2016-07-11 语法：副词 there 的用法

副词 there 不仅可以用来指地理位置，表示 “在那里”、“到那里”，它与动词 be、seem、appear 等连用时可用来表示事物或人的存在和状态。在不同的句式中，与副词 there 连用的动词形式及其位置会有所改变。做六道题测试你是否掌握了 there 的相关用法。

1. If I had sent the invitations earlier, _________ more people at the party.

a) there were

b) there is

c) there are

d) there would have been

2. I am very unhappy with your team’s performance. _________ an immediate improvement or there will be consequences!

a) There would be

b) There needs to be

c) There can be

d) There might be

3. After the fire took place, _________ a terrible smell throughout the building.

a) there were

b) there was

c) there will be

d) there are

4. I’m starving. _________ any food at the party later? I hope so.

a) There is

b) There are

c) Are there

d) Will there be

5. Nothing happens without a cause. _________ a reason for this.

a) Must there be

b) There must be

c) There mustn’t be

d) Mustn’t there be

6. Scientists are speculating that _________ life found on the moons that orbit the planet Jupiter.

a) there could be

b) could there be

c) there could be not

d) there needs to be

答案

1) d, 2) b, 3) b, 4) d, 5) b, 6) a.