河南 雷琼
英语中的否定句，点多、面广、它既是学习的难点，同时也是中考的热点。一起研究一番吧！
热点一：考查由“ not ”构成的否定句及其答语
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1. — Did you go to Jim's birthday party?
— No, I _________. （北京）
A. am not invited B. wasn't invited
C. haven't D. didn't
2. — Excuse me, look at the sign “ NO PHOTOS ” !
— Sorry, I _________ it. （天津）
A. don't see B. didn't see
C. haven't seen D. won't see
3. — Your e-mail address again? I _________ quite catch it.
— Fdd laughter @ 263.com. （江西）
A. don't B. can't C. won't D. didn't
4. — Must I stay at home, Mum?
— No, you _________. （福州）
A. needn't B. mustn't
C. don't D. may not
5. He has to buy a dictionary for his daughter. （改为否定句）
→ He _________ _________ to buy a dictionary for his daughter. （甘肃）
6. Bruce bought a dictionary yesterday. （改为否定句）
→ Bruce _________ _________ a dictionary yesterday. （福州）
［现场拆招］
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A
5. doesn't have
6. didn't buy “ not ”在英语中，常放在系动词、助动词及情态动词后面，构成否定句。其考查的热点主要集中在“对各种动词的时态、语态及情态动词的用法等方面的考查”。
热点二：考查“ neither … nor …”，“ too … to …”，“ not … until …”等含有否定意义的句型
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1. His hobby is ___________ taking photos ___________ collecting stamps. It's growing flowers.
（安徽）
A. either; or B. both; and
C. not only; but also D. neither; nor
2. The boy was too busy ___________ his father last term.
（辽宁）
A. to hear from B. to write to
C. hearing from D. write to
3. The man on the motorbike ___________ see the bag of rice ___________ he hit it.
（厦门）
A. doesn't; before B. doesn't; until
C. didn't; until D. didn't; after
4. I'm not going to Beijing. He isn't going to Beijing, either. （合并为一句）→
___________ he ___________ I ___________ going to Beijing.
（哈尔滨）
5. My sister is not old enough to join the army. （同义句）→
My sister is ___________ ___________ to join the army.
（甘肃）
6. 今天天气真好啊！既不冷也不热。→
What a nice day! It's ___________ cold ___________ hot.
（北京）
7. 当李先生听到这个消息时，兴奋得说不出话来。→
Mr Li was ___________ excited ___________ say anything.
（北京）
［现场拆招］
1. D 2. B 3. C
4. Neither; nor; am
5. too young
6. neither; nor
7. too; to
这类试题的特点，往往要根据具体的语境（如 1. ）和短语的用法或含义来选择。做题时，务必要注意：理解句意（如 2. ）、把握时态（如 3. ）及主谓一致（如 4. ）等问题。
热点三：考查含有否定意义词的用法
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1. The English novel is quite easy for you.
There are ___________ new words in it.
（北京海淀区）
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
2. —Which do you prefer, a bottle of orange or a bottle of milk?
—___________, thanks. I'd like just a cup of tea.
（天津）
A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. None
3. That place is not interesting at all. ___________ of us wants to go there.
A. Neither B. Both C. All D. Some
（河南 A 卷）
4. Li Lei often talks ___________ but does ___________. So everyone says he is a good boy.
A. little; many B. few; much C. more; less D. less; more
（河南 B 卷）
5. Bob couldn't buy the dictionary because he had ___________ money with him.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
（哈尔滨）
6. —Is there a bus to the zoo?
—I'm afraid there's ___________ bus to the zoo.
A. no B. any C. some D. not
（武汉）
7. We couldn't buy anything because ___________ of the shops opened at that time.
A. all B. some C. any D. none
（山西）
［现场拆招］
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. D
few 和 a few 修饰或代替复数可数名词， few 表示否定， a few 表示肯定； little 和 a little 修饰或代替不可数名词， little 表示否定， a little 表示肯定。 neither 用于指两者中的每一个都不可，表示全部否定； none 则用于三个或三个以上人（或物）中“没有一个”。 no 可用来修饰可数名词的单、复数及不可数名词（相当于 not a / an+ 名词单数； not any + 名词复数 / 不可数名词）。做题的重点要放在：对具体的语境或语意的理解，对题干中的谓语形式以及名词的可数与不可数的观察。
热点四：考查含有 few, little, never, seldom, nothing, nobody, no ”等否定意义词所构成的反意疑问句
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1. Few of them hurt themselves in the accident last night. ___________?
A. don't they B. didn't they C. did they D. do they
（甘肃）
2. There was no time for the twins to go shopping. （改为反意疑问句）→
There was no time for the twins to go shopping, ___________?
（哈尔滨）
［现场拆招］
1. C 2. was there
这类试题往往难度不大，但要熟练掌握反意疑问句的构成及其答语等相关知识，才能做出正确的选择（如 2. ）。
热点五：考查 nobody, no one, nothing 等否定词的用法
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1. The machine is very different to use. ___________ can learn to use it well in so short time.
A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. A few people
（江西）
2. —If there's ___________ I can do for you, please tell me.
—Thanks, Jack. ___________ wrong with me. I just want to sleep.
A. something; Something B. anything; Nothing
C. anything; Something D. something; Nothing
（荆州）
3. They knew everything only after you told them. （同义句）→
They knew ___________ ___________ you told them.
（江西）
4. 没有人知道下一步干什么。（辽宁）
_______________________________________________________.
［现场拆招］
1. C 2. B
3. nothing; until / before
4. Nobody (No one) knows what to do next.
在做这类试题时，一定要注意具体的语境、形容词修饰不定代词的词序、以及 nobody, no one, nothing 作主语时的谓语形式（用单数）等问题。
热点六：考查 neither, nor 引导的表示否定意义的倒装句型
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1. —Would your younger brother go for a picnic this Sunday?
—If I don't go, ___________.
A. so does he B. so he will
C. neither will he D. neither does he
（南京）
2. Lily has not visited many places of great interest in China.
___________.
A. So has her twin sister
B. Neither is her twin sister
C. So her twin sister has
D. Neither has her twin sister
（武汉）
［现场拆招］
1. C 2. D
英语中的 neither / nor 常用来表示否定的含义。在使用“ neither / nor+ 助动词 / 系动词 / 情态动词 + 主语”这个倒装句型时，要特别注意“助动词 / 系动词”的选用及其时态等。
摘自 英语学习辅导
