2011暑假必備寶典之高一英語知識點總結Unit3-4(24)

　　☆精典題例☆

　　1. Rainforests ___ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future. (NMET 2002春上海)

　　    A. cut  B. are cut  C. are being cut  D. had been cut

　　【解析】選C  本題是在語境中考查現在進行時的被動語態。本句意為“雨林以這樣的速度被砍伐和焚燒，會導致它在不久的將來從地球上消失。”體會語境和句意便知此處選擇C項，表示現階段在進行的動作。

　　2. Twenty-three hours has passed after the explosion in the mine, but rescue efforts to recover the missing ____ carried out.

　　    A. are still being    B. have already been

　　    C. are always    D. will soon be

　　【解析】選A本句意為“礦井爆炸已過23小時了，但對失蹤人員的搜索還在進行中。”

　　3. -- When are you leaving?  -- My plane ____ at 10:45.

　　A. takes off            B. took off

　　    C. is about to take off    D. will take off

　　【解析】選A飛機是按時刻表運行的。

　　4. -- Excuse me, what time is it now?

　　    -- Sorry, my watch ____. It ____ at the shop.

　　    A. isn't working; is being repaired

　　    B. doesn't work; is being repaired

　　    C. isn't working; is repaired

　　    D. doesn't work; is repaired

　　【解析】選B doesn't work說明“手表不工作”的狀態，而不只是現在才壞了。后句意為“手表正在商店里修理”，故應用is being repaired。

　　5. John, who is considered ____ a warm-hearted man, is considering ____ his neighbor out of trouble.

　　A. to be; to help    B. to be; helping

　　C. being; to help    D. being; helping

　　【解析】選B be considered to be “被認為是……”；consider doing “考慮做某事”。

　　6. He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation ____ it got worse.

　　A. until    B. when    C. before    D. as

　　【解析】選C意思是“在事情還未變得更糟之前及

　　時糾正錯誤”。

　　7. -- There is something wrong with my bike.

　　-- It doesn't matter. I ____ lend you mine.

　　A. am to  B. am going to  C. was going to   D. will

　　【解析】選D be to表示按計劃安排將來的動作，be going to 表示最近打算做某事，will 在此是情態動詞，表示“意志；意愿”。如：I will tell you all about it.

　　8. Children at the beginning of this century ____ a lot and ____ themselves greatly even without television.

　　A. used to read; enjoying    B. used to read; enjoyed

　　C. were used to reading; enjoy

　　D. were used to read; enjoying

　　【解析】選B  前后時態要保持一致。