2. Grammar

3. Object 宾语 ● 什么是宾语： 宾语是动作、行为的对象，是动作的 承受者。宾语由名词、代词、不定式 或相当于名词的词、短语来担任。当 然也可以由一个句子来充当，称之为 宾语从句。

4. Object 宾语 ● 宾语的位置： 英语的及物动词后必须有宾语。宾语 一般放在及物动词后，它和及物动词 遗弃说明主语在做什么。 说明，除及物动词有宾语之外，英语 介词后面也要有宾语。另外，某些形 容词如 worth, careful 等后也可有宾语。

5. 宾语有直接宾语和间接宾语之分。即指 人的间接宾语和指物的直接宾语，这两 个宾语统称为 “ 双宾语 ” 。 My parents bought me a computer. 我父母给我买了一台电脑。 (me 是间接宾语， computer 是直接宾语 ) She is playing the piano now. 她正在弹钢琴。 ( 名词作宾语 ) We all like him. 我们都喜欢他。 ( 代词作宾语 )

6. Give me four. ( 数词作宾语 ) We all like to go to school. ( 不定式 to go to school 作 like 的宾语。 school 作 to 的宾语） We all like swimming. ( 动名词作宾语 ) I think he is right. ( 从句作宾语 ) The book is worth reading. ( 形容词 worth 可有宾语 )

7. 1. Underline the Object(s) in each sentence. 1) Born in 1743, Joseph Banks played an important role in botanical research in the eighteenth century. 2) Even before going to Oxford in 1760, Banks showed an appetite for knowledge. 3) As a member of the Royal Society, the 25-year-old Banks paid £10,000 for the equipment of the expedition.

8. 4) The Royal Society gave him the opportunity he had been waiting for. 5) Do you know who else joined Banks on the expedition with Captain Cook in 1768? 6) In 1772 he went on an expedition with a fellow student. 7) He asked explorers to send him new plant species from around the world, which he included in the collection at Kew Gardens.

9. 8) He enjoyed spending hours in the greenhouses at Kew, among the strange plants from Southeast Asia. 9) The first “Tea Rose” from China came in a wide variety of pink tones, and it was Joseph Banks who introduced them to England at the end of the eighteenth century. 10) As a reward for his contribution to botany, Joseph Banks had a flower named after him.

10. 2. Complete the following sentences. 1) I hope ___________________________ ___________________________________ _______________ my parents will allow me to travel with my classmates in the summer vacation. 2) We don’t know ___________________ ___________________________________ ______ it is a good idea for middle school students to go abroad to study. 3) He suggested _____________________ __________________ going outside the city to to study wild plants.

11. 4) The boss insisted __________________ ___________________________________ on ordering cheaper materials. 5) I doubt __________________________ whether that is true. 6) Let’s first find out _________________ __________________ who is the owner of this building. 7) Alan is hesitating __________________ __________________ which university to go to. 8) I have no ides _____________________ __________________ how to solve this problem.

12. 3. Rewrite the following sentences, paying attention to the Direct and Indirect objects. 1) He sent the novel to William yesterday. ____________________________________ He sent William the novel yesterday. 2) Mother made a tasty pumpkin pie for us on Thanksgiving Day. ____________________________________ _________________________________ Mother made us a tasty pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day. 3) Please pass today’s newspaper to me. ____________________________________ Please pass me today’s newspaper.

13. 4) She lent me her umbrella last night. ___________________________________ She lent me umbrella to me last night. 5) She bought her mother a gift on Mother’s Day, which surprised her mother and made her happy. ____________________________________ ___________________ She bought a gift for her mother on Mother’s Day, which surprised her and made her happy.

14. 6) John gave his e-mail address to his Chinese pen pal so that he could help him with his English. ____________________________________ ___________ John gave his Chinese pen pal his e-mail address so that he could help him with his English.

15. 1. Despite such a big difference in ___ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special. [2007 湖北 ] A. point B. idea C. attitude D. sight Exercise

16. 2. the mayor has offered a reward of $5000to ____who can capture the tiger alive or dead. [2007 上海 ] A.both B. others C. anyone D. another 3.---There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow__ ? --- No, I’d rather buy ____ in the bookstore.[2007 陕西 ] A.it; one B: one; one C: one; it D: it; it