1. [课本要点] a. There are a few spoons on the table. b. There is a little sugar on the table. c. Why don't men do a bit of housework?

　　　[考点解析] a few意为"几个。一些",常用来修饰可数名词,表示肯定;few意为"几乎没有",也修饰可数名词,表示否定。a little与little用来修饰不可数名词,前者表示肯定,意为"略有一些";后者表示否定,意为"几乎没有"。a bit of意为"少量的。一点",后接不可数名词?另外,a bit可用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级。此时,它们都相当于a little。如:

　　Give her a little(=a bit of) water, please.请给她一点水。

　　　[中考试题]

　　(1)He spoke very fast and very________people understand what he said. (2003年徐州市)

　　A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

　　2. [课本要点]

　　-They eat a lot of potatoes.

　　-So do we.

　　[考点解析] "so+系动词/助动词/情态动词+主语"这一结构表示前句所说情况也同样适用于另一个人或物,意为"某某也如此";而"so+主语+系动词/助动词/情态动词"用来对前面所述情况表示肯定,意为"确实如此"。如:

　　-I heard you went to Hangzhou last year.我听说你去年去过杭州。

　　-So I did.是的,的确去过。

　　[中考试题]

　　(2)Li Xin thinks Yao Ming is becoming the most famous basketball player in the world. ________.

　　(2003年黑龙江)

　　A. So am I B. So do I C. So I do D. So I am

　　3. [课本要点] It seems that American fast food is the most popular in the world.

　　[考点解析] seem作动词时,意为"似乎?好像"?其用法为:"名词/代词+seems/ seemed+不定式"句型,表示"某人或某物看起来……"。如不定式是to be+形容词,则to be可省略。以上句型也可转换成复合句"It seems/ seemed that..."句型。如:

　　He seemed (to be) very tired last night. =It seemed that he was very tired last night.昨晚他好像很疲劳。

　　[中考试题]

　　(3)It________that they had no change with them at the moment. (2003年重庆市)

　　A. seemed B. was seemed C. seem D. is seemed

　　4. [课本要点] a. Either my father or my mother cooks dinner on weekdays. b. Neither dad nor my brother helps.

　　[考点解析] either...or...和neither...nor...都是并列连词,常用来连接两个并列的成分,前者意为"或者……或者……、不是……就是……",两者必有其一;后者表示"既不……也不……",表示两者都没有。当它们连接两个主语时,谓语的动词形式要和最近的主语保持一致?

　　[中考试题]

　　(4)I can________swim________skate. Will you please teach me? (2003年南通市)

　　A. either...or B. not only...but also

　　C. both...and D. neither...nor

　　5. [课本要点] If you don't want to go alone, I'll go with you.

　　[考点解析]这是一个由if引导的条件状语从句?要注意的是:如果主从句的谓语动词的动作都表示将来,则主句用将来时,从句要用一般现在时。如:

　　We'll go to the park if it doesn't rain tomorrow.如果明天不下雨的话,我们将去公园。

　　[中考试题]

　　(5)The students will go to the Summer Palace if it________tomorrow. (2003年甘肃)

　　A. don't rain B. won't rain C. doesn't rain D. isn't rain

　　6. [课本要点] You must stop making so much noise.

　　[考点解析] stop doing sth.意为"停止正在做的事情";stop to do sth.意为"停下来去做另一件事"。试比较:

　　The woman stopped to have a rest.这位妇女停下来休息了一会儿。

　　[考点解析]

　　Stop talking! It's time for class.不要讲话了,上课了。

　　(6)It's time for class. Please stop______. (2003年宿迁市)

　　A. talk B. talking C. to talk D.talked

　　7. [课本要点] I dreamt that I was busy planting trees all night long.

　　[考点解析] be busy doing sth.是固定用法,表示"忙于做某事",也可用be busy with sth.。如:

　　We are busy doing our homework now. =We are busy with our homework now.我们现在正忙着做家庭作业。

　　[中考试题]

　　(7)-What are you busy________these days?

　　-Nothing much. (2003年厦门市)

　　A. do B. doing C. to do D. done

　　8. [课本要点] It's too heavy to carry.

　　[考点解析] too...to...意为"太……而不能……",此时含有它的句子相当于不带not的否定句。too...to...结构可以与so...that...引导的结果状语从句互换,使复合句变成简单句?如:

　　He is so young that he can't go to school. =He is too young to go to school.他(年龄)太小了,不能去上学。

　　[中考试题]

　　(8)He walked______fast for us______ catch up with. (2003年天津市)

　　A. so, that B. such, that C. enough, to D. too, to

　　9. [课本要点] But she looked at me and cried harder and harder.

　　　[考点解析] harder and harder是"比较级+and+比较级"结构,这种结构表示某种程度的加深,意为"越来越……"。如果形容词或副词是多音节词,则要用"more and more+原级"表达这一含义。如:

　　Our country is becoming more and more beautiful.我们的国家变得越来越美丽了。

　　　[中考试题]

　　(9)Soccer is becoming________in China today. (2003年宿迁市)

　　A. most and most popular　B. most popular

　　C. popular and popular　D. more and more popular

　　参考答案：1-5 CBADC 6-9 BBDD

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