托福語法題作題技巧(5)

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一.省略
    (17)——native tO Europe,the daisy has now spread throughout most Of North America.
    A.Although B.If it were
    C.In spite D.That it is
    解這一道題時(shí),就涉及到連詞的省略問題。常規(guī)解題方法是:首先,根據(jù)“一個(gè)逗號看對面”的口訣,我們知道逗號后是主句,進(jìn)而知道逗號之前要么是從句,要么是短語。所以第一個(gè)被排除掉的是“D”項(xiàng)——因?yàn)?that"所能引導(dǎo)的必須是名詞性或形容詞性從句(只有"so that"、“so/such…that"和"in that"例外;本來還應(yīng)包括"now that'’,但迄今為止這一結(jié)構(gòu)在托福語法考題中還沒有作為“題眼”出現(xiàn)過),在這里不可能。繼而被排除的是“C”項(xiàng),因?yàn)?native"在這兒只能是形容詞——這里"native"絕不可能是名詞,具體原因后面“口訣七”將要討論。隨后要剔除的是“B”項(xiàng),因?yàn)?if it were"顯然是虛擬語氣,而主句是直陳語氣。但“A”項(xiàng)可以嗎?選項(xiàng)中既沒有主語又沒有謂語動(dòng)詞?;卮鹗强隙ǖ模?yàn)?Although”所引導(dǎo)的從句屬可“省略”的范圍,而且這里又符合“省略”的條件。究竟什么是“省略”呢?我們這里的“省略”指的一些狀語從句在一定的條件下可以省略句中的某些成分。那么,都有哪一些從句可以“省略”?省略的“條件”是什么?可以省略哪些“句子成分”呢? 首先,由下列幾個(gè)關(guān)聯(lián)詞引導(dǎo)的從句在托福語法考題中屬于可以省略的范圍:"as"“if”、“unless”(條件),"when"、“while"(時(shí)間),“though(although)”(轉(zhuǎn)折),“even if(though)”(讓步),“once"(假設(shè))。
    省略的條件有: —
    1.主句的主語與從句的主語邏輯上相一致;
    2.從句是以"be"的適當(dāng)形式作謂語的"主---系---表"結(jié)構(gòu)或"類主---系----表"結(jié)構(gòu).后者指的是進(jìn)行體(時(shí))"be+V-ing"或被動(dòng)語態(tài)"be+V-ed".
    被省略的部分包括:主語,"be"的人稱,時(shí)態(tài)形式及其前面的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞,助動(dòng)詞等.上面例句中實(shí)際上相當(dāng)于省略了"it(the daisy) is".
    二.雙重
    (18)——touching in O Henry's stories is the gallantry with which ordinary people struggle to maintain their dignity·
    A.Most is B.Is mostly
    C.Is it most D.What is most
    本題在“去掉獨(dú)立成分”后只剩了—is the gallantry"。很顯然缺少了主語.但四個(gè)選項(xiàng)幾乎都有一個(gè)代詞加一個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞。這就意味著作為正確答案的那個(gè)選項(xiàng)中的代詞必須一詞二用——一個(gè)詞充當(dāng)兩個(gè)成分;這樣再加上"touching”(這里"touching"不是作后置定語,所
    以不“獨(dú)立’’)和“the gallantry"分別充當(dāng)兩個(gè)“is’’的主語和表語。最終答案是"D".為什么呢?因?yàn)樗膫€(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有"what"具有“雙重"的功能.那么,具體地說,什么是"雙重"?托福語法部分常見的具有"雙重"功能的連詞有哪些呢?所謂的“雙重”,這里指的是連詞除了正常的句法功能外還充當(dāng)另外一個(gè)句子成分。而所謂的"正?!敝傅氖前凑找话愕恼Z法規(guī)則要求。在這種"正常"的情況下:
    ①形容詞性(定語從句)的連詞(關(guān)系代詞)除有“關(guān)聯(lián)”功能外還在從句中充當(dāng)一個(gè)實(shí)際成分(主語、動(dòng)詞賓語、介詞賓語或定語)。如:
    The same forces that create surface tension in any sample Of water are responsible fOr the maintenance Of these unbroken columns Of water.(充當(dāng)主語)
    The early European settlers Of the United States did not abandon the diversions with which their ancestors had traditionally relieved the tedium of life.(充當(dāng)介詞賓語)
    但涉及到時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)(方位)、原因、方式時(shí),連詞(關(guān)系代詞)不充當(dāng)從句中的成分.如:
    The knee is joint where the thigh bone meets the large bone Of the lower leg.
    ②名詞性從句(主語、賓語或表語、同位語從句)和副詞性從句(狀語從句)的連詞(關(guān)系代詞)除具有這一功能外,在從句中一般不充當(dāng)任何成分。如:
    That he was an honest man helped him win the respect from the people around.
    Articles differ from editorials in that articles present facts while editorials present opinions.
    根據(jù)對過去托??碱}的總結(jié),托福語法中的總結(jié),托福語法中的"雙重"連詞有三種類型"
    ①.what
    充當(dāng)(主句和從句——下同)兩個(gè)主語、兩個(gè)賓語、一個(gè)主語十一個(gè)賓語。例(18)中的"what'’即是充當(dāng)了兩個(gè)主語。又如:
    I believed what he said. 句中的"what"即是充當(dāng)兩個(gè)賓語。有時(shí),“what'’的這種特點(diǎn)也成為改錯(cuò)部分的“題眼”。如:
    (19)(Some) psychologists believe (what) even a person (suffers) from amnesia,some (memory) remains in the unconscious.
    ②whatever,whoever,whichever
    上述三個(gè)詞的用法與“what”差不多:意義上表示一種強(qiáng)調(diào)。但在考題中出現(xiàn)的頻率不及"what”高。
    ③as,than
    本來“ss”和"than"作為關(guān)聯(lián)詞只有連接主句和狀語從句的作用,但在托福語法考題中如果符合上面提到的“省略”要求的兩個(gè)條件——主句的主語與從句的主語邏輯上相一致;從句是以“be'’的適當(dāng)形式作謂語的“主一系一表”結(jié)構(gòu)或“類主一系一表”結(jié)構(gòu)——這兩個(gè)詞除“正?!钡倪B接作用還充當(dāng)從句的主語:如:
    John’s father was such a stingy man that he seldom spent On his son as much as was necessary..
    Mark was delighted tO see his new flat Was larger than was expected...
    上面的兩個(gè)句子中,“as”和“than’分別充當(dāng)了從句的主語。