1. -- What's your head teacher like?

--　 ____. (2005 名校示范卷)

A. He looks like my father

B. He is an excellent teacher

C. He likes music very much

D. He works very hard

8. You'll find this map of great ____ in helping you to get round London. (NMET 1998)

A. price　 B. cost　　 C. value　　 D. usefulness

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[考点1]如何用英语表达失望

(2005名校示范卷)

-- Give me two tickets for the 8 : 00 show.

-- The 8 : 00 show tickets are sold out.

-- ____.

A. Thank you.　　　 B. Why didn't you keep one for me?

C. What a shame!　　 D. Never mind.

[答案与解析]C　 这道题考查的是英语中失望的表达方式。根据上下文可知。一方想“买两张演出票”，而对方却说“票卖完了”，那么买票方的反应会是“真可惜! (C项)”而不可能是“谢谢(A项)”、或质问对方“为什么不给我留票?(B项)”或“没关系(D项)”。故只有C项正确。

[归纳]人在生活中经常会遇到让人失望的事情，在英

语中用来表达失望的方式有：

① What a shame!　　　　　　 ② What a pity!

③ It's a pity / shame that...

④ Everybody will be disappointed..

例如：It's a pity that you missed yesterday's football game. It was exciting. 你错过了昨天的足球赛真是太可惜了，很精彩的。

[考点2]怎样用英语表达因没弄明白或是出于好奇而“想知道” -- Paul, I'd like to have a talk with you at tea break.　 -- ____ Have what with me?

A. Yes, please.　　　　 B. Sorry?

C. Thanks.　　　　　 D. You're welcome.

[答案与解析]B　 这道题考查的是对别人说话的反应。根据上下文可知，一方“喝茶时想跟你谈谈”．而对方没有听清楚(“要跟我做什么?”)，所以应说声“对不起”。故只有B项正确。

[归纳]常见的表达因没弄明白或是出于好奇而“想知道”的方式还有：

① I wonder what / who--　　　 ② I'm curious to...

③ I wonder if / whether　　　　 ④ I'm curious about...

⑤ I really want to know...　　　 ⑥ I'd love to know...

⑦ What I'd really like to find out is...

⑧ I'd like to know more about...

例如：I'd like to know more about it. 我想了解更多。-- You can surf the Internet or go to visit it yourself. 你可以去网上查查或亲自去看看。

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7. We advertised for pupils last autumn, and got ____ 60. (1998 上海)

A. more than　 B. more of　 C. as much as D. so many as

6. After supper she would sit down by the fire, sometimes for ____ an hour, thinking of her young and happy days. (2003 上海春招)

A. as tong as　　　　 B. as soon as

C. as much as　　　　 D. as many as

5. Americans eat ____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910. (2002 上海春招)

A. more than twice　　　 B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as　　　 D. more than twice as many

4. The WTO cannot live up to its name ____ it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind. (NMET 2000)

A. as long as　 B. while　 C. if　　 D. even though

3. Michael ____ be a policeman, for he is much too short. (1994 上海)

A. needn't　 B. can't　　 C. should　 D. may

2. My sister met him at the Grand Theater yesterday after- noon so he ____ your lecture. (2002 上海)

A. couldn't have attended　　 B. needn't have attended

C. mustn't have attended　　 D. shouldn't have attended

1.-- Excuse me, is this the right way to the Summer Palace?

-- Sorry. I’m not sure. But it ____ be. (2004 湖北)

A. might　 B. will　 C. must　　 D. can

5. x times + n. 通过结构，应掌握英语里表示倍数的表达句型。

A is x times the size (height, length, width...) of B.

A is x times as big (high, long, wide...) as B．

A is x times + adj.-er than B.

The size (height, length, width...) of A is x times that of B.

The meeting-room is three times the size of our office. = The size of the meeting-room is three times that of our office.

三倍以下通常用double或者twice来表达两倍。His weight is double what it was ten years ago. / This railway is twice longer than that one. / The room is twice the size of that one. = This room is twice as big as that one.

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[考点1]As far as I know... 据我所知……

as far as是连词，本意为“和……一样远”。引申意为“就 ……(程度，范围) 而言，至于，尽……”。类似的还有：as long as“和……一样长”。“只要”；as good as“和……一样好”。“实际上，事实上，和……几乎一样”；as well as “和……一样好”，“既……又……，不但……而且……”。例如：As far as I know, he isn't coming to the party. 就我所知，他不会来参加这次聚会。As far as he is concerned, he can't afford such an expensive car. 就他而青，他买不起这么贵的汽车。

[考例1](2004北京、安徽) ____ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.

A. As long as　 B. As far as　 C. Just as　 D. Even if

[考查目标] 本题考查连词的用法。

[答案与解析]B　 选项A中的 as long as 表示“只要”；选项B中的 as far as 跟其后的I can see 一起表示“据我看，据我所知”；选项 C 中的Just as表示“就在……时”；选项D中的Even if表示“即使”。

[考点2]lf you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh. 如果你给我已经支付的六倍的钱。我还是要拿走我的那磅肉。倍数的表达方式有如下几种：

① A + be + 倍数 + the + 长(宽、高)的名词形式 + of + B。例如：

The new building is four times the size of the old one. 新房的面积是旧房的四倍。

② A + be + 倍数 + 形容词或副词的比较级 + than + B。例如： The sun is a million times larger than the earth. 太阳比地球大100万倍。

③ A + be或其他动词 + 倍数 + as + 形容词或副词的原级 + as + B。例如：The car runs three times as fast as I walk. 汽年行驶的速度是我走路的三倍。

[考例2](2004全国卷 III) It is reported that the United

States use ____ energy as the whole of Europe.

A. as twice　　　　　 B. twice much

C. twice much as　　 　D. twice as much

[考查目标]本题考查倍数的表达方式。

[答案与解析]D　 表示倍数的名词要放在as...as的前面。

[考点3]We can find several such ideas in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. 在莎士比亚的作品《威尼斯商人》中。我们可以找到好些这样的理念。

在本句中find表示“找到，发现，发觉，感到”，后接名词、形容词、副词、现在分词、过去分词、介词短语等作宾语补足语。例如：Tom has found his short-wave radio very helpful. 汤姆发觉短波收音机很有用。Jim found it hard to take the crowded bus. 吉姆觉得很难搭上拥挤不堪的公车。

[考例3](NMET 2003) A cook will be immediately fired if he is found ____ in the kitchen.

A. smoke　　 B. smoking　 C. to smoke　　 D. smoked

[考查目标]本题考查find后接宾语补足语的用法。

[答案与解析]B　 find后接现在分词作宾语补足语时，表示动作正在进行；接过去分词作宾语补足语时，表示动作的“完成和被动”。根据语境可知，厨师在厨房抽烟要被开除，但是要抓住把柄．只能是他“正在抽烟”。

[考点4]For trade and cultural links as well as life in Britain and the construction of a building such as Stone- henge。people in the Bronze Age must have had knowledge about certain things and certain fields of science. 鉴于贸易与文化的联系及英国生活和像巨石阵的建筑结构。青铜时代的人一定了解很多事情并对一些科学领域有所涉及。

must可以用来表示对事情的肯定的推测：对现在的推测用must + 原形动词，对过去发生的事情的推测用must + have done。如果把握不大，则可用may / might + 原形动词表示对现在的推测，用may / might + have done 表示对过去的推测。而can / could + 原形动词 (表示对现在的推测)以及can / could + have done (表示对过去的推测)一般用于否定或疑问句。例如：It is possible that the King of Stonehenge was linked to the stones: he may have had a hand in planning the monument, or in helping transport and pull up the stones. 可能这个巨石王和这些石头有关系：他可能参与策划建立这个纪念碑，或者帮助运输和竖起巨石。It must have rained last night, for the ground is wet. 地上是湿的，昨晚一定下雨了。

[考例4](2003上海)My English-Chinese dictionary has

disappeared. Who ____ have taken it?

A. should　　 B. must　　 C. could　　 D. would

[考查目标]本题考查不同的情态动词在推测(或猜测)句型中，分别表示不同把握(或语气)程度的区别。

[答案与解析]C　 should have done表示“本来应该做某事而实际上来做”；must have done 表示“一定做了某事”；could have done表示“可能做了某事”，同时，could用于疑问句；would have done表示“应该会做某事”。根据上下文语境“我的英汉词典不见了”，可知“可能会是谁拿走的呢?”

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