The Passive Voice 被动语态一、被动语态的构成形式1. 被动语态的基本时态变化1) am/is/are +done (过去分词) 一般现在时2） has /have been done 现在完成时3） am/is /are being done 现在进行时4） was/were done 一般过去时5） had been done 过去完成时6） was/were being done 过去进行时7） shall/will be done 一般将来时8） should/would be done 过去将来时2. 被动语态的特殊结构形式1)带情态动词的被动结构。

其形式为：情态动词＋be ＋过去分词。

例The baby should be taken good care of by the baby-sitter.2) 有些动词可以有两个宾语，在用于被动结构时，可以把主动结构中的一个宾语变为主语，另一宾语仍然保留在谓语后面。

例His mother gave him a present for his birthday.可改为 He was given a present by his mother for his birthday.3) 当“动词+宾语+宾语补足语”结构变为被动语态时，将宾语变为被动结构中的主语，其余不动。

例Someone caught the boy smoking a cigarette. 可改为The boy was caught smoking a cigarette. 4）在使役动词have, make,let以及感官动词see, watch, notice, hear, feel, observe等后面不定式作宾语补语时，在主动结构中不定式to要省略，但变为被动结构时，要加to。

例Someone saw a stranger walk into the building. 可改为 A stranger was seen to walk into the building.5) 有些相当于及物动词的动词词组，如“动词＋介词”，“动词＋副词”等，也可以用于被动结构，但要把它们看作一个整体，不能分开。

其中的介词或副词也不能省略。

例The meeting is to be put off till Friday.3. 非谓语动词的被动语态 ving形式及不定式 to do 也有被动语态。

例I don't like being laughed at in the public.二、如何使用被动语态1. 讲话者不知道动作的执行者或不必说出动作的执行者 (这时可省 by 短语)。

例 My bike was stolen last night.2. 借助被动的动作突出动作的执行者。

例 I was given ten minutes to decide whether I should accept the offer.3. 为了更好地安排句子。

例The well-known person got on the bus and was immediately recognized by people. （一个主语就够了）三、 It is said that+从句及其他类似句型一些表示“据说”或“相信”的动词如believe, consider, expect, report, say, suppose, think 等可以用于句型“It＋be＋过去分词＋that从句”或“主语＋be＋过去分词＋to do sth.”。

有： It is said that…据说, It is reported that…据报道，It is believed that…大家相信，It is hoped that…大家希望，It is well known that…众所周 It is thought that…大家认为， It is suggested that…据建议。

四、谓语动词的主动形式表示被动意义1.英语中有很多动词如 break，catch，clean，drive，lock，open，sell，read，write，wash等，当它们被用作不及物动词来描述主语特征时，常用其主动形式表达被动意义,主语通常是物。

例 This kind of cloth washes well.注意：主动语态表被动强调的是主语的特征，而被动语态则强调外界作用造成的影响。

试比较：The door won't lock．（指门本身有毛病）The door won't be locked．（指不会有人来锁门, 指“门没有锁”是人的原因）2. 表示“发生、进行”的不及物动词和短语，如：happen, last, take place, break out, come out, come about, come true, run out, give out, turn out等以主动形式表示被动意义。

例 How do the newspapers come out? 这些报纸是如何印出来的呢？3. 系动词没有被动形式, 但有些表示感受、感官的系动词feel, sound, taste, look, feel等在主系表结构中常以主动形式表示被动意义。

例Your reason sounds reasonable.五、非谓语动词的主动形式表被动意义，在某些句型中可用动名词和不定式的主动形式表被动意义。

1．在need，want，require, bear等词的后面，动名词用主动形式表示被动意义，其含义相当于动词不定式的被动形式。

例The house needs repairing（to be repaired）．这房子需要修理。

2．形容词worth后面跟动名词的主动形式表示被动含义，但不能跟动词不定式；而worthy后面跟动词不定式的被动形式。

例The picture-book is well worth reading．（＝The picture-book is very worthy to be read．）3. 在某些“形容词＋不定式”做表语或宾语补足语的结构中，句子的主语或宾语又是动词不定式的逻辑宾语时，这时常用不定式的主动形式表达被动意义。

有nice，easy，fit，hard，difficult，important，impossible，pleasant，interesting等。

例This problem is difficult to work out .（可看作to work out省略了for me）.4．在too… to…结构中，不定式前面可加逻辑主语，所以应用主动形式表示被动意义。

例This book is too expensive (for me) to buy.被动语态练习及答案1、( ) 1 The People's Republic of China __ on October 1, 1949.A. foundB. was foundedC. is foundedD. was found( ) 2 English ____ in Canada.A. speaksB. are spokenC. is speakingD. is spoken( ) 3 This English song___ by the girls after class.A. often singsB. often sangC. is often sangD. is often sung( ) 4 This kind of car ___ in Japan.A, makes B. made C. is making D. is made( ) 5 New computers ___ all over the world.A. is usedB. are usingC. are usedD. have used2、 ( ) 1 Our room must ___ clean.A. keepB. be keptC. to be keptD. to keep ( ) 2 -I'd like to buy that coat.-I'm sorry. ___.A. it soldB. it's sellingC. It's been soldD. it had been sold( ) 3 A new house ___ at the corner of the road.A. is buildingB. is being builtC. been builtD. be building( ) 4 The key ___ on the table when I leave.A. was leftB. will be leftC. is leftD. has been left( ) 5 Doctors ___ in every part of the world.A. needB. are needingC. are neededD. will need( ) 6 His new book___ next month.A. will be publishedB. is publishingC. is being publishedD. has been published3( ) 1 Japanese ___ in every country.A. is not spokenB. are spokenC. is speakingD. is not speaking( ) 2 These papers___yet. A. have not written B. have not been written C. has not written D. has not been written( ) 3 The sports meet ___ be held until next week.A. didn'tB. won'tC. isn'tD. doesn't4( ) 1 -My shoes are worn out.A.Can't they be mended?B. Let me have a look at it.C. How much do they cost?D. Can't they mended? ( ) 2 ___ the watch been repaired yet? I badly need it.A. DoesB. HasC. Is D . Are( ) 3 ___ these desks be needed?A. WillB. AreC. HasD. Do5( ) 1 Why ___ to talk about it yesterday?A.didn't a meeting holdB. wasn't a meeting heldC. wasn't held a meetingD. a meeting wasn't held( ) 2 Who was the book___?A. writeB. wroteC. writtenD. written by( ) 3 Where ___ these boxes made?A. wasB. wereC. isD. am6( ) 1 The flowers ___ often.A. must be waterB. must be wateredC. must wateredD. must water( ) 2 The books may___ for two weeks.A. be keptB. be borrowedC. keepD. borrow( ) 3 The broken bike____ here by Mr Smith.A. can mendB. can mendedC. can be mendD. can be mended7( ) 1 The old bridge in my hometown___ next month.A. is going to be rebuiltB. will rebuiltC. are going to be rebuiltD. are going to rebuilt( ) 2 The play ___ at the theatre next Sunday.A. is going to be shownB. will shownC. will showD. is shown( ) 3 The old stone bridge ___ next week.A. is going to be rebuilt B. will be rebuild C. are going to be rebuilt D. will rebuild8( ) 1 Now these magazines__ in the library for a long time.A. have keptB. are keepingC. have been keepingD. have been kept( ) 2 The pot ___ for ___ hot water.A. used; keeping B. was used; keeping C. is used; to keep D. are used; keep( ) 3 Tea ___ in the south of China.A. growsB. is grownC. were grownD. will grow ( ) 4 The bridges___ two years ago.A. is builtB. builtC. were builtD. was built ( ) 5 Wet clothes are often ___ up near a fire in rainy weather.A. hang B. hanged C. hanging D. hung9( ) 1 The river smells terrible. People must ___ dirty things into it.A. be stopped to throwB. be stopped from throwingC. stop to throwD. stop from throwing( ) 2 The teapot ___ water.A. is filled with B. filled of C. fulling of D. filled( ) 3 Old people must be looked after well and ___ politely.A. speak toB. spokenC. speakD. spoken to ( ) 4 Old people must ___.A. look after wellB. be looked well afterC. looked well afterD. be looked after well10( ) 1 Newly-born babies___in hospital.A. are taken good careB. are taken good care ofC. take good care ofD. take good care( ) 2 They were___ at the sudden noise.A. frighteningB. frightenedC. frightenD. frightens( ) 3 These walls ___ stone.A. are made ofB. made of.C. are made intoD. made into11( ) 1 Jane ___ to sing us an American song last Saturday.A. calledB. was askedC. toldD. was said ( ) 2 The papers ___ to them.A.were shownB. showC. shown /D. have shown ( ) 3 The coat___her sister.A. made toB. were made forC. was made forD. was made to12( ) 1 I ___ five minutes to decide whether I should go or not.A. gaveB. was givingC. had givenD. was given ( ) 2 Good care____such things.A. should take of B. should be taken C. should be taking D. should be taken of( ) 3 She will____good care____.A. take; ofB. be taken; ofC. take; for youD. be taken; of you13( ) 1 The teacher made him___ his homework.A. to doB. doC. didD. done( ) 2 The boy_ streets without pay in the old days.A. was made to cleanB. made cleanC. made to cleanD. was made clean( ) 3 These children____dance.A. were seen toB. were seen forC. were seenD. saw to14( ) 1 These stones___well.A. are fittedB. fitC. fitsD. is fitted ( ) 2 The bike ___ 500 yuan.A. was costB. costedC. costD. is costed( ) 3 The important meeting ___ on a cold morning last year.A. was' hadB. was heldC. heldD. had15( ) 1 Great changes___ in the past ten years in China.A. took placeB. have taken placeC. were taking placeD. had taken place( ) 2 You can't use the computer, it____.A. was broken downB. is wrongC. is badD. has broken down( ) 3 Great changes___in our country during the past 20 years.A. have happenedB. happenedC. have been happenedD. were happened( ) 4 The watch has often ___ down.A. satB. lainC. brokenD. fell16( ) 1 Please pass me another cup. This one___.A. is brokenB. is breakingC. brokeD. broken ( ) 2 The story books___ by the writer in the 1960s.A. are written B. were writtenC. are writing D. were writing( ) 3 What time ___ the door ___ every day?A. does; closedB. does; closeC. is; closedD. /; close17( ) 1 Can he___ himself?A. get dressB. get dressedC. gets dressedD. instead of( ) 2 He fell from his bike and ___.A. is hurtB. gets hurtC. got hurtD. hurt ( ) 3 Lookout, please keep away from the fire, or your trousers will__A. burntB. burnC. burningD. get burn18( ) 1 The apple___very sweet.A. is tastedB. taste -C. tastesD. are tasting ( ) 2 You___ more beautiful in the light blue shirt.A. seeB. watchC. lookD. look at( ) 3 What you said ___. like a good idea.A. heardB. listenedC. soundD. sounded19( ) 1 -What do you think of the TV play?-Wonderful. It is worth___ a second time.A. watchingB. watchedC. seenD. seeing( ) 2 How dirty the tables are! They need___.A. to cleanB. cleanC. cleaningD. cleaned ( ) 3 The book is worth ___.A. seeingB. readingC. seenD. read参考答案：1. 1-5 B D D D C2. 1-6 B C B B C A3. 1-3 AB B 4. 1-3 A B A 5. 1-3 B D B6. 1-3 B A D7. 1-3 A B A8. 1-5D B B C D 9. 1-4 B A D D10. 1-3 B B A 11. 1-3 B A C 12. 1-3D D B 13. 1-3 B A A14. 1-4 B C B 15. 1-4 B D A C 16. 1-3A B C 17. 1-3 B C D18. 1-3 C C D 19. 1-3 A C B。