名词(词组)作同位语, m; I- B3 B7 ] g) z
同位语主要由名词词组充当, 对其前面的名词或代词作补充说明, ; N) |1 E- H- c2 N7 Q l
I came from Jiangying, a very beautiful and peaceful town.
- N- T5 C% ~. U! D7 w, x d 例题:
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0 {* z: n! o1 d4 l$ n In the nineteenth century, Samuel Gridley Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind, ----for children in Boston, Massachusetts.' K7 q) c6 k. M) E( B# A
(A) that institutes
( j& B+ `" b3 ]/ Z4 s# P) H (B) while instituted ! o( ?6 P( s1 E' {
(C) was an institution
! p! U5 U, T$ S! Y) E) U (D) an institute ; P7 X" V6 i( H1 D
答案: (D) 5 \+ L& I5 ~! j6 A7 e `
解释: 空白前的句子结构完整, 空格后的结构和宾语的很相似, (D)为名词词组, 构成宾语的同位语# `; D) L* X8 Z+ m* L h! e" b
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Martha Graham, ----, has run her own dance company for half a century.
6 P# ^/ R& d( b% H$ b. L3 [ (A) is the great modern choreographer ) S- J' w/ g" d \8 f) m6 o
(B) one of the great modern choreographers
1 ^" p) s' g; j/ o- D (C) that the great modern choreographers
$ |+ g0 @, D. ?: ?% I (D) the modern choreographers were great / V/ x0 C, w. Y" u5 b; a, b \
答案：B $ o2 g7 W4 Y( ^7 u0 C# T
解释：此句主谓俱全, 空格设在主语和谓语之间, 且两端都有逗号, 推知缺少的是主语的同位语, B是名词词组, 可以胜任；A D中的动词与原句谓语冲突; C 不是完整的同位语从句) I& y4 J6 _4 s9 ]$ q" |6 ^
考点四 名词(词组)作定语6 N- z; X$ o1 x* j5 S! o( x
名词修饰名词作定语的现象在英语中也屡见不鲜, 此时前面的名词相当于形容词的作用, 只是依英语习惯决定究竟用名词还是形容词作定语, TOEFL有少量题涉及这一问题5 K9 Z/ F8 C7 T8 u+ s! R# W2 |
这样的词语有：word order（词序）， taxi driver（出租车司机）等
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/ [0 ^; P0 z# ? T5 l1 s7 Y6 B5 M Situated in the heart of a grain-farming and livestock-raising region, Abilene, Kansas, is a prosperous trading and distribute center.( O3 ~- F! f' [6 E8 ]! `
应改为: distribution/ distributing.
0 E+ T4 l" H2 h {5 e 解释: 动词distribute不能修饰名词center，可改用名词或分词, 但此题中名词distribution作定语更符合英文习惯 3 r( Q9 R2 m( k$ `: o7 l6 ]
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Acrylic paint enables artists to experiment with many colors effects.* w! f% K5 b7 H0 B6 D0 b
应改为: color' | X" ]1 A( T) c8 v% N
解释: 此处名词color作effects的定语无需用复数, 意为色彩效果 |
发表于 2012-8-14 23:32:39
