全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)中智力测试题不强调考查考生的英语知识水平而侧重于检测考生的智力、智能方面的应变能力,是一种综合性和技巧性很强的竞赛题型,具有对被测试者的智力因素的预测或评定的功能。智力测试题的特点在于灵活、巧妙、隐蔽和反常,往往具有跨学科性,命题范围广,涉及逻辑、哲学、天文、地理、历史、民俗、时事以及幽默和笑话等多方面的内容,语言精妙,思路奇巧。同时,智力测试兼有考查考生读图识表能力的项目,是考生们普遍认为较难的题型。
    全国中学生英语能力竞赛中的智力测试题有两种形式:一是智能考查题,这是一种纯智力测试题,具有测试范围广、综合性强、图文并茂、形式多样(如识图、计算、猜谜、脑筋急转弯)等特点,并常常具

"圈套题"通常也叫"陷阱题",是我们极易做错的一种考题。"圈套题"与常规题不同,它具有较强的诱惑性,较大的迷惑性,较好的隐蔽性。近年来,英语高考试卷中常有这种性质的试题出现。当考生遇到这种习题时,常感到不知所措,无从下手。怎样才能解答好这种"圈套题"呢?只有研究并了解命题者设置"圈套"的方法,才能提高解题的准确率。
命题者设置"圈套"的常见方法有:
1、利用语法规则中的特殊情况。在使用英语时,我们都要遵循一定的语法规则,才能正确、地道地表达自己的意思。但有些语法规则是有例外或特殊情况的。例如:
This is the reason ___________ he gave to us all.

1. be about to do...when...正要做某事时;正在那时

1. I thought you like something to read, so I have brought you some books.
A. may B. might C. could D. must
2. There was plenty of time. She .
A. mustn't have hurried B. couldn't have hurried
C. must not hurry D. needn't have hurried
3. The plant is dead. I it more water.

阅读下面短文，根据所给单词首字母提示，写出空缺处的单词。
Advertisement and Largest Biscuit
Advertising discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing．An advertisement w______（66）begins with the magic word FREE can rarely gowrong．These days，advertisers not only o______（67）free sam

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46—65各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was shown into the waiting-room，which as I had expected，it was full．There were dirty 46 ______ on the wall，and the old magazines on the table 47 ______ like a great pile of waste paper．I took my seat and decided to 48 ______ the timewatch

(二)关系副词的用法

三)限定性定语从句和非限定性定语从句的区别
1.限定性定语从句是先行词不可缺少的修饰成分,如删除,主句的意思就不完整或不明确;非限定性定语从句是先行词的补充或附加说明,即使删除,主句的意思依然清楚。
Those who want to go please hand in their money tonight.想去的人请今晚把钱交上来。(限制性,删除后意思不明确)
A library is a place where books are kept.图书馆是藏书的地方。(限制性,删除后句子意思不完整)
Is this the book (that)you want

十六、Where there is a river,there is a city.有河流的地方,就会有城市。(哪里有河流,哪里就会有城市。)
此句型前后为条件与结果的关系。类似的句子有:
Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is oppression,there is resistance.哪里有剥削,哪里就会有反抗。
由there be构成的谚语还有:There is no smoke without fire.无火不生烟。(There

重点词语讲解
7.experience n.&& v.
①作“经验”解一般用作不可数名词。例如:
Fortunately they had a lot of experience.
Employers usually prefer to hire someon

名词性从句包括:主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句、同位语从句。
(一)主语从句知识要点
1.从句作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
Who will be sent there has not been decided yet.

(二)表语从句知识要点
A.引导词问题
引导表语从句的连接词有:1)that;2)whether;3)连接代词和连接副词;4)because,why;5)as if,as though;6)as。现分述如下:
1.引导词that
在口语中that多可省略。例如:

(三)宾语从句知识要点
A.宾语从句的类型
宾语从句有以下三类:1)that引导的(由陈述句演变而来);2)if或whether引导的(由一般疑问句演变而来);3)连接代词或副词引导的(由特殊疑问句演变而来)。例如:
She often says that she likes China and the Chinese food.

(四)同位语从句知识要点
A.下列名词后常接同位语从句:news,idea,fact,truth,question,problem,suggestion,chance等。
The news that her son died in the accident drove her mad.
We all know the truth that he has studied English for m

must, have to, have got to是重要的情态动词，也是高考重要考点