1. Hainan is the second largest island of China. 海南岛是中国第二大岛。

　　　【同步考例】(2003广东省)

　　　Hainan is a very large island. It's the　second ________ island in China.

　　A. large B. larger C. largest D. most large

　　　【要点点拨】选C。这是序数词在最高级比较中的用法。由于所描述的物体在最高级比较中有次序排列，应用"the+序数词+形容词最高级+名词"结构。如：The Changjiang River is the third longest river in the world.

　　　2. Haikou is in the northeast of the island.海口位于岛的东北部。

　　　【同步考例】(2003天津市)

　　　China lies________the east of Asia and ________the north of Australia.

　　A. to; to B. in; to C. to; in D. on; to

　　　【要点点拨】选B。在方位名词前用介词in, to, on均有不同的含义。in表示在某范围之内， to 表示在某范围之外，两地不接壤；on表示"两地接壤"。如：

　　Hubei is ________ the north of Hunan. (2003哈尔滨)

　　　A. in B. on C. to D. at (选B)

　　　3. I'd like to book four tickets. 我想订购4张票。

　　　【同步考例】(2003宁夏)单词拼写：She wants to________(预订) a double room for the holiday.

　　　【要点点拨】填book。book在此不是名词，而是动词"预定(车票；戏票等)"的意思。又如：He wants to book a room with a double bed. 他想订一个带双人床的房间。

　　　4. That sounds really cool! 那听起来很酷喔！

　　　【同步考例】(2003江西省)

　　-Do you like the music the Moonlight Sonata?

　　　-Yes, it________really beautiful.

　　　A. feels B. sounds C. listens D. hears

　　　【要点点拨】选B。sound在此是系动词"听起来……"的意思，后接形容词作表语。还可用于"sound like..."，如句子翻译题(2003烟台市)：这个主意听起来不错，我会考虑的。This idea ________ ________ a good one. I will think about it.(填sounds like)

　　　5. We are also thinking about going there. 我们也在考虑去那里。

　　　【同步考例】(2003辽宁省)

　　　Could you tell me something more about Hong Kong? I'm ________ going there for a holiday soon.

　　A. looking up B. thinking about C. trying out D. finding out

　　【要点点拨】选B。"think about"意为"考虑"，其中about是介词，后跟名词、代词或V-ing形式。

　　　6. He was amazed at all the colourful coral reefs， and all the beautiful fish.他被五颜六色的珊瑚礁和各种美丽的鱼迷住了。

　　　【同步考例】 (2003河北省) 词语替换 : I was amazed at the scenery when I first visited Sanya.

　　　A. surprised at B. interested in C. proud of D. pleased with

　　　【要点点拨】选A。be amazed at意思是"对……感到惊讶"，amazed是过去分词作形容词用，与be动词及介词词组构成短语，相当于be surprised at。

　　　7. It is said that one of the most dangerous sharks is... 据说最危险的鲨鱼中有一种是……

　　　【同步考例】(2003南京市) 完成句子：据说比尔·盖茨是世界上最富有的人。

　　　______________Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.

　　　【要点点拨】填It is said that，意思是"据说"，it是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语。

　　　8. ...or anywhere else. ……或者任何其他地方。

　　　【同步考例】(2003浙江宁波)

　　　-What else do you need, Mum?

　　　-________else, I think. We've got everything ready.

　　A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything

　　　【要点点拨】由答语可知选C。else意为"别的；另外的"，常位于疑问代词或不定代词之后修饰这些词。如：

　　写出所缺单词的正确形式(2003贵阳市)：Except some birds, what________(别的) can you see in the sky. (填else)

　　　9. When a shark appears...当有鲨鱼出现的时候……

　　　【同步考例】(2003安徽省) 单词拼写：He didn't ________ (出现) at the meeting until 9 o'clock.

　　　【要点点拨】填appear，意为"出现"，其反义词是disappear"消失"。如：The little boy disappeared around the corner.那小男孩在拐角处不见了。

　　　10. It seems they have been on earth thousands of years. 看起来好像他们存在于地球上已经好几千年了。

　　　【同步考例】(2003安徽省)

　　　It ________ that they had no change with them at the moment.

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

　　　【要点点拨】选A。seem在此是系动词，意为"好像；似乎"，常用于It seems that...句型。根据时间状语，该题用过去式。seem还可用于"主语+seem to be / do"形式，如：

　　单词拼写：KFC (肯德基)________ (seem) to be the most popular take-away food for children. (2003哈尔滨)(填seems)

　　再如：I seem to have left my book at home. 我看起来好像是把书放在家里了。

　　　【同步考例】(2003广州市):

　　　The film star is going to spend ________dollars on a new dress for the coming party.

　　A. three thousands B. thousands of

　　C. thousand of D. three thousands of

　　　【要点点拨】选B。thousands of意思是"数以千计的"，thousand在此表示不具体的数目，要用其复数形式并且后跟介词of；如果表示的数目是具体"几千"时，则用其单数形式，且后不跟介词of，如：

　　There are ________ doctors and nurses working hard in that hospital. (2003桂林市)

　　A. thousand B. two thousand

　　C. two thousands D. two thousands of

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