A public house which was recently bought byMr.Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr.Thompson isgoing to sell it because it is haunted. He told methat he could not go to sleep one night becausehe heard a strange noise coming from the bar.The next morning, he found that the doors had beenblocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights offbefore he went to bed, they were on in the morning.He also said that he had found five empty whiskybottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that somevillagers must have come in for afree drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head. The villagers havetold him that they will not accept the pub evenif he gives it away.
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1. A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale.
伊恩·湯普森先生最近才買的一個(gè)小酒店現(xiàn)在又要賣出去。
真題測(cè)試測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):定語(yǔ)從句
Language is a city, ____ to the building of every human being brought a stone. (1994年1月CEIH第51題)
A. Which B. that C. it D. this
答案:選A
分析:根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析,本題缺少的是一個(gè)引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)系詞,首先排除C、D 兩項(xiàng);由于題目中定語(yǔ)從句是非限定性的,而且關(guān)系詞前有介詞of,故不能用that。
翻譯:語(yǔ)言就像一座城市,對(duì)它的建筑每個(gè)人都曾添磚加瓦。
2. Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
湯普森先生之所以想賣它,是因?yàn)槟抢锍t[鬼。
真題測(cè)試測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):be going to 表示將來(lái)
— _____ leave at the end of this month.
—I don't think you should do that until_____ another job. (2006年高考北京卷,第27題)
A: I'm going to; you'd found
B: I'm going to; you'll find
C: I'll; you'll find
D: I'll; you'd find
答案:選B
分析:根據(jù)第一句話給出的時(shí)間提示at the end of this month可以得出說(shuō)話雙方談?wù)摰牟⒎鞘前l(fā)生過(guò)的事情,由此排除A和D。如果主句動(dòng)作是將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài),until引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句不用將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài),所以排除C。
翻譯:一我打算月底就離開(kāi)。
一我認(rèn)為你沒(méi)找到另一份工作前不應(yīng)該那么做。
3. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noisecoining from the bar.
他告訴我有天夜里他怎么也睡不著,因?yàn)樗?tīng)到酒吧里傳來(lái)一陣奇怪的響聲。
真題測(cè)試 測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句
Parents should take seriously their children's requests for sunglasses eye protection _____ isnecessary in sunny weather. (2004年高考上海卷,第39題)
A. because B. though C. unless D. if
答案:選A
分析:根據(jù)兩個(gè)分句句意“父母對(duì)孩子要太陽(yáng)鏡的要求應(yīng)該重視”和“在陽(yáng)光充足的日子里對(duì)眼睛的保護(hù)是必要的”,可知它們之間是因果關(guān)系,以及選項(xiàng)中四個(gè)詞的含義,很容易選出A; because表原因,而though表示轉(zhuǎn)折,unless和if都表示條件。
翻譯:父母對(duì)孩子要太陽(yáng)鏡的要求應(yīng)該重視,因?yàn)樵陉?yáng)光充足的日子里對(duì)眼睛的保護(hù)是必要的。