插入语六大用法小结
在英语学习中,插入语是一个比较重要的知识点。由于插入语是一种独立成分,通常与句中其他成分没有语法上的关系,许多同学在学习过程中会有一定的困难。其实,插入语大都是对一句话进行附加说明或解释,通常由一个词、一个短语或一个句子构成,常置于句首、句中或句末,一般用逗号或破折号与句子隔开。下面举例归纳插入语的几种用法。
例1 _____the more expensive the camera, the better its quality.
A.General speaking B.Speaking general
C.Generally speaking D.Speaking generally
解析:本题答案为C.generally speaking为分词短语,意思是“一般来说”,在句中用作插入语。
小结:许多分词短语可以用作插入语,这样的分词短语有:strictly speaking(严格地说),generally considering(一般认为), judging from……(根据……判断)等。
例2 Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ____,neither of them could swim.
A.In fact B.Luckily
C.Unfortunately D.Naturally
解析:本题答案为C.unfortunately为副词,意思是“令人遗憾地,不巧,可惜”,在句中用作插入语。
小结:常用作插入语的副词或副词短语有:indeed(的确),surely(无疑),however(然而),frankly(坦率地说),obviously(显然),naturally(天然地),luckily (happily) for sb.(算某人幸运),fortunately(幸好),strangely(奇怪),briefly(简单地说)等。
例3 Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard,_____, you failed.
A.in the end B.after all
C.in other words D.at the same time
解析:本题答案为C.in other words为介词短语,意思是“换句话说”,在句中用作插入语。
小结:常用作插入语的介词短语有:in conclusion(总之),in a word(简而言之),in short(简而言之),in general(一般说来),in a sense(在某种意义上),in my view(在我看来),in his opinion(按照他的看法),in fact(事实上),at first(首先), in addition(此外),of course(当然),to my surprise(使我惊奇的),to her regret(使她遗憾的),for example(例如)等。
例4 It is so nice to hear from her._____,we last met more than thirty years ago.
A.What‘s more B.That is to say
C.In other words D.Believe it or not
解析:本题答案为D.believe it or not为一分句,意思是“信不信由你”,在句中作插入语。
小结:用简短的句子结构作插入语,它们常置于句中或句末。这类简短的句子有:I am sure(我可以肯定地说),I believe(我相信),do you know(你知道吗),you see(你明白),I’m afraid(恐怕),it is said(据说),I suppose(我想),what’s more(而且),what’s worse(更糟糕的是),that is(也就是说),what is important(重要的是)等。
例5 _____ with you,I have no money to spare.
A.To be frank B.What’s more
C.In addition D.However
解析:本题答案为A.to be frank为不定式短语,意思是“坦率地说”,在句中用作插入语。
小结:常用作插入语的不定式短语有:to be sure(无疑地),to sum up(概括地说),to tell the truth(老实说)等。
例6 _____, he should have done such a thing.
A.Speaking general B.Strange to say
C.Luckily D.Of course
解析:本题答案为B.strange to say为形容词短语,意思是“说也奇怪”,在句中用作插入语。
小结:常用作插入语的形容词或其短语有:true(真的),funny(真可笑),needless to say(不用说),most important of all(最为重要),worse still(更糟糕的),even better(更好)等。
【试题设计】
1._____, he often forgot to turn off the lights.
A.Even better B.Strange C.However D.Fortunately
2.Greenland, _____ island in the world,covers over two million square kilometers.
A.it is the largest B.that is the largest
C.is the largest D.the largest
3.An awful accident_____,however,occur the other day.
A.does B.did C.has to D.had to
4.Yesterday Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise,she ____ something she would regret later.
A.had said B.said C.might say D.might have said
5.Boris has brains. In fact,I doubt whether anyone in the class has ____IQ.
A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest
6.Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, _____,of course,made the others envy him.
A.who B.that C.what D.which
7._____ the general state of his health,it may take him a while to recover from the operation.
A.Given B.To give C.Giving D.Having given
8._____,success results from hard work.
A.Worse still B.Sure enough
C.To sum up D.What’s worse
9.As I know,there is _____ car in this neighborhood.
A.no such B.no a C.not such D.no such a
10.He made another wonderful discovery, _____ of great importance to science.
A.which I think is B.which I think it is
C.which I think it D.I think which is
11.One day, _____,Newton saw an apple fall from a tree.
A.to sum up B.what’s more C. it is said D.in addition
【参考答案】
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