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1. Ive been skating since I was seven years old. 我自從七歲就一直滑冰。

【點(diǎn)撥】 1）since是連詞，意為“自從……以來(lái)”，用來(lái)引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；主句常用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)或現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)，從句常用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。例如：

He has worked here since he came here in 1990. 他自從1990年來(lái)到這兒，就在這兒工作。

2）since也可用作介詞，后面接表示過(guò)去某一時(shí)間的詞或短語(yǔ)。例如：

She has been playing the guitar since nine oclock. 她從九點(diǎn)起就一直彈吉他。

2. My mom says I have to stop, because weve run out of room to store them. 媽媽說(shuō)我必須停下來(lái)，因?yàn)槲乙延猛炅宋堇锼械目臻g去儲(chǔ)存它們了。

【點(diǎn)撥】 run out of意為“用完、用盡”。例如：

We ran out of all our money this morning. 我們今天上午把所有的錢(qián)都花完了。

3. By the way, whats your hobby? 順便問(wèn)一下，你的愛(ài)好是什么？

【點(diǎn)撥】 by the way意為“順便一提；附帶說(shuō)說(shuō)”。例如：

By the way, I have something to tell you. 順便我有些事告訴你。

4. I am interested in the job as a writer. 我對(duì)作家的工作很感興趣。

【點(diǎn)撥】 be interested in意為“對(duì)……感興趣”，是一個(gè)固定短語(yǔ)，后面接動(dòng)詞時(shí)，要用動(dòng)詞-ing形式。例如：

The boy is very interested in playing football. 這個(gè)男孩對(duì)踢足球非常感興趣。

5. For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China. 對(duì)于像我這樣的外國(guó)人，我對(duì)中國(guó)歷史了解越多，就越喜歡住在中國(guó)。

【點(diǎn)撥】 “the + 比較級(jí)，the +比較級(jí)”表示“越……，越……”。例如：

The busier he is , the happier he feels. 他越忙，越感到高興。

6. Would you mind turning down the music? 你介意我把音量調(diào)低點(diǎn)嗎？

【點(diǎn)撥】 1) mind意為“介意、反對(duì)”，后面通常接名詞、動(dòng)名詞或從句，一般用于疑問(wèn)句、否定句或條件從句中，表示請(qǐng)求許可或請(qǐng)求別人做某事。句型“Would you mind ...?”意為“你介意/反對(duì)……？”例如：

Would you mind cleaning the yard? 你介意打掃院子嗎？

2) turn down意為“把音量調(diào)低”，是由“動(dòng)詞+副詞”構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)是代詞時(shí)，代詞要放在副詞的前面。例如：

The radio is too loud. Please turn it down. 收音機(jī)的音量太大了，請(qǐng)調(diào)低一點(diǎn)。

7. What a lucky guy! 多么幸運(yùn)的家伙！

【點(diǎn)撥】 這是一個(gè)省略了主謂結(jié)構(gòu)的感嘆句。由what引導(dǎo)的感嘆句用來(lái)修飾名詞，句型結(jié)構(gòu)為：（1）What + a / an + 形容詞 + 單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞 + 主語(yǔ) +謂語(yǔ)?。?）What + 形容詞 + 不可數(shù)名詞 / 復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù) + 主語(yǔ) + 謂語(yǔ)！ 例如：

What a good boy he is!他是一個(gè)多么好的孩子！

What beautiful flowers you bought!你買(mǎi)的花真漂亮！

8. They only cost five dollars. 他們只值五美元。

【點(diǎn)撥】 cost意為“價(jià)值（若干），花費(fèi)（多少錢(qián)），”一般要用物來(lái)作主語(yǔ)。例如：

This dictionary cost me forty yuan. 這本詞典花了我40元錢(qián)。

9. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. 在美國(guó)，有些人不讓他們的家人和朋友給他們買(mǎi)禮物，而是讓他們把錢(qián)捐給慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。

【點(diǎn)撥】 rather than 意為“與其……（不如……）；不是……（而是……），”可以連接詞類相同的詞，意思相當(dāng)于instead of。例如：

He ran all the way rather than walked. 他不是走著，而是一路跑著。

10. Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. 也許你可以和把英語(yǔ)作為母語(yǔ)的外國(guó)人交朋友。

【點(diǎn)撥】 make friends with 是一個(gè)固定短語(yǔ)，意為“與……交朋友”。例如：

You should make friends with the people there. 你應(yīng)該與那兒的人交朋友。

11. —Have you ever been to a water park? 你曾經(jīng)去過(guò)水上公園嗎？

—No, I havent.不，我沒(méi)去過(guò)。

【點(diǎn)撥】 have been to ... 意為“去過(guò)某地”，指過(guò)去去過(guò)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)回來(lái)了。have gone to ... 意為“去了某地”表示人已不在說(shuō)話處，可能已經(jīng)到達(dá)了目的地，也可能在途中。例如：

Mr Li has gone to Beijing. He will come back next week. 李老師去北京了，他下周回來(lái)。

12. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese. 一方面超過(guò)四分之三的人是中國(guó)人。

【點(diǎn)撥】 a quarter意為“四分之一”，也可說(shuō)成one fourth；“四分之三”可說(shuō)成three quarters，也可說(shuō)成three fourths。

13. It looks like rain, doesnt it? 好像要下雨，是嗎？

【點(diǎn)撥】 反意疑問(wèn)句的附加疑問(wèn)句與陳述句在人稱、數(shù)及時(shí)態(tài)上要一致。若陳述句部分是肯定的，附加問(wèn)句部分就要用否定的；若陳述句部分是否定的，附加問(wèn)句部分就要用肯定的。例如：

He cant speak Japanese, can he? 他不會(huì)講日語(yǔ)，對(duì)嗎？

14. Two people looking through books in a bookstore. 兩個(gè)人在書(shū)店里瀏覽圖書(shū)。

【點(diǎn)撥】 短語(yǔ)look through意為“瀏覽”。例如：

Here are the books for you to look through. 你要瀏覽的書(shū)籍在這兒。

look through還有“仔細(xì)查看；溫習(xí)（功課）”等意思。例如：

Look through your notes before the examination. 考試之前溫習(xí)一下你的筆記。

鞏固練習(xí)

()1. —Peter, I think we need to buy a new car.

—Oh, no! We are _______ out of money, you know?（2008湖北武漢）

A. trying B. going C. getting D. running

()2. —Are you worried about the coming exam?

—No. I think the more ________ you are, ________ mistakes youll make. (20008湖北黃岡)

A. careful; the less B. carefully; the fewer C. carefully; the least D. careful; the fewer

()3. Ive been collecting old coins ________ ten years ago. (2008福建廈門(mén))

A. for B. about C. since

()4. I didnt pass the math exam last month. ________, how do you study for a math test? (2008山東濱州)

A. By accident B. By mistake

C. By the way D. By the time

()5. —Youre new here, __________?

—Yes, Im from Dujiangyan. I came here last week. (2008重慶市)

A. do you B. dont you

C. are you D. arent you

()6. —Would you mind _________ your bike?

—No, not at tall. Ill put it under the tree right away. (2008湖北咸寧)

A. move B. to move C. moves D. moving

()7. —I want to sleep. Could you please ________ the TV a little?

—Oh, sure. Sorry about that. (2008四川巴中)

A. turn down B. turn on C. turn up

()8. The ticket is on the floor, please ________. (2008山東煙臺(tái))

A. pick up it B. look for

C. pick it up D. look it up

()9. —_______ beautiful day! Shall we go for a picnic?

—Good idea. (2008廣東湛江)

A. What B. How C. What a D. How a

()10. The funny toy monkey ________ Sandy five dollars. (2008四川成都)

A. cost B. spent C. used

()11. 從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出與所給句子劃線部分意義相同或相近并能替代的那一項(xiàng)。

—Would you like a cup of coffee?

—Sorry. Ill have a cold drink rather than coffee. (2008湖北黃岡)

A. would than B. would rather

C. instead D. instead of

()12. —May I speak to Tom?

—Sorry, he is not at home. He ________ to Shanghai. (2008湖南長(zhǎng)沙)

A. has been B. has gone C. goes

()13. ________ of the land ________ covered with forest. (2008甘肅嘉峪關(guān)市)

A. Two thirds; is B. Two thirds; are

C. Two third; is D. Two third; are

()14. Ive __________ all the photos in the drawer but I still cant find the one you need. (2008浙江舟山)

A. opened up B. given away

C. handed out D. looked through

15. 用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使句子意思完整正確。

Most of the students arent __________(interesting) in the article. (2008內(nèi)蒙古烏蘭察布)

Keys: 1~5 DDCCD6~10 DACCA11~14 DBAD 15. interested