Unit 5 Ellipsis 专项练习

1. ----Tomorrow is a holiday. Why are you doing your homework? -----I am doing these exercises now so that I won’t have _____ on Sunday.

A. it B. them C. for D. to

2.----Shall I invite Ann to my birthday party tomorrow evening?----Yes. It’ll be fine if you______. A. are B. can C. invite D. do

3. ---- Aren’t you the manager? ---- No, and I______

A. don’t want to B. don’t want to be C. don’t want be D. don’t want

4.---I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?---Not at all. ______. A. I’ve no time B. I’d rather not C. I’d like it D. I’d be glad to 5. ---- Won’t you have another try? ---- ________.

A. Yes, I will have B. Yes, I won’t have C. Yes, I won’t D. Yes, I will 6.-----I won’t do it any more. -----_______?

A. Why not B. Why don’t do any more C. Why not do D. Why don’t 7.----Do you think it will snow tomorrow? ----______.

A.I don’t think B. No, I don’t think C. I don’t think so D. No, I don’t so 8.----Have you fed the cat? ----No, but______.

A. I’m B. I am C. I’m just going D. I’m just going to 9. The pianos in the other shop will be ______, but _________. A. cheaper; not as better B. more cheap; not as better

C. cheaper; not as good D. more cheap; not as good

10. She spoke English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than 11. When first ______ to the market, these products enjoyed great success. (2004全国II) A. introducing B. introduced C. introduce D. being introduced 12. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when _____ at the meeting by my loss. A. questioning B. having questioned C. questioned D. to be questioned 13. What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it. (2004湖北) A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which 14. – Susan, will you please go and empty that drawer? -- ______?

A. What for? B. What is it C. How is it D. How come

15. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______. A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to 16. It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing, ______?

A. won’t we B. will we C. don’t we D. shall we 17. Be sure to write to us, ________?

A. will you B. aren’t you C. can you D. mustn’t you

18. – Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday? -- I_____, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did 19. – Could I borrow your dictionary? -- yes, of course you ______. A. might B. will C. can D. should 20. – Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow. -- _________. A. I don't B. I won’t C. I can’t D. I haven’t

21. – I won’t do it any more. --_______?

A. Why don’t B. Why don’t do it any more C. Why not D. Why not to 22. Although ______ to stop, he kept on working.

A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told 23. – Will you waste your time and money on that? -- Certainly _______. A. I not B. don’t C. not D. no 24. – Mary didn’t attend the lecture, did she? -- Yes, she ______. A. attended B. didn’t attend C. didn’t D. did 25. – What’s Joan dong? -- ______ newspapers in the room. A. She reading B. She reads C. To read D. Reading 26. _______ always succeed.

A. Honest and clever students B. Students who honest and clever C. Honest students and clever D. Students are honest and clever 27. – Who should be responsible for the accident?

-- The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order ______. A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told 28. Some people are against the plan but ______ support it.

A. any more B. many more C. much more D. no more

29. The house rent is expensive, I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ______ here.A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as much 30. – Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant? -- ________. It’s too expensive. A. Why not B. I agree C. I’m afraid not D. I’m sure 31. He spoke English well indeed, but of course not ______ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than 32. – Shall I tell John about it? -- No, you ______. I’ve told him already. A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

33. – The boys are not doing a good job at all, are they? --________. A. I guess not so B. I don’t guess C. I don’t guess so D. I guess not 34. Unless _______ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited B. inviting C. being invited D. having invited 35. The boy wanted to play basketball in the street, but his mother asked him ______. A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. don’t to

36. – why does she always ask you for help? -- There is no one else _____, is there? A. who to turn to B. she can turn to C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn 37. _____ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films so often.

A. If it is not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. If they were not 38. Water, _____ enough, can change into vapor quickly.

A. when heated B. heating C. though to be heated D. when is heated 39. – I wan wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend. -- _____ good. A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds

40. –Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend? -- ______.

A. I don’t believe B. I don’t believe it C. I believe not so D. I believe not 41. –Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class? -- ________, but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

A. I’d like to B. I like it C. I don’t D. I will 42. – Jack bought a new mobile phone the other day. -- ______? That’s his third one in just one month. A. Had he B. Did he C. Does he D. has he Ellipsis

简单句中的省略

1.省略主语:祈使句中的主语通常被省略;其他省略的主语的情况多限于少数现成的说法. (1) (You) Come in, please. (2) (I) See you tomorrow. (3) (I) Thank you for your help. (4) (I) Beg your pardon. 2.省略主语或谓语的一部分

(1) (There is) No smoking. (2) (Will you) Have a smoke?

(3) Why (do you) not say hello to him? (4) How (do you think) about a cup of tea? 3.省略宾语:可省略宾语的全部；可省略作宾语的动词不定式,只保留to,但如果该宾语是动 词be或完成时态,则须在to后加上be或have． （1）---Do you know Miss Hu? ---I don’t know (her). (2) Don’t touch anything unless the teacher tells you to (touch). (3) ---Are you a teacher? ---No, but I want to be (a teacher).

(4) ---He hasn’t finished the task. ---Well, he ought to have (finish it). 4.省略表语

(1) ---Are you thirsty? ---Yes, I am (thirsty). （2） His brother is lazy? Nor is his sister (lazy).

5.同时省略几个句子成分

（1）---Are you fell better now? --- (I’m feeling) better (now).

(2) (I wish) Good luck (to you)! (3) Let’s meet at the school gate as the same as (we met) yesterday.

并列句中的省略

两个并列分句中，后一分句常省略与前一分句中相同的部分． (1) My father is a doctor and my mother (is) a nurse.

(2) I study at college and my sister (studies) at high school

(3) Lin’s father was not at home, but his mother was(at home).

主从复合句中的省略

1.主句中有一些主谓被省略

（1）(I’m) Sorry to heat that you are ill. (2) (It’s) a pity that you missed such a good chance. 2.省略从句中与主句相同的部分

They do not visit their parents as much as they ought to (visit their parents). 3.主句与从句各有一些成分被省略

The sooner (you do it), the better (it will be).

其他省略

1.连词的that省略

(1)宾语从句中常省略that,但多个宾语从句并列时,通常只省略第一个that He said (that) the text was very important and that we should learn it by heart.

(2)在定语从句中that在作宾语时才能省略 The book (that) I borrowed yesterday was hers.

2.在某些状语从句中,当从句的主语与主句的主语一致或者从句主语为it，且从句谓语部分有be动词时,可省去“主语+be”部分

(1) When (he was) still a boy of 10, he had to work day and night.

(2) As (he was) a child, he lived in India. (3) If (you are) asked you may come in. (4) Though (he is) young, he knows a lot. 3.不定式符号to的省略

（1）并列的不定式可省去后面的 to. I told him to sit down and wait for a moment. (2) help 当“帮助”讲时，后面的宾语或宾补的不定式符号to可带可不带. I will help (to) do it for you. I will help you (to) do it. （3）介词but前若有动词do,后面的不定式不带 to. The boy did nothing but play.

(4) 某些使役动词（let, make, have）及感官动词（see, watch, hear, notice, observe, feel, look at, listen to等）后面作宾语补足语的不定式一定要省去 to, 但在被动语态中须将to 复原。 I saw the boy fall from the tree. The boy was seen to fall from the tree. The boss made us work 12 hours a day. We were made to work 12 hours a day. (5) 主语从句中有动词do,后面作表语的不定式的 to可带可不带。

What we can do now is (to) wait.

(6) find 当“发现”讲时，后面作宾语补足语的不定式符号to可带可不带。 We found him (to) work very hard at the experiment.

但如果是不定式 to be，则不能省略。 She found him to be dishonest.

4.连词if在部分虚拟条件句中可省略，但要将后面的should，were，had提到主语的前面. （1）Had they time, they would certainly come and help us.

(2) Were I you, I would do the work better. (3）Should there be a flood, what should we do?

替代

(一)so和not作替代词,代替被省略的某个词(组)或句子，一般同表示个人看法或想法的动词连用，作be afraid，believe，become，all，do，expect，fear，hope，Imagine, say, see, speak, suppose, think等的宾语。Not代替否定的句子，还可放在perhaps，probably，absolutely等副词后 E.g.: She was not angry at first, but became so（=angry）after a while.

—Is he the best student in the class ? —I think so(=He is best student in the class). —I think not(=He is not the best student in the class). （二）替代的应用

1.So可以放在句首或句尾，但若谓语动词是see, notice, hear等,则只能放在句首.如：

I believe (say, think„)so. =So I believe (say, think„). —He is absent today. —So I see (hear, notice). 2.在表示肯定或怀疑意义的句中不可用so。如： 误：I doubt so. 正：I doubt it. 3.在ask和know之后也不用so。如：

误：Why do you ask so ? 正：Why do you ask that ? 4.do so一般只用替代动态动词，不替代静态动词。如： She said she would go with me, but she didn’t do so. ---Alice feels better today.---I think she does. ---So she does. 而不能说 I think she does so.