你好!我是你的英语老师。在中学英语学习中,语态(Voice)是谓语动词的三大要素(时态、语态、主谓一致)之一。
在考试中,语态往往不单独命题,而是与时态结合在一起考查。掌握“主动”与“被动”的选择,不仅是语法填空和完形填空的必考点,更是提升书面表达地道性的关键。
第五讲:主动语态 vs. 被动语态的选择
一、 核心概念:谁是动作的发出者?
- 主动语态 (Active Voice): 主语是动作的发出者(Doer)。
- Example: We clean the classroom every day.
- 被动语态 (Passive Voice): 主语是动作的承受者(Receiver)。
- Example: The classroom is cleaned by us every day.
二、 结构化总结:被动语态的“家族成员”
被动语态的基本公式是:be + 过去分词 (done)。
注意: 所有的时态变化都体现在 be 动词上。
| 时态 | 被动语态结构 (be + done) | 典型例句 |
|---|---|---|
| 一般现在时 | am / is / are + done | Rice is grown in South China. |
| 一般过去时 | was / were + done | The bridge was built in 1998. |
| 一般将来时 | will be + done / am/is/are going to be + done | A meeting will be held tomorrow. |
| 现在进行时 | am / is / are being + done | A new road is being built now. |
| 过去进行时 | was / were being + done | The car was being repaired at that time. |
| 现在完成时 | have / has been + done | The work has been finished already. |
| 过去完成时 | had been + done | The fire had been put out before they arrived. |
| 含情态动词 | 情态动词 + be + done | This book must be returned on time. |
三、 高频考点与考试陷阱(名师重点强调)
这是中高考最容易丢分的地方,请务必熟记:
1. “主动表被动”的特殊情况 (High Frequency!)
有些动词形式上是主动,但意义上表达被动。
- 特征动词:
sell(卖),wash(洗),read(读),write(写),cut(切),wear(穿/耐磨)。- 条件: 当这些动词带有一个修饰语(如 well, easily, smoothly)说明主语的属性时。
- Example: This pen writes smoothly. (这支笔好写。)
- Example: The books sell well. (这些书畅销。)
- “需要”系列:
need,want,require后面接doing表达被动意义。- Example: The flowers need watering. (= need to be watered)
2. 绝对不可用被动语态的动词 (Exam Trap!)
有些动词(不及物动词)没有宾语,因此绝对没有被动语态。
- 发生类:
happen,take place,occur,break out(爆发)。 - 状态/变化类:
appear,disappear,last(持续),remain(保持)。 - 不及物动词短语:
belong to(属于),consist of(由...组成)。- Wrong: A car accident was happened. (X)
- Right: A car accident happened. (√)
3. “感官/使役动词”在被动语态中“还原 to”
在主动语态中,make, see, hear, watch, feel 等词后接不带 to 的不定式(省略 to 的 do)。但在变被动语态时,必须把 to 找回来。
- 口诀: 主动省 to,被动还 to。
- Active: I saw him enter the room.
- Passive: He was seen to enter the room.
四、 语态选择的“三步走”解题法
在做语法填空或选择题时,请遵循以下逻辑:
- 找主语: 确定句子的主语是谁。
- 定关系: 判断主语和谓语动词的关系。
- 主语发出的动作 $\rightarrow$ 主动。
- 主语承受的动作 $\rightarrow$ 被动。
- 看时态: 根据时间状语(如 yesterday, since then, now)确定具体的被动形式。
五、 易混淆对比表:主动 vs. 被动
| 类别 | 主动语态 (Active) | 被动语态 (Passive) | 辨析要点 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不及物动词 | The sun rises in the east. | (无) | 不及物动词无被动。 |
| 系动词 | The food tastes delicious. | (无) | look, smell, taste 等系动词无被动。 |
| 双宾语 | He gave me a book. | I was given a book. / A book was given to me. | 两个宾语都可以变为主语。 |
| 短语动词 | They look after the kids. | The kids are looked after. | 动词短语里的介词/副词不可省略。 |
六、 教师寄语(提分秘籍)
- 看到 happen 必选主动: 考试中
happen和take place经常出现在被动语态的干扰选项中,看到直接排除。 - 检查 be 动词: 很多同学写被动语态只记得写过去分词(done),却漏掉了
be动词。记住:没有 be,就不是被动语态。 - 结合语境: 现在的考试越来越灵活,有时没有明显的 by... 标志,需要你通过翻译句子意思来判断主被动关系。
课后练习建议:
尝试将你最近写的一篇英语作文中的 2-3 个简单主动句改为被动句(如:We should protect the environment $\rightarrow$ The environment should be protected),你会发现文章的高级感瞬间提升!