同学们还记得《〈第二课堂〉一篇文章碰中7道高考题》那篇文章吗?还记得本刊一年前曾连载七期的《对不起,高考题,我与你太相像了》吗?本刊所发表文章中又有N道题与2013年的高考英语题不是相像,而是“一模一样”!不信?请看下面的实例――事实胜于雄辩!本刊一篇2010年发表的文章,竟然与2013年高考英语天津卷的一道考题完全一样,这不仅仅是“巧合”吧,要不然,你从其他刊物上也找找,看看有没有这么巧的“巧合”?
■高考真题
▲2013年高考英语天津卷第9题:
No one ______ be more generous; he has a heart of gold. (2013天津卷)
A. could B. must C. dare D. need
答案为A。若将答案填入句中,则为:
No one could be more generous; he has a heart of gold. 没有人比他更大方了,他有一颗金子般的心。
■本刊例句
▲何素秀老师发表于2010 年第6 期《第二课堂》的《英语最高级的七种表达方法》例句:
No one could be more generous; he has a heart of gold. 没有人比他更大方了,他有一颗金子般的心。
■对比结果
很显然,若将2013年高考英语天津卷第9题的正确选项填入句中,则与本刊中的例句100%相同(注意不是99%相同哦)!
■用法归纳
1. could后接一般式表推测
A faulty connection could easily cause a fire. 接错线路容易引发火灾。
This new drug could be an important step in the fight against cancer. 这种新药有可能是抵抗癌症的一个重要步骤。
Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted. 虽然他有脾气,有时还很凶,但从来不会持续太久。
2. could后接完成式表推测
Be careful with that stick ― it could have gone in my eye! 注意那根棍子,差点戳到我的眼睛了。
I waited ages for you ― you could have said that you weren’t coming! 我等了你好久,你应该告诉我一声你不来了!
注意用于虚拟语气的用法。如:
I could have warned you if I had known where you were. 我要是知道你在哪里的话我就会提醒你了。
■原创模拟:
1. If you’re not careful, you _______ get into even worse trouble.
A. could B. must C. dare D. need
2. My wife’s in hospital―our baby _______ arrive at any time.
A. must B. need C. could D. can
3. You _______ be hungry. You’ve just had dinner.
A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
4. He _______, but he chose to stand and fight.
A. must escape B. could escape C. must have escaped D. could have escaped
5. I _______ you, but I didn’t think you would listen. (www.yygrammar.com)
A. might tell B. could tell C. might have told D. could have told
6. Don’t worry ― they _______ have just forgotten to phone.
A. need B. should C. could D. would
7. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _______ it differently.
A. could express B. would express C. could have expressed D. must have expressed
8. “Welcome back” was all they said. I _______ them!
A. could kiss B. must kiss C. could have kissed D. must have kissed
【答案与解析】
1. A。句子前面说“你如果不当心的话”,后面是可能的结果,即“你可会到陷入更大的麻烦”。could 在此表推测,意为“可能”。
2. C。根据常识可知,待产孕妇已住进医院,说明小宝宝随时都可能出生,故选C。could 在此表推测,意为“可能”。注意此题不能选D,因为can表推测时通常只用于否定句和疑问句,不用于肯定句,而could表推测则可用于肯定句、否定句和疑问句。
3. D。根据You’ve just had dinner(你刚吃过饭)可知,你“不可能”就饿了,故选D,couldn’t表示“不可能”。其余三项均与句意不符。
4. D。根据句中chose用的一般过去时可知,句子是在谈论过去的情况,所以空格处的谓语是对过去情况作推测,据此可排除A和B;再根据句意可知,选D最符合句子语境,指本来可以逃走,但没有逃走,而是留下来战斗。
5. D。根据句中didn’t think用的一般过去时可知,句子是在谈论过去的情况,所以空格处的谓语是对过去情况作推测,据此可排除A和B;再根据句意可知,选D最符合句子语境,指本来可以告诉,但没有告诉,因为以为对方不愿听。
6. C。根据句中Don’t worry(别着急)可知,说话者是在安慰对方;再根据句子意思可知,听话者肯定是在担心“他们”的安危,故说话者继续安慰说“他们很可能只是忘了打电话”。又如:Doctors told him the disease could have been caused by years of working in smoky clubs. 医生告诉他,这种病可能是由于他在烟雾弥漫的俱乐部多年工作所导致的。
7. C。根据句中did not regret用的一般过去时可知,句子是在谈论过去的情况,所以空格处的谓语是对过去情况作推测,据此可排除A和B;再根据句意可知,选C最符合句子语境,指本来可以换个方式来表达的,但没有那样做。又如:You needn’t have walked up; you could have taken the lift. 你没必要走着上去,你本来可以乘电梯的。
8. C。根据句中was all they said用的一般过去时可知,句子是在谈论过去的情况,所以空格处的谓语是对过去情况作推测,据此可排除A和B;再根据句意可知,选C最符合句子语境,指原本想亲他们一下的,但由于他们只说了句“欢迎回来”,所以就没有亲他们了。又如:Somebody must have opened the cage ― the lion could not have escaped on its own. 一定是有人打开了笼子――因为狮子是不可能自己跑出来的。
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