1. Giving opinions and Making comments 询问看法与作出评价

(2003北京西城)

-- How do you find the talk given by Mr．Smith? -- ____.

　　 A. Very well　 B. Excited　 C. Boring　 D. Not at an

[答案与解析]C　 本题考查对事物提出看法或作出评价的用语。A、B两项词法错误，若改为Very good或Exciting，就可回答提问了。D项不合语境。此句完整为：(It's) Boring.

[归纳]英语中询问看法的用语有：

① How do you like / find...?

② What do you think of / about...?

③ What do you feel about...?

5. I don't think ____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.　 (NMET 1990)

A. this　　 B. that　　 C. its　　 D. it

　　 [交际速成]

4. ____ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. (2003 上海)

A. The president will attend

B. The president to attend

C. The president attend

D. The president's attending

3. When ____, the museum will be open to the public next year. (2002 上海春招)

A. completed　　　　　　 B. completing

C. being completed　　　　 D. to be completed

2. The English play ____ my students acted at the New Year's party was a great success. (2004 全国卷I)

A. for which　　　　　　 B. at which

C. in which　　　　　　　 D. on which

1. The reason ____ you failed, I think,　 was ____ you had turned a deaf ear to your mother's advice.

A. that; because　　　　 B. why; because

C. why; that　　　　　　 D. for that; that

2. Not only / just…but (also) 连接相同的句子成分

Not only the teacher but all the students are going to visit the Science Museum. (连接主语时根据就近原则) / They not only sang but (also) danced for a whole night. / Many people go to see this film not just because the film is interesting, but also the leading actors and actresses are all world famous. / Not only do we learn for our country, but we'll work for her in the future. (连接句子时，not only后的句子要部分倒装)

[牛刀小试3]

1. When / While / Though / Unless / If + n. / adj. / 现在分词／过去分词……

状语从句有些成分有时可省略，一般是主语和be省略；有时it和be可以省略： He made no answer when (he is) spoken to. /Though (he was) born in Chicago, the author is most famous for his stories about New York. / Come back early if (it is) possible.

[注意]用法详见Chapter 10语法活用“省略和插入语”。

3. It + be + PP. to do sth

[考例](2001上海) In fact ____ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match.

　　 A. this　　 B. that　　 C. there　　 D. it

[考查目标] 形式主语。

[答案与解析]D　 只有it才可以作形式主语。

[句型归纳]

1. It + be + adj. + to do sth　 2. It + be + n. + to do sth