5. a. I ________ pay Tracy a visit, but I'm not sure whether I will have time this Sunday. (04浙江—26)

　　A. should B. might C. would D. could

　　答案：A。(should，应该)

　　b. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I ________ report it to the police? (04全国III—21)

　　A. should B. may C. will D. can

　　答案：A。(should，应该)

　　6. a. Mr. White ________ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn't show up. (04全国III—27)

　　A. should have arrived

　　B. should arrive

　　C. should have had arrived

　　D. should be arriving

　　答案：A。(should+have+过去分词，“本应该”)

　　b. — I'll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.

　　— You ________ her last week. (04福建—32)

　　A. ought to tell B. would have told C. must tell D. should have told

　　答案：D。(should+have +过去分词，“本应该”)

　　7. a. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ________ most of her day. (04广东—33)

　　A. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up

　　答案：A。(take up，占用)

　　b. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired. (2004上海—54)

　　A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made for

　　答案：A。(take up，开始)

　　8. a. It was evening ________ we reached the little town of Winchester. (04天津—32)

　　A. that B. until C. since D. before

　　答案：D。(before，在……之前)

　　b. Several weeks had gone by ________ I realized the painting was missing. (04全国IV—30)

　　A. as B. before C. since D. when

　　答案：B。(before，才)

　　c. Scientists say it may be five or six years ________ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients. (04福建—31)

　　A. since B. after C. before D. when

　　答案：C。(before，才)

　　9. a. ________ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person. (04江苏—23)

　　A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless

　　答案：A。(while，虽然)

　　b. ________ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand. (2004浙江—31)

　　A. While B. Since C. As D. If

　　答案：A。(while，虽然)

　　c. I do every single bit of housework ________ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then. (04全国III—35)

　　A. since B. while C. when D. as

　　答案：B。(while，同时)

　　10. a. Paul had to write a history paper, ________ he couldn't find time to do it. (04全国IV—21)

　　A. but B. so C. because D. if

　　答案：A。(but，但是)

　　b. I hope you don't mind me asking, ________ where did you buy those shoes? (04全国III —30)

　　A. so B. and C. yet D. but

　　答案：D。(but，但是)

　　c. There are many kinds of sports, ________ my favorite is swimming. (04辽宁—21)

　　A. as B. then C. so D. but

　　答案：D。(but，但是)

　　d. — I think George doesn't really care for TV plays.

　　— Right, ________ he still watches the program. (04重庆—28)

　　A. and B. but C. or D. so

　　答案：B。(but，但是)

　　启示：

　　同一知识点被重复考查，说明这些知识点是高考命题的热点中之热点。

　　四、在“词组/短语”一项里，共考查22题，其中动词短语占16题，占73%。它们涉及到的有下列常见词组：

　　get in(收割庄稼。湖北—31)，stick to (坚持。湖北—32)，put back(放回。全国I—32)，take up(占用。广东—33)，take up (开始。上海—54)，get over(摆脱疾病等。天津—33)，turn out(结果，后来表明。浙江—25)，fall down (低落。全国III—34)，put out(扑灭。全国II—26) ，set out(开始。江苏—29)，go in for(参加，从事。北京—35)，Look out(当心。湖南—22)，let out(泄漏。湖南—30)，hand over(传，移交。福建—33)，get down to (开始认真干。辽宁—32)，put away (存起来。重庆—26)。

　　启示：

　　在短语教学中，应侧重于动词短语，尤其是常见的动词短语)方面。

　　五、非谓语动词是高考考查的重点。

　　但细分一下，考查非谓语动词(不定式、动名词、分词)的题目共22题，其中考查分词(含现在分词、过去分词)的题目有17题，占77.2%。

　　启示：

　　在对非谓语动词教学时，我们应该更侧重于分词。

　　(文/姜理舜 李世华； 英语辅导报高中教师版 04~05学年度第24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。)