一、反意疑問句的用法及構成
【要點歸納】 反意疑問句既可以表示真實的疑問,也可以用來開始談話、更有禮貌地詢問情況或者使命令、要求的語氣更加婉轉等。反意疑問句有兩種結構:①肯定的陳述句 + 否定的反意疑問句;②否定的陳述句 + 肯定的反意疑問句。還要注意反意疑問句的謂語要與陳述句保持一致,且主語一律用代詞。
【考例】 Susan's found her pass, ______?
A. isn't she B. is she
C. hasn't she D. was she
【精析】 C。句中的Susan's = Susan has。
【強化訓練】 完成下列反意疑問句。
1. The boy went swimming yesterday, ______?
2. Mrs. Smith has been learning Chinese, __ __?
3. What a lovely stamp, ______?
二、如何回答反意疑問句
【要點歸納】 根據事實來回答。不管問題的提法如何,只要事實上是肯定的,就用yes;只要事實上是否定的,就用no。
【考例】 —The test wasn't easy for you, was it?
—______. Many of us failed.
A. No, it was B. Yes, it wasn't
C. Yes, it was D. No, it wasn't
【精析】 D。問句:“測驗不容易,是不是?”。怎樣回答?就看測驗到底容易還是不容易,容易就說yes,不容易就說no。從答語“Many of us failed.”可知測驗不容易,故選D。
【強化訓練】 單項填空。
4. —The article isn't easy for Jack to understand, is it?
—______. His English is far better than expected.
A. Yes, it is B. I'm afraid not
C. I don't think soD. No, it isn't
5. —I don't think the movie tickets are expen- sive, _______ ?
—______, I agree with you.
A. are they; Yes B. are they; No
C. do I; Yes D. aren't they; No
三、陳述句含否定詞的反意疑問句
【要點歸納】 陳述句部分出現否定意義的副詞或代詞時,如little(少的), few, hardly, never, seldom, no one, nothing等,反意疑問句應用肯定式。但若陳述句中動詞、形容詞或副詞是加否定前綴或后綴構成的,如im-, in-, un-, dis-, -less等,反意疑問句仍用否定式。
【考例】 He never said that he was good at mathematics, ______?
A. was he B. wasn't he
C. did he D. didn't he
【精析】 C。反意疑問句的謂語應與主句保持一致,且主句有否定副詞never,所以C項正確。
【強化訓練】 完成下列反意疑問句。
6. Li Lei seldom has lunch at school, ______?
7. The news is unimportant, ______?
8. There are a lot of little birds in the field,
______?
四、陳述句為主從復合句的反意疑問句
【要點歸納】 陳述句為各種主從復合句時,反意疑問句的主語及助動詞應與主句保持一致。但在“I / We (don't / didn't) think / suppose / believe / expect + 賓語從句”結構中,反意疑問句應與從句的主謂語保持一致,同時注意否定轉移。
【考例】 1. If I knew the answer, I wouldn't be asked, ______?
A. didn't I B. did I
C. would I D. wouldn't I
2. I don't suppose anyone will volunteer, ______?
A. do I B. don't I
C. will they D. won't they
【精析】 1. C。反意疑問句在時態、助動詞、人稱和數上要和主句保持一致。2. C。主句是I suppose,所以反意疑問句應和從句一致;從句的主語是anyone,故用they;且發生了否定轉移,故反意疑問句用肯定式,選項C正確。
【強化訓練】 單項填空。
9. There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, ______?
A. wasn't there B. was there
C. didn't it D. did it
10. Mrs Black doesn't believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ______?
A. is he B. isn't he
C. doesn't she D. does she
五、祈使句的反意疑問句
【要點歸納】 ①祈使句的反意疑問句一般用肯定形式will you。②以Let's開頭的,可用shall we;以Let us或Let me開頭的,要用will you。③否定祈使句的反意疑問句一律用will you。④為使祈使句聽起來比較婉轉、客氣,反意疑問句還可以用would you, won't you, could you, can you等形式。
【考例】 If you want help—money or anything, let me know, ______ you?
A. don't B. will C. shall D. do
【精析】 B。Let us / me... 表示向對方請求允許,意為“讓我們/我……(= You let us...)”,故要用will you (好嗎)進行反問。
【強化訓練】 單項填空。
11. It's a fine day. Let's go fishing, ______?
A. won't we B. will we
C. don't we D. shall we
12. The women carrying babies, come in first, ______?
A. will you B. will they
C. don't they D. don't you
13. Don't smoke in the meeting-room, ______?
A. do you B. will you
C. can you D. could you
六、當陳述句部分含有have時
【要點歸納】 ①當have表示“擁有”時,反意疑問句既可用have,也可用do,但要注意前后保持一致。②當have作“經歷;遭受;進行”等解,尤其是構成一些短語如have a class, have sport, have sth. done等時,疑問句部分只用do的適當形式。
【考例】 You had one of your teeth pulled out yesterday, ______?
A. had you B. hadn't you
C. did you D. didn't you
【精析】 D。在have sth. done等固定句型中,have看作實意動詞。
【強化訓練】 完成下列反意疑問句。
14. She doesn't have a lot of money to spare, ______?
15. They had great difficulty in finding the house, ______?
七、must 與反意疑問句
【要點歸納】 ①must表示“必須”時,反意疑問句仍用must。②must表示“有必要”講時,用need。③當must表示“一定是”等猜測含義時,反意疑問句要依據must后的動詞形式來確定:“must + do...”表示對現在的情況進行推測,反意疑問句用一般現在時。“must have done...”表示對過去的情況進行推測,如果后面沒接時間狀語或者接了現在完成時態標志的時間狀語,反意疑問句應用現在完成時;如果后面接的是明確的過去時間狀語,反意疑問句用一般過去時。
【考例】 There is no light in the dormitory. They must have gone to the lecture, ______?
A. didn't they B. don't they
C. mustn't they D. haven't they
【精析】 D。句中沒有時間狀語,故選D。
【強化訓練】 單項填空。
16. His father must be a doctor, ______?
A. mustn't he B. shouldn't he
C. isn't he D. needn't he
17. —I don't suppose he could have done well in the exam last week, ______ he?
—______, he almost failed to pass the exam.
A. had; Yes B. has; No
C. couldn't; Yes D. did; No