第二节 强调的需要
一、"某些副词(短语)+助动词+主语+谓语"的倒装结构
- So little _____ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
[A] I know
[B] I knew
[C] do I know
[D] did I know - _____ a partial answer.
[A] Will be found in this chapter
[B] In this chapter found will be
[C] In this chapter will be found
[D] This chapter will be found in - So abundant and so prominent the material benefits of science are [A] that in the eyes of many [B] these seem to be the only [C] benefits which she brings [D] .
注意:上述有些词如only虽然位于句子的开头,但它们作形容词用不是修饰介词短语或状语从句,而是修饰名词或代词则句子不需倒装:Only he managed to pass the exam. 只有他设法通过了考试。
这些副词有(just)then, soon, often, only(in this way, then), so(+形容词), especially, near(+地点名词或短语), early(+时间状语), in vain, many a time等等
二、以表示否定的副词开始的句子需要倒装
(一)常见的否定副词有never, little, nowhere, not only(...but also, as well), not until, nowhere, hardly, scarcely, rarely, not once, seldom, no sooner
- _____ France Viuard an excellent political speaker but she was also among the first members of the populist party.
[A] Not only
[B] If only
[C] Only
[D] Not only was - At [A] no time China will [B] be the first [C] to use unclear weapons [D] .
- Never the world has [A] seen so many nations cooperating [B] in such a [C] worthy [D] venture.
(二) 但是,否定副词如果只是限定句子主语而非修饰谓语或全句,则句子不必倒装
Hardly anyone has seen a man who eats ants. 还没有人发现人吃蚂蚁。
(三)此外,某些否定词,如no 、not,修饰主语而不是作状语时,句子也不必倒装
- Not _____ on dry land.
[A] are all valleys
[B] valleys all are
[C] valleys are all
[D] all valleys are
No survivor has yet been found. 还没有发现幸存者。
Not all that glitters is gold. 不是闪光的东西都是金的。
(四)但当"not a和many a +名词"位于句首时,要用倒装语序
Not a word did he say at the meeting. 会上他一句话也没说。
Many a time has the manager emphasized this point. 经理多次强调这一点。
(五)barely、hardly、scarcely和when、before连用,no sooner和than连用,它们位于句首时,为固定的倒装结构,表示一件事紧接着另一件事发生,相当于汉语的"一......就......"。但在时态上,主句一般用过去完成时而从句(when, before或than引导)用过去时。
- Scarcely had they settled themselves in their seats in the theatre _____ the curtain went up. (81年考题)
[A] than
[B] when
[C] before
[D] as soon as
上述句中,若barely, hardly, scarcely, no sooner用于句中,则不必倒装
I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain.
但表示一般情况时,主句也可用现在完成时,从句用一般现在时
Scarcely has a foreigner set foot in the United States before they ask him what he thinks of the country. 外国人刚去美国,他们就会问他对该国有什么看法。
No sooner had I left the house than it began to rain. 我刚离开屋子天就下起雨来。
三、 介词短词+倒装结构
(一)以下列否定意义的短语为句首的句子应用倒装语序:under no circumstances, on no account,in no way, at no point, at no time, in no sense,这些短语都表示"绝不"。
- In [A] no way passengers can [B] smoke in [C] the airconditioned [D] bus.
上述短语若用于句子中间,则不必用倒装。
On no account will my reference books be removed from the library. 绝不可能将参考书带出图书馆。
At no time shall a student cheat at his exam. 学生任何时候都不允许考试作弊。
(二)下面-些倒装句也应引起考生足够的重视
An old house stood at the side of the hill. →At the side of the hill stood an old house.(本句是为了保持句子平衡,避免主语过长。)
The measure our company took to prevent loss was absurd. →Absurd was the measure our company took to prevent loss.
Those who suffer are blessed. →Blessed are those who suffer.(上两例用来强调主语补足语。)
四、为了强调从句中的某个成分的倒装:正式文体中,为了强调从句中的某个成分(通常为补语或状语),可将其放在句首,从句由连词as引导,但这时不用倒装
Difficult as the task was, they managed to accomplish it in time. 尽管任务艰巨,他们仍设法按时完成了。
Try as you will, you won't be able to succeed. 尽管你愿意试试,但不会成功。
五、例题解析
- D为正确答案。
- C为正确答案。
- A错。改为are the material benefits of science。
- D为正确答案。
- B错。 改为will China。
- A错。 改为has the world。
- D为正确答案。
- B为正确答案。
- B错。改为can passengers。
