要点： 1. They are walking, because it's sunny.

　　考例：-Is Tom at school today?

　　-No, he's at home ________ he has a bad cold.

　　A. because B. if

　　C. until D. before (2004 北京)

　　解析：本题侧重连词because的用法，它一般用于引导原因状语从句。本题从语境上看，是因为 Tom "has a bad cold"，所以才呆在家，因此应该选A。

　　要点： 2. Here you are!I knew you wouldn't get lost.

　　考例：I don't want any of you to get lost. (找与划线部分意思相同的选项)

　　A. lose your way

　　B. lose somebody

　　C. lose something

　　D. lose money (2004 湖北黄冈)

　　解析： get lost是"迷路"的意思，四个选项中， lose your way与之意思相同，答案是A。

　　要点： 3. Turn left and walk across the park. Turn left after you pass the seventh tree, and walk until you see the movie theatre.

　　考例： ① I met Mr. Green ________ I was walking across the bridge, but I didn't say hello to him.

　　A. before B. after

　　C. until D. while (2004 河南)

　　② -You don't look well, what's wrong with you, Wang Ming?

　　-Last night I watched the football match and didn't go to bed ________ 12 o'clock.

　　A. when B. until

　　C. as D. while (2002 湖北黄冈)

　　解析：考例1测试的重点是几个连词的区别，答案是D。考例2测试的是until的用法，但注意not...until是表达"直到......才......"的意思，答案是B。

　　要点： 4. I'm going to ask Uncle David to buy me a map of the city.

　　考例： -Your spoken English is much better.

　　-Thank you. My teacher often asks us ________ English as ________ as possible.

　　A. to speak, many

　　B. not to speak, much

　　C. to speak, much

　　D. not to speak, more. (2002 河北)

　　解析："ask sb. to do sth." 用于表示"请(要求)某人做某事"。"请(要求)某人不要做某事"用"ask sb. not to do sth."。根据对话的语境，这里应是肯定的结构，答案应在A、C中选择。句子的最后as...as possible意思是"尽可能......"，many是形容词，much可作形容词，也可作副词。这里是修饰动词，因此

　　应选C。

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