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subjunctive mood 小结&课后习题&真题

2009-10-08 11:05阅读:
subjunctive mood can be divided into two forms:be-subjunctive and were-subjunctive.
be-subjunctive is realized by the base form of the verb.Whatever the person of the subject, the verb takes the base form. be-subjunctive is mainly used in 3 cases
1.remember four Chinese words
2.adverbial clauses introduced by'if, though, whatever, so long as, whether,lest,etc.
3.in certain formulaic expression_r
were-subjunctive has only one form were.And it is used in certain adverbial clauses and certain nominal clauses.


课后习题
_____(be) that as it may,our expenditure is bound to increase.
答案:Be
解析:前半句可还原为as it may be that,

He is my best friend,my second self,as it____(be).
答案:were
解析:as it were结构中做so to speak解,即“宛如,好比”只能用were不用was.

It's essential that he____(be) here by tomorrow.
答案:be
It's ne
cessary that every member____ (inform)himself of these rules.
答案:inform
解析:be-型虚拟用在essential,necessary等形容词之后的that-分句中,即不管主语是什么人称动词一律用原形。

I propose he_____(excuse).
答案:be excused
解析:propose表建议后跟be-型虚拟,而根据句意他被原谅应使用被动语态,所以是be excused.

If it_____(rain)tomorrow,the match would be postponed.
答案:were to rain
解析:看题可知这是were-型虚拟式用于由if引导的条件状语分句中,根据主句中would be可知从句中应使用were to do.其中were可用was代替。

It's just struck midnight.It's high time we____(go)to bed.
答案:went
解析:用动词的过去时形式表示假设意义it is time(that)…为其中一例典型,表示是该什么什么了。

If only I____(keep)my mouth shut!
答案:kept
解析:if only结构用动词过去时形式表示假设意义

She insists on his taking his vacation now.
答案:She insists that he take his vacation now.
解析:insist做坚决要求讲,转换为be-型虚拟.

如果你不听我的忠告,那就算了。
答案:If you do not listen to my advice,so be it.
解析:be-型虚拟用于某些公式化语句中表示祝愿、诅咒、禁止等意义,so be it表示但愿如此/那就这样吧。

四级真题
I'd rather we____our lesson now.
A)have B)had C)should have D)shall have
答案:B
分析:句意为 我宁愿我们现在就上课 用过去时表示对不可能发生的事情的希望。

_____their help,we wouldn't have succeeded.
A)Hadn't been for B)Had it not been for C)It hadn't been for D)Hadn't it been for
答案:B
分析:主句用would have done对应从句应是had done,此题为省略了if得到装,故紧接主语的动词提前,其他成分不变,选B

The board deemed it's urgent that these files___right away.
A)had to be printed B)should have been printed C)must be printed D)should be printed
答案:D
分析:urgent表示急需的后的宾语从句应使用虚拟式,即should+动词原形。

She always put her medivation on the top of the shelf lest the children____it by mistake.
A)took B)should take C)had taken D)would take
答案:B
分析:lest以免的意思 后跟be-型虚拟式,加(should)动词原形

It is generally thought to be of necessity to a college student that he ____at least one foreign language.
A)know B)knows C)would know D)should have known
答案:A
分析:根据句型可知为be-型虚拟,后接动词原形。

Had the weather been good, the children _____ out for a walk.
A. had gone B. could have gone C. would go D. went
答案:B
分析:表示与过去的事实相反,前半句倒装,还原为if the weather had been……所以主句应用have done.

Peter wishes that he _____ law instead of literature when he was in college。
A. could study B. studied C. had studied D. would study
答案:C
分析:表示过去没有实现的愿望用过去完成。

He talks as if he _____ everything in the world.
A. knows B. knew C. had known D.would have known
答案:B
分析:as if后的从句中,表示与现在事实相反或对现在的情况有所怀疑动词用一般过去式。

_____for a long time, the fields are all dried up.
A)There has been no rain B)Having no rain
C)There having been no rain D)There being no rain
答案:C
分析:for a long time可知应用完成时,前半部分应该是一个独立结构,所以A不能选,应为C

If you have never planted anything, you won't be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted_____.
A.grow B.to grow C.growing D.to be growing
答案:A
分析:watch后跟不带to的不定式,作宾语补足语。C选项有疑问。

经过这几周的语法学习,让我对被动语态和虚拟语气有了更深的了解,也对于曾经做错的题目有了更明晰的理解,语法学习因为是比较客观的教义,所以难免会有些枯燥,但是在攻克哪怕一个小小的疑问后,也会让人感觉清爽很多,就是这样一个一个小的难题攻克后,才能让我们今后可以更加流利准确的说出英文,写出精彩的英语文章,更加现实的是在专业考试中取得好的成绩,所以我们应该更加认真的学习语法。




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