专四练习(It用法)

例题整理

1. 历年真题

1）It was recommended that passengers ___ smoke during the flight. (1994年第58题)

A. not

B. need not

C. could not

D. would not

【译文】建议旅客在乘坐飞机时不要吸烟。

【答案】A

【解析】It is +表示主观意愿的动词+ that + sb. (should) (not) do句型中，that从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟语气,其他选项的情态动词都不可取。

2）It was as a physician that he represented himself, and _____ he was warmly received. （1997年第49题）

A. as such

B. such as

C. as that

D. so that

【译文】他以内科医生的身份出现，受到热情接待。

【答案】A.

【解析】本题it的用法It is + noun.+ that句型，A项as such （照此，以此身份），B项such as (例如)，C项as that 无此说法，D项so that (为了)。

3）“What courses are you going to do next semester?”

“I don’t know. But it’s about time ___on something.” (2002年第51题)

A. I’ d decide

B. I decided

C. I decide

D. I’ m deciding

【译文】下学期你想修什么课程？---我不知道，我该作出决定了。

【答案】B

【解析】It’s (about) time (that) … 是虚拟语气句式，其谓语动词要用一般过去式，因此B项是正确答案。

4）It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time. （2004，46）

A. hand in

B. would hand in

C. have to hand in

D. handed in

【译文】学生有必要马上交期末论文。

【答案】A

【解析】It is imperative/necessary/important 等结构后的主语从句中，谓语动词用虚拟语气，should加动词原形，should可省。

5）Children who stay away from school do ___for different reasons.（2005年第65题）

A. them

B. /

C. it

D. theirs

【译文】学生逃学的原因不尽相同。

【答案】C

【解析】代词的用法。It可以指代抽象事物，本句中，it指代stay away from school 这一行为，故C是正确答案。A和D都只是指代具体事物，不能指代

抽象的动作，故不选。

6）We consider____ he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.（2009年第57题）

A. strange why

B. it strange what

C. it strange that

D. that strange 【译文】很奇怪他不告而别。

【答案】C。

【解析】考查“动词+it+补语+that从句“结构。It是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面that所引导的从句。A选项中，consider后不能直接+形容词。

7）In the sentence“It’s no use waiting for her”, the italicized phrase is ____.（2010年第61题）

A. the object

B. an adverbial

C. a complement

D. the subject

【译文】“It’s no use waiting for her”斜体部分是什么成分？

【答案】D。

【解析】It’s no use waiting for her中it 为形式主语，真正的主语是动名词短语waiting for her。A项意为“宾语”；B项意为“状语”;C项意为“补语”。

2. 模拟题

1）It is only when you nearly lose someone ________ fully conscious of how much you value him.

A. do you become

B. then you become

C. that you become

D. have you become 【译文】只有失去了才知道珍惜。

【答案】C.

【解析】这是一个It is …that …的强调句型。

2）It was to New York he went in the hope of finding work on one of the New York newspapers.

A. which

B. where

C. as

D. that

【译文】他的目的地是纽约，希望在那儿的报馆找到一份工作。

【答案】D.

【解析】此题为强调句型It was …that 用以强调to New York. 故此题正确答案为选项D.

3）It is necessary that an efficient worker____ his work on time.

A. accomplishes

B. can accomplish D. will accomplish 【译文】效率高就要按时完成工作。

【答案】C.

【解析】It is necessary that 这一主语从句中谓语须用should + 动词原形的虚拟形式，这里should 省略。

4）The lecture said "It's time you the literature review."

A. began

B. should begin D. are beginning

【译文】讲座说，“该开始文献综述了。”

【答案】A.

【解析】It’s time …后从句应用过去式。