核心问题
The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ____ on benches, chairs or boxes.
A. having seated B. seating C. seated D. having been seated(全国四级,00.1-46)
《全国大学英语四级考试题精解》(对外经贸大学出版社, p. 350)说：“题句中的 audience 和 seat 之间的关系是被动关系。”
请问此种说法是否正确？
词典解答
把 seated 解释成过去分词,并认定它具有被动意义,这是我国英语教学上的一个误区,应当改正。实际上,seated 是个形容词,表示状态,见上条。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
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They entered the room and found the child ____ at the table. A. seat B. seating C. to seat D. seated(上海英语会考,92-28)
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Please remain ____ until the plane has come to a complete stop. A. to seat B. to be seated C. seating D. seated(全国高考山东卷,07-26)
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——Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me? ——No problem.
A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat(全国高考福建卷,08-33)