二、句型剖析
1.名词性词组作同位语
【典型例句】
New York,the biggest city of the world,is a political centre of America.
纽约,世界上最大的城市,是美国的政治中心。
Huanghe,the mother river of China,faces the danger of being polluted.
中国的母亲河--黄河,正面临着被污染的危险。
China,a developing country,will have a bright future.
中国,一个发展中国家,将会有美好的未来。
Mr.Smith,my uncle,my father's younger brother,will come back from Canada next week.
史密斯先生,我的叔叔,我父亲的弟弟,下周将会从加拿大回国。
The greatest inventor Tomas Edison brought great convenience to our daily life.
伟大发明家爱迪生给我们的生活带来了很大方便。
【知识小结】
名词性词组作同位语。
所谓同位语,是指两个并列的词或名词性词组所指代的是同一事物的不同名称或内容。
活学巧用
1.单项填空
(1)My suggestion_________ we _________the meeting was agreed with by others.
A.that;delayed B.what;delay
C.that;delay D.what;delayed
提示:that we(should)delay the meeting是that引导的,suggestion的同位语从句,需用虚拟语气,谓语动词用should do的形式,should可以省略。
答案:C
(2)My question_________Tom should be punished for his mistake remains to be answered.
A.that B.whether C.how D.what
提示:whether引导同位语从句,意思是"是否"。句意为"我的问题:汤姆是否应该因为他的错误受到惩罚还没有答复"。
答案:B
(3)The reason_________ he was late is _________there was something wrong with his bike.
A.why;because B.that;because
C.why;that D.that;that
答案:C
2.find+宾语(oneself)+宾补
【典型例句】
When day broke,we found ourselves in a small village at the foot of the mountain.
天亮时,我们发现自己来到了那座山脚下的一个小村子里。
When he came to himself,he found himself in hospital.
他苏醒过来后,发现自己在医院里。
Then I found myself surrounded by a group of children.
这时我发现自己被一群孩子围住了。
When the bell rang,I found myself lost in reading.