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“it was”也可不譯出來。)再如:—Who is knocking at the door?誰在敲門?—It39。s me.是我。2.指說話者心目中的那個(gè)人。如:—Is it your sister,Kate?(那舊照片上的 baby)是你姐姐凱特吧?—No!不是?!狪s it your brother?是你哥哥吧?—No!不是?!狪 know—it39。s you!我知道了,(那)是你。3.指代性別不詳?shù)膵胗變夯蛟诓挥?jì)較性別時(shí),也可用it來指人。如The child smiled when it saw its mother.這小孩一見到母親就笑了。I don39。t know who it is.我不知道他是誰。注意:看到這樣的句子(或聽到這樣的話)時(shí),要想一想,不要一看到it就把它譯成“它”。)4.在回答用指示代詞表示人的特殊問句時(shí),常用it指人。如:—Who39。s that?那人是誰?—Is it Kate?是凱特嗎?—Yes,I think you39。re right.It39。s Kate.是的,我想你說對(duì)了,是凱特。三、用于指時(shí)間、距離和自然現(xiàn)象等。1.表示時(shí)間。如:—What time is it?幾點(diǎn)鐘?—It39。s ten.十點(diǎn)鐘。It39。s summer in Australia now.現(xiàn)在澳大利亞是夏天。特別注意it用于表示時(shí)間時(shí)還常見于以下兩個(gè)句型中:(1)It39。s time(for sb.)to do sth./It39。s time for sth.譯為“是(某人)該干??的時(shí)間了”、“到??的時(shí)候了”。如:It39。s time for supper/to have supper.是吃晚飯的時(shí)候了。I think it39。s time for us to start the lesson now.我想現(xiàn)在是我們開始上課的時(shí)候了。(2)It is /has been +時(shí)間段+since +一般過去時(shí)。譯為“自從??以來已過了??(時(shí)間)”。此結(jié)構(gòu)可以與另一種句型進(jìn)行同義句轉(zhuǎn)換。如:It has been two weeks since we met last.= Two weeks has passed since we met last.自從我們上次相遇以來,兩個(gè)星期過去了。It39。s three years since he came here.=It has been three years since he came here.=He has been here for three years.他到這里已經(jīng)三年了。2.表示距離。如:It39。s half an hour39。s walk from my home to the school.從我家到學(xué)校步行得花半小時(shí)時(shí)間?!猈here39。s the farm,Li Lei?Is it far?李雷,農(nóng)場在哪里?遠(yuǎn)嗎?—No,it39。s quite near.不,(距)離這很近。3.表示自然現(xiàn)象。如:Sometimes it snows and the land is all white.有時(shí)下雪,大地一片白。It is very quiet here at the moment.眼下這兒很安靜。四、用作形式主語。英語中常常見到某個(gè)句子以it開頭,it與其后面的動(dòng)詞不定式短語、動(dòng)名詞短語、名詞性從句等相呼應(yīng),以表達(dá)一個(gè)完整的意義。這是一種習(xí)慣表達(dá)法,這樣的句式可避免句子顯得頭重腳輕。1.It+is/was+形容詞+(for/of sb.)+動(dòng)詞不定式短語。對(duì)于這個(gè)句型中究竟用 for還是用of,一般遵循這樣的規(guī)則:如果形容詞僅僅是描述事物的形容詞,如:difficult,easy,hard,important,dangerous等用for;如果形容詞是描述不定式行為者的性格、品質(zhì)的,如:kind,good,nice,clever等則用of。如:It is interesting to play with snow in winter.冬季里玩雪是很有趣的。It39。s important for us to keep the water clean.保持水質(zhì)清潔對(duì)我們來說是很重要的。It39。s very kind of you to say so.你這樣說真是太好了。注意:這一句式中的形容詞位置也可換用名詞;連系動(dòng)詞be也可換用其它連系動(dòng)詞,如feel等。如:It39。s a good habit to get up early and go to bed early.早睡早起是好習(xí)慣。It must be great fun to fly to the moon in a spaceship.乘宇宙飛船飛往月球一定很有趣。It feels strange to have a twin sister.有個(gè)孿生姐妹感覺很奇怪。2.It +will be/is /was +形容詞+動(dòng)名詞短語。如:It39。s bad playing in the street.在街上玩是沒好處的。Is it any good trying again?再試一次有用嗎?3.It+is/was+形容詞+從句。如:It is certain that he will e.他一定會(huì)來。It39。s true that he may fall behind the other students.他真的可能落后于其他同學(xué)。It is strange that he should say so.他居然這么說,真是奇怪。4.It +is /was +one39。s turn(duty,pleasure)+to do sth.意為“該輪到某人做某事(做某事是某人的責(zé)任、愉悅的事)”。如:It39。s your turn to be on duty tomorrow.明天輪到你值日了。5.It takes(sb.)some time to do sth.意為“(某人)花??時(shí)間做某事”。如It took me a week to finish reading the book.我花了一周時(shí)間看完這本書。6.It +cost/costs +sb.+some money +to do sth.譯為“某人花多少錢做某事”。如:It cost me 260 yuan to buy the new watch.我買這塊新手表花了260元。7.It seems /seemed +從句。譯為“看起來好像??”,此結(jié)構(gòu)可以轉(zhuǎn)換成“seem +動(dòng)詞不定式”形式。如:It seems that he is ill.=He seems to be ill.看起來他好像病了。[原題再現(xiàn)]①________is a fact that English is being accepted as an international ② In fact________ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football 答案: ① D ② D五、用作形式賓語。當(dāng)句子的真正賓語是動(dòng)詞不定式、動(dòng)名詞或從句時(shí),為避免句子頭重腳輕,須將其放在賓語補(bǔ)足語之后,改用先行詞it占據(jù)其原來的位置。it用作形式賓語的句型為:主語+謂語+it+賓語補(bǔ)足語+動(dòng)詞不定式/動(dòng)名詞/從句。該句型中賓語補(bǔ)足語可由形容詞、名詞等充當(dāng)。如:He found it not easy to learn a foreign language well.他發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)好一門外語是不容易的。We think it no good reading in bed.我們認(rèn)為躺在床上看書無益處。I think it necessary that we have the meeting.我認(rèn)為開這個(gè)會(huì)是必要的。[原題再現(xiàn)]Don39。t ________that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to be most as this for granted that for it for granted答案: D。如:It was in the street that I saw Li Ping this ,就是在街上我看見李明。[原題再現(xiàn)]________was in 1979________I graduated from 。that 。that 。when 。when答案: B。如:It seems as if we should finish it tomorrow.【練習(xí)】(1)There is a photo on the the photo of Lei 39。s (高考,1980)(2)Is_necessary to tell his father everything? (MET1987)(3)Is_possible to fly to the moon in a spaceship? (4)I consider____ my duty to help you. (5).It was at four o39。clock in the afternoon ____ he and his grandpa reached the museum in 答案:(1)C(2)A(3)D(4)A(5)B(6).I like ____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.(2004全國I) (7).Do you like ___ here?Oh, air,the weather,the way of is so nice.(2004全國II) (8).The Parkers bought a new house but ____ will need a lot of work before they can move (9).I hate___ when people talk with their mouths (10).Joan had often heard____ said that Marley had no 答案:C D B A A八、it, one和that作替代詞的用法及區(qū)別it, one和that雖然都可以用來替代前面所提到的一個(gè)單數(shù)名詞,以避免重復(fù),但在具體用法上卻有不同。簡述如下:,該事物既可以是可數(shù)名詞也可以是不可數(shù)名詞。[原題再現(xiàn)]The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him, ______? 39。t 39。t it答案: D。該事物只能是可數(shù)名詞,前面可以有冠詞,也可以被this、that或形容詞修飾,其后也可以有定語。[原題再現(xiàn)]Why don39。t we have a little break?Didn39。t we just have________? 答案: C。該事物既可以是可數(shù)名詞也可以是不可數(shù)名詞,要有后置定語,但不可以有前置修飾語。[原題再現(xiàn)]Few pleasures can equal ________ of a cool drink on a hot 答案: C高考“it”的用法英語題歷屆高考英語單項(xiàng)選擇題精選(一)“it”的用法 it during the Second World War_____ he died? (88) ____ necessary to plete the design before National Day?(89) dont think ____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory (91) ______ matter if he can’t finish the job on time?(91) was not _____ she took off her glasses _____ I realized she was a famous film , , that , , then(92) was disappointed with the had expected ______ to be much (93) was not until 1920 ______ regular radio broadcasts (94) a fact that English is being accepted as an international (95) was only when I reread this poems recently _____ I began to appreciate their (97) hate _____ when people talk with their mouths (98) is the ability to do the job _____ matters not where you e from or what you (2000)KEYS:15 ACDDB610 DCDBA11 B ’