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Chapter 5 动词分类(一):实义动词与(情态)助动词

5.6 特殊疑问句

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5.6 特殊疑问句

特殊疑问句是在一般疑问句的基础上变化而来的,其句式为:“特殊疑问词+一般疑问句+?”。在英语中,特殊疑问词有who, what, which, when, where, why和how等。

5.6.1 不与名词连用的疑问词

一、对人提问——who

1 1) He can sing in English.

2) Who can sing in English?

精品译文 1) 他会唱英文歌。

2) 谁会唱英文歌?

2 1) I saw him at the party last night.

2) Who did you see at the party last night?

精品译文 1) 我昨晚在聚会上看到他了。

2) 你昨晚在聚会上看到谁了?

二、对事物或所做的事情提问——what

3 1) I like English.

2) What do you like?

精品译文 1) 我喜欢英语。

2) 你喜欢什么?

4 1) I am studying English grammar.

2) What are you doing?

精品译文 1) 我正在学习英语语法。

2) 你在做什么?

5 1) I am studying English grammar.

2) What are you studying?

精品译文 1) 我正在学习英语语法。

2) 你在学习什么?

6 1) I'd like to go swimming tomorrow.

2) What would you like to do tomorrow?

精品译文 1) 我明天想去游泳。

2) 你明天想做什么?

三、对时间提问——when

7 1) I was born in 1980.

2) When were you born?

精品译文 1) 我是1980年出生的。

2) 你是什么时候出生的?

四、对地点提问——where

8 1) He lives in Beijing.

2) Where does he live?

精品译文 1) 他住在北京。

2) 他住在哪里?

五、对方式提问——how

9 1) He goes to school by bus.

2) How does he go to school?

精品译文 1) 他坐公共汽车上学。

2) 他怎么上学?

六、对原因提问——why

10 1) I often study at the library because it's quiet.

2) Why do you often study at the library?

精品译文 1) 我常常在图书馆学习,因为那里很安静。

2) 你为什么常常在图书馆学习?

5.6.2 要与名词连用的疑问词

一、which

当说话者提供多种对象供对方选择时,我们就要用which来提问。此时,which的后面通常要接一个名词,意思是“哪一个什么东西”。

1 A: Could you lend me your pen?

B: Sure. I have two pens. This pen has black ink. That pen has red ink. Which pen/Which one/Which do you want?

A: That red one. Thanks.

精品译文 A:你能把钢笔借给我用用吗?

B:当然可以。我有两支钢笔,这支是黑墨水的,那支是红墨水的,你想要哪支?

A:那支红墨水的。谢谢。

从以上例句可看出,which的后面也可不接名词,此时which用作代词。

二、whose

whose的后面必须接名词,表示“谁的什么东西”。

2 1) This is his book.

2) Whose book is this?

精品译文 1) 这是他的书。

2) 这是谁的书?

3 1) I borrowed Jack's car last night.

2) Whose car did you borrow last night?

精品译文 1) 我昨晚借了杰克的车。

2) 你昨晚借了谁的车?

5.6.3 how的用法详解

一、how可以单独使用

how单独使用时,是对动作的方式进行提问。比如下面的例句是对交通工具提问:

1 A: How do you go to work?

B1: I drive./By car.

B2: I take a taxi./By taxi.

B3: I take a bus./By bus.

B4: I take a subway./By subway.

B5: I walk./On foot.

精品译文 A:你怎么去上班?

B1:我开车去。

B2:我坐出租车去。

B3:我坐公共汽车去。

B4:我坐地铁去。

B5:我走着去。

其他例句如:

2 A: How did he break his leg?

B: He fell off the ladder.

精品译文 A:他的腿是怎么断的?

B:他从梯子上摔了下来。

二、how还常与形容词或副词连用

与形容词连用的例句如下:

3 How old are you? 你多大岁数?

How tall is he? 他身高多少?

How big is your new house? 你的新房子有多大?

How far is it from your home to school? 从你家到学校有多远?

与副词连用的例句如下:

How well does he speak English? 他英语说得怎么样?

How quickly can you get here? 你多快能到这里?

三、对动作发生的频率提问——how often/how many times...?

4 1) I make a phone call to my parents once a month.

2) How often do you make a phone call to your parents?

精品译文 1) 我每个月给父母打一次电话。

2) 你多久给父母打一次电话?

5 1) I make a phone call to my parents once a month.

2) How many times a month do you make a phone call to your parents?

精品译文 1) 我每个月给父母打一次电话。

2) 你每个月给父母打几次电话?

6 1) I go shopping twice a week.

2) How often do you go shopping?

精品译文 1) 我每周去购物两次。

2) 你多久去购物一次?

7 1) I go shopping twice a week.

2) How many times a week do you go shopping?

精品译文 1) 我每周去购物两次。

2) 你每周去购物几次?

其他表示频率的短语还有:

思维总结

上面三节讨论了英文句子的三种变化:如何否定一个句子,如何提出一般疑问,以及如何构造特殊问句。这三种句子的变化是与助动词或情态动词密切相关的,所以我们首先应该熟练掌握本章前三节所讨论的动词的分类。

思维训练5.4-5.6

一、将下列句子先改成否定句,然后改为一般疑问句,并做出肯定及否定回答。然后再对画线部分提问一个特殊疑问句。

1. She lives there.

2. Kennex lived there.

3. I'm living here.

4. I often get up at 7: 00 in the morning.

5. He likes swimming.

6. He is reading English.

7. I will graduate next year.

8. I saw Jack at the party last night.

9. George is going to study at his dormitory tonight.

10. I am going to visit my grandmother this summer vacation.

二、which/what辨析。

11. A: ______ do you want to buy?

B: I want to buy a pen.

A: We have a lot of different pens. Their prices vary from 10 yuan to 300 yuan. ______ are you going to buy?

B: That one.

12. A: There are flights to Kunming at 7: 30 A.M., 9: 00 A.M. and 11: 30 A.M.

B: ______ are you going to take?

A: The 7: 30 flight.

三、用why提问下列句子。

Example:

A: I didn't go to school yesterday.

B: Why didn't you go to school yesterday?

A: Because I didn't feel good.

13. I'm going to the bank after class.

14. I need to go to the drugstore.

15. I took a taxi to school this morning.

16. I was absent from class yesterday.

17. I like going to the net café.

18. I am not coming to class tomorrow.

19. I can't come to your party this weekend.

20. I didn't eat breakfast this morning.

21. I don't like the weather in this city.

22. I didn't do my homework last night.

四、对下列活动的频率进行提问。

23. go to a movie

24. go shopping

25. go to a net café

26. play cards

27. write a letter to your parents

28. get your hair cut

29. cook your own dinner

30. dine out