分詞是TOEEL必考內(nèi)容，在歷屆試題中均占相當(dāng)大的比例。分詞的命題形式非常廣泛。平均分布在written Expressions 和structure兩部分。有時(shí)，即使分詞不是題目焦點(diǎn)，但對(duì)分詞的正確分析則可以幫助考生選擇正確的答案。分詞的命題要點(diǎn)集中在（1）分詞的形容詞特性、（2）分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)、（3） 現(xiàn)在分詞和過(guò)去分詞的主動(dòng)與被動(dòng)含義。
　　分詞�？碱}型及解題要點(diǎn)：
　　1. 分詞具有形容詞特征，可單獨(dú)作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。
　　全真例題分析
　　(1) The highly respect zoologist Ernest Just Joined the ruling board of the Marine Biological Laboratory in the 1930*s (93.1)
　　[答案] B 動(dòng)詞respect用來(lái)修飾后面的名詞zoologist，故應(yīng)改用分詞respected形式，其作用相當(dāng)于形容詞作定語(yǔ)。
　　(2) A patent gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for a fix period of time. (90.1)
　　[答] C 修飾保詞period應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞的分詞形式，即fixed。
　　(3) Characteristics of Op Art are the carefully arrange hues and geometric patterns that create optical illusions. (88.5)
　　[答案] A 修飾名詞hues，應(yīng)用分詞形式arranged。
　　(4) The question of the origin of the Moon is interest not only in itself but also as a part of the larger genesis of the earth and the solar system . (88.5)
　　[答案] B interest應(yīng)用其分詞interesting形式作表語(yǔ)，作用相當(dāng)于一個(gè)形空詞。
　　2. 分詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)，放置于中心名詞后面
　　解題要點(diǎn) 分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)在TOEEL考題中出現(xiàn)頻率非常高。因而，考生務(wù)必熟記這一結(jié)構(gòu)和用法。實(shí)際上，分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)。皆是定語(yǔ)從句的省略形式。
　　全真例題分析
　　(1) The leaves and stems of the aifaifa plant are the only parts of the plant -------
　　(A) the uses for livestock feed
　　(B) for using livestock feed
　　(C) used for livestock feed
　　(D) they are used for livestock feed (93.1)
　　[答案] C過(guò)去分詞used + 介語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)組成的分詞短語(yǔ)修飾前面的名詞成分the only parts of the plant，作后置定語(yǔ)。此結(jié)構(gòu)亦擴(kuò)展為定語(yǔ)從句(that are ) used for livestock feed
　　(2) The slide rule used sliding scales with marks ------- numbers and their logarithms.
　　(A) representing
　　(B) represented
　　(C) are represented
　　(D) they are representing (92.10)
　　[答案] A 分詞短語(yǔ)作名詞marks的后置定語(yǔ)，作用相當(dāng)于一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句：which represent numbers and their logarithms。
　　(3) Earlg philosophers believe that the mind was divided into three faculties ------- s feeling ,intellect and will
　　(A) to know
　　(B) known
　　(C) knowing
　　(D) knew them (94.1)
　　[答案] B分詞短語(yǔ)known as…說(shuō)明前面的名詞three faculties。此結(jié)構(gòu)可改寫成定語(yǔ)從句。Which are known as…
　　(4) The bison know for the hump over its shoulders is usually called a buffalo in North America. (91.1)
　　[答案] A 此句主語(yǔ)是The bison ,謂語(yǔ)是系詞is ,劃線A部分應(yīng)當(dāng)為分詞短語(yǔ)，修飾名詞The bison .A應(yīng)改為known for。
　　(5) Louisa May Alcott is chiefly remembered for Little Women. One of the most popular girls books ever wrote (88.5)
　　[答案] D 修飾名詞books應(yīng)用分詞生語(yǔ)ever written。
　　3. 分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)
　　解題要點(diǎn) 在句了意義非常清楚明確時(shí)，狀語(yǔ)從句通�？梢院�(jiǎn)略為分詞短語(yǔ)，但有一個(gè)先決條件。此分詞短語(yǔ)的邏輯主語(yǔ)應(yīng)與句子的主語(yǔ)為同一人或物，此類分詞短語(yǔ)通常置于句首。
　　全真例題分析
　　(1) ------- as“the census taker of the sky”Annie Jump Cannon contributed considerably to the field of astronomy.
　　(A) Known
　　(B) Knowing
　　(C) To known
　　(D) Knowledge (92.5)
　　[答案] A 分詞短語(yǔ)置于句首作表示身份的狀語(yǔ)。它的邏輯主語(yǔ)即是句子的主語(yǔ)Annie Jump Cannon.
　　(2) ------- in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the United States .
　　(A) Founded
　　(B) Founding
　　(C) To found
　　(D) Having founded (92.1)
　　[答案] A 分詞短語(yǔ)表示時(shí)間，其邏輯主語(yǔ)即是句子主語(yǔ)The Boston Latin School.
　　(3) ------- the constitution of the Cherokee Nation provided for a chief executive, a senate, and a house of representatives.
　　(A) In 1827 they drafted
　　(B) The draft in 1827
　　(C) In 1872 was drafted
　　(D) Drafted in 1827 (90.5)
　　[答案] D分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)，表示時(shí)間。此結(jié)構(gòu)可擴(kuò)展為一狀語(yǔ)從句；where the constitution of the Cherokee Nation was drafted in 1827 it provided for a chief executive a senate, and a house of representatives.
　　4. 現(xiàn)在分詞表達(dá)主動(dòng)的概念；過(guò)去分詞表達(dá)被動(dòng)的概念
　　全真例題分析
　　(1) Tudging to be the best boxer of his time, sugar Ray Robinson lost only 3 out of 137 fights (94.1)
　　[答案] A 此分詞短語(yǔ)與其邏輯上的主語(yǔ)sugar Ray Robinson 是被動(dòng)的關(guān)系（Sugar was judged to be…) 故應(yīng)用過(guò)去詞Tudped to be.
　　(2) During the Colonial days, the Iroquois had an agricultural economy basing mainly on corn with supplementary crops of pumpkins ,beans, and tobacco. (92.1)
　　[答案] B通常我們說(shuō)to be based on ，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)表示被動(dòng)概念（基于，以…為基礎(chǔ)），所以應(yīng)改用過(guò)去分詞based。
　　(3) Per capita income is a nation*s entire income dividing by the number of people in the nation. (90.10)
　　[答案] B根據(jù)句意及分詞dividing后面的介詞by，可以推斷這個(gè)分詞短語(yǔ)表達(dá)的是被動(dòng)的概念，因此，應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞divided by。
　　(4) Clementine Hunter*s primitive paintings have been exhibited at various galleries. Included one at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. D.C. (93.1)
　　[答案] D 分詞in cluded與其邏輯的主語(yǔ)paintings并無(wú)被動(dòng)的關(guān)系，不應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞，應(yīng)改為慣用現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)in cluding + 名詞賓語(yǔ)的結(jié)構(gòu)