13. You as well _____ right.
A. I are B. I am C. as I am D. as I are
首先要指出的是,這道題出得有問(wèn)題,或者說(shuō)至少是出得不好。如Michael Swan編著的《牛津英語(yǔ)用法指南》指出:
用as well as連接兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)時(shí)雖然可以置于句首,但更常見(jiàn)的說(shuō)法是把as well as…放在主句后面;如果主語(yǔ)都是代詞,那就幾乎總要這么說(shuō)。如:
Alice was shocked by the news as well as Paula. 艾麗斯和波拉一樣,聽(tīng)到這消息大吃一驚。
He’s ill as well as me. 他和我一樣,也病了。 (不能說(shuō):He, as well as I / me, is ill.)
不過(guò),我也在《薄冰高級(jí)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法》上見(jiàn)到過(guò)這樣一個(gè)句子:
I as well as they am ready to help you. 不僅他們?cè)敢鈳椭悖乙苍敢鈳椭恪?/SPAN>
所以我們的結(jié)論是:此句最好改為 You are right as well as me.
如果一定要使用這種形式,答案應(yīng)該是D(即謂語(yǔ)跟You保持一致)。
15. -- Shall I wait here for three hours?
--Yes. Three hours _____ to wait for such a doctor.
A. are not very long for you B. is not long enough for you
C. was not long enough for you D. will be too long for you
估計(jì)命題者設(shè)定的答案是B。但從意義上看,我們認(rèn)為 D 更適當(dāng)一些。
從句意來(lái)看,說(shuō)話者是把 three hours 視為一個(gè)整體來(lái)看的,所以謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用單數(shù),四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有 B 和 C 符合,但從所用時(shí)態(tài)來(lái)看,C 用的是一般過(guò)去時(shí),顯然不妥,可排除;而 B 雖然從主謂一致角度以及所用時(shí)態(tài)均符合,但它的意思與對(duì)話語(yǔ)境并不很吻合,因?yàn)?/FONT> Three hours is not long enough for you to wait for such a doctor 的意思是“對(duì)于那樣一位醫(yī)生,你等三小時(shí)不算足夠久”(背景是:這是位很厲害的醫(yī)生),雖然也勉強(qiáng)說(shuō)得過(guò)去,但總覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)“怪”——因?yàn)椤叭r(shí)不算足夠久”,那到底多久才算足夠久呢?如果改為 is not too long for you 意思就順暢得多。但選D意思很順暢,其意為:對(duì)于那樣一位醫(yī)生,你要等三小時(shí)太久了(背景是:這不是位什么好醫(yī)生)。
由于沒(méi)有特定上下文,我覺(jué)得 B 和 D 均可選,但從意思上看 D 更好些(盡管命題者可能設(shè)定的答案是 B,因?yàn)榇祟}是考查主謂一致,而D與主謂一致無(wú)關(guān))。
19. Three fourths of the bread _____ by Bob, and the rest of the bread _____ left on the table.
A. was eaten / were B. were eaten / was C. were eaten / were D. was eaten / was
答案為D。當(dāng)用作主語(yǔ)的不可數(shù)名詞修飾到“幾分之幾”修飾時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞仍用單數(shù);the rest of 后接不可數(shù)名詞時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞也用單數(shù)。
20. This pair of shoes _____.
A. is her B. is hers C. are hers D. are her
答案為B。a pair of shoes 之類的結(jié)構(gòu)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與pair保持一致。
21.There ______ no life on the moon.
A. is said to have B. are said to have C. is said to be D. are said to be
答案為C。首先要注意此題是考查 there be 句式,所以首先要排除 A 和B(is said to 和 are said to 中的 is 和 are 是構(gòu)成被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的助動(dòng)詞,與there be 中的 be 無(wú)關(guān))。又因?yàn)?no life 是單數(shù),故選 C,不選 D。句意為:據(jù)說(shuō)月球上沒(méi)有生命。
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