1、高考英语“cannot (never) too”结构的用法请看下面这道高考题:I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.You can never be _ careful in the street.A.muchB.veryC.soD.too分析:该题考查的是“cannot (never) too”结构的用法。答案为D,句意为“在街上骑车,你越小心越好”。“cannot too”结构表示“无论怎么也不算过分”、“越越好”、“要格外”的意思。表示此意的结构有下列几种:1
2、.cannot +动词+too +形容词或副词。如:We cannot be too careful in doing experiments.我们做实验时越仔细越好。I cannot thank you too much.我怎么感谢你也不过分。2.cannot + over动词/cannot + be +over-形容词。如:We cannot overemphasize the importance of learning a foreign language.我们无论怎么强调学习外语的重要性也不过分。We cannot be over- vigilant.我们应该特别警惕。3.canno
3、t+动词+too much (much enough)。如:We cannot praise him too much.我们无论怎样表扬他也不算过分。He is very reliable. You cant trust him too much (much enough).他很可靠,他是你最值得信赖的人。4.cannot +动词+形容词或副词+enough。在“cannot too”结构中的too可换成enough; not也可换成never, hardly等否定词。如:You can never be strong enough.强壮的身体有百利无一害。Drinking water can never be pure enough.饮用水越纯越好。5.cannot +动词+too many +可数名词(或too much +不可数名词)。如:I think it right that one cannot learn too much knowledge.我认为一个人的知识越多越好。It is wrong to think that one cannot bear too many children.认为一个人生的孩子愈多愈好是错误的。