第 17 讲 it 的用法 例① The fact that she was foreign made ______difficult for her to get a job in that country
(2010 辽宁卷 ) A
much C
that D
it [解析]考查 it 的用法
句意:她是外国人的事实使得她在那个国家很难找到工作
句中 for her to get a job in that country 是动词不定式的复合结构作 made 的宾语, difficult 是宾语补足语,此处要用 it 作形式宾语,其他词没有这种用法
D 例② The doctor thought ______would be good for you to have a holiday
(2010 全国卷Ⅱ ) A
this B
that C
it [解析]考查 it 的用法
it 的两个重要用法是作形式主语和形式宾语
本题考查形式宾语, it在这里代指后面的真正宾语 to have a holiday
D 例③ — I've read another book this week
— Well, maybe ______ is not how much you read but what you read that counts
(2009 浙江卷 ) A
this B
that C
there D
it [解析] it 引导的强调句型
还原为: Not how much you read but what you read counts
句意为:重要的不是你读了多少东西,而是你读了什么
D 例④ It was ______ he came back from Africa that year