词汇insist突破知识点详解及训练
【原句呈现】Recently, he has been refusing to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. (查一查字典“insist”的用法)
【考点聚焦】
①The road is covered with snow. I can’t understand why they insist on going by motor-bike.
路上有积雪。我不理解他们为何坚持骑摩托车去。
②She insisted that the homework (should) be finished before five o’clock.
她坚持作业要在五点之前完成。
③The young man insisted that he hadn’t stolen the watch.
那个年轻人坚持说他没有偷那只手表。
insist 意为“坚持”或“坚决”。它主要有以下两种用法：
①insist on/upon(doing)sth.意为“坚决要求(做)某事”或“一定要(做)某事”。
He insists on/upon paying a visit to her home. 他坚持要到她家拜访一下。
②insist后接从句表示“坚持认为”时(实际上事情还没有发生)，从句习惯用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“should+动词原形”，should亦可省略。如果表示“坚持说”(实际上事实已经存在)则用陈述语气，谓语动词按常规随时态而变化。The boy insisted that he had done nothing and (should) not be punished.
那男孩坚持说他什么也没做，不应该受到惩罚。
【考题研读】单项选择题
①Mr. Smith advised us to _______ a written agreement even if it was just a small deal.
A. depend on B. insist on C. believe in D. rely on
【答案与解析】B。句意：即使只是一笔小买卖，史密斯先生建议我们也要坚持书面合同。
②We insisted that the girl _______ qualified for the job, but the manager insisted that she _______ the job.
A. should be; was offered B. was not; should be offered
C. was; not be offered D. should not be; was not offered
【答案与解析】C。句意：我们坚持这个女孩适合这份工作，但是经理坚持认为不能给她提供这份工作。
1. __________no bus, we had to walk home.
A. There being B. Being C. Having been D. There was
2. _______no bus, we had to walk home.
A. As there being B. As there was C. Being D. There was
3. _______Sunday, the library doesn't open.
A. Being B. There being C. It being D. Having been
4. ______Sunday, the library doesn't open.
A. As it being B. Being C. It is D. As it is
5. Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, with his old one.
A. comparing B. compares C. to compare D. compared
