题目内容
4.Act one of Pygmalion tells us how the main characters of this play,Eliza Doolittle,Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering had their (61)fateful(fate) meetings while (62)sheltering(shelter) from a heavy rain outside a theater in London,England in 1914.Eliza Doolittle was (63)a poor flower girl.When she tried to sell her flowers to a gentleman,her terrible English (64)caught(catch) Professor Higgins'attention.Professor Higgins,an expert in phonetics,could place a person by his/her (65)remarks (remark).He convinced that the quality of a person's English decides his/her social position.
In his opinion,once educated to speak (66)properly(proper),Eliza Doolittle could pass (67)herself(her) off in three months (68)as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party and perhaps she could even work as a lady's maid or a shop assistant.
Colonel Pickering,an officer in the army,(69)who had studied many Indian dialects himself,came to England (70)to make( make) the acquaintance of Professor Higgins.
分析 本文介绍的是萧伯纳的茶花女.在1914年的英国,主人公伊莉莎•杜利特尔和希金斯教授和皮克林上校在赶往一场重大的会议的时候外面下起大雨,所以他们在伦敦剧院避雨.伊莉莎•杜利特尔是一个贫穷的卖花女,她想把她的花卖给那位绅士,她不标准的英语会引起希金斯教授的注意.语音学专家希金斯教授相信一个人的英语质量决定了他/她的社会地位.在他看来,一旦有标准的发音,伊莉莎•杜利特尔可以通过自己在三个月后在大使的花园派对女公爵而成为一个女仆或店员.皮克林上校是一个曾研究过许多印第安方言上校军官,来到英国结识希金斯教授.自此,故事开始了…
解答 61.fateful.考查派生词.修饰名词 meetings 用形容词fateful,表示男女主人公的会面是命中注定的.
62.sheltering.考查非谓语动词. while+doing做主句的伴随状语,省略了主语和be动词.表示他们在避雨时相遇了.
63.a.考查冠词.根据poor flower girl可知用不定冠词表示"一个买花姑娘".
64.caught.考查谓语动词.根据上文可知用一般去时态,所以用catch的过去式.
65.remarks.考查名词.本句表示"通过他的言论可以决定一个人的位置",言论不会是一句话,所以用复数.
66.properly.考查副词.修饰动词speak用副词,表示"言语恰当".
67.herself.考查反身代词.句子的主语和宾语都是Eliza Doolittle,所以用反身代词,表示Eliza Doolittle 要让自己通过测试.
68.as.考查介词.本句表示Eliza Doolittle 在三月中要作为公爵夫人出席大使的聚会.as表示"作为".
69.who.考查想代词.定语从句 had studied many Indian dialects himself的先行词是Colonel Pickering,做从句的主语,所以关系代词用who.
70.to make.考查非谓语动词. make the acquaintance of Professor Higgins是came to England 的目的,所以用to do.
点评 考查语法填空.
不定式用作目的状语时,其句意特点很明显,通常在译成中文时可用"为了"来表示.如:
To record press both buttons.
录音时须按双钮.
有时即使没有直接翻译出"为了",但其中包含了类似意思,如"目的是""目的是为了"等.如:
Doctors worked through the night to save the life of the injured man.
医生彻夜工作以拯救伤者的生命.
(以拯救伤者的生命=目的是为了拯救伤者的生命)
不定式用作目的状语有两个可能的位置,一是在句首,二是在句末.一般说来,用于句首属于强调性用法,即强调动词的目的.比较:
To illustrate my point I have done a comparative analysis.
为说明我的观点,我做了对比分析.
I have done a comparative analysis to illustrate my point.
我做了对比分析来说明我的观点.
A. | three times the width of | B. | three times as wider as | ||
C. | as three times as | D. | three times the width |