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强调结构的几类重要考点

2011-06-25来源:和谐英语
四、考查not...until句式的强调结构

其基本形式为It is (was) not until…that…。比较:

He didn't come until his wife left. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

→It was not until his wife left that he came. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

They didn't start until the rain stopped. 直到雨停他们才出发。

→It was not until the rain stopped that they started. 直到雨停他们才出发。

注:这类句型不用倒装语序,但若改成Not until…,则要用倒装。如:

Not until his wife left did he come. 他妻子走了之后他才来。

Not until the rain stopped did they start. 直到雨停他们才出发。

【真题实例】(答案分别为DBD)

1. It _________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _________ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when     B. was until; that       C. wasn’t until; when   D. wasn’t until; that

2. It was not until she got home _________ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

A. when                   B. that                      C. where                      D. before

3. It wasn’t until nearly a month later _________ I received the manager’s reply.

A. since                    B. when                   C. as                            D. that

五、考查强调句与非强调句的辨别

1. 设置陷阱,使考生将强调句误判为非强调句。如:

It might have been John _________ bought a present for Mary yesterday.

A. that                       B. when                  C. what                      D. which

【解析】答案选A,为强调句型,由于句中动词be采用了might have been这一复杂结构,所以许多同学们可能会看不出它是一个强调句型。

2. 设置陷阱,使考生将非强调句误判为强调句。如:

It was evening       we reached the little town of Winchester.

A. that                       B. until                    C. since                     D. before

【解析】答案选D。有的考生一看到句首的it was,再联系到选项中的that,就以为这是考查强调句。其实错了。此题是考查连词before的用法。因为去掉It was…that这一结构后,原句不能成为一个完整的句子,所以这不是强调结构。句意是:我们还没有到达Winchester这个小镇,天就夜了。

【现用现学】

01. — When was _________?

—_________ was in 2000 when he was still in college.

A. that; This              B. this; It                 C. it; This                 D. that; It

02. It was his nervousness in the interview _________ probably lost him the job.

A. which                   B. since                   C. that                      D. what

03. It was what he meant rather than what he said _________ annoyed me.

A. which                   B. as                       C. what                      D. that

04. “How was _________ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?” “Totally by chance.”

A. it that                     B. he that                C. it when                  D. he which

05. Who was it _________ saved the drowning girl?

A. since                      B. as                       C. that                       D. he