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Only to do
和
(thus) doing
做结果状语的用法
Only
to
do
做结果状语,常常表示出人意料的结果;
(thus)
doing
做结果状语,
常表示自然而然的结果后者必然的结果。
例如:
1.
Tom rushed to the train station, only
to find the
train had gone.
汤姆慌张的到达火车站,结果却发现火车已经走了。
2.
The news
reporters hurried to the airport, only to
be told the film stars had left.
新闻记者们慌张的到达机场,
结构却被告知电影明星们已
经离开了。
3.
His parents died, leaving him an
orphan.
他父母去世了,留下他成为孤儿。
4.
The
train
was
caught
in
heavy
snow,
thus
causing the
delay.
火车遭遇了暴风雪,因此导致了耽误。
高考链接
(
2006
陕西)
He
hurried to the booking
office
,
only
_____ that all the tickets has been
sold out.
A. to be told
B. to tell
C. told
D. telling
答案:
A
解析:他慌张的到订票
办公室,结果被告知所
有的票已经卖完了。
only
后接不定式表示出人意料的结果。
(
2009
上海)
A
small
plane
crashed
into
a
hillside
five
miles east of the city, _____all four
people on board.
A. killed B.
killing C. kills D. to kill
答案:
B
解析:一架小型飞机在
这城市以东
5
公里处坠毁
于山坡里
p>
,
机上四人全部死亡。用现在分词做结果状语。
(
2010
天
津
)
It
rained
heavily
in
the
south,_____
serious flooding in several provinces.
A.
caused B.
having
caused C.
causing D.
to
cause
答案:
C
解析:
南方下了大雨
,
在几个省区造成严重洪灾。
serious
flooding
是
rained
heavily
的后果
,
而且句子主
语
it
和
ca
use
之间存在主动关系
,
所以此处要用现在分词
做结果状语。
(
2010
江苏)
The
retired
man
donated
most
of
his
savings
to
the
school
damaged
by
the
earthquake
in
Yu
shu
,________the
students
to
return
to
their
classrooms.
A. enabling
B. having enabled
C. to enable
D. to have enabled
答案:
A
解析:这位退休老人捐献大部分积蓄给受玉树地
震毁坏的学校,使学生
们能重返教室上学。
enabling
表示
他在捐献后的结果。