考点三 名词(词组)作同位语
3 ~4 w5 {/ I2 _; E: K% F% r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,
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In the nineteenth century, Samuel Gridley Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind, ----for children in Boston, Massachusetts.
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(C) was an institution* ?1 @/ }$ o, F5 u. ^, R' N
(D) an institute 1 M5 V) t/ ]3 X! D8 ~) y% y0 C2 D
答案: (D)
+ S5 G& I! h7 v! P# V/ }% P P: v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 6 M C' \0 X5 I3 a6 Z
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2 U+ g9 Y# [+ D+ \ f5 W8 m/ d3 t/ HMartha Graham, ----, has run her own dance company for half a century.
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(B) one of the great modern choreographers
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(D) the modern choreographers were great 5 e5 ~: v# a* q6 g$ C
答案：B - A, |" C9 t+ C5 e6 H" O0 _5 U
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: H! p- l$ F3 a; p' j
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考点四 名词(词组)作定语 & t z% Q5 c- k! j0 J# i
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. P3 U1 C" M% E; F, D: |, U
这样的词语有：word order（词序）， taxi driver（出租车司机）等 g7 Z0 S% I; o1 u8 s8 k' n' R
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Situated in the heart of a grain-farming and livestock-raising region, Abilene, Kansas, is a prosperous trading and distribute center.
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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 ! M! B* \! P: u! H6 o. _4 x1 G
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Acrylic paint enables artists to experiment with many colors effects.& t$ R: h1 `* o8 ^0 U
应改为: color
9 @$ Z4 M, G! h$ h! R8 b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
