动名词
测试的重点在于判断哪些动词或结构后要求接动名词,以及动名词的时态和语态.
(1)接动名词作宾语的动词 这些动词有:admit,allow,anticipate,appreciate,avoid,consider,deny,delay,enjoy,excuse,favor,fancy,finish,imagine,keep,mind,miss,permit,postpone,practise,prevent,resent,resist,risk,suggest等.
例12 Many people favor ____ more nuclear power plants.
A) to build B) build C) built D) building
答案是(D)
例13 They are considering ____ the house before the prices go up.
A) to buy B) buying C) buy D) being bought
答案是(B).
(2)动名词的短语 这些短语有:be opposed to,be used to,can't help,feel like,give up,go on,insist on,keep on,leave off,look forward to,object to,put off,succeed in等.
例 14 She was so angry that she felt like ____ something at him.
A) to throw B) throwing C) to have thrown D) having thrown
答案是(B).
(3)名词在其它结构中的使用 to be busy doing sth.to spend/waste time(in)doing sth.have difficulty/trouble (in)doing sth.to be no use /good (in)doing sth.There is some(much…)point/sense/use/…(in)doing sth.be worth doing
例15 Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.
A) to prepare B) to be prepared C) preparing D) being prepared
答案是(C).
(4) need,require,deserve,demand,want接动名词,要用主动形式表示被动涵义(相当 于动词不定式的被动形式,即:V+doing=V+to be done) 例16 His last year's trousers are now outgrown and need ____ a little.
A) to lengthen B) to be lengthening C) lengthening D) lengthened
答案是(C).这里的lengthening 亦可用to be lengthened替代.