5. All the employees except the manager ____ to

　　　　　　 work online at home. (2004 广东)

　　　　　　 A. encourages　　　　　 B. encourage

　　　　　　 C. is encouraged　　　　 D. are encouraged

　　 [解析]选D　 本题考查主谓一致与时态，本句的主

语是employees。

4. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found

　　　　　 ____ in the kitchen.

　　　　　　 A. smoke　　　　　　　 B. smoking

　　　　　　 C. to smoke　　　　　　 D. smoked

　　 [解析]选B　 这道题考查find的用法，动词find后

面经常跟形容词、现在分词、过去分词、介词短语作宾语补

足语，跟现在分词和过去分词的区别在于：前者表示主动

和动作持续进行，后者表示被动和动作已经完成，当主语

十谓语+宾语+宾语补足语变为被动语态时，宾语补足语

就成为主语补足语。

3. For the sake of her daughter's health, she

　　　　　　 decided to move to a warm ____.

　　　　　　 A. weather　　　　　　 B. temperature

　　　　　　 C. season　　　　　　　 D. climate

　　 [解析]选D　　 这道题考查几个名词的用法，句意是

“为了女儿的健康，她决定搬迁到气候比较温暖的地方

去”，weather泛指气候或天气，是不可数名词，而climate

则强调某个地区的天气或气候。

2. ____ two exams to worry about,　 I have to

　　　　　　 work really hard this weekend. (2004 北京)

　　　　　　 A. With　　　　　　　 B. Besides

　　　　　　 C. As for　　　　　　　 D. Because of

　　 [解析]选A　 本题考查with结构的用法，在句中

with结构作状语．

1. -- Do you like ____ here?

　　　　　　 -- Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of

　　　　　　　　 life. Everything is so nice. (NMET 2004)

　　　　　　 A. this　　　　　　　 B. these

　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　 D. it

　　 [解析]选D　　 本题考查it的特殊用法，it在这里指

模糊的情形、环境、状况。其余代词指具体事物、

4. -- What is your new teacher like?

　　 -- ____.

　　 A. She likes singing'

　　 B. She doesn't like sports

　　 C. She seems very kind to us

　　 D. She's fallen ill

☆精典题例☆

3.-- What do you think of the picture ____

　　 left?

　 -- I must say it is really very good.

　　 A. of　　 B. on　　　　 C. in　　 D. at

2. -- Ann has ____; you can't trust her with any

　　 　secrets.

　 -- Really? Then I will be more careful next time.

　　 A. quick mouth　　　　 B. big mouth

　　 C. a poor mouth　　　　 D. a big mouth

1. There are many islands ____ the northwest coast

　 of Scotland, which lies ____ the north of Eng-

　 land.

　　 m. to; on　　　　　　　 B. on; to

　　 C. off; in　　　　　　　 D. off; to

5.　 ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought

　 cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the

　 forest. (2004 上海)

　　 A. Not only they brought

　　　 B. Not only did they bring

　　 C. Not only brought they

　　 D. Not only they did bring

　　 [交际速成]

[考点1]Describing people描述人物

(2005北京东城)

-- Do you like Nack?

　　 Yes, Nack is good, kind, hard-working and intelli-

　 gent; ____, I can't speak too highly of him.

　　 A. as a result　　　　　 B. in a word

　　 C. by the way　　　　　 D. on the contrary

[答案与解析]B　 本题考查在描述人物的语境中短语

的正确使用。根据所提供的情景“ Ican't speak too

highly of him.”(我无论怎么称赞他都不为过)可判断

B项符合语境。

[归纳]当描述人物时．英语中常见表达方式有：

① She seems to me to be the kind of woman who...

② The impression she makes on me is...

③ I think she is the kind of person who--.

④ She could be...

⑤ She looks as if...

⑥ She might be...

⑦ You can see that...

⑧ People like her.-.

⑨ She doesn't seem'"

⑩ It is (not) like him to do...

他做某事(不)与他这个人的风格相称。例如：

It was just Iike him to think of himself first. 凡事都先

考虑他自己，这就是他的作风。

[考点2]Describing location and direction 描述方位和方

向

-- Can you tell me about Shanghai, l.iu Mei?

-- Of course. Shanghai lies ____ the west of the Pa

　 cific Ocean,　 where you can't find many islands

　 ____ the coast.

　　 A. on; off　　　　　　 B. to; along

　　 C. in; off　　　　　　　 D. on; along

[答案与解析]A本题考查描述方位和方向的正确表

达方法。on the west of，在……的西面(强调接壤)，Dff

the (east) coast 在(东部)沿海，所以A项正确。

[归纳]英语中描述方位和方向的表达方式有：

① It is / lies in the north / south / east / west of...它位

　 于……的北部／南部／东部／西部(表在某范围内)

② It is / lies to the north / south / east / west of...它

　 位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表在某范围之

　 外)

③ It is / lies on the north / south / east / west of... 它

　 位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表接壤)

④ It is / lies in the northern / sourhern / eastern /

　 western part of…

⑤ It's / lies in the northeastern／northwestern / south-

　 eastern / southwestern Sichuan…

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