用主动表示被动的含义
(1)need/require+doing sth.(=to be done)(此句型主语大多为物)。
例1 It is hot and dry; the flowers need _____ .
A.being watered B.be watered C.to water D.to be watered
【答案】D本句的意思是:天气又热又干燥,花需要浇水。
例2 My room is a mess. It needs _____ .
A.to be tidying up B.tidying up C.to tidy up D.tidied up
【答案】B本句的意思是:我的房间很乱,需要收拾。
(2)sell, wash, read, write, run等动词带状语修饰时。
例:This kind of clothes sells well.这种衣服卖得很好。The pen writes smoothly.这支笔书写流利。
(3)主语+ sound(feel, look, smell, taste)+形容词。
例:The dish ____ terrible! I don′t like it at all.
A.tastes B.tasted C.will taste D.is tasted
【答案】A本句的意思是:这盘菜太难吃了,我一点也不喜欢。