1. There are many islands ____ the northwest coast

　 of Scotland, which lies ____ the north of Eng-

　 land.

　　 m. to; on　　　　　　　 B. on; to

　　 C. off; in　　　　　　　 D. off; to

5.　 ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought

　 cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the

　 forest. (2004 上海)

　　 A. Not only they brought

　　　 B. Not only did they bring

　　 C. Not only brought they

　　 D. Not only they did bring

　　 [交际速成]

[考点1]Describing people描述人物

(2005北京东城)

-- Do you like Nack?

　　 Yes, Nack is good, kind, hard-working and intelli-

　 gent; ____, I can't speak too highly of him.

　　 A. as a result　　　　　 B. in a word

　　 C. by the way　　　　　 D. on the contrary

[答案与解析]B　 本题考查在描述人物的语境中短语

的正确使用。根据所提供的情景“ Ican't speak too

highly of him.”(我无论怎么称赞他都不为过)可判断

B项符合语境。

[归纳]当描述人物时．英语中常见表达方式有：

① She seems to me to be the kind of woman who...

② The impression she makes on me is...

③ I think she is the kind of person who--.

④ She could be...

⑤ She looks as if...

⑥ She might be...

⑦ You can see that...

⑧ People like her.-.

⑨ She doesn't seem'"

⑩ It is (not) like him to do...

他做某事(不)与他这个人的风格相称。例如：

It was just Iike him to think of himself first. 凡事都先

考虑他自己，这就是他的作风。

[考点2]Describing location and direction 描述方位和方

向

-- Can you tell me about Shanghai, l.iu Mei?

-- Of course. Shanghai lies ____ the west of the Pa

　 cific Ocean,　 where you can't find many islands

　 ____ the coast.

　　 A. on; off　　　　　　 B. to; along

　　 C. in; off　　　　　　　 D. on; along

[答案与解析]A本题考查描述方位和方向的正确表

达方法。on the west of，在……的西面(强调接壤)，Dff

the (east) coast 在(东部)沿海，所以A项正确。

[归纳]英语中描述方位和方向的表达方式有：

① It is / lies in the north / south / east / west of...它位

　 于……的北部／南部／东部／西部(表在某范围内)

② It is / lies to the north / south / east / west of...它

　 位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表在某范围之

　 外)

③ It is / lies on the north / south / east / west of... 它

　 位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表接壤)

④ It is / lies in the northern / sourhern / eastern /

　 western part of…

⑤ It's / lies in the northeastern／northwestern / south-

　 eastern / southwestern Sichuan…

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4. Do you think the lecture is ____ to students be-

　 fore NMET comes?

　　 A. very help　　　　　　 B. very helpful

　　 C. great helpful　　　　 D. whether helpful

3. I wonder ____ became ____ the neighbor

　 who lived next door.

　　 A, what; to　　　　　　 B. what; of

　　 C. if; of　　　　　　　 D. whether; to

2. I don't know what will ____ us if the company

　 gocs bankrupt (破产).

　　 A. happen　　　　　　　 B. strike at

　　 C. become of　　　　　　 D. occur

1. Don't use words, expressions, or phrases ____

　 only to people with specific knowledge. (2004 上海)

　　 A. being known　　　　 B. having been known

　　 C. to be known　　　　 D. known

5. New Zealand is an important agricultural country,

　　 with cattle farming on the North Isled, while the

　　 hilly South Island has more sheep farms.

新两兰是一个重要的农业国家，北部养牛，而南部

山区养羊居多。

with + 名词 + 现在分词／过去分词／介词短语 /副词／

动词不定式／形容测构成 with 的复合结构，这种结

构通常在句子中作定语或状语，作状语时，表伴随

状况或原因。

He likes sleeping with the windows open.

He gave his seat to a woman with a baby in her arms.

With Tom to help us we're sure to complete the task.

He stood there with a group of children surrouilding

him.

With a lot　 of difficult　 problems to be settled, the

newly-elected president is having a hard time.

[句型归纳]

[考点l]What has become of her. 她的情况怎么样了?

该句中的 become of 常常构成这样的同定句型。例如：

What has become of the injured driver? 那位受伤的司

机情况怎么样了?

“What has / will become of sth / sb?”means“what

happened / will happen to sth / sb?”

意思是“某人、某物情况(遭遇)怎么样了?”例如：

What will become of her children if their mother dies?

如果他们的妈妈死了，这些孩子们的遭遇将会如何?

[考例]]What would ____ my child if I were on

business?

　　 A. look after　　 B. care about

　　 C. become of　　 D. attend

[考查目标] 考查动词短语。

[答案与解析] C　 根据句子的意思是“如果我去出差，

我的孩子情况会怎么样呢?”应该填hecome of。

[考点2]On the third day I was struggling through

stormy weather and during the next week the wind grew

stronger and I found myself spending a whole day in my

tent. 第三天，我与暴风雨天气拼搏。接下来的星期里，

风刮得越发猛烈了，我只好整天呆在帐篷里。

该句中的grow常常作系动词，意思是“逐渐变得”。例

如：

The music grew faint as the band marched away. 音乐

随着乐队走远而渐渐减弱。

系动词常常分为五类：①　 有be；② 感官：feel, smile,

taste, look, sound；③ 变化：become, grow, get, turn,

go, fall, come；④ 好像：appear, look, seemt ⑤ 保持：

keep, remain, stay, lie等等，系动词没有被动语态。很

少用进行时态。例如：

Please keep still while taking photos. 照相时，请保持安

静。

The mixture tasted very terrible. 这种混合物尝起来很

可怕。

[考例2](2004湖北) On hearing the news of the acei-

dent in the coal mine, she ____ pale.

　　 A. got　　 B. changed

　　 C. went　　 D. appeared

[考查目标] 考查系动词。

[答案与解析] C　 A是持续变化过程；B是实义动词，

后面不接形容词；D是表面是这样而事实并非如此；C

是情况由好变坏。故选C。

[考点3]I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the

ropes tied to the sled. 我掉进了雪洞，挂在绑着雪橇的

绳索上。

该句中的tied作定语。例如：

This is the latest book written by the famous professor

- Stephen Hawking. 这就是那位著名的教授--斯

带芬·霍金--最新出版的书。

[考例3](2004浙江) Linda worked for the Minnesota

Manufacluring and Mining Company,　 ____ as 3M.

　　 A. knowing　　 B. known

　　 C. being known　　 D. to be known

[考查目标] v-ed作定语。

[答案与解析]B　 过去分词作定语，表示过去分词与所

修饰名词为被动关系。

[考点4]Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV

personality in the US, she is also a woman who has in-

spired millions．欧普拉·温弗丽不仅仅是美国一位成

功的电视名人，而且还是位鼓舞了千百万人的女性。

该句中的not just / only...(but) also... 为并列连词。连

接两个简单句。例如：

Singers of the country music do not just come from the

States also from all over the world. 乡村音乐的歌手不

仅仅来自美国，而且来自世界各地。

注意：在并列连词not just / only...(but)also...连接同

等的句子成分，如果连接两个名词或代词作主语，谓语

动词要与后面的名词或代词保持一致。如果连接两个

分句，第一分句需要部分倒装。例如：

Not only Mr. Smith but also his children were invited to

New Year's Party. 不但是史密斯先生，而且他的孩子

们都受邀请出席了新年晚会。

Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor. 莎

士比亚不仅是位作家．而且是演员。

Not only is he fond of doing exercises but also his wife

joins him in it. 不仅是他喜欢运动，而且他的妻子也喜

欢与他一起运动。

[考例4](2002上海春招) Not only ____ interested

In football but ____ beginning to show an interest

in it．

　　 A. the teacher himself is; all his students are

　　 B. the teacher himself is; are all his students

　　 C. is the teacher himself; are a11 his students

　　 D. is the teacher himself; all his students are

[考查目标] not just / only...(but)also...一的部分倒装。

[答案与解析]D　 根据以上的解释，第一分句需要部分

倒装。第二分句不需要倒装。

[考点5]New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold

aIJ over the world. 新西兰的酒质量很高。畅销全世界。

该句中的be + of + n. 为一个固定结构。例如：

I think listening to English every day is of great help to

learners. 我认为每天听英语，对初学者来说，非常有帮

助。

be + of + n. 意思是“具有……”。其中的名词多为抽象

名词，如: use，help，importance等；这时be+ of + n. =

be + adj. (相对应的形容词)。名词也可以为具体名

词．如：age, weight, height, length, width, size。这种

结构在句中可以作表语、定语或宾语补足语。例如：

The suggestion he made at the meeting is of great use.

(作表语) 他在会上提的建议很有用。

The young guy of average height is our new chemistry

teacher. (作定语)那位中等身材的年轻人是我们的新

化学老师。

We found the dictionary of no use. (作定语)我们发现

这本字典根本没用。

[考例5](NMET 1998) You'll find this map of great

　____ in helping you to get round London．

　　 A. price　　 B. cost

　　 C. value　　 D. useful

[考查目标]be + of + n. 作宾语补足语。

[答案与解析]C　 根据句子的意思“你会发现在你在伦

敦转的时候，这张地图很有价值”。所以选value。

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4. I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

　 我发现自己在帐篷里度过一整天了。

　 find oneself...意思是“发现自己(处于某种状态)；不

　 知不觉地”，后面跟动词的-ing形式短语、过去分词

　 短语、介词短语作宾语补足语，常见的有这种用法的

动}司有：see / watch / catch / notice / hear / listen to /

feel等。

　 I found myself in hospital when I woke up.

　 Then I found myself surrounded by a group of boys.

　 When I came in, I found him &ring his homework.

3. For women it sometimes seems twice as difficult.

　 对女人而言，这种困难要大两倍。

　 英语中倍数的表达经常用下列例句中的几种办法：

　 (1) 倍数 + (形 / 副) 比较级 + than…

　 This hall is five times bigger than ours.

　 The car runs twice faster than the truck.

　 (2)倍数 + as + (形 / 副) 原级 + as...

　 Asia is four times as large as Europe.

　 The plane flew ten times as high as the kite.

　 (3) 倍数 + the size (length / width / height...) + of

　 This street is four times the length of that one.

　 The hill is twice the height of that hill.

2. Talk about the reasons why we admire great women.

　 淡一谈为什么我们崇拜伟大女性的原因。

　 why we admire great women 是同位语从句，用来解

　 释说明reasons。充当同位语从句的连接词的不仅仅

　 只有that。whether, when, where, how, why都可用来引导同位语从句。

　 He can't answer the question how hc got the money.

　 I have no idea when he will he back.

　 The suggestion where we should build our new factory

　 should be considered.

　 We must face the fact that we had spent all the money.

　 同位语从句前的名词在从句中不作任何成分。