1. Do these achievements have anything in common? (Page1）

【考點】 common的用法

【歸納】 common強調(diào)“常見的、不足為

奇的”。常見短語有：in common共同的（地），共同享有的（地）， in common with和……一樣，common knowledge 常識，common sense 常識，情理，out of the common 與眾不同，奇特， be common to 是……所共有， too common to mention司空見慣，不值一提 如：

Though they are brothers， they have nothing in common.雖然他們是弟兄倆，但毫無共同之處。

In common with many people， she likes pop music.和好多人一樣，她喜歡流行音樂。

Although she’s not very clever she’s got lots of common sense. 她雖然不很聰明，但很有見識。

【高考鏈接】

1.Letterboxes are much more_______in the UK than in the US， where most people have a mailbox instead. （06浙江）

A. common B. normal

C. ordinary D. usual

Key：A

2. It is home to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and more than ten famous universities， including Peking University and the Tsinghua University.（Page3）

【考點】現(xiàn)在分詞（短語）在句中作狀語。

【歸納】現(xiàn)在分詞（短語） 在句中可以作伴隨、方式、結(jié)果、原因或時間等狀語，多置于句首或句末。其邏輯主語應(yīng)該與句子的主語保持一致。如：

He ran up to her breathing heavily.他氣喘吁吁地跑到她跟前。

She came into the house carrying a bundle of clothes.她拿著一包衣服走進(jìn)屋內(nèi)。

【高考鏈接】

①_______ that she was going off to sleep， I asked if she’d like that little doll on her bed. （08北京）

A. Seeing B. To see C. See D. Seen

②_______ their hats into the air， the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory. （08天津）

A. To throw B. Thrown

C. ThrowingD. Being thrown

③The storm left， _______ a lot of damage to this area. （2005全國）

A. caused B. to have caused

C. to causeD. having caused

Keys: ACD

3. They all have their own characteristics， but they all share the spirit of creativity and scientific skill that have made Zhongguancun a success.（Page3）

【考點】 success的用法

【歸納】句中的success是可數(shù)名詞，意思是“成功的事”。當(dāng)抽象名詞前用了不定冠詞時，就表示該名詞具體化了。常見的這種名詞有：industry， failure， honor， knowledge， surprise， shock， pleasure等。如：

I wish Jill success with her studies. 我祝愿吉爾在學(xué)習(xí)上取得成功。

He was not a success as a governor. 作為總督，他并不出色。

【高考鏈接】

①We have every reason to believe that _______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be _______ success. （07江蘇）

A. /；aB. the; 不填

C. the; a D. a ; a

② — How about _______ Christmas evening party? （07福建）

—I should say it was _______success.

A. a， aB. the， aC. a， /D. the， /

Keys：CB

4. Ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by a sea monster（Page11）

【考點】 It is + 過去分詞 + that …句型

【歸納】 It is believed that …句型結(jié)構(gòu)，

意思是“人們認(rèn)為……”，其中句首的it是形式主語，真正的主語是that引導(dǎo)的從句。該句型可轉(zhuǎn)化為：People believe that …或 sb. / sth. + be believed + to do …

類似的有: It is said / suggested that …據(jù)說……

It is supposed / considered / thought that … 人們認(rèn)為……

It is expected / hoped that … 人們希望……

It is announced that … 據(jù)宣布……

It is reported據(jù)報道……

【高考鏈接】

① Leonardo da Vinci（1452~1519） _______ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. （07重慶）

A. is said to be buying

B. is said to have bought

C. had said to buy

D. has said to have bought

②AIDS is said _______ the biggest health challenge to both men and woman in that area over the past few years. （06湖北）

A. that it isB. to be

C. that it has beenD. to have been

Keys: BD

5. In their efforts to survive， they find themselves on the surface of the monster itself， which turns out to be a submarine.（Page12）

【考點】 turn out的用法

【歸納】 turn out作“結(jié)果（是），證明（是），原來（是）”時，往往指結(jié)果與所預(yù)想的或表面上的不一致，常構(gòu)成turn out to be或It turned out that。作此義時，turn out不能用于被動語態(tài)。如：

His answer turned out to be wrong.他的答案被證明是錯誤的。

It turned out that two travelers had been killed.后來證實有兩位旅客喪生。

turn out 還可以表示“ 出場，露面，生產(chǎn)，制造，培養(yǎng)出”等。

【高考鏈接】（04浙江）We wanted to get home before dark， but it didn’t quite ______

as planned.

A. make out B. turn out

C. go onD. come up

Keys:B

6. Although I know how to create life， how to prepare a body for it with all its muscles and organs still remained a difficult job.（Page15）

【考點】 remain的用法

【歸納】 remain 既可以作系動詞，意為“保持，依然，仍然，繼續(xù)”，也可用作不及物動詞，意為“留下，剩余，殘存”。如:

Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.火車票很可能會保持不變。

Very little of the house remained after the fire. 火災(zāi)之后，房子所剩無幾。

【高考鏈接】

①Please remain _______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon. （08遼寧）

A seatingB. seated

C. to seatD. to be seated

②The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _______ as the plane was making a landing. （04上海春）

A. seat B. seating

C. seatedD. to be seating

Keys: BC

7. When dissolved gases and solids mix with pure water， the result is sea water， or salt water.（Page20）

【考點】 狀語從句中的省略

【歸納】 在英語中，當(dāng)狀語從句中的主語與主句的主語一致或從句的主語為it，且謂語部分包含有動詞be時，從句中的主語和be可以一并省略，只保留其余成分。如：

When （she was） young， she loved sports.她年輕的時候愛好運動。

They can be useful， if （they are） properly arranged.如果處理適當(dāng)?shù)脑?，它們可能有用?/p>

【高考鏈接】

①The flowers his friends gave him will die unless _______ every day. （07四川）

A. wateredB. watering

C. water D. to water

② —Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? （08安徽）

—Yes. _______， I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

A. If everB. If busy

C. If anything D. If possible

Keys: AD

8. Water is actually quite simple， but the way the water molecule is formed gives water its unique properties.(Page20)

【考點】 way后面的定語從句

【歸納】 the way作“方式”講時，后面的定語從句可以用 that或 in which引導(dǎo)，也可以省略引導(dǎo)詞。如：

Look at the way he’s dressed！看看他的打扮！

Is this the way you do it? 這就是你做那件事的方法嗎？

【高考鏈接】 What surprised me was not what he said but _______ he said it.（2004湖北）

A. the way B. in the way that

C. in the wayD. the way which

key:A

9. Learning about the properties of water helps us understand life on our planet.（Page20）

【考點】v-ing動名詞結(jié)構(gòu)做主語。

【歸納】v-ing動名結(jié)構(gòu)做主語有兩種形式，一種形式是把v-ing動名詞結(jié)構(gòu)直接置于主語位置；另一種形式是用先行詞it作形式主語，把v-ing動名詞結(jié)構(gòu)置于句末，這種形式通常用于某些形容詞或名詞之后。能用于這種結(jié)構(gòu)的形容詞或名詞有：no use， no good ，fun， useless， nice， good， interesting， tiring等。如：

Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見。

It is no use crying.哭沒有用。

It’s good hearing English spoken.聽到人講英語我很高興。

【高考鏈接】

_______ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.（2002上海）

A. Exposed

B. Having exposed

C. Being exposed

D. After being exposed

Key：C

10.Our future depends on it.（Page20）

【考點】depend的用法

【歸納】depend是不及物動詞，常見的短語有：depend on / upon依靠、依賴， It / that（all） depends視情況而定。

【高考鏈接】

① —How long are you staying?（04江蘇）

—I don’t know._______

A. That’s OKB. Never mind

C. It dependsD. It doesn’t matter

② —Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation? （02上海）

—It _______.

A. all dependB. all depends

C. is all dependedD. is all depending

Keys: CB

11 All his life he believed that it was right and necessary to demand changes in society if people didn’t have their civil rights. （Page28）

【考點】it作形式主語。

【歸納】英語中，如果句子的主語部分過長，則通常用it作形式主語，而把真正的主語放在后面，以保持句子結(jié)構(gòu)的平衡。It可代替作真正主語的動名詞、動詞不定式短語或從句。如：

It was not within my power to answer the question.我無能力回答這個問題。

Do you think it is worthwhile quarrelling with me? 你認(rèn)為與我吵值得嗎？

It is said that he’s doing fine at school. 據(jù)說他在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)出色。

【高考鏈接】

①_______ felt funny watching myself on TV. （07全國）

A. One B. ThisC. ItD. That

②_______ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail accounts. （2005上海）

A. What is requiredB. What requires

C. It is required D. It required

Keys: CC

12. He believed that he could achieve that goal by peaceful actions， not by violence.（Page28）

【考點】achieve的用法

【歸納】achieve意思是“完成（功績等）， 實現(xiàn)（目標(biāo)， 目的等），獲得”。 如：

He achieved his goal.他達(dá)到了他的目標(biāo)。

She has achieved her ambition to become a writer. 她實現(xiàn)了成為一名作家的抱負(fù)。

【高考鏈接】

Lucy has _______ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. （07天津）

A. acquiredB. finished

C. concluded D. achieved

Key：D

13.There are already people wondering whether we should fight for the rights of robots and machines.（Page31）

【考點】現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語

【歸納】現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語時，一般須置于所修飾的名詞之后，現(xiàn)在分詞與被修飾的名詞構(gòu)成邏輯上主謂關(guān)系， 因此，現(xiàn)在分詞帶有主動和進(jìn)行的意義，其作用相當(dāng)于一個定語從句，但比從句簡潔。如：

Most of the young teachers working in the university are PHD.在這所大學(xué)工作的大多數(shù)年輕教師都是博士。（working in the university are PHD = who work in the university are PHD）

【高考鏈接】

①I was told that there were about 50 foreign students _______ Chinese in the school， most_______ were from Germany. （06遼寧）

A. study， of whom

B. study， of them

C. studying， of them

D. studying， of whom

②The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert.（06湖南）

A. covering B. covered

C. cover D. to cover

③The flowers _______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. （04上海）

A. to smellB. smelling

C. smelt D. to be smelt

Keys: DAB