theuseofit-浙江省桐庐分水高级中学高中英语语法学案(无答案)

The Use of “It “

1．用作人称代词（可指一般动物和无生命的东西）

1）指前面的名词Where is my dictionary? I can’t find it anywhere.

it也可指小孩或不知性别的人The baby on the ground was crying and a woman picked it up. Someone is knocking on the door. Who can it be?

2）指前面的句子Your English is not so good. Have you realized it?

2．用作非人称代词

1）表示时间---What time is it by your watch? ---It is half past ten.

2）表示天气I think it’s going to rain today.

3）表示自然现象It’s early summer now. It is two degrees below zero taday.

4）表示距离It is not far from my home to our school.

3.用作引导词

1)作形式主语，代替不定式、动名词、从句所表示的真正主语；作形式宾语，代替不定式、动

名词、从句所表示的真正宾语。

a.It is a good habit to go to bed and get up early.

b.It is no use reading without understanding.

c.It is uncertain when we will finish the work.

d.They found it difficult to deal with such a problem.

e.I think it no use talking to him about that.

f.They took it for granted that she would go to their party.

2)构成强调句型强调句型可以对句子中的成分加以强调，用来加强语气，其结构为：It is(was) + 被强调的成分（主语、宾语、状语）+ that(who) ，被强调部分指人时用that或who，不指人时只能用that 。

I saw our English teacher in the street yesterday morning.

强调主语It was I who/tha t saw our English teacher in the street yesterday morning.

强调宾语It was our English teacher who/that I saw in the street yesterday morning.

强调状语It was in the street that I saw our English teacher yesterday morning.

3)其他句式(靠自己积累)

a.It was evening when we arrived in the city.

b.It is 12 years since we met last..

c. It won’t be long before he comes back.

d. It is very nice of you to do so.

e.

Choose the best answers:

1. I hate ___ when people talk with their mouths full. A. it B. that C. these D. them

2. It was only when I reread his poems recently _____ L began to appreciate their beauty.

A. until

B. that

C. then

D. do

3. ____ is no good leaving today’s work for tomorrow. A. What B. This C. It D. /

4.I was disappointed with the film. I had expected _____ to be much better.

A. it

B. that

C. one

D. this

5. It is the ability to do the job ____matters not where you come from or what you are.

A. one

B. that

C. what

D. it

6.____is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high school is increasing.

A. Which

B. As

C. That

D. It

7. It was _____he said _____ disappointed me .

A. what; that

B. that; that

C. what; what

D. that; what

8. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ______.

A. who is he

B. who he is

C. who is it

D. who it is

9. The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him,_____?

A. did they

B. didn’t they

C. did it

D. didn’t

10. I don’t think _____po ssible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

A. this

B. that

C. its

D. it

Complete the following sentences:

1). _________________(据报道)dozens of children died in the accident.

2). _________________(真遗憾)he can’t swim at h is age.

3).It is uncertain _______________________________(他是否参加会议).

4)It is important ____________________________________(我们掌握一门外语).

5).________________________________(直到250年后)that they formed a single state.

6). _____________________(看来) that he enjoys pop music.

7).It is an honor ________________________________________(举办奥运会).

8).____________________________(是1992年) that I graduated from the university.