-You seem to know little about Yancheng Middle School. Aren’t you a teacher here?
-No, but I ________.
A.hope to
B.hope that
C.hope it
D.hope to be
答案:D
题目分析:句意:--你似乎对于盐城中学不了解,难道你不是这里的老师吗?--是的,我不是,我倒希望是。这是省略,完整的是but I hope to be a teacher here.故选D。
点评:本题难度适中。为了使话说得简明扼要,英语句子中某个单词、短语甚至从句或主句都可以省去。这种省去句子某些成分而保持句子意思不变的现象,称为省略。它是高中阶段的重要的语法项目,需要考生仔细分析句子结构,来确定省略的内容。
即学即练: —Don’t make any mistakes in your homework, will you?
—I'll ______.
A. try not to B. try to not C. try not D. try not to be
解析:A。