8. Quite a few people used to believe that disaster ____

　　 if a mirror was broken. (2002上海)

　　 A. was sure of striking

　　 B. was sure of having struck

　　 C. was sureto be struck

　　 D. was sure to strike

　　 [解析]选D　 be sure to do 表示说话人认为一定会发

生某事。

7.(　　 ) ____ two exams to worry about, I have to

　　 work really hard this weekend. (2004北京)

　　 A. With　　 B. Besides

　　 C. As for　　 D. Because of

　　 [解析]选A “with + 宾语 + 宾补”常表示原因或理

由。句意为：由于对两次考试担心，这个周末我不得不非

常刻苦地学习。because of也表示原因，但后面不能带宾

补。

6.(　　 ) Allow children the space to voice their opinions,

　　 ____ they are different from your own. (2005

　　 湖南)

　　 A. until　　 B. even if

　　 C. unless　　 D. as though

　　 [解析]选B even if即使；as though = as if仿佛，好

像。

5。 They started off late and got to the airport with

　　 minutes to ____.(2005湖北)

　　 A. spare　　 B. catch

　　 C. leave　　 D. make

　　 [解析]选A不定式作后置定语，跟所修饰的名词

有动宾关系。本题只有spare才能与minutes构成动宾关

系。

4.-- How do you ____ we go to Beijing for our

　　　　　　　　 holidays?

　　　　　　 -- I think we'd better fly there. It's much more

　　　　　　　　 comfortable. (2004 福建)

　　　　　　 A. insist　　　　　　　 B. want

　　 C．suppose　　 D．suggest

　　 [解析] 选D　 这也是个混合疑问句。根据宾语从句

中的谓语go可确定应填写"suggest"。

3. Look at the trouble I'm in! If only I ____ your

　　 advice. (2003 上海)

　　 A. followed　　 B. would follow

　　 C. had followed　　 D. should follow

　　 [解析]选C　 If only I had followed your advice. 要是

以前听你的建议就好了。虚拟语气，表过去的情况。

2. There are five pairs____, but I'm at a loss

　　 which to buy.

　　 A. to be chosen　　 B. to choose from

　　 C. to choose　　 D. for choosing

　　 [解析]选B choose from"从……中挑选”。

1.(　　 ) One of the sides of the board should be painted

　　 yellow, and ____. (2000北京)

　　 A. the other is white　 B. another white

　　 C. the other white　　 D. another is white

　　 [解析]选C 　不能选A。white在句子中做主语的补

语。"The other sides should be painted white." 这是完整的

句子。

6. It looked as if the creature had moved.

　 塑像好像动了。

　 as if / though 仿佛，好像(引导表语／方式状语从句，

　 表示与事实相反的情况时用虚拟语气)

　 (1) 引导表语状语从句

　 It looks as if it is going to rain.

　 看来好像要下雨了。(真的要下雨了。)

　 (2) 引导方式状语从句

　 He talks as if he were / was an expert.

　 他说话的样子好像是个专家似的。(事实上他不是

　 专家。)

　 (3) As if / though 引导的从句中若用虚拟语气，其谓

　 语动词分别是：

　 表示与现在事实相反：did / were (口语中单数也用

　 was)

　 when a pencil is partly in water, it looks as if it were /

　 was broken.

　 表示与过去事实相反：had done

　 He is talking as though he had been to Beijing many

　 times.

　 表示与将来事实相反：could / would do

　 He acts as if he would fly to the moon tomorrow.

　　 ☆精典题例☆

5. He was just about to say something when Peter turned

　 around.

　 他正要说些什么，这时皮特转过身来。

　 be about to do sth. 正要做某事，表示该动作马上就

　 要进行，不能与时间状语连用。

　 [误] He was about to leave in five minutes.

　 [正] He would leave in five minutes.

　 他5分钟后离开。

　 when 在此表示“正在这时 / 那时，突然”(具体用法详

　 见Chapter 1“词汇短语”)