主动语态与被动语态的选择

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:

  1. 找主语: 确定句子的主语是谁。
  2. 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。
  3. 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)

  1. 看到 happen 必选主动: 考试中 happentake place 经常出现在被动语态的干扰选项中,看到直接排除。
  2. 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。
  3. 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!