省略句练习与答案

省略句练习与答案
自我检测
1. －What’s the matter with John?
－He didn’t pass the test but he still____.
A. hopes so B. hopes to C. hopes it D. hopes that
2. －She must look like a very pretty girl.
－ Yes, I imagine__________.
A. to B. that C. it D. so
3. This is an illness that can result in total blindness__________ left untreated.
A. after B. if C. since D. unless
4. －What will John Smith be doing in the fall of this year?
－_________ mathematics at a high school.
A. Teaching B. To teach    C. Be teaching D. Teach
5. －Better not have the operation right now.
－________.
A. I mustn’t B. I shouldn’t
C. I won’t D. I can’t
6. －Will you go to the party?
－Of course I will if_________.
A. I was invited B. invited    C. having invited D. I will be invited
7. The special medicine for the disease was difficult to find though________ everywhere.
A. sought B. having sought    C. being sought D. having been sought
8. Taking such kind of medicine, if _______ , will possibly do you great harm.
A. continue B. to continue    C. continued D. continuing
9. He is not easy to get along with, but the friendship of his, _________, will last forever.
A. once gained B. to be gained    C. after gained D. while gaining
10. －Don’t forget to take the message to my teacher.
－_________.
A. Yes, I will B. No, I won’t    C. I don’t think so D. Sorry, I don’t
11. The road is designed for only motor vehicles, so once________, bicycles are not allowed to go along it.
A. opens B. having opened C. opening D. opened
12. The teacher told us not to take the equipment out of the laboratory until_________.
A. allowing to take B. allowing to    C. allowed to be taken D. allowed to
13. －Will you go home tomorrow evening?
－No, I am going to a lecture, or at least, I’m planning________.
A. so B. to C. it D. that
14. Would you read my letter and correct the mistakes if________?
A. some B. ever C. any D. never
15. When________ where he was born, the old man was afraid to give his address.
A. asking B. asked C. was asked D. ask
16. Don’t speak to anyone when you are in a strange situation unless________.
A. you will be spoken B. you speak to    C. spoken to D. you spoken to
17. －Will the Smiths be going abroad this summer?
－No, they finally decided_________.
A. not to be B. not to do    C. not going D. not to
18. －How do you think Mary managed to improve her French in such a short time?
－_________ 4 hours on it every morning.
A. Because of spending B. By spending    C. Spent D. To spend
19. “If”, he added at the meeting, “________ enough time, we would certainly have done it better.”
A. given B. to be given C. give D. giving
20. If you talk to these senior students, you will find that they have much greater knowledge than commonly_________.
A. supposing B. supposed    C. to suppose D. suppose
一、高考链接
1. — You haven't lost the ticket, have you?
— _________. I know it's not easy to get another one at the moment.（2004江苏）
A. I hope not B. Yes, I have C. I hope so D. Yes, I’m afraid so
解析：A. 用so，not或其它手段来省略上文或问句中的一部分或整个句义，是高考的常考项目。本题就是考查这一考点，根据句意，选A。
译文：—你的票没有丢掉，是吗？
—我希望没有，我知道此刻要再搞到一张是不容易的。
2. When help, one often says “ Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”（2005福建）
A. offering B. to offer    C. to be offered D. offered
解析：D. 本题是高考中常考的又一考点，在when，while，if，as if，though(或although)，as，until，once，whether，unless，where等连词连接的状语从句中，常省略跟主句相同的主语和be动词。本题省去了“one is”。
译文：一个人在接受到帮助的时候，经常会说“谢谢”或“你真好”。
3. — How about putting some pictures into the report?
—___ A picture is worth a thousand words.（2005江苏）
A. No way. B. Why not?     C. All right? D. No matter.
解析：B. “why (not) do” 结构中, 不定式不带to，属于一种句型化的省略。
译文：—将报告中加几张图片怎么样？
—为什么不呢？一画顶千言。
4. — I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.
— _______good. (2006湖北)
A. Sound B. Sounded
C. Sounding D. Sounds
解析：D. “It/That sounds good/great/….”这样的答语中常省略主语。
译文：—我在想是否可以周末去滑雪？
—听起来很好。
5. —How about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight?
— ______, but I've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's exam. （2006重庆）
A. All right
B. Sounds great
C. I can’t
D. No, I am terribly sorry
解析：B.本题同上题。
译文：—今晚到戏院看新上映的电影怎么样？
—听起来好极了，可是我得复习准备明天的考试。
6. — Do you mind my smoking here?
— ______. (2006四川)
A. No, thanks B. No, Good idea
C. Yes, please D. Yes. Better not
解析：D. “Better not.”是“You'd better not.”的省略。
译文：—你介意我在这里抽烟吗？
—是的，最好不要。
7. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ______.(2007安徽)
A. that used to be B. it is used to
C. it was used to D. it used to be
解析：D. 本题考查的是比较状语从句中的省略，在比较状语从句中，as/than后面常使用省略。
译文：根据我的想法，二十一世纪的生活比过去舒适多了。
8. —It’s a long time since I saw my sister.
—_________ her this weekend?（2007全国I）
A. Why not visit B. why not to visit
C. Why not visiting D. Why don’t visit
解析：A. 本题也考查了“Why not do”这个句型。
译文：—好长时间没有见到我姐姐了。
为什么这个周末不去见见她呢？
9. We all know that, __________, the situation will get worse. （2007全国I）
A. not if dealt carefully with
B. if not carefully dealt with
C. if dealt not carefully with
D. not if carefully dealt with
解析：B. 本题也考查了状语从句中省略“主语＋be”的问题。
译文：我们都知道，这种情况，如果不认真处理，会变得更糟糕。
10. —Dad! Tom’s broken a glass!
— ____. Accidents will happen.（2007四川）
A. No way B. Doesn't matter
C. No trouble at all D. Don't mention it
解析：B. “It doesn't matter.”等日常用语中常省略主语。
译文：—爸爸，汤姆把杯子打坏了。
—没关系，发生意外是常有的。
二、 能力提高
1. — I won't do it any more.
— ________?
A. Why don't B. Why don't do it any more
C. Why not D. Why not to
2. Although ________ to have a rest, he kept on working.
A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told
3. — Will you waste your time and money on that?
— Certainly ________.
A. I not B. don't
C. not D. no
4. — Mary didn't attend the lecture, did she?
— Yes, she ________.
A. attended B. didn't attend C. didn't D. did
5. — What's Joan doing?
— _________ newspapers in the room.
A. She reading B. She reads
C. To read D. Reading
6. _________ always succeed.
A. Honest and clever students
B. Students who honest and clever
C. Honest students and clever
D. Students are honest and clever
7. — Can you climb that tree, my boy?
— __________ ?
A. I B. Myself
C. Mine D. Me
8. Some people are against the plan but _______ support it.
A. any more B. many more C. much more D. no more
9. — I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
— Not at all. _________.
A. I've no time B. I'd rather not
C. I'd like to D. I'd be happy to
10. — Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant?
— _________. It's too expensive.
A. Why not B. I agree
C. I'm afraid not D. I'm sure
11. I still remember the name of the village _______we visited last year.
A. what        B. /   
C. where        D. when
12. — I usually go there by train.
— Why not＿＿＿＿＿by boat for a change? (MET’92)
A. to try going    B. trying to go
C. to try and go    D. try going
13. —for your brother, I would not have gone to see Mr. Wang.
A. If it is not    B. Were it not   
C. Had it not been    D. If they were not
14. — I’d like to have a piece of bread and two eggs.
— Anything _________?
A. following    B. follows   
C. to follow    D. to be followed
15. He suggested that the work ________ at once.
A. be done    B. should do   
C. could do    D. does
16. I don’t like the way ________ you talk to your mother.
A. /        B. in that   
C. which    D. of which
17. I know the boy very well. I have seen him _________up from childhood.
A. grow  B. grew   
C. was growing D. to grow
18. Though the little boy is often made _______by his brother, he made his brother __________yesterday.
A. cry； to cry    B. crying； crying   
C. cry； cry    D. to cry； cry
19. — I’ll go to Korea to watch the 14th Asian Games. Would you mind looking after my dog?
— Not at all. ___________.
A. I can’t    B. Please don’t        
C. I’d like it    D. I’d be happy to
20. Tom wanted to play football with his friends in the street, but his father told him _________.
A. not to    B. not to do   
C. not do it    D. do not to   
21. —Do you think Jack is going to watch a football match this weekend?
— __________.
A.I believe not    B.I believe not so   
C.I don’t believe it   D.I don’t believe
22. — What do you think made the girl so glad?
— _______ a beautiful necklace.
A. As she received    B. Receiving
C. Received     D. Because of receiving
23. — Aren’t you be chairman?
— No, and I ＿＿＿＿＿.
A. don’t want to    B. don’t want   
C. don’t want to be    D. don’t want be
24. Well, we have been waiting here _________ for the guest.
A. long time    B. a long time    C. the long time    D. some long time
25. Father advised me not to say anything until_________ at the meeting.
A. asking    B. to ask    C. asked    D. ask
26. — Coffee ________ milk?
— Only milk, please, ________ I used to like coffee.
A. and； and    B. and； but   
C. or； and    D. or； but
27. All substances, _________ solids, liquids, or gases, are made up of entirely atoms.
A. whether they    B. whether    C. whether are they    D. whether are
28. Mr. Black, _________ born in Kentucky, lived and practiced law in Missouri.
A. was    B. he was   
C. although    D. who he was
29. — Have you watered the flowers?
— No, but ___________.
A. I am    B. I’m going    C. I’m just going to    D.I will go
30. — He hasn’t gone to the office up to now.
— Well, he ___________.
A. should    B. ought to    C. ought to go    D. ought to have
31. If you go to Xi’an, you will find the palaces there more magnificent than commonly _______. ( 1994上海)
A. supposing    B. supposed    C. to suppose    D. suppose
32. If __________ the same treatment again, he is sure to get well. (1998上海)
A. giving    B. give   
C. given    D. being given   
33. He broke his legs while _________.
A. riding    B. ride   
C. was riding    D. rode
34. — There will be a storm soon.
— I am afraid_________.
A. it      B. not  
C. there won’    D. maybe
35. She is neither good at Chinese, nor________ English.
A. is     B. was   
C. be good at    D. /
36. —Is he going tonight?
—I'm afraid ________.
A. not B. not so
C. such D. that she so
37. _____the most poverty-stricken county in the province , my native town has become the most prosperous county.
A. After B. Once
C. If only D. As far as
38. ______you lend me some help, I would feel much obliged.
A. If B. Were
C. Would D. Should
39. —Did your teacher learn Russian in a high school?
—I imagine ______.
A. that B. so
C. it D. she was
40. Sorry, you had trouble ______ my house.
A. find B. to find
C. found D. finding
41. The homework is much more difficult than ________.
A. expected B. expecting
C. to expect D. expect
42. —Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?
— __________.
A. I don't believe
B. I don't believe it
C. I believe not so
D. I believe not
43. He got up so late. ______ he missed his flight.
A. No matter B. No problem
C. No longer D. No wonder
44. They got to Beijing earlier _______.
A. as we did B. as we do
C. than we did D. than we were
45. A tiger can not be tamed unless ______ very young.
A. catching B. to be caught
C. caught D. to be catching
46. — Do all the students want to take the course?
— No, _________.
A. Only a few of them want
B. Only a few of them
C. Only a few
D. Only few
47. _______ go and ask your teacher for help?
A. Why don't B. Why not
C. Why you don't D. Why not to
48. — Shall I wake you up tomorrow morning?
— Yes, ________.
A. please B. you shall
C. you will D. you may
49. — What's Jane doing?
— _______ a book in the classroom.
A. To read B. Reading
C. She reads D. Read
50. Eric doesn't like American beer. ____Anna.
A. So does B. So likes
C. Neither is D. Nor does
51. I won't go to Japan next week. ______.
A. He won't neither
B. Neither he will
C. Neither won't he
D. Neither will he
52. Although ______ to stop, he kept working.
A. tell B. told
C. was told D. having told
53. — There will be a storm soon.
— I'm afraid _______.
A. it B. not
C. there isn't D. may be
54. — I'll be away on business. Would you mind looking after my cat?
— Not at all. _________.
A. I'd be happy to B. I'd be happy
C. I like to D. I like
55. — She hardly eats butter. What about cheese?
— She hardly _____, either.
A. eats B. eats them
C. does D. has
56. —The boys are not doing a good job at all, are they?
—_______.(2003北京春季)
A.I guess not so     B.I don' t guess
C.I don' t guess so   D.I guess not
57. — Let’s go to a movie after work, OK?
— ______(2005山东)
A. Not at all. B. Why not?
C. Never mind. D. What of it?
58. — Let me introduce myself. I'm Albert.
— _________. (1993)
A. What a please B. It's my pleasure
C. Pleased to meet you D. I'm very pleased
59. — Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?
— __________. (1994)
A. I don't believe B. I don't believe it
C. I believe not so D. I believe not
60. — Does your brother intend to study German?
—Yes, he intends _________. (1998上海)
A. / B. to C. so D. that
答案与简析：
（A）
1. B。某些表示心理或情感状态的动词如：love, mean, want, hate, like, prefer, wish, expect, hope等的后面跟不定式时，为避免重复，常省略与上文相同的动词，而只保留不定式符号to。
2. D。so 和not可放在动词expect，fear，hope，suppose，believe，think，imagine以及词组be afraid等的后面，省略与上文相同的肯定或否定的宾语从句。
3. B。在带有状语从句的复合句中，如果从句与主句的主语一致，且从句中含有be动词，则可以省略从句的主语及be动词。此处从句中省略了it is。
4. A。回答what的问句，省去了He will be。
5. C。
6. B。参见3,本题省去了I am。
7. A。参见3,本题省去了it was。
8. C。参见3,本题省去了it is。
9. A。参见3,本题省去了it is。
10. B。
11. D。参见3,本题省去了it is。
12. D。
13. B。参见1。
14. C。if后面常用省略句，当表示“一些”的时候，用any，不用some。
15. B。参见3,本题省去了he was。
16. C。参见3,本题省去了you are。
17. D。参见1。
18. B。回答how的问句，应该用by……。
19. A。参见3,本题if后省去了we had been。
20. B。参见3,本题than后省去了they were。
（B）
1. C。“why (not) do” 结构中, 不定式不带to
2. D。状语从句中常省里“主语＋be”，这里省去了he was 。
3. C。
4. D。
5. D。回答what的问句，省去了She is。
6. A。
7. D。省略句中人称代词用宾格。
8. B。后面省去了people，应该用代词many。
9. D。某些表示心理或情感状态的动词如：love, mean, want, hate, like, prefer, wish, expect, hope等的后面跟不定式时，为避免重复，常省略与上文相同的动词，而只保留不定式符号to。
10. C。so 和not可放在动词expect，fear，hope，suppose，believe，think，imagine以及词组be afraid等的后面，省略与上文相同的肯定或否定的宾语从句。
11. B。关系代词that，which，whom等在定语从句中作宾语且不位于介词之后时可以省略。
12. D。Why not try going...?＝Why don’t you try going...?
13. C。含有if的虚拟条件句可把if省略，而把had，should，were等提到句首，构成倒装。
14. C。Anything to follow?＝Is there anything to follow?在there be句型中，修饰主语的不定式可以用主动形式，也可以用被动形式，但口语中，常用主动形式。
15. A。在suggest(建议)，insist(坚持主张)，order，demand等后的宾语从句中，谓语动词用should＋动词原形，should可以省略。
16. A。当way，time(次数)等作定语从句的先行词时，引导定语从句的关系词可以用that或in which,也可省略。
17. A。在主动语态中，感官动词和使役动词后接省去to的不定式作宾补；在被动语态中，to不可省去。
18. D。参见17。
19. D。参见9。
20. A。tell him not to (play football with his friends in the street.)
21. A。参见10。
22. B。Receiving a beautiful necklace(makes the girl so glad).
23. C。如果要省去的不定式中的动词是be时，则通常保留be。
24. B。a long time前省去了介词for。
25. C。until asked＝until I was asked.
26. B。Coffee and milk?＝Do you want both coffee and milk?
27. B。在带有状语从句的复合句中，如果从句与主句的主语一致，且从句中含有be动词，则可以省略从句的主语及be动词。此处从句中省略了they are。
28. C。参见27。
29. C。在某些结构，如：be about to, be going to, be able to, be sure to, be certain to, be likely to, be ready to, be supposed to, be obliged to, be to等后，常省去与前面动词一致的动词或动词词组。
30. D.如果不定式本身为完成时态，简略答语中常保留have。ought to have＝ought to have gone to the office.
31. B。本句为比较状语从句的省略,省去了they are。
32. C。本句为条件状语从句的省略，省去了he is。
33. A。while riding＝while he was riding.
34. B。参见10。
35. D。并列句中往往省略前后相同的句子成分。nor English＝nor is she good at English.
36. A。参见10。
37. B。“曾经是省里最贫困的县，家乡现在成为最繁荣的县了。”根据意思选B。
38. D。含有if的虚拟条件句可把if省略，而把had，should，were等提到句首，构成倒装。
39. B。参见10。
40. D。一些固定短语中的介词常省略，本题“have trouble in doing”中“in”就常常省略。
41. A。than后省去了it was。
42. D。参见10。
43. D。
44. C。than后常用助动词代替前面的动词，但必须保持一致。
45. C。状语从句中省去了it was。
46. C。
47. B。“why (not) do” 结构中, 不定式不带to。
48. A。
49. B。省去了She is。
50. D。so/neither(nor)构成倒装，句中的助动词要与前面一致，前面否定后面要用neither/nor。
51. D。参见50。
52. B。状语从句中省去了he was。
53. B。参见10。
54. A。参见29。
55. C。在上下文中，后面的句子常用助动词do/does/did来代替前面的动作。
56.D。so 和not可放在动词expect，fear，hope，suppose，believe，think，imagine以及词组be afraid等的后面，省略与上文相同的肯定或否定的宾语从句。
57. B。“why (not) do” 结构中, 不定式不带to
58. C。本题是日常会话，省去了I am。
59. D。参见56。
60. B。表示心理或情感状态的动词后面跟不定式时，为避免重复，常省略与上文相同的动词，而只保留不定式符号to，本题注意不能误用so。