強(qiáng)調(diào)句是中學(xué)英語(yǔ)中一個(gè)重要的句型,是人們?yōu)榱烁行У剡M(jìn)行思想交流的重要手段之一。人們?cè)诮浑H過(guò)程中,為了使自己的思想能為聽(tīng)者或讀者恰當(dāng)?shù)睦斫猓仨毻怀鲋匾膬?nèi)容,這就需要運(yùn)用強(qiáng)調(diào)的手段。它也是高考命題的熱點(diǎn)。因此掌握這一結(jié)構(gòu),把握高考命題特點(diǎn),有助于更好地運(yùn)用這一句型。對(duì)此本文作如下闡述。
一、對(duì)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型基本形式的考查
強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的基本結(jié)構(gòu)是“It is (was)+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分”。在高考試題中,對(duì)強(qiáng)調(diào)句的考查主要體現(xiàn)在用它來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)句中的主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、狀語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)從句。把需要加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣的部分放在“It is (was)”之后。如果被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分主語(yǔ)是人時(shí),可用連詞that 或who;如果被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分是物時(shí),只能用連詞that。一般來(lái)講,原句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞如果是現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)的某種時(shí)態(tài),用“It is+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分”;如果原句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是過(guò)去的某種時(shí)態(tài),則用“It was+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分”。
(1)You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel the coach picks up tourists.
答案 that
解析 本題考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的基本結(jié)構(gòu),強(qiáng)調(diào)的是地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)“at the hotel”,所以此空填that。
(2)But like so many other things,it is only too much stress does you harm.
答案 that
解析 本題考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的基本結(jié)構(gòu),強(qiáng)調(diào)的是句子的主語(yǔ)“only too much stress”指物,所以此空填that。
(3)It was when we were returning home I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.
答案 that
解析 故判斷此句是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句,強(qiáng)調(diào)when we were returning home;強(qiáng)調(diào)句常用句型:It is (was)+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that(who)… 。句意:正是在我回家的時(shí)候我才意識(shí)到,幫助別人于危難之時(shí),那種感覺(jué)是多么令人愉悅。故選B。
二、關(guān)于“not...until ”的特殊強(qiáng)調(diào)句型
這一特殊的強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)是:It is (was) not until+時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)或時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句+that+句子的剩余部分。
【注意】 此句型只能用until,不能用till。但如果不是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,till、until通??赏ㄓ茫灰?yàn)榇司湫椭衝ot已經(jīng)前置,that后面要用肯定的陳述結(jié)構(gòu),切勿再用否定句。
Bach died in 1750,but it was not until the early 19th century his musical gift was fully recognized.
答案 that
解析 此句是關(guān)于“not....until ”的強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,本句強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ),所以此空填that。
三、強(qiáng)調(diào)句的疑問(wèn)形式
(Ⅰ)一般疑問(wèn)句:Is / was it+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分。
(Ⅱ)特殊疑問(wèn)句:特殊疑問(wèn)詞+is/ was it+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分。此外,強(qiáng)調(diào)句型為疑問(wèn)句時(shí),that常省略。
(1)Was it because Jack came late for school Mr. Smith got angry??搖?搖
A.why?搖?搖 ?搖?搖B. who?搖?搖 ?搖?搖C. where ?搖?搖?搖?搖D. that
答案 that
解析 本題考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句的一般疑問(wèn)句形式,強(qiáng)調(diào)句的基本結(jié)構(gòu)“It is/was+被強(qiáng)調(diào)成分that/who+其他成分”,本題強(qiáng)調(diào)原因狀語(yǔ)從句“because Jack came late for school”。所以此空填that。
(2) makes some people appear astonishingly youthful while others seem much older than their actual age?
A. Why it is that?搖 ?搖?搖 B. Why it is what?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖 C. What it is that ?搖 D. What is it that
解析 根據(jù)句法,問(wèn)句中缺少主語(yǔ),所以用疑問(wèn)代詞,而不能用疑問(wèn)副詞,然后對(duì)疑問(wèn)代詞進(jìn)行強(qiáng)調(diào),所以用“特殊疑問(wèn)詞+is/was it+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that (who)+句子的剩余部分”這一句式。故選擇D項(xiàng)。
四、含有疑問(wèn)詞的名詞性從句中的強(qiáng)調(diào)句
名詞性從句中嵌套的強(qiáng)調(diào)句,如果這個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句強(qiáng)調(diào)的是從句的主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ),并對(duì)這一被強(qiáng)調(diào)的成分進(jìn)行提問(wèn),從句仍要用一般陳述句語(yǔ)序。
I just wonder that makes him so excited.
A. why it does?搖 ?搖?搖B. what it does?搖?搖?搖 ?搖 ?搖?搖C. how it is ?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖D. what it is
解析 這個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句中嵌套了一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句,這個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句強(qiáng)調(diào)的是賓語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ),然后又對(duì)強(qiáng)調(diào)的主語(yǔ)進(jìn)行提問(wèn),從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)來(lái)看,只能用疑問(wèn)代詞what作從句主語(yǔ),而why與how只能作狀語(yǔ),并且名詞性從句要用一般陳述句語(yǔ)序。故選擇D項(xiàng)。
五、強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的感嘆句形式
強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的感嘆句的句式特征為:what/ how... it is /was (that)+主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)!用感嘆句表示說(shuō)話人強(qiáng)烈的感情色彩。
You can?蒺t imagine they were when they heard the news that the Chinese team won.
A. how it was excited?搖 ?搖?搖B. how excited it was?搖
C. how excited was it?搖 ?搖 D. it was how excited
解析 根據(jù)句法分析,imagine后接一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句,在這個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句中,嵌套了由when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句;imagine后接一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的感嘆句形式的賓語(yǔ)從句,賓語(yǔ)從句還應(yīng)用一般陳述句形式,中心詞是形容詞excited,所以用“How+adj.+it was (that)+主語(yǔ)+謂語(yǔ)”,that可以省略。故選擇B項(xiàng)。
六、強(qiáng)調(diào)句的反義疑問(wèn)句形式
強(qiáng)調(diào)句的反義疑問(wèn)句應(yīng)與前面保持一致。
It was Catherine and her friend who sent the old man to the hospital, ?
A. did they?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖B. didn?蒺t they?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖C. wasn?蒺t it?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖D. was it
解析 強(qiáng)調(diào)句的反義疑問(wèn)句應(yīng)與前面保持一致,前面是肯定形式,所以反義疑問(wèn)句應(yīng)用否定形式。故選擇C項(xiàng)。
七、如何識(shí)別強(qiáng)調(diào)句型
對(duì)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的識(shí)別也非常簡(jiǎn)單,如果把“it is/was”和“that /who”去掉,若能還原出句法結(jié)構(gòu)完整的句子來(lái),則為強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,否則就不是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型。同時(shí),還要正確地區(qū)分強(qiáng)調(diào)句與時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句、名詞性從句以及定語(yǔ)從句之間的區(qū)別。
(1)It was in New Zealand Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.
A. that?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖 B. how?搖 ?搖 ?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖C. which?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖D. when
解析 去掉句中的It was和that,剩下“In New Zealand Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith”,句意仍然完整,因此本句是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型。故選擇A項(xiàng)。
(2)—Was it under the tree you were away talking to a friend?
—Sure. But when I got back there,the bike was gone.
A. that?搖?搖 B. where?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖 ?搖C. which?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖 D. while
解析 如果沒(méi)有上下文,答案應(yīng)選A,則此句就是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句,強(qiáng)調(diào)的是地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)“under the tree”。但根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)境,本句中it是代詞,指代下文提到的the bike;根據(jù)句意,此句是由while引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,句意:—當(dāng)你離開(kāi)去同朋友談話的時(shí)候,你的自行車是在這樹(shù)下嗎?—當(dāng)然,但當(dāng)我回來(lái)時(shí),自行車就不見(jiàn)了。故選擇D項(xiàng)。
八、與強(qiáng)調(diào)句易混的句型
①when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,在“It is/ was+具體的時(shí)間點(diǎn)+when...”這一結(jié)構(gòu)中,主句中的it指時(shí)間,后接時(shí)間點(diǎn),常譯為“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候,是什么時(shí)間”。②before引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的句型有:“it will not be...before...”與“it was not...before...”表示“沒(méi)過(guò)多久就……”;而“it will be...before...”和“it was...before...”表示“過(guò)了多久/就/才……”。③“It is/has been+一段時(shí)間+since+從句(從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用一般過(guò)去時(shí))”與“It was/had been+一段時(shí)間+since從句(從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去完成時(shí))”表示“自從……以來(lái)多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了或出現(xiàn)了某種狀態(tài)”,注意:如果since從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為瞬時(shí)動(dòng)詞,則譯為“自從……以來(lái)多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了”;如果從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞為延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞,則譯為“不做……多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了”。④“It/This/That is+次數(shù)+that...”表示“這/那是某人第幾次做某事”,這是個(gè)主語(yǔ)從句,從句謂語(yǔ)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。⑤“It is (about/high) time+that-clause”表示“該是某人做某事時(shí)候了”,從句應(yīng)用虛擬語(yǔ)氣,從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去式或should do,should不可省略。
①It was the middle of the night my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.
答案 when
解析 句意是:當(dāng)我的父親把我叫醒并我告訴我看足球賽的時(shí)候,那時(shí)在半夜。在“It+is/ was+具體的時(shí)間點(diǎn)+when...”這一結(jié)構(gòu)中,主句中的it指時(shí)間,由when來(lái)引導(dǎo)這個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。常譯為“當(dāng)…的時(shí)候,是什么時(shí)間”。所以此空填when。
②John thinks it won?蒺t be long he is ready for his new job.
答案 before
解析 此句是由“before”引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,構(gòu)成“It(won?蒺t)be+時(shí)間段+狀語(yǔ)從句”,意為“沒(méi)過(guò)多久就……”。所以此空填before。
③I?蒺m sorry you?蒺ve been waiting so long,but it?蒺ll still be some time Brian get back.
答案 before
解析 此句是由before引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,構(gòu)成“It will be/was+一段時(shí)間+before……”,主句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用肯定式時(shí),意思是“……多久后(某人)才……”。所以此空填before。
④As it reported,it is 100 years Qinghua University was founded.
A. when?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖 B. before?搖?搖 C. after?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖 D. since
答案 since
解析 根據(jù)主從句中用的時(shí)態(tài),主句中的years是一段時(shí)間,然而它修飾的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞was founded卻是一個(gè)終止性動(dòng)詞,這顯然用的是“It is / was+一段時(shí)間+since……”這一句型。since與終止性動(dòng)詞連用,表示“自……以來(lái)已有多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間”。本句中was founded卻是一個(gè)終止性動(dòng)詞,從動(dòng)作發(fā)生時(shí)算起;句意是“正如所報(bào)道的,自從清華大學(xué)建校已有100年時(shí)間了”。所以此空填since。
⑤Jack is a great talker. It?蒺s high time that he (do) something instead of just talking.
A. will do?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖?搖B. has done?搖 ?搖C. do?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖D. did
答案 did/ should do
解析 在句型“It?蒺s high/ about time that...”中,從句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去式或“should do”,但should不可省略。所以此空填did/ should do。
⑥—Have you ever been to Chongqing?
—No. It is the first time that I (visit) this beautiful city.
答案 have visited
解析 在句型“It is+次數(shù)+that...”表示“這/那是某人第幾次做某事”,這是個(gè)主語(yǔ)從句,主句謂語(yǔ)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),從句謂語(yǔ)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。
⑦—Where did you get to know her?
—It was on the farm we worked. ?搖?搖
答案 where
解析 乍一看答語(yǔ)是個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,其實(shí)本題考查的是定語(yǔ)從句。根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)境,答語(yǔ)是一個(gè)省略了的強(qiáng)調(diào)句,可補(bǔ)為“It was on the farm we worked that I got to know her”;而這個(gè)被強(qiáng)調(diào)的地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)“on the farm”后接一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句,先行詞是farm,從句基本句意完整,所以用關(guān)系副詞where。
九、對(duì)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的強(qiáng)調(diào)
“It is/ was...that/who...”結(jié)構(gòu)不能強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語(yǔ),如果需要強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語(yǔ)時(shí),可以將助動(dòng)詞“do/ does/ did+動(dòng)詞原形”用于肯定句來(lái)表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。
If you have a job, yourself to it and finally you?蒺ll succeed.
A. do devote?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖B. don?蒺t devote?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖?搖?搖C. devoting?搖?搖?搖?搖 ?搖?搖D. not devoting
解析 在If引導(dǎo)的條件狀語(yǔ)從句的主句中,是一個(gè)由and引導(dǎo)的并列句,即考查:祈使句+and+一般陳述句;而第一個(gè)分句又是一個(gè)祈使句,又借助助動(dòng)詞do來(lái)表示強(qiáng)調(diào),故選擇A項(xiàng)。?蕁