五、过去分词作独立成分
16．____________ the general state of his health，it may take him a while to recover from the operation．［NMET2000春季高考］
A．Given B．To giveC．GivingD．Having given
【简析】此题答案为A。此处given是介词，意为“假设，如果，考虑到”，句意为“鉴于他的健康状况，手术后康复还需要一段时间”。另外，given作为这一含义时，还可作连词，后接从句。如：
It seemed bad-tempered to send him away，given that he only wanted to take photographs．
六、情感动词的分词用法
形容词化的分词一直备受高考的关注，尤其是表心理情感的动词用V-ing形式，还是用V-ed形式，历年都考，其用法请见下表： V-ing 作定语和表语，形式为 sth.+V-ing\\V-ing+n. 使\\令人感到......V-ed作定语和表语，形式为sb.+V-ed\\V-ed+n. 某人感到......
注：1表示心理情感的动词在
教材中多次出现。如 satisfy，please，move，delight，inspire，touch，disappoint，discourage，tire，frighten，excite，interest，surprise等都可以加上适当的分词形式来表示不同的意义。一般来说，V-ing形式有主动意义，是指事物影响到人；V-ed形式有被动意义，是指受了某事物的影响。如：
excited children高兴的孩子们exciting news令人高兴的消息
2有时过去分词也可以修饰事物，特别是与人有关的表情、眼神、眼泪、声音等时，要用V-ed形式。如：excited tears激动的泪水disappointed expression失望的神情
用括号中动词的适当形式填空：
1．The story was so _____ that nearly everybody was _____ to tears．（move）
2．We are _____ in the novel which is very _____ ．（interest）
3．I am _____ about the result．I have never spent a more _____ day．（worry）
4．We were all _____ out when we got to the top of the hill．We never thought the climb was so _____ ．（tire）
5．His kind words were very _____ ．Though we had lost the match，we were _____ and were determined to train harder．（encourage）
6．There is a _____ expression on his face and I am _____ what to do．（puzzle）
7．Ten years later，Mother and daughter met again，_____ tears came into their eyes．（excite）8．Greatly _____ by his words，the boy went up to his teacher，and said“sorry”．（touch）
9．He was so _____ at seeing a tiger that he stood still．（terrify）
10．I am not _____ with either of the two pictures．（satisfy）
参考答案：1．moving；moved 2．interested；interesting 3．worried；worrying 4．tired；tiring 5．encouraging；encouraged 6．puzzled；puzzled 7．excited 8．touched 9．terrified 10．satisfied
分词专练
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．He told me aboutthe things ＿＿＿ at the meeting．
A．to discussB．being discussedC．discussedD．be discussed
2．A metal ＿＿＿ uranium gives off a kind of radiation．
A．callingB．calledC．is calledD．which called
3．The water in this glass is too hot．I prefer some cold ＿＿＿ water．
A．to boilB．having boiledC．boiledD．boiling
4．The problem just ＿＿＿ is an important one．
A．to be referred toB．referred toC．referring toD．referred
5．The story was so ＿＿＿ that all of us were ＿＿＿ to tears．
A．moving; moving B．moved; moved C．moved; moving D．moving; moved
