1、Unit 2 Working the landGrammar一、动名词做主语的用法动名词做主语往往表示经常性、习惯性的动作, 在口语中也可以表示具体的动作。如：Seeing is believing. Helping her is my duty.Talking mends no holes. 空谈无济于事。Working with you is a pleasure. 和你一起工作是一种乐趣。动名词做主语和不定式做主语一样，也可以用it作形式主语。如：Its rather tiring walking around in a city.不定式做主语往往表示具体的特别是将来的动作。如：Its
2、no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。He realized that to go on like this was wrong. 他意识到了继续这样是错的。二、动名词作宾语的用法1有些动词或短语动词后常用动名词作宾语。如admit, appreciate, avoid，cant stand（不能忍受）, consider，delay, devote to, dislike enjoy，escape, excuse, feel like, finish, forgive, get down to, give up, imagine. insist on, ke
3、ep (on), look forward to, mention, mind, miss（错过）, pay attention to, practice, put off, stick to, suggest等等。Doing morning exercises is good for your health. 做早操对你的健康有好处。Her shoes wants mending. 她的鞋该修理了。注意: 当 need, want, require, worth后面接doing也可以表示被动。Your hair wants cutting. 你的头发该理了。The floor require
4、s washing. 地板需要冲洗。I have finished writing this book. 我已经写完这本书了。2. 在allow, advise, forbid, permit后直接跟动名词作宾语，如果有名词或代词作宾语，则构成“allowadviseforbidpermit 名词代词不定式（宾语补足语）”之形式。如：We dont allow smoking hereWe dont allow anybody to smoke here3. 动词need, require, want意为“需要”时，后跟动名词的主动式或不定式的被动式作宾语，意义没有区别。如：The windo
5、w needsrequireswants cleaningto be cleaned4. 在begin, continue, love, like, hate, prefer, intend, start后用动名词和用不定式作宾语均可，意义没有多大区别。5. 动词forget, go on, mean, regret, remember, stop, try, be used to, cant help后跟动名词和跟不定式区别较大，须注意。forget, regret, remember后跟动名词，动名词表示已经发生的动作；后跟不定式表示将要发生的动作。三、动名词要点单项选择测验 1. Whi
6、le shopping, people sometimes cant help _ into buying something they dont really need. A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded 2. How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? The key _ the problem is to meet the demand _ by the customers. A.to
7、solving; making B. to solving; made C. to solve; making D. to solve; made 3. How about the two of us _ a walk down the garden? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking 4. What do you think made Mary so upset? _ her new bicycle. A. As she lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing 5. We dont all
8、ow anyone _ here. Well, I hate to say it again. We dont allow _ here. A. to smoke; smokingB. smoking; to smoke C. to smoke; to smokeD. smoking; smoking 6. They thought there is no trouble _ their favorite brand from other brands. A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. told 7. Some birds finally reach home
9、 by accidentally _ landmarks which they recognize. A. to come across B. coming around C. coming across D. to come around 8. Millions of pounds have been spent _ the free state education system in Britain. A. to improving B. in improving C. to improve D. to have improved 9. A large glass of water bef
10、ore you eat may help _ too excited before delicious foods. A. to keep you from gettingB. to carry you from getting C. to prevent you to get D. to stop you to get 10. _ for school once in a while often makes Mr. Smith angry. A. Tom being late B. Tom to be late C. For Tom being late D. Toms being late
11、 11. I really appreciated_ to holiday with you on this nice island.Its my pleasure.A. have time B. having time C. to have time D. to having time12. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldnt risk _ the good opportunity.A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost13. When asked by
12、 the police, he said that he remembered _ at the party, but not _.A. to arrive; leaving B. to arrive; to leaveC. arriving; leaving D. arriving; to leave14. It is difficult to get used _ in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. A. sleep B. to sleeping C. slept D. to sleep15. We cant imagine _ in the entrance exam, for she has never been to school.A. she succeeding B. her succeeding C. she succeed D. her to succeed参考答案1-5 CBCCA 6-10 BCBAD 11-15 BBCBB