二、作定語的-ed分詞
-ed分詞可以作前置定語也可以作后置定語,作后置定語時相當于一個定語從句。
1.-ed分詞可以作前置定語,此時,分詞與名詞之間有兩種語義關系:一種是分詞表示主動意義;一種是分詞表示被動意義。如:
He is a retired worker.
他是一個退休工人。
This is a newly-developed device.
這是一個新開發(fā)的工具。
2.-ed分詞作后置定語時,其功能相當于一個定語從句。如:
She likes to drink cold boiled water.
他喜歡喝涼白開。
They were inspecting the houses damaged by the storm.
他們正在視察被暴風雨毀壞的房屋。
1) Commercial banks make most of their income from ______ interest on loans and investments in stocks and bonds.
[A] earn
[B] earned
[C] to earn
[D] was earned
解析:B為正確答案??諜n前是一完整的句子,在沒有連詞的情況下,不能填充A和D;根據(jù)題意,“利息”是“通過…(被)掙來的”,有被動之意,所以選B。