插入语种种

插入语常把两个原来在语法关系上甚为密切的句子成分隔开｡这种现象对考生准确理解题意,进行正确的选择产生极大的干扰,增加了试题的难度和迷惑性,是学生非常头疼的题型｡下面是插入语的常见用法归类及经典名题供大家参考｡

1. 用简短的句子结构作插入语｡

1)I think, I hope, I guess, I believe, I suppose, I wonder, I tell you, I say, I'm afraid, I'm sure

2)You see, you know

3)That is, that is to say

4)What's more,what’s worse

5)As you know, as it happens

6)If you don't mind; if you like; if you please; if

necessary; if any; if I may say so; if convenient

2. 分词短语作插入语｡常见的是一些独立成分｡例如:generally speaking; frankly speaking; judging from/by; talking of(谈到); considering(考虑到,因为是)

3. 不定式作插入语｡常见的也是一些独立成分｡例如:to tell the truth; to be short(简单地); to begin with(首先); to be sure(自然､当然､果然); to be honest/frank; to make things worse; to make a long story short; to speak of(值得一提的是)等｡

4. 介词或介词短语作插入语,这类插入语一般放在句首,有时也可放在句中常见的有:in fact; in addition; in a word; on the other hand; in other words; in one's opinion; in that case; by the way; of course; as a rule(通常); to one's surprise; for example; on the contrary(相反); in a way(在某点上､在某种程度上); for one thing; for another (thing)等｡

5. 常见的形容词(词组)､副词作插入语的有:sure enough(果然); strange; worse still(更糟糕的是);most important(最重要的是); honestly; obviously; however; otherwise; luckily; unfortunately; besides; first; second; especially; surprisingly等｡

针对性练习

1. lt was an exciting moment for these football fans this year _______ for the first time in years team won the World Cup.

A. thatB. whileC. which D. when

2. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ______ of course, made the others unhappy.

A. whoB. whichC. thisD. what

3. The penI ____ I ____ is on my desk, right under my nose.

A. think, lost B. thought, had lost

C. think, had lost D. thought,have lost

4. The film brought hours back to me ____ l was taken good care of in that faraway villlage.

A. until B. thatC. when D. where

5. What else was there in my brother _____ you didn’t like?

A. whoB. whomC. when D. that

6. He arrived in New York in 1896, _____ ,some time later, he became a famous writer.

A. when B. whereC. thatD. which

7. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than she was to the others, ______ ,of course, made the others angry.

A. whoB. what C. thatD. which

8. Edison made a lot of inventions, ______ of great importance.

A. which l think areB. which l think they are

C. which l think they D. l think which are

9. lt was such a serious mistake, ______ caused by carelessness.

A. Which I think was

B. which I think it was

C. I think which was

D. I think which it was

10. Bob seems to have never been _______ his wife’s parents, evenherself, seriously.

A. facingB. takingC. seeing D. telling

11. We agree to accept ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.

A. whomeverB. whatever

C. whoeverD. no matter who

12. We should spend as much time as we can ___ English well.

A. to learn B. learningC. learn D. learned

13. ――Four? A little ______, say, a quarter to, Ok?

――All right.

A. lessB. more C. later D. earlier

14. ――Did you have any trouble in getting here?

――No, Otherwise, l _______ you.

A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned

C. would telephone D. must telephoned.

15.――We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.

――What do you suppose _______ to her?

A. was happeningB. to happen

C. had happenedD. having happen

16. E-mail, as well as telephones, _____ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playingB. have played

C. are playing D. play

17. An awful accident _______, however, occur the other day.

A. does B. did C. has to D. had to

18. Carol said the work would be done by October,______ personally I doubt very much.

A. it B. that C. whenD. which

19. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to _______ some schools for poor children.

A. set upB. setting up

C. have set upD. having set up

20.There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars __________ road conditions need

_______.

A. that; to be improved

B. which; to be improved

C.where; improving

D. when; improving

解题建议:去掉插入成分,恢复题干本来面目｡

Keys:

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