倒裝。其正常語序為：A village lies at the foot of the mountain.

(2) Just in front of our house _______ with a history of 1, 000 years.

A. does a tall tree stand                              B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing                             D. a tall tree stands

答案為B。其正常語序為：A tall tree stands just in front of our house.