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25. in / after / later
That means that in about 600 years, there will be standing room only on the earth. 那就是說,大約600年以后,地球上就只有供人站立之地了。
After a few minutes she started to cry again. 幾分鐘之后,她又開始哭起來。
Half an hour later she woke up. 半小時后她醒了。
辨析:
A.in是介詞,用來表示從現在算起的“過一段時間以后”,常用在將來時的肯定句里,一般與go,come,start,arrive,return(be back),finish等表示瞬間動作的終止性動詞連用。
B.after是介詞,用來表示在某一具體時間(某日、某時)或某一具體事件以后,謂語動詞可以用過去式,也可以用將來式。after還可以表示從過去某時起若干時間之后,謂語動詞用過去式,不可用將來式。
C.later是副詞,不可用于從講話時刻算起的若干時間之后,要根據上下文推算從何時起至何時之后。
精練:
()My father will be back from Beijing _______ a week.
A. forB. inC. after
Key:B
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26. laugh/ smile
The children are jumping and laughing. 孩子們又跳又笑。
She smiled her thanks. 她微微一笑表示謝意。
辨析:
A.laugh是不及物動詞,表示出聲的笑,有時是大笑。
B.smile 可以用作不及物動詞,意為“微笑”,指面部露出高興的表情;也可用作及物動詞,意為“以微笑表示……”。
C.laugh與smile 都可以與介詞at 連用表示“譏笑”。
精練:
()Mr Johnson’s story _______ by everyone who heard it.
A. laughed atB. was laughedC. laughedD. was laughed at
Key:D
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27. maybe/ may be
Maybe you put it there. 也許你把它放在那里了。
But I’m afraid I may be a little late. 但是我擔心我可能晚了一點。
辨析:
A.maybe 是副詞,意為“也許、可能”,用作狀語,可置于句首、句中及句末。置于句末時,常用逗號與句子隔開。
B.may be 意為“也許是、可能是”,may 是情態動詞,與be 一起用作謂語。
精練:
()1. You _______ free tonight.
A. maybeB. may beC. may isD. may
()2. _______ it was the biggest football match on TV. And Tom didn’t want to miss it.
A. MaybeB. May beC. PerhapsD. May
Keys:1. B2. A
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28. neither/either/both
Not too often, because neither of us has much time.
不很經常,因為我們兩人都沒有很多時間。
—When shall we meet, this evening or tomorrow evening?我們什么時候見面,今天晚上還是明天晚上?
—I don’t mind. Either time is OK. 我無所謂,什么時候都行。
We both have too much work to do. 我們兩人都有很多工作要做。
辨析:
A.作代詞,neither意為“兩者中任何一個都不”。either意為“兩者中任何一個”。both意為“兩者都”。neither和either作主語時謂語動詞用單數形式,both作主語時謂語動詞用復數形式。both可用作同位語,neither,either則不行。
B.作形容詞,三者的意義與作代詞時相同,neither與either修飾名詞的單數形式,both修飾名詞的復數形式。
C.作連詞,neither與nor連用,意為“既不……也不……”。either與or連用,意為“或是……或是……”。both與and連用,意為“雙方都”。它們均用來連接兩個在語法功能上相同、在結構上相稱的并列成分。當neither...nor...和either...or...連接并列主語時,謂語動詞通常與其鄰近的主語保持人稱和數的一致。而both...and...連接并列主語時,謂語動詞要用復數形式。
精練:
()1. There are many big shops on _______ side of the street.
A. allB. bothC. anyD. either
()2. —Which subject do you like better, English or Chinese?
—_______,I like maths.
A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. Any
()3. Tom’s parents are teachers._______ of them teach English.
A. NeitherB. EitherC. AllD. Both
Keys:1. D 2. B 3. D
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29. one/ones/one’s
Mary has a red pencil and Jane has a blue one.瑪麗有一支紅鉛筆,珍妮有一支藍的。
—Which picture-books are theirs?哪些圖畫書是他們的?
— The ones on the desk are theirs. 桌上的圖畫書是他們的。
One must do one’s duty. 人人必須盡責。
辨析:
one可用作不定代詞,代替前面提到的可數名詞,以免重復。ones是 one的復數形式,而one’s是one的所有格形式。
注意:
(1)one不能代替不可數名詞。
(2)所有格名詞或物主代詞,不定冠詞或基數詞不可以直接與one (s)連用。如:
誤:Your bike is old, but my one is still new.
正:Your bike is old, but mine is still new.
但one(s)前如有形容詞修飾時,則可以。如:
—Which of my pens do you like best?你最喜歡我的哪一支鋼筆?
—I like your red one. 我喜歡你那支紅鋼筆。
精練:
()1. The old woman kept one black dog and two white _______.
A. oneB. onesC. thoseD. one’s
()2. The colour of her shirt is different from _______ of mine.
A. oneB. thatC. itD. this
()3. —Why don’t we take a little break?
—Didn’t we just have _______?
A. itB. thatC. oneD. this
Keys:1. B 2. B 3. C
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30. real/ true
I’m learning to skate on real ice. 我正在真正的冰上學滑冰。
He told us a true story. 他給我們講了一個真實的故事。
辨析:
A.real 表示“真的、真實的、名副其實的”,指的是客觀存在,并非想象和虛構的。它是與“無”相對而言的。
B.true是指“真正的、真實的”,強調與事實和實際情況相符。它是與“假”相對而言的。
另外true還可以表示“正確的”, real 沒有這種用法。例如:
What he said is true. 他說的話是對的。
精練:
()It is _______ that no one can prove this picture is _______.
A. true; trueB. true; realC. real; trueD. real; real
Key:B
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31.sometime/some time/sometimes
We shall visit the Science Museum sometime next week. 我們將在下星期的某個時候參觀科學博物館。
It took me some time to do the work. 做這項工作花了我一段時間。
My father sometimes takes a bus to the factory.我父親有時乘公共汽車去工廠。
辨析:
A.sometime是副詞,意為“在某個時候”,可以同將來時連用,也可以同過去時連用。
B.some time可用作名詞詞組,意為“一段時間”;也可用作副詞詞組,用來指一個未肯定的時刻,常指將來,可與sometime通用。
C.sometimes意為“有時”、“不時”,是頻度副詞,常與一般現在時或過去時連用。
精練:
()We’ll go to Shanghai _______ next month.
A. sometimesB. sometimeC. some timeD. some times
Key:B
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32. too much/much too
Is watching TV too much good or bad for your health?看電視太多對身體有益還是有害?
That’s much too dear. 價格太貴了。
辨析:
A.too much作“太多”解,有三種用法:
(1)用作名詞詞組。例如:You gave me too much. 你給我的太多了。
(2) 用作形容詞詞組,修飾不可數名詞。例如:I don’t like winter because there’s too much snow and ice. 我不喜歡冬天,因為雪和冰太多。
(3)用作副詞詞組,修飾動詞。例如:Don’t speak too much. 別講得太多。
B.much too意為“太、非常”,用作副詞詞組,修飾形容詞或其他副詞。例如:It’s much too cold today. 今天天氣太冷。
精練:
()1. I’m afraid the headmaster is _______ busy to meet the visitors.
A. too muchB. much tooC. so muchD. very much
()2. To keep your fit, you can’t eat _______.
A. too muchB. much tooC. far moreD. much more
Keys:1. B 2. A(完)