Test Nineteen
表語從句中的虛擬語氣
如果句中主語的中心名詞是suggestion, proposal, order, request, recommendation等，那么后面的表語從句一般要使用虛擬語氣，其謂語形式為：(should)+動詞原形。
His motion is that we should hold another session to discuss the problem.
My proposal was that we cancel the examination and assign the students to write term papers instead.
近義詞辨析?
beam, shine, glitter, flash, glow
這組詞均含有“亮光”的意思。
beam
指由燈塔，日月等發(fā)出的“光束，光柱”，又可比喻高興的表情或微笑。
shine
表示通過磨擦等手段達到的“光亮”。
glitter
指輝煌或燦爛的“光輝”，其光源主要為星、劍、黃金等閃光物體。
flash
表示突然而明亮的“閃光”，光源為電、火藥、炮火等。
glow
指由余燼或螢火等發(fā)出的閃爍的“光輝”，通常指無焰的燃燒。
如：Look, there’s a beam of light coming through the thick fog.瞧，濃霧里射出了一道光線。
Give your shoes a good shine.把你的鞋擦亮點兒。
We were attracted by the glitter of the Christmas tree decorations.我們被圣誕樹上閃閃發(fā)光的裝飾物所吸引。
His first novel was a flash in the pan.他的第一部小說只是曇花一現(xiàn)。
The glow from the embers warmed us.火紅的余燼使我們感到暖洋洋的。
全真模擬試題
1. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ?____?to its burning temperature.
A. be heated B. is heated
C. would be heated D. to heated
2.?____? will Mr. Forbes be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. Only if he works hardly
C. In spite of his hard work D. Only with hard work
3. ?____? is no reason for discharging her.
A. Because she was a few minutes late
B. Owing to a few minutes being late
C. The fact that she was a few minutes late
D. Being a few minutes late
4.?____? what may, we’re not going to make any concessions to his unreasonable demands.
A. Come B.Came C. Coming D. Having come
5. Every means ?____? tried out but never with success, as far as my knowledge goes.
A. is B. are C.has been D. have been
6. He concluded his speech with a remark that failure ?____?the mother of success.
A. is B. were C.was D.must be
7. The design liaison meeting ?____? ten days by the time it ends.
A. must have lasted B. will have lasted
C. would last D. has lasted
8. ?____? before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive
C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
9. As ?____? clear from his manners, he is a teacher.
A. being B. is C. to be D. been
10. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ?____? today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
A. are to challenge B. may be challenged
C. have been challenged D. are challenging
11. It is necessary that the students ?____? more excercises to do.
A. have B.must have C. will have D. can have
12. The present situation forced us to ?____? this policy.
A. adapt B. admit C. adopt D. adjust
13. We can ?____? the two islands with a bridge.
A. unite B. connect C. relate D. combine
14. Due to the bad weather the plane was ?____? for two hours.
A. delayed B. canceled C.postponed D. dismissed
15. The ?____? populated area was a breeding place forinfectious diseases.
A. densely B. sparcely C. improperly D. poisonous
16. Perhaps the customer has ?____? his monthly statement and not paid the bill.
A. omitted B. bewildered C. overlooked D. escaped
17. He was almost asleep, ?____? with all this hard work.
A. worn down B. worn out
C. worn off D. worn away
18. It happened in front of a fruit and vegetable ?____?in my neighborhood.
A. station B. stand C. joint D. lift
19. The first step in the study of any language is observing and ?____? precisely what happens when native speakers speak it.
A. setting off B. setting about
C. setting up D. setting down
20. As the pressure?____?, the liquid rock is forced up through channels in the resistant rock to the earth’s surface.
A. intensifies B. magnifies
C. heightens D.deviates
21. Poll is an example of a severely disabled person who has become?______?at many survival skills.
A. efficient B. proficient C. persistent D. transient
22. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear,damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ?____? ones.
A. tragic B. turbulent C. vulnerable D. vicious
23. I believe that remark ?____? from what you said yesterday.
A. resulted B. arose C. came D. originated
24. Her ?____? was held at the local church.
A. funeral B. festival C. farewell D. finish
25. Tom ?____? of his wife how she had met her friend.
A. asked B. questioned
C. inquired D. interrogated
試題答案與解析
1.A)【句意】形成火的條件之一是該材料能夠被加熱到燃燒的溫度。
【難點】A)項requirement 這個詞和idea, suggestion等一樣，要求從句里的謂語動詞用(should)+動詞原形。
2.D)【句意】只有通過艱苦的工作，福比斯先生才能重新控制公司。
【難點】only+狀語放在句首時，具有強調(diào)作用，謂語必須倒裝。
3.C)【句意】只是遲到了幾分鐘，并不能成為解雇她的理由。
【難點】A)，B)均不能充當句子主語，C)The fact 后跟that引出的同位語從句，D)Being 是動名詞。但D)中的名詞being沒有行為主體，未說明誰遲到，所以排除。
4.A)【句意】無論發(fā)生什么事情，我們都不會對他無理的要求做出讓步。
【難點】come what may 是一個固定的用法，其中come總是用原形動詞，在這一用法中，主謂必須倒裝，此句相當于whatever may happen (不管發(fā)生什么情況)。
5. C)【句意】就我所知，每種方法都試過了，但都沒有成功。
【難點】means雖以s結(jié)尾卻是單數(shù)形式，因此謂語動詞應選用第三人稱單數(shù)。
6. A)【句意】他用“失敗乃成功之母”這句話結(jié)束了他的發(fā)言。
【難點】表示客觀事實或普遍真理時，句子通常用一般現(xiàn)在時，此類句子的時態(tài)不受其它分句時態(tài)限制。
7. B)【句意】本期設(shè)計聯(lián)絡(luò)會將持續(xù)十天才會結(jié)束。
【難點】by the time意指no later than the moment that something happens，常與過去完成時和將來完成時連用。
8. D)【句意】如果他們能在我們后天離開之前趕到的話，我們就舉行一次盛大的宴會。
【難點】表示將來不可能發(fā)生的事實，常用虛擬語氣，主句的謂語為should+動詞原形(適用于第一人稱主語)或would,could,might+動詞原形(適用于其余人稱主語);而條件句的謂語應該用should+動詞原形，were to+動詞原形或直接用動詞的過去時(如be 改用were)。
9. B)【句意】從他的舉止便可以明顯地看出，他是一名教師。
【難點】as意為“如，照(某種事實或情況)”，在本句中為關(guān)系代詞，指代第二個分句，as代替整個句子作主語時，謂語動詞通常必須用單數(shù)。
10. C)【句意】盡管牛頓非常偉大，然而他的許多觀點當前正受到懷疑，并且當今的許多科學家正在努力對這些觀點進行修正。
【難點】challenge意為“挑戰(zhàn)，懷疑”，常用作及物動詞。本句中牛頓的觀點受到挑戰(zhàn)為一個當前已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事實，故采用現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)。
11. A)【句意】學生們有必要做更多的練習。
【難點】虛擬語氣可以用于主語從句中，常用的句型為：It +is(was)+形容詞that…，主語從句中的謂語用(should)+v.的表達形式。
12. C)【句意】目前的形勢強迫我們采納這項政策。
【難點】adopt意為“采用，采取，采納”;adapt意為“使…適應;改編”;admit意為“承認”;adjust意為“調(diào)整;使…適應”。
13. B)【句意】我們可以用橋?qū)勺鶏u嶼聯(lián)接起來。
【難點】connect意為“連接;與…銜接”;unite意為“結(jié)合;團結(jié)”;relate意為“把…與…聯(lián)系起來”;combine意為“結(jié)合;聯(lián)合;化合”。
14. A)【句意】由于天氣惡劣，飛機晚點兩個小時。
【難點】delay意為“使耽擱，延遲”;cancel意為“取消;終止”;dismiss意為“解雇，解散”;postpone意為“延期，拖延，緩辦”，尤指因為某種原因事先作出安排，與delay不同。
15. A)【句意】人口稠密的地區(qū)是傳染病滋生的地方。
【難點】densely意為“稠密地;濃密地;密集地”;sparsely意為“稀地;稀疏地”;improperly意為“不合適地，不協(xié)調(diào)地”;poisonously意為“有毒地，引起中毒地”。
16. C)【句意】也許這位顧客忽略了他的月度報表，而沒付單。
【難點】overlook意為“忽略”;omit意為“遺漏;忘記”;bewilder意為“使迷惑;使糊涂;難住”;escape意為“逃過…的注意;被…忘掉”。
17. B)【句意】他干了這么多重活兒，累得精疲力竭，差不多睡著了。
【難點】wear out意為“使疲乏;使厭倦;使耗盡”;wear down意為“使消瘦，使厭煩”;wear off意為“漸漸減少;消逝”;wear away意為“消磨，打發(fā)，虛度;(時光等)流逝”。
18. B)【句意】這件事發(fā)生在我們居民區(qū)一個水果蔬菜攤前。
【難點】stand意為“攤位，攤子”;station意為“崗位”;joint意為“接合點，接合處”;lift意為“電梯”。
19. D)【句意】任何語言學習的第一步都是觀察和精確記錄本族人說話時所使用的語言。
【難點】set down意為“寫下，記錄，記下”;set off意為“出發(fā)，動身”;set about意為“開始忙碌，著手工作”;set up意為“開辦，建立，設(shè)立”。
20. A)【句意】隨著壓力的增強，巖漿通過堅巖里的一些渠道被擠壓到地球表面。
【難點】intensify意為“強化，增強”;magnify意為“放大，擴大”;heighten意為“增高，提高”，指高度;deviate意為“越軌，脫離”，常與from連用。
21. B)【句意】波爾是個重殘者掌握多種生存技能的典范。
【難點】proficient意為“熟練的，精通的”;efficient意為“效率高的，有能力的”;persistent意為“堅持不懈的，執(zhí)著的”;transient意為“短暫的，轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的”。
22. B)【句意】謠言到處傳播，傳播恐懼，破壞名譽，把安定的局勢攪得動蕩不安。
【難點】turbulent意為“動蕩的，混亂的”;tragic意為“悲劇的，寫悲劇的”;vulnerable意為“易傷的，脆弱的”;vicious意為“邪惡的，墮落的”。
23. D)【句意】我相信那句話起源于你昨天說的話。
【難點】originate意為“發(fā)源;來自;產(chǎn)生”，須與from連用;result“(作為結(jié)果)發(fā)生，產(chǎn)生”，后也可接from,但意義與本句不符;arise意為“產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生;出現(xiàn)”;come意為“來自;產(chǎn)生于”，也可接from,但意義仍與本句不符。
24. A)【句意】她的葬禮在當?shù)亟烫门e行。
【難點】funeral意為“葬禮，葬儀”;festival意為“節(jié)日”;farewell意為“辭別，告辭”;finish意為“終結(jié)，結(jié)束”。
25. C)【句意】湯姆問妻子是怎樣接待朋友的。
【難點】inquire意為“打聽，詢問”，后加賓語再加of或加從句，有時還和about連用;ask意為“問，詢問，打聽”，但后面不接of;question意為“審問，懷疑”;interrogate意為“訊問，質(zhì)問”。