初级英语语法重点、考点与难点(09)

8. mean等动词接不定式或动名词含义不同

He meant ______ the early bus, and that meant ______ up before five o’clock.

A. to catch, to get    B. catching, getting  C. to catch, getting  D. catching, to get

此题应选C。在动词 mean, try, can’t help 等之后接不定式或动名词, 动词本身含义有变化。试比较并体会：

a. mean＋to do sth 打算做某事

mean＋doing sth　意味着……

b. try＋to do sth　设法做某事

try＋doing sth　做某事试一试(看有什么效果)

c. can’t help＋to do sth 不能帮助做某事

can’t help＋doing sth 禁不住做某事

1. Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean _____ your feelings.

A. hurt                      B. to hurt                  C. hurting                 D. to hurting

2. This illness will mean _____ to hospital.

A. go                        B. to go                    C. going                    D. to going

3. I couldn’t help ____ when I heard the joke.

A. laugh                    B. to laugh                C. laughing                D. laughed

4. Don’t take the medicine. It can’t help ____ ridof your cold.

A. get                       B. to get                    C. getting                  D. got

5. —I usually go there by train.

—Why not _____ by boat for a change?

A. to try going           B. trying to go

C. to try and go         D. try going

答案：1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D

9. need等动词后接不定式或动名词均可, 但语态不同

The library needs ______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.

A. cleaning              B. be cleaned           C. clean                   D. being cleaned

此题应选 A。表示“需要”的动词 need, want, require等, 其后可接动名词(用主动式表示被动含义)或不定式(用被动式表示被动含义)：

这位老头需要照顾。

a. The old man needs looking after.

b. The old man needs to be looked after.