题目
(2010·江苏高考)George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he ________ more on its culture.A. focusB. focusedC. would focusD. had focused
(2010·江苏高考)George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he ________ more on its culture.
A. focus
B. focused
C. would focus
D. had focused
题目解答
答案
B. focused
解析
本题考查虚拟语气的用法,核心在于掌握"would rather"结构后从句的虚拟形式。关键点在于:
- "would rather"后接从句时,从句需用虚拟语气;
- 虚拟语气的动词形式为动词的过去式(be动词用were),无论主语人称;
- 需注意选项中时态与语境的匹配性,排除干扰项。
语法解析
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"would rather"的虚拟语气规则
当"I’d rather"后接从句时,从句中的动词需用虚拟语气形式,即动词的过去式。例如:- I’d rather he left now.(希望他现在离开)
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选项分析
- A. focus:动词原形,不符合虚拟语气要求;
- B. focused:动词过去式,符合虚拟语气规则;
- C. would focus:表示“意愿”,但结构错误("would rather"后不可重复would);
- D. had focused:过去完成时,表示与过去事实相反,语境不符。
易错点提醒
- 混淆虚拟语气与时态:需注意"would rather"后直接跟动词过去式,而非其他时态;
- 过度解读语境:题目中“more on its culture”是强调希望改变话题,而非时间先后,排除D项。