Question

After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, ___ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.

A．having marked

B．to mark

C．marked

D．marking

Answer 1

D

试题分析：to mark表将来，，having marked 表示的动作在 announced 之前， 显然又不符。根据句子意思，选择marking分词形式（表示分词与逻辑主语之间是主动关系）又因为句中无现象表明前后事件有先后顺序，不能用完成时态的分词形式。故选D。
点评：本题难度适中。非谓语动词是近几年高考的热点，本题是对已学知识点的回顾，需要考生能够理解该题的语言环境，进而作出正确的判断。会判断非谓语动词与它的逻辑主语之间是什么关系，需要考生掌握非谓语动词的不同形式的用法区别等。
即学即练：Mother was surprised at the news of his son ____ to college．
　　A． had been admitted　　　 B． admitted
　　C． having been admitted　　D． having admitted
解析：C。消息表达的应该是个事件，说明不是“被录取的孩子”，介词of后不可能接从句，说明of后为动名词的复合结构，答案是C。