The Chinese government insists that the Huangyan Island _____ part of China and insists the Philippine government ______ the arrested Chinese fishermen free.
A.should be, set
B.is; should set
C.be; sets
D.is; sets
答案:B
题目分析:考查动词的时态。表示“坚持”“主张”等,可及物或不及物。用作不及物动词时,而不能接名词或代词作宾语,也不能接不定式或动名词作宾语。如:
误:He insisted his demand.
误:She insisted paying [to pay] for herself.
但是若其后接有介词 on 或 upon, 则可后接名词、代词、动名词。如:
He insisted on his demand. 他坚持他的要求。
She insisted on paying for herself. 她坚持要付她自己的那一份钱。
2.其后可接 that-从句,但要根据意思的不同而分清两种情况:
(1) 表示“坚持要”“一定要”,从句所指的一般是尚未实现的事实,此时谓语通常用虚拟语气(即should+动词原形)。如:
The detective insisted that he should have a look. 侦探坚持要查看。
I insisted that he (should) go with us. 我坚持要他和我们一块儿去。
(2) 表示“坚持说”“坚持认为”,从句所指的通常是已经发生的事或已存在的状态,谓语一般用陈述语气,引导词 that 可省略。如:
He still insisted he wasn’t there at the time. 他仍然坚持说他当时不在那儿。
第一空是insist “坚持说”“坚持认为”故排除答案AC;第二空insist“坚持要”“一定要”后面的从句应接表示虚拟语气的句子,故选B
点评:本题难度适中。这是学生很容易混淆的insist的这两种用法。命题者经常在学生容易出错的地方设题,还需学生对于这里语境理解才能做对。
即学即练:The old man insisted that I _____ his wallet and that I _____ to the police station with him.
A. had taken; go B. take; should go C. would take; had gone D. should take; go
解析: insist 1)坚持认为, 它的宾语从句用真实的语气;2) 坚决要求,它的宾语从句要用主语+(should)+do的虚拟语气,故选A。