(1)doubt作动词后接宾语从句
①在否定句和疑问句中, doubt后面接that引导的宾语从句。例如:
I don’t doubt that he can finish the task on time.
我相信他能按时完成任务。
Do you doubt that she will succeed?
你怀疑她会成功吗?
②在肯定句中, doubt后面一般接whether或if引导的宾语从句。例如:
I doubt whether they can swim across the river.
我怀疑他们能否游过河去。
He doubts if she will keep her word.
他不敢肯定她是否会遵守诺言。
注意: 在肯定句中, doubt后面也可以接that引导的宾语从句, 但表示疑虑较大或“不相信”。例如:
We doubt that they can complete the work ahead of time. 我们不相信他们能提前完成这项工作。
(2)doubt作名词后接同位语从句
①doubt用在否定句中, 后面接that引导的同位语从句。例如:
There is no doubt that they will agree with you on this matter.
毫无疑问, 他们在这件事上会同意你的意见的。
②doubt用在肯定句中, 后面接whether引导的同位语从句。注意不可以用if替换whether。例如:
There is some doubt whether their football team will win the match.
他们的足球队会不会赢得这场比赛还不能肯定。
7. When ________ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ________ nervous or anxious.
A. exposed; felt B. exposing; felt
C. exposed; feeling D. exposing; feeling
【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。第一空题干的主语是men, 为exposed的动作承受者, 故应用过去分词; 第二空men也是feel的动作执行者, 作原因状语, 故用现在分词。
8. There are ________ many great newscasters that it’s difficult to ________ .
A. such; pick one out B. so; pick one out
C. so; pick out one D. such; pick out one【解析】选B。句意: 有这么多著名的主持人, 很难从中挑选出一位。由many great newscasters可排除A和D, 当宾语是代词时, 要放在动词和副词之间, 选B。
9. (2015·莆田模拟)The fact ________ she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging.
A. where B. of which C. what D. that【解析】选D。考查同位语从句。句意: 她似乎发展很正常, 这个事实很令人鼓舞。that引导同位语从句, 说明fact的内容。
【加固训练】
What had a great influence on her reputation is ________ she told a lie.
A. whether B. what C. that D. how
【解析】选C。考查表语从句的引导词。句意: 对她的声誉产生很大影响的是她说谎了。系动词be后为表语从句, 从句句子成分和意思完整, 所以要用that引导。
10. (2015·徐州模拟)He accidentally ________ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.
A. let out B. took care
C. made sure D. made out
【解析】选A。句意: 他无意间透露出他和妻子吵架了, 已经有几个星期没有回家了。let out泄露, 透露(消息等); take care小心(不能带宾语); make sure确信, 务必; make out辨认出, 理解, 了解。
11. (2015·苏州中学模拟)It is easy to ________ my car from others in the parking place; it has an advertisement about Panasonic TV on the back of it.
A. make up B. find out
C. pick up D. pick out
【解析】选D。句意: 在停车场认出我的车很容易, 它的后面有松下电视的广告。make up编造; find out发现; pick up拾起; pick out认出, 挑选出。
12. Mrs. Smith finds it hard to clear up the mess, as her children are always ________ whenever she tries to.
A. in the way B. on the way
C. in a way D. by the way
【解析】选A。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 史密斯太太觉得很难把杂乱的东西收拾好, 因为无论她什么时候试图整理, 她的孩子们总是碍手碍脚。in the way挡道; on the way在途中; in a way在某种程度上; by the way附带说说, 顺便提一下。
13. From the teacher’s patient explanation, I have learnt what a big responsibility ________ is to educate us.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
【解析】选C。考查it作形式主语。句意: 从老师耐心的讲解中, 我了解到教育我们是多么重大的责任啊。句中have learnt后面是由what引导的感叹句, it是形式主语, 动词不定式短语是真正的主语。
14. (2015·南京师大附中模拟)Mark lives in a big pleasant room ________ approximately 5 meters by 6 meters.
A. measures B. measuring
C. to be measured D. having measured
【解析】选B。句意: 马克住在一个面积大约为5×6米的很大而又舒服的房间里。本句中的动词measure可以作为及物动词, 表示“测量; 估量”; 也可以表示“距离(或长度、宽度、数量等)为……”。本句中的measure表示的就是“距离(或长度、宽度、数量等)为……”, 动词measure与前面的名词room构成逻辑上的主动关系, 故使用现在分词短语measuring approximately 5 meters by 6 meters来修饰前面的名词room。
【拓展延伸】
除了动词measure在表示“某物有……长(宽、高等)”含义时没有被动语态和进行时态形式外, 下列动词(短语)也适用于本规律, 它们是: consist of(由……组成); belong to(属于); date back to(追溯到); break out(爆发, 突然发生); stand/lie(表示静止状态, 意为“某物位于某处”)以及taste, feel, look, smell, sound等感官动词; stay, keep, remain(作系动词, 表示“保持, 仍然”)。例如:
Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay
C. be staying D. have stayed
【解析】选B。stay在句中为系动词, 意为“保持”, 没有进行时态和被动语态形式。
15. Christine is ________ about anything but her dress as she doesn’t really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.
A. cautious B. optimistic
C. particular D. curious
【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。句意: Christine对她所穿的衣服根本不在意, 因为她真的不在乎别人怎么看她。cautious谨慎的, 小心的; optimistic乐观的; particular挑剔的, be particular about对……挑剔; curious好奇的。anything but除……之外任何事(物)都……, 根本不……。
