研究近年高考試題,我們很難“想象”imagine一詞在高考試題中如此頻繁地出現(xiàn)。只要稍作總結(jié),其實(shí),“想象”一詞并不難。動詞imagine是及物動詞,后續(xù)賓語,賓語形式多樣,用法復(fù)雜,此乃高考考點(diǎn)所在。
一、后續(xù)從句作賓語
1. that從句
【例1】—Look! He’s running so fast!
—Hard to ____ his legs were once broken.
A. know B. imagine C. realize D. find
分析:B。此題考查動詞詞義辨析。動詞imagine表驚訝、驚奇,常置于否定句中,后續(xù)that從句時表示對所發(fā)生之事難以想象。再如:
You can’t imagine that a well?鄄behaved gentleman should be so rude to a lady.
2. what從句
【例2】You can’t imagine what difficulty we had _________ home in the snowstorm.
A. walked B. walk C. to walkD. walking
分析:D。此題考查非謂語動詞和定語從句先行詞的認(rèn)知。imagine為及物動詞,后續(xù)what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句作賓語。短語have difficulty in doing something表“干什么事有困難”,介詞in可以省略。difficulty被提前充當(dāng)定語從句we had walking home in the snowstorm的先行詞。
3. how從句
【例3】____ you’ve tried it,you can’t imagine how pleasant it is.
A. Unless B. Because C. Although D. When
分析:A。此題考查關(guān)聯(lián)詞。依據(jù)句意分析,前后表示條件關(guān)系,故選擇A項(xiàng)。動詞imagine后續(xù)how引起的賓語從句,表示驚訝。
二、后續(xù)復(fù)合賓語
1. imagine+sb’s / sb / oneself+doing(動作)
imagine后續(xù)復(fù)合賓語可以是動詞?鄄ing形式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu),格外注意動詞?鄄ing形式復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語時邏輯主語的構(gòu)成,其主語可以采用物主代詞、代詞賓格以及反身代詞形式。
【例4】It is difficult to imagine his ____________ the decision without any consideration.
A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted
分析:B。此題考查非謂語動詞。imagine后續(xù)復(fù)合賓語,動詞?鄄ing形式的邏輯主語為his。
2. imagine+sb/oneself+ to be(狀態(tài))
imagine后續(xù)復(fù)合賓語可以是動詞不定式to be 的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu),be后多為形容詞、名詞或短語介詞等,to be 亦可省略。
【例5】My grandma still treats me like a child. She can’t imagine ____ grown up.
A. my B. mine C.myself D. me
分析:D。此題考查不定式復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)的邏輯主語的構(gòu)成。imagine后續(xù)不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語,據(jù)代詞指代一致考慮排除反身形式,故選用賓格形式;補(bǔ)語grown up為動詞?鄄ed形式,相當(dāng)于形容詞,其前省略了to be。
三、后續(xù)動詞?鄄ing形式作賓語
1. imagine+doing
動詞imagine后續(xù)動詞?鄄ing形式作賓語,不可接不定式作賓語。
【例6】—There is a story here in the paper about a 110?鄄year?鄄old man.
—My goodness! I can’t imagine ______ that old.
A. to be B. to have beenC. being D. having been
分析:C。此題考查非謂語動詞。imagine后續(xù)動詞?鄄ing形式作賓語,故排除選項(xiàng)A和B;動作無完成之意,不使用完成時。
2. 排除毗鄰假象干擾
【例7】This is the only way we can imagine _____ the overuse of water in students' bathrooms. (2010上海卷)
A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce
分析:B??疾榉侵^語動詞。此題極易受毗鄰假象干擾誤選A項(xiàng),句法分析是解題關(guān)鍵。句意:這是我們能想象到的解決學(xué)生寢室水浪費(fèi)的唯一辦法。we can imagine為定語從句,the only way為先行詞,不定式to reduce作后置定語。
四、其他
1. 用作插入語
表料想、以為,用法同think\suppose\guess等。
【例8】_______ be your future occupation?
A. What do you imagine B. What do you imagine will
C. What will you imagine D. What you imagine
分析:B。此題考查句式匹配。do you imagine相當(dāng)于do you think,可用作插入成分。
2. 構(gòu)成交際用語
just imagine 表驚嘆。
【例9】—He dyed his hair bright yellow. _____
—I feel astonished too.
A. How come? B. So what?C. Just imagine! D. Guess what!
分析:C。此題考查交際用語?!八阉念^發(fā)染成艷黃色,真不可思議?!?/p>
編輯/梁宇清