高考英語典型陷阱題精選精析

1. Just because they make more money than I do, _________ they seem to look down on me.

A. so                        B. and                        C. but                        D. 不填

【分析】此題正確答案為D，但容易誤選A，將漢語的“因為……所以……”直譯為 because … so …，但是按英語語法，because 為從屬連詞，用以引導原因狀語從句，它表明整個句子為復合句；而 so 在表示“所以”時，它是并列連詞，用以連接兩個簡單句使之成為并列句。由于在同一句中既用了從屬連詞 because，又用了并列連詞 so，使得該句一半像復合句，一半像并列句，從而導致錯誤。正確的做法是，任意去掉 because 和 so 中的一個，使之要么成為復合句，要么成為并列句。

2. If I’m mistaken, _________ you are mistaken too.

A. so                        B. and                        C. or                        D. 不填

空格前 if 引導的是一個條件狀語從句，它暗示整個句子為復合句；而so, and, or 為并列連詞，無論選哪一個，都表明整個句子為并列句，從而導致前后矛盾，所以A、B、C均不能選擇。此題正確答案選D，you are mistaken too 為主句。又如：

(1) If wishes were horses, _________ beggars would ride.

A. and                        B. so                        C. or                        D. 不填

(2) When the last prize had been awarded _________ everybody cleared off.

A. and                        B. so                        C. or                        D. 不填

(3) Just before I left London, _________ I sent him a telegram.

A. and                        B. so                        C. or                        D. 不填

(4) After they had each said a few words, _________ Lloyd George took the floor.

A. and                        B. so                        C. or                        D. 不填

答案均選D，空格前分別為 if, when, before, after 引導的狀語從句，空格后為句子主句。

3. Finding her car stolen, _________.

A. a policeman was asked to help

B. the area was searched thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere

D. she hurried to a policeman for help

【分析】此題最佳答案選D，因為句首用作狀語的現在分詞短語finding her car stolen 的邏輯主語應是“她”，而不是 a policeman, the area, it 等，按照英語語法，在通常情況下，非謂語動詞用作狀語時，它的邏輯主語應與句子主語保持一致，所以最佳答案為D。請再看類例：

(1) To master a foreign language, _________.

A. the school needs a foreign teacher

B. a good teacher is needed

C. a lot of practice is needed

D. one must have a lot of practice

【分析】此題答案選D，因為 to master a foreign language 的邏輯主語應是 one，而不是其他(www.dubaipaintplumbers.com)。

(2) _________ many times, he still didn’t understand it.

A. Having been told                        B. Though to be told

C. Having told                                D. He was told

【分析】此題答案選A，因為根據句意，he 與 tell 應是被動關系；另外，從時間上看，應該是“被告訴”在先，“沒有理解”在后，故要用 having been told 這一現在分詞的完成被動式。注意不能選D，因為 He was told 與 he still didn’t understand it 這兩個簡單句之間缺乏必要的銜接關系(參見下一題)。

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