1. Her husband had built up a large business during his life time, and when he died ten years ago in 1989 he left all his money to his wife. 她丈夫在世时创立了一个大企业。他在十年前的1989年去世时,把他全部的钱财都留给了他的妻子。

　　1) build up意为“树立;建立(事业、人格);确立;增进;增加;吹捧(某人)”等。例如:

　　He built up his fortune in his forties. 他在四十多岁时积累起了财富。

　　Traffic going out of the city is already building up. 沟通城乡的交通正在变得越来越拥挤。

　　She is building up her strength again after her illness. 她在病后逐步恢复了体力。

　　The actress has been built up into a great success. 那位女演员已经被捧红了。

　　2) leave在此是“遗留;遗赠”的意思。例如:

　　She left all her property to her husband. 她把全部财产都留给了丈夫。

　　[原题再现]

　　His father died and ________ him a lot of money.

　　A. gave B. left C. sent D. offered

　　答案: B

　　2. Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives. 奥地利科学家卡尔•冯•弗里希教授,一生中花去了许多岁月,研究蜜蜂在黑暗的蜂箱里是以怎样巧妙的方式传递信息的。

　　这是一个含有定语从句的主从复合句,主句是Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways,后跟定语从句honey bees communicate in their dark hives.

　　一般说来,当先行词是the way (方式) 时,引导定语从句的关系词可以省略,也可以用that或in which。例如:

　　I don’t like the way (that / in which) he talks to his mother. 我不喜欢他跟他母亲讲话的方式。

　　[原题再现]

　　① What surprised me was not what he said but he said it.

　　A. the way B. in the way that

　　C. in the way D. the way which

　　② I don’t like ________ you speak to her.

　　A. the way B. the way in that

　　C. the way which D. the way of which

　　答案: ① A ② A

　　3. The wagging dance of the honey bee, therefore, did show the direction of a feeding place. 由此看来,蜜蜂的摆尾舞的确表明了喂食处的方向。

　　本句中的did是助动词,起加强语气的作用,后接动词原形;助动词do (does / did)也可以用来加强句子的语气,可以理解为“确实;的确”。例如:

　　Mary does get up very early every day. 玛丽每天的确起得很早。

　　“Why didn’t you tell me?” “I did tell you.”“你为什么没有告诉我?”“我确实告诉过你。”

　　[原题再现]

　　An awful accident ________ , however, occur the other day.

　　A. does B. did C. has to D. had to

　　答案: B

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