14、倒装

14. 倒装

14.1 倒装句之全部倒装

　  全部倒装是只将句子中的谓语动词全部置于主语之前。此结构通常只用于一般现在时和一般过去时。常见的结构有：

　1） here, there, now, then, thus等副词置于句首, 谓语动词常用be, come, go, lie, run等表示来去或状态的动词。例如：

　　 Then came the chairman. 那时总裁来了。

　　 Here is your letter. 你的信。

　2） 表示运动方向的副词或地点状语置于句首，谓语表示运动的动词。例如：

　　 Out rushed a missile from under the bomber. 轰炸机肚底下窜出一枚导弹。

　　 Ahead sat an old woman. 前面坐着一个老妪。

　   注意：上述全部倒装的句型结构的主语必须是名词，如果主语是人称代词则不能完全倒装。例如：

Here he comes.  他来了。　　　　

Away they went. 他们走开了。

 



14.2 倒装句之部分倒装

部分倒装是指将谓语的一部分如助动词或情态倒装至主语之前。如果句子的谓语没有助动词或情态动词，则需添加助动词do, does或did，并将其置于主语之前。

　1） 句首为否定或半否定的词语，如no, not, never, seldom, little, hardly, at no time, in no way, not until… 等。例如：

　　 Never have I seen such a performance. 从未见过如此糟糕的表演。

　　 Nowhere will you find the answer to this question. 无论如何你不会找到这个问题的答案的。

　　 Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room. 母亲一直到孩子入睡后离开房间。

　   当Not until引出主从复合句，主句倒装，从句不倒装。注意： 如否定词不在句首不倒装。例如：

　　 I have never seen such a performance.

　　 The mother didn't leave the room until the child fell asleep.

典型例题　　

1）　Why can't I smoke here?

　　    At no time___ in the meeting-room

A. is smoking permitted　　B.　smoking is permitted

C. smoking is it permitted　D.　does smoking permit

答案A. 这是一个倒装问题。当否定词语置于句首以表示强调时，其句中的主谓须用倒装结构。这些否定词包括no, little, hardly, seldom, never, not only, not until等。本题的正常语序是 Smoking is permitted in the meeting-room at no time.

2） Not until the early years of the 19th century ___ what heat is.

　　    A. man did know　 B. man know　 C. didn't man know　 D. did man know

　      答案D.　 看到Not until…的句型，我们知道为一倒装句，答案在C，D 中选一个。

　      改写为正常语序为，Man did not know what heat is until the early years of the 19th. 现在将not提前，后面就不能再用否定了,否则意思就变了。

 



14.3 以否定词开头作部分倒装

如 Not only…but also, Hardly/Scarcely…when, No sooner… than等，要倒装。例如：

　  Not only did he refuse the gift, he also severely criticized the sender. 他没有收下礼物，还狠狠批评了送礼的人。

　  Hardly had she gone out when a student came to visit her. 她刚出门，就有个学生来访。

　  No sooner had she gone out than a student came to visit her. 她刚出门，就有个学生来访。

典型例题

No sooner___ than it began to rain heavily.

A. the game began　　　　　 B.　has the game begun

C. did the game begin　　　 D.　had the game begun

答案D. 以具有否定意义的副词放在句首时，一般采用倒装句（谓语前置）。这类表示否定意义的词有never, seldom, scarcely, little, few, not, hardly, 以及not only…but （also）, no sooner…than, hardly… when scarcely… when　等等。

注意：只有当Not only… but also连接两个分句时，才在第一个分句用倒装结构。如果置于句首的Not only… but also仅连接两个并列词语，不可用倒装结构，如Not only you but also I am fond of music。

　



14.4 so, neither, nor作部分倒装

　  用这些词表示"也"、"也不" 的句子要部分倒装。例如：　　　　

　　Tom can speak French. So can Jack. 汤姆会讲法语，杰克也会。

　　If you won't go, neither will I.你不去，我也不去。

典型例题

　  ---Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother?

　  ---I don't know, _____.

　  A. nor don't I care　　B. nor do I care　　C. I don't care neither　　D. I don't care also

答案：B. nor为增补意思"也不关心"，因此句子应倒装。A错在用 don't 再次否定，C neither 用法不对且缺乏连词。D缺乏连词。

　  注意：当so引出的句子用以对上文内容加以证实或肯定时，不可用倒装结构。意为"的确如此"。例如：

　  Tom asked me to go to play football and so I did. 汤姆邀我去踢球，我去了。

　  ---It's raining hard.---So it is. 雨下得真大。是呀。

 



14.5 only在句首倒装的情况。例如：

　 Only in this way, can you learn English well. 只有这样，你才能学好英语。

　 Only after being asked three times did he come to the meeting. 叫了三次，他才来参加会议。

　 如果句子为主从复合句，则主句倒装，从句不倒装。例如：

　 Only when he is seriously ill does he ever stay in bed. 病得狠重时，他才卧床休息。

 



14.6 as, though 引导的倒装句

　  as / though引导的让步从句必须将表语或状语提前（形容词, 副词, 分词, 实义动词提前）。但需注意：

　　1） 句首名词不能带任何冠词。

　　2） 句首是实义动词, 其他助动词放在主语后。如果实义动词有宾语和状语，随实义动词一起放在主语之前。例如：

　　  Try hard as he will, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily. 他工作很努力，但总不能让人满意。

注意：让步状语从句中，有though，although时，后面的主句不能有but，但是 though 和yet可连用。




14.7 其他部分倒装

1） so… that 句型中的so 位于句首时，需倒装。例如：

So frightened was he that he did not dare to move an inch. 他害怕得很，动也不敢动。

2） 在某些表示祝愿的句型中。例如：

　　May you all be happy. 愿你们都快乐。

3） 在虚拟语气条件句中从句谓语动词有were, had, should等词，可将if 省略，把 were, had, should 移到主语之前，采取部分倒装。例如：

　  Were I you, I would try it again. 我是你的话，就再试一次。

典型例题：

1）Not until the early years of the 19th century___ what heat is　　

A. man did know　 B. man knew　 C. didn't man know　 D. did man know

答案为D.　否定词Not在句首，要求用部分倒装的句子结构。

2）Not until I began to work ___ how much time I had wasted.　

A. didn't I realize　　B. did I realize　　C. I didn't realize　D. I realize

　  答案为B。

3） Do you know Tom bought a new car?

　    I don't know, ___.

　   A. nor don't I care　 B. nor do I care　

　   C. I don't care neither　D. I don't care also

答案为B. 句中的nor引出部分倒装结构，表示"也不"。由 so, neither, nor引导的倒装句，表示前一情况的重复出现。其中, so用于肯定句, 而 neither, nor 用在否定句中。

 


14.8 倒装练习

1.  Only when you have obtained sufficient data ______ come to a sound conclusion.

a. can you    b. you can    c. would you    d. you would

2.  ______ that this region was so rich in natural resources.

a. Little he knew       b. Little did he know

a. Little he did know    d. Little he had known

3.  Never again ______ political office after his 1928 defeat for the presidency.

a. Alfred E. Smith seriously sought        b. seriously Alfred E. Smith sought

c. when did Alfred E. Smith seriously seek  d. did Alfred E. Smith seriously seek

4.  Only in recent years ______ begun to realize that wild dogs, kept within bounds, often do more good than harm.

a. people have    b. since people have    c. have people    d. people who have

5.  _______, we were not going to make any concessions to his unreasonable demands.

a. What may come    b. Come what may    c. May what come     d. What come

6.  Not until I shouted at the top of my voice ______ his head.

a. that he turned    b. did he turn    c. he didn’t turn     d. he had turned

7.  ______ received law degrees as today.

a. Never so women have      b. The women aren’t ever

c. Women who have never    d. Never have so many women

8.  Heat does not travel by convection in solid, because the solid does not move, ______.

a. so does a liquid    b. so a liquid does    c. as does a liquid    d. so is a liquid

9.  On no account ______ to anyone.

a. my name must be mentioned    b. must my name mention

  c. must my name be mentioned    d. my name must mention

10.     ______ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent.

a. Such construction robots are clever    b. So clever the construction robots are

c. So clever are the construction robots   d. Such clever construction robots are

11.     ______ do we go for picnics.

a. Certainly    b. Sometimes    c. Seldom    d. Once

12.     ______ is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine.

a. Either    b. Often    c. Nor    d. Usually

13.     Her  answer is not acceptable, and ______.

a. neither am I     b. either is mine    c. neither is mine    d. mine is neither

14.     ______, I must do another experiment.

a. Be it ever so late    b. It is ever so late

c. It be ever so late    d. So late it be ever

15.     So fast ______ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

a. light travel    b. travels the light    c. do light travel    d. does light travel

16.     A sneeze cannot be performed voluntarily, ______ be easily suppressed.

a. nor it can    b. nor can it    c. it cannot    d. and cannot it

17.     ______ notebook and report that I promised you last week.

a. Here is the    b. Here are the    c. Is here the    d. Are here the

18.     ______ a little more time to think, he might have acted more sensibly.

a. If  he took    b. If he has taken    c. had he taken    d. Should he take

19.     Beneath our feet ______ that our life depends on for food and clothing.

a. the earth lay    b. the earth lies    c. lie the earth    d. lies the earth

20.     ______ the beginning of the 19th century did scientists know that all matter is made up of atoms.

a. At    b. By    c. Up to    d. Not until

21.     Hardly ______ he got out of the court ______ the reporters raised a lot of questions to him.

  a. had … when    b. had…than    c. did…when     d. has…than

22.     Among these books ______ a dictionary that his father gave him as a birthday present.

a. have included    b. is included    c. has included    d. are included

23.     No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ______ is this more true than in Europe.

a. nowhere    b. hardly    c. little    d. seldom

24.     Important ______ his discovery was, it was regarded as a matter of no account in his time.

a. to    b. for    c. as    d. although

25.     According to the periodic table, ______ still some elements undiscovered.

a. there seem to be    b. it seems    c. it seems to be    d. here seems

26.     Here ______ you want to see.

a. the manager comes     b. comes the manager

  c. comes a manager       d. is coming  a manager

27.     Barry can hardly drive a car, ______.

a. so can’t Molly    b. can’t Molly either    c. Molly can’t too    d. neither can Molly

28.     _______ for the leadership of the Party, we should not have succeeded.

a. Had not it been    b. Had it not been    c. There was    d. Is there

29.     ______ no air or water, there would be no life in the world.

a. Were there    b. There are    c. There was     d. Is there

30.     Not only ______ the data fed into it, but it can also analyze them.

a. the computer can memorize    b. can the computer memorize

  c. do the computer memorize     d. can memorize the computer

31.     Not once ______ his view of life.

a. did the gentleman mention    b. the gentleman mentioned that

  c. the gentleman mentioned     d. does gentleman mentioned

32.     By no means ______ their own language well.

a. it is true that all English people know

b. is it true that do all English people know

c. it is true that do all English people know

d. is it true that all English people know

33.     The molecules of gases move more freely than ______.

a. do liquids and solids          b. liquids and solids do

c. do those of liquids and solids   d. those do of liquids and solids

34.     The world’s birth rates are on a decline and ______ are the death rates.

a. so    b. also    c. too    d. the same

35.     _____ is the volume of chemical goods.

a. Constantly growing too    b. Too constantly growing

  c. Growing constant to       d. Too growing constant

36.     Many a time _______ me with my English study.

a. have he helped    b. has he helped     c. he have helped    d. did he have helped

37.     Typical of the new type of young people ______, who set a shining example to the whole nation.

a. was Lei Feng    b. Were Lei Feng    c. Lei Feng was    d. Lei Feng were

38.     What Mr. Smith did was important , but ______.

a. more important the way of he did things was

b. the way of he did things was more important

c. more important was the way he did things

d. more important the way were he did things

39.     She didn’t want to buy it, ______.

a. however good was it         b. however good it was

c. for how good might it be      d. for how good it might be

40.     ______ , it is always possible to find out its volume.

a. Whatever the shape of a body may be

b. The shape of a body may be whatever

c. May whatever the shape of a body be

d. Whatever may the shape of a body be

41.     I won’t pay $20 for the coat; it’s not worth ______.

a. all that much    b. that much all    c. that all much    d. much all that

42.     Hot air accompanied by high relative humidity feels warmer than ______.

a. is it actually    b. it actually is    c. actually it is    d. actually is it

43.     Qingdao is usually cool in summer, but Nanjing ______.

a. is rarely    b. scarcely is     c. hardly is     d. rarely is

44.     David, something important has happened. I wish to ______.

a. talk it over with you     b. talk over it    c. talk over    d. talk you over it

45.     ______, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big cities in the region.

a. Alone in the small town    b. In the small alone town

c. In the small town alone     d. In the alone small town

46.     Geysers are found new near rivers and lakes, where water drains through the soil ______.

a. surface below the deep    b. deep below the surface

c. the deep below surface    d. the deep surface below

47.     The wallflower ______ because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.

a. so called is    b. so is called    c. is so called    d. called is so

48.     The history of painting is a fascination chain of evens that probably began with ______.

a. ever made the very first pictures

b. the ever made very first pictures

c. the very first ever made pictures

d. the very first pictures ever made

49.     On the side of the hill, there is ______ which was once the entrance to a gold mine.

a. a deep hole in ground       b. a hole deep in ground

  c. a deep hole in the ground    a deep in the ground hole

50.     Will the boy who has taken my pen brine ______.

a. back to me    b. it back to me    c. back it to me    d. it to me back