1. be about to do...when...正要做某事时;正在那时
Was he about to go out ____ it began to rain?
A. when B. while C. as D. until
蕴涵知识点:此题主要考查词组的相互搭配,be about to do...常与when搭配,这里的when表示“正在那时”,与这个词组类似的还有:be going to do…when…, be to do…when…, be doing…when…等。
2. add to 增加
His returning home safe and sound ____ his pleasure.
A. adding B. adds to
C. adds up to D. adding up
蕴涵知识点:这道题主要考查相似词组意义的辨析,add to指增加上去的对象,而add up to则指加起来合计的总数。
3. be admitted to 录取;接受
This cinema is only ____ for the people above 18.
A. intended B. admitted
C. allowed D. aGREed
蕴涵知识点:此题我们习惯于思维定势,望文生义,选择B。如果用be admitted to这个词组,我们常用somebody作主语,此句就应该改写成:Only the people above 18 are admitted to the cinema. 此外allow的主语也常是somebody,而aGREe常与with连用才能接somebody作宾语。
4. advise sb. to do... 劝告某人做……
They are ____ to give up smoking, but they don’t do so.
A. suggested B. persuaded
C. advised D. considered
蕴涵知识点:advise后面常接sb. to do... ,suggest只能接sb. doing... ,而persuade sb. to do…表示结果,指“说服”已经成功,有了结果,必须注意三者之间的区别。
5. be after 寻找
Although they have been ____ the book for a long time, it seems to be nowhere to be found.
A. for B. against
C. after D. before
蕴涵知识点:根据下面“无处可寻”我们知道“他们正在寻找那本书”,所以用be after。be for表示“赞成”, be against表示“反对”。
6. after you 你先走
—Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary?
—Yes, ____ .
A. that’s all right
B. it doesn’t matter C. after you
D. make yourself at home
蕴涵知识点:Mary 小姐很可能是Mr. White的秘书,所以她让客人先走。
7. let alone 更不用说
He has never appeared, ____ come to see me.
A. now that B. let alone
C. in case D. as long as
蕴涵知识点:此题主要考查几个特殊连词短语之间的区别,let alone表示“更不用说”,now that 表示“既然”, in case表示“以防万一”,as long as 表示“只要”。
8. be always doing... 一直做……
He is ____ scolding his child, which is not a good way to educate him.
A. often B. usually
C. frequently D. always
蕴涵知识点:always可以与进行时态连用,表达厌恶或赞扬等感情色彩,而与它有差不多意思的often、usually和frequently则常没有这种功能。
9. anything but 远远不是
I have never heard a worse voice than hers. She is ____ but a good singer.
A. something B. everything
C. nothing D. anything
蕴涵知识点:根据第一句,我从未听过比她更糟糕的声音了,我们可以判断出她决不是个好歌手,所以用anything but。
Key:1—5 ABACC 6—9 CBDD
