雅思阅读:剑桥雅思阅读长难句分析(13)2 m. [! m" h( r7 A+ e0 t7 U
1. A popular explanation of play has been that it helps juveniles develop the skills they will need to hunt. (test2 passage 3)$ V5 q2 X7 Q8 x
分析:本句的主句为“A popular explanation of play has been that…”;“that it helps juveniles develop the skills they will need to hunt”为that引导的表语从句,作has been的表语;“they will need to hunt”为定语从句,关系词在定语从句中作宾语,被省略。 来自www.Examw.com3 l& T" J$ z) m& v; S' ^( s0 F3 Z
2. Comparing measurements for fifteen orders of mammal, he and his team found larger brains (for a given body size) are linked to greater playfulness. (test2 passage 3)8 w. g( L6 `- S8 ^9 m# K# D- m: U
分析:本句的主句为“he and his team found larger brains (for a given body size) are linked to greater playfulness”;“Comparing measurements for fifteen orders of mammal”为现在分词短语作状语;“larger brains (for a given body size) are linked to greater playfulness”为宾语从句,that被省略。
5 d- t* g( e" _3 `5 ~: X 3. If you plot the amount of time a juvenile devotes to play each day over the course of its development, you discover a pattern typically associated with a ‘sensitive period’—a brief development window during which the brain can actually be modified in ways that are not possible earlier or later in life. (test2 passage 3) P$ w( r, g2 m/ m* d9 ]
分析:本句较长,主句为“you discover a pattern”;“If you plot the amount of time”为if引导的本句的条件状语从句;“a juvenile devotes to play each day over the course of its development”为定语从句,作time的定语,关系词在定语从句中作宾语,被省略;“associated with a ‘sensitive period’”为过去分词短语作定语;“during which the brain can actually be modified”为which引导的定语从句,作window的定语从句;“that are not possible earlier or later in life”为定语从句,作ways的定语,关系词为that。 * L1 y1 t5 e# _" W/ R
4. These fracture zones, where the collisions occur, are where earthquakes happen. (test3 passage 2)
; v; F; q- \" D 分析:本句的主句为“These fracture zones are where earthquakes happen”;“where the collisions occur”为定语从句,作zones的定语,关系词为where;“where earthquakes happen”为where引导的表语从句。 & b! @% @0 x& T5 p
5. When studying their mother tongue, linguists act as their own informants, judging the ambiguity, acceptability, or other properties of utterances against their own intuitions. (test3 passage 3)
- ?( v/ c+ m! ^, E: K 分析:本句的主句为“linguists act as their own informants”, “When studying their mother tongue”为when引导的现在分词短语做时间状语;“judging the ambiguity, acceptability, or other properties of utterances against their own intuitions.”为现在分词短语做伴随状语,引导词省略。 |