Falling Tree or Fallen Tree?

《英语辅导报》2000-2001学年度第14期(高二版),7—9单元阶段验收题,笔试部分Ⅱ课本要点A)单项选择题,第9小题: The roof was badlydamaged by a——tree inthe great storm last night. A.fall B.fallen C.fallingD.failed 原参考答案为:B 到底是falling tree还是fallen tree?我们先来分析一下现在分词与过去分词作定语时之语意表达功能: 1.现在分词作定语现在分词作定语从其语意功能看:a)表达的是所修饰的客     

现在分词考点精讲

一、现在分词作定语现在分词作定语时,一般可转换成定语从句。例如: The wild flowers looked like a soft or- ange blanket ___ the desert.(2006湖南) A.covering B.covered C.cover D.to cover简析:答案是A。a soft orange blanket与cover存在主谓关系,因此要用现在分词作谓语,它相当于定语从句which/that cov-     

精讲精练过去分词的用法

过去分词能在句子中充当多种成分。本文拟对过去分词的各种用法作一讲解。一、过去分词作定语[知识精讲]1.及物动词的过去分词作定语时,总是具有被动意义。但是,不及物动词的过去分词作定语时,却表示主动和完成意义。例如:(1)I蒺ve gota broken heart.我的心已经碎了。(2)In autum n there are m any fallen leaves on the ground.秋天地上有许多落叶。(3)H is father is a retired teacher.他父亲是个退休的教师。2.单个的过去分词作定语时,通常放在被修饰的名词前面;过去分词短语作定语时,通常放在被修饰的名词后面。例如:(1)Be careful…     

分词考点归纳

一、考查分词作定语分词短语作定语,放在被修饰的名词之后;单个分词作定语,放在被修饰的名词之前。例如:①The m an standing atthe window is our teacher.②Polluted air and water are harm ful to people s health.几点注意:1)现在分词的完成式一般不作后置定语。请比较下面两个句子:误:The teacher criticized the studenthaving broken the window.正:The teacher criticized the studentwho had broken the window.2)有几个不及物动词,它们有时用现在分词作定语,有时用过去分词作定语,其意义有所不同:现在分词表示动作正在进行,过…     

2007 年高考英语模拟试题(英文)

第一部分: 听力理解 ( 共两节, 满分 30 分)(略) 第二部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满 分 45 分) 第一节: 单项填空 (共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分) 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出可以填 入空白处的最佳选项。 21. At this time in North China, you will see leaves . A. to fall B. falling C. fallen D. fell 22. Mr. Alexander is the professor I have the greatest respect. A. who B. that C to whom D. for whom 23. Mr. White the heavy burden of taking care of his wife and two children. A. faced with B.…     

高考题对过去分词的考查

过去分词一直是高考考查的重点之一。从历年的高考试题看,主要考查了过去分词作定语,作状语,作宾语补足语和表语的用法。一、过去分词作定语,相当于一个定语从句。例如: 1.Most of the artists__to the party were from South Africa.(NMET’90) A.invited B.to invite C.being invited D.had been invited 2.The computer centre,__last year,is very popular among thestudents in this school.(NME’93)     

是“the”还是“a（n）”？

过去分词作定语时一般应放在名词前，如：the risen sun，boiled water，fallen leaves，a lost child以及skilled workers等等。但有些过去分词能放在名词后作后置定语。现将这些常见的过去分词列举如下，供同学们学习时参考。     

信鸽往来

问：高中英语课本第二册(上)第42课有这样两个句子：Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by falling trees or branches. The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and paths.第一个句子中说falling trees or branches,第二个句子说fallen trees,falling和fallen的用法有什么区别呢?(北京李国豪)     

非谓语动词正误例析

1.[误]The ground is covered withfalling:leaves。 [正]The ground is covered with fallenleaves. [析]此句错误的主要原因是没有弄清楚现在分词与过去分词的区别。现在分词作定语表示主动与进行。过去分词作定语表示被动与完成。此题意为“落下的叶     

非谓语动词之现在分词用法要点

非谓语动词是英语高考语法题中重点考查的对象之一,包括不定式、动名词、现在分词和过去分词四个部分。这里简要介绍一下现在分词的用法。现在分词是由动词原形加词尾-ing构成。现在分词既有动词的性质,又有形容词性质。在句中可作表语、定语、状语和补语等。1.作表语。现在分词作表语表示抽象的一般性的行为,放在be动词之后。如:Our work is serving the people.His hobby is collecting stamps.2.作定语。单个的分词作定语一般放在被修饰词的前面。如:reading room阅览室swimming pool游泳池waiting room候车室①现在分词短语作定语应放…     

定语从句的十个“不一定”

定语从句是高中语法的重点,也是历年来高考命题的热点。由于定语从句的结构和用法比较复杂,同学们在使用时往往受思维定势的消极影响,犯一些错误。下面列举定语从句中十种“不一定”的情况,希望对大家更好地掌握它有所帮助。1.表地点的词作先行词,关系词不一定用w hereI’ve forgotten the place______you talked aboutjustnow.A.where B.that C.in which D.to which分析:答案是B而不是A,因为定语从句中talkedabout缺宾语,而不是缺状语。2.表时间的词作先行词,关系词不一定用w henIwillneverforgetthe days______we spenttogether.A.in …     

从一道高考题谈名词作定语

请看一道高考题: He dropped the_______and broke it. A.cup of coffee B.coffee’s cup C.cup for coffee D.coffee cup 答案为D。这道试题旨在考察名词作定语。在英语中,有些名词可直接作定语来修饰另外一个名词,不需要任何的变化,这种定语叫做名词定语。例如:a paper     

过去分词与高考

笔者将近五年高考题中出现的考查过去分词的题目进行分类解析,并将其常见的用法加以归纳,希望对同学们能有所帮助。一、过去分词作定语过去分词(短语)作定语时,其作用相当于定语从句。在下面的情况下,定语从句可以转换成相应的过去分词结构:1.关系代词在定语从句中作主语时;2.定语从句的谓语动词表示被动或完成的动作时。经典试题:1.(2004上海)The disc,digitally in the studio,sounded fan-tastic atthe party thatnight.A.recorded B.recordingC.to be recorded D.having recorded解析:答案为A。句中的disc是“被录制”的。而The disc…     

从一道高考题看“垂悬的现在分词”

NMET 2001第35题为: __ such heavy pollution already,it may now be too late to cleanup the river. A.Having suffered B.Suffering C.To suffer D.Suffered 此题的正确答案为A,有的学生曾提出质疑,因为现在分词作状语时,其逻辑主语应与句子中的主语一致。例如:     

A Boy and His Tree

A long time ago,there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He climbed to the tree top,ate the apples,took a nap (打盹) under the shadow…He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.     

Tree Rings

Do you know something about tree rings? Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like, sometimes they can show us an exact record of the weather even hundreds of years ago. A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall will limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be seen by reading the tree ringsin a tree trunk.To find out the w eather of tenyears ago,countthe r…     

现在分词作状语还是定语

正一、现在分词作状语的用法现在分词可以作表示时间、原因、结果、条件、让步、行为方式、伴随情况等的状语,但是不能作目的状语。例1 The sun began to rise in the sky,______the mountain in golden light.A.bathed B.bathing C.to have bathed D.having bathed点拨:现在分词作伴随状语。thesun与bathe为主动关系,且表示进行,排除A;"太阳升起"在前,"那座山沐浴在金色的阳光中"在后,排除C、D。选B。     

透析高考题中的过去分词

过去分词是高中英语学习的重点和难点,也是高考的考点,其用法灵活,高考试卷中对过去分词的考察出现在单项填空、完形填空、短文改错等诸多题型中,本文将从句法功能的角度结合高考中单项填空题来探讨过去分词的用法。一、过去分词作定语高考真题回顾:1.The repairs cost a lot,but it’smoney well.(2005湖北)A.to spend B.spentC.being spent D.spending2.The disc,digitally in thestudio,sounded fantastic at the party thatnight.(2004上海)A.recorded B.recordingC.to be recorded D.having recorded3.Mr.Smith,of thespeech,star…     

2005高考试题中的非谓语动词检测分析

一、作状语1.现在分词作状语①from other continents for mil-lions of years,A ustralia has many plants andanim als not found in any other country in thew orld.(2005湖北)A.Being separatedB.H aving separatedC.H aving been separatedD.To be separated考点:现在分词作原因状语。思路分析:该题的正确答案为C。分析句子的主语A ustralia与separate的关系,应为动宾关系,即被动关系,故用被动形式,再看separate这个动作是在主句的谓语动词has之前发生的,因此要用分词的完成形式。②The storm left,a lot of dam-age to this area.(全国卷2)A.caused B.to have causedC.to cause D.having caused考点:现在分词作结果状语。思路分析:该题的正确答案为D。“造成许多损害”是在“暴风雨”发生以后,故用分词的完成形式。一...     

浅析过去分词作定语和表语

一、过去分词作定语 1．过去分词作定语,常常位于其所修饰的名词前;而过去分词短语作定语时,常常位于其所修饰的名词后,相当于一个定语从句。