he had been taken to hospital in time.[2006.12]
[分析] ①根据从句时态(“if he had been taken” 使用的是过去完成时)判断主句用would have done结构。②“活下来,幸存”用survive。
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[答案] would have had a chance to survive 2.用于某些名词性分句中。比如由wish, would rather, suppose, imagine等引导的分句中,
表示一种臆想的(通常是不可能发生的)情况。
[例9] Frankly speaking, I’d rather
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you_________________(不采取任何措施)about it for the time being.[2005.1]
[分析] would rather后接从句,从句的谓语动词用过去时表虚拟。(补充:若would rather后直接跟动词,则用动词原形表真实的意愿。)
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[答案] didn’t do anything
三.比较结构
比较结构是四级考试常考的一个语法项目。我们大家都比较熟悉形容词或副词的原级、比较级和最高级的基本形式,这里不再赘述。考试中还经常要求掌握一些特殊表达,比如not so much… as(与其说……不如说……);not more+形容词或副词的比较级
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