【思维体操】
　　同学们在学习中常犯“画蛇添足”的错误，下面是典型的病句，请你找出下列各句中的“蛇足”。
　　1.They painted the cupboard in yellow .
　　2. All of us think Tom as a good assistant .
　　3. Do you think what film they are going to show on this evening ?
　　4. Would you like to come to the dinner the coming week ?
　　5. Each time when I came to drop in on him , he would be at work .
　　6. Do tell the sick girl not to go to downstairs today .
　　7. Can you solve the puzzling problems alone by yourself ?
　　8. Which does your sister prefer better , chocolate or ice-cream ?
　　9. I couldn\'t hear you . Please repeat the instructions again .
　　10. These engineers will be moving homes to Beijing next month .
　　11. Believe it or not , her theory was proved to be correct .
　　12. We are told that the hospital is two miles far away from our school .
　　13. She met Mr Smith on the way to home by chance .
　　14. The novel written by Lao She is easy enough for him to read it .
　　15. He as well as you goes first and I\'ll follow after you .
　　16. The children all gathered together at the entrance to the cinema after lunch .
　　17. One of my cousins returned back to China the day before yesterday .
　　18. A friend of mine having invited me to his birthday party .
　　19. He rose up from his seat and raised a funny question .
　　20. The train is about to leave soon , as we all know .
　　21. Those eight-year-old children used to walk to school on foot .
　　22. Our geography teacher is a young man being loved by his class .
　　23. The thief was brought in , his hands being tired behind his back .
　　24. We will do all we can to improve our living conditions better.
　　25. The sun rises from in the east every day .
　　答案：去掉：1. in 2. as 3. on 4. 第一个the 5. when 6. 第二个to 7. alone 8. better 9. again 10. homes 11. was 12. far 13. to 14. it 15. after 16. together 17. back 18. having 19. up 20. soon 21. on foot 22. being 23.being 24. better 25. from
　
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【心中有数】
从历届全国英语高考试题简析现在分词和过去分词的用法异同
　　现在分词和过去分词的用法异同历来是学习中的难点和高考测试的重点。众所周知，两种分词的区别很多，但它们之间的根本区别是：过去分词在时态上强调动作已经完成，在语态上侧重于被动；而现在分词在时态上强调动作正在进行，在语态上侧重于主动。这种根本的区别具体体现在两种分词分别充当的各种句子成份中。细述如下：
　　一、分词作定语
　　共同点：分词作定语时，如果分词只是一个单词，那么，该分词就位于其所修饰的名词之前；如果是分词短语，那么，该短语就位于其所修饰的名词之后，它的作用相当于一个定语从句。
　　不同点：分词作定语时，被分词所修饰的名词就是该分词的逻辑主语。但现在分词与逻辑主语之间是主动关系，所表示的动作一般与句中谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生；而过去分词则表示被动关系，所示动作一般发生在谓语动词之前或同时发生。
　　例1 . There was a terrible noise ____ the sudden burst of light . (89年)
　　A . followed B . following C . to be followed D . being followed
　　简析：首先，根据语法分析可知，句子后半部分是一个作定语、修饰 noise 的分词短语；再根据句意“一阵闪电之后，接着就是一声巨响。”可知，巨响应是主动，紧接在闪电之后的。因此，该题应选B。