(高三上册)

　　1. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves. (Unit 1)

　　[知识点] above all是一个固定短语, 意为“首先, 最重要的”, 强调的是重点性。

　　[考例1] I’d like to buy a house — modern, comfortable and ________ in a quiet neighbourhood. (2004福建卷)

　　A. in all B. above all

　　C. after all D. at all

　　[简析] 本题考查介词词组的词义辨析。in all 总共,共计; after all毕竟, 终究; at all 根本, 全然, 一点也不……。根据句意, 应选B。

　　2. Captain Cook is preparing for his first great expedition to the Pacific. (Unit 2)

　　[知识点] prepare for sth. 意为“为……作准备”, 强调准备的动作。prepare sth. 意为“准备……”。prepare sb. for sth. 意为“使某人对某事有准备”。如:

　　We should prepare him for the news of his not passing the entrance examination.我们应该让他对自己高考失利这件事有所准备。

　　Mother was preparing supper in the kitchen. 妈妈正在厨房里做晚饭。

　　[考例2] —What’s that terrible noise?

　　—The neighbours ________ for a party. (2004北京卷)

　　A. have prepared B. are preparing

　　C. preparing D. will prepare

　　[简析] 本题考查动词时态。根据前后两句的对话, 可知邻居正在为一个晚会做准备, 故选B。

　　3. The men often fall ill and suffer fever... (Unit 2)

　　[知识点] suffer 意为“遭受;受损失”,常用作及物动词,作“受……的苦;患……的病”解,也作不及物动词, 与from 连用。

　　[考例3] ________ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river. (NMET 2001)

　　A. Having sufferedB. Suffering

　　C. To suffer D. Suffered

　　[考例4] ________ from heart trouble for years, Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes. ( 2001春上海卷)

　　A. Suffered B. Suffering

　　C. Having suffered D. Being suffered

　　[简析] 考例3中的the river与suffer之间是逻辑上的主谓关系, 且有already一词, 故选其完成形式A。考例4 中Professor White 与suffer之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,且有for years, 故选C。

　　4. The climate is different depending on the area. (Unit 3)

　　[知识点] depend on / upon意为“依靠、 依赖”。 还可构成惯用法that depends / it (all) depends, 用在句首或单独使用。

　　[考例5] —How often do you eat out?

　　—________, but usually once a week. (2004天津卷)

　　A. Have no ideaB. It depends C. As usual D. Generally speaking

　　[考例6] —Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation?

　　—It ________. (2002上海卷)

　　A. all depend B. all depends C. is all dependedD. is all depending

　　[简析] 以上两题都选B。意为“那要看情况”。

　　5. The firm collects as much information as possible about the product and the customers who might buy it. (Unit 5)

　　[知识点] as much as 意为“多达……;跟……一样多;跟……一样”, 中间跟不可数名词。前面常有表达倍数的词。

　　[考例7] It is reported that the United States uses ________ energy as the whole of Europe. (2004全国卷III)

　　A. as twice B. twice much

　　C. twice much as D. twice as much

　　[考例8] It is generally believed that teaching is ________ it is a science. (NMET 2001)

　　A. an art much asB. much an art as

　　C. as an art much as

　　D. as much an art as

　　[简析] 考例7考查倍数的表达法,先写倍数,再加as ... as, 若中间含有名词,将名词放在as much 的后面。故此题选D。考例8中的as much ... as意为“跟……一样”。此句意为“普遍认为教学既是一门艺术, 又是一门科学”。故此题选D。

　　6. A better method is to take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down. (Unit 6)

　　[知识点] break down 在此句中意为“分解(既指物理上的, 也指化学上的)”。此外break down还有下列含义:

　　① (因机械、电力等故障) 停止运转、失灵等。如:Our car broke down on the motorway. 我们的车在高速公路上抛锚了。

　　② 失败,崩溃, 瓦解。如:Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. 双方谈判已经破裂。

　　③ (指某人状况)变得恶劣。如:Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 工作的压力把她的身体压垮了。

　　[考例9] News reports say peace talks between the two countries ________ with no agreement reached. (NMET 2003)

　　A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken inD. have broken up

　　[简析] 此题考查词义辨析。 break out (指战争、灾难等)突然爆发、发生。如:SARS broke out in Beijing last year. 去年北京爆发了SARS。 break in是不及物动词,意为破门而入。 如:His house was broken in last night. 昨晚他家进去人了。break up是一个含义比较丰富的词组。

　　① (指群体中的成员) 解散, 散去。如:The meeting broke up at 10 o’clock. 会议是十点钟散的。

　　② 击碎, 打碎, 撞碎。如:The ship broke up on the rocks. 船触礁撞毁了。

　　③ 分解, 常指物理分解。如:The waste can be broken up in the sea. 垃圾可以在大海里被分解。

　　7. Everything that he owns shall be taken away from him. (Unit 11)

　　[知识点] shall用在肯定句中且主语为二、三人称时, shall表示说话人给对方的命令、警告、允诺和威胁。shall用在疑问句中且是一、三人称, 表示说话人征询对方的意见或向对方请示。如:

　　Shall we begin our lesson? 我们可以开始上课了吗?

　　Shall he come in or not? 让他进来吗?

　　[考例10] It has been announced that candidates ________ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected. (2002上海卷)

　　A. can B. will C. may D. shall

　　[简析] 此题选D。shall在这里意为“必须”。

　　8. I am very content with my new job. It suits me very well. (Unit 12)

　　[知识点] suit 意为“适合, 合适”, 指 (衣服、发型等) 适合于 (某人);也指工作、时间等适合某人。

　　[考例11] —How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

　　—That ________ me fine. (2004全国卷I)

　　A. fits B. meets

　　C. satisfies D. suits

　　[简析] 此题考查动词词义辨析。fit多指衣服的尺寸、大小合身; meet 多指满足需求;satisfy使……满意;使……满足。 故此题选D。

　　(文/郑艳萍 王丽荣；英语通高三版2004-2005学年第12期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)