Unit 6 Detective stories（1）
第六單元 偵探小說
重點難點
1. Why are you dressed like that, Eddied? 埃迪，爲什麼你穿成那樣？
2. I’m a detective. 我是一個偵探。
★detective用作名詞，意爲“偵探”。如：
①He is a private detective. 他是一名私人偵探。
②His father is a detective. 他父親是一位偵探。
★detective用作形容詞，意爲“偵探的”。如：
①My brother likes reading detective novels. 我弟弟喜歡看偵探小說。
②Have you seen that detective film? 你看過地部偵探片了嗎？
★detect用作動詞，意爲“偵察”“偵查（罪案等）”“察覺”。如：
①This police officer’s job is to detect fraud. 這位警官負責偵查欺詐案。
②Mr. Green said that detecting the murder was his duty.
格式先生說偵查這起謀殺案是他的責任。
③Can you detect any change in the room? 你發現房間裏有什麼變化嗎？
3. No, this is much more serious. 不，這要嚴重多。
★serious用作形容詞，意爲“莊重的”“嚴肅的”。如：
①He looks very serious. 他看上去非常莊重。
②I want to have a serious talk with you. 我要和你嚴肅地談一下。
③He was serious about his future. 他很認真地面對未來。
★serious用作形容詞，意爲“重大的”“危險的”。如：
①The mistake is not very serious. 錯誤並不十分嚴重。
②That is a serious problem. 那是個重大的問題。
③He has a serous illness. 他患了重病。
★seriously用作副詞，意爲“嚴重地”“嚴肅地”“認真地”。如：
①Three people were seriously injured in the accident. 在那事故中有三人嚴重受傷。
②His mother is seriously ill. 他媽媽病得很重。
③It’s time you started to think seriously about the future. 是認真考慮你前途的時候了。
④Don’t look at me so seriously. 別那樣一本正經地看着我。
4. My food has gone missing. 我的食物不見了。
★go可用作連繫動詞，意爲“變成”“處於……狀態”，後接形容詞，而且多指不好的變化。如：
①The food has gone bad. 食物變質了。
②I can’t understand how I went wrong. 我搞不清是怎麼走錯路的。
③His face went red with anger. 他氣得滿臉通紅。
④What can be done in order to make sure that no one in the world goes hungry?
爲了確保世界上沒有人捱餓，人們可以做些什麼呢？
★look是表示感覺的連繫動詞，意爲“看不去、看起來”。用作連繫動詞，後面接形容詞做表語。如：
①He looks quite strong. 他看起來很強壯。
②She looked very upset when she heard that she had failed the exam.
聽到考試不及格時，她看起來很難過。
③He looks very happy today. 他今天看上去很開心。
【注】與look類似的還有sound, smell, taste, feel，這幾個詞都可表示某一事物給人的感覺怎樣。如：
④Your answer doesn’t sound right. 你的回答聽起來不大對。
⑤The meat smells bad(terrible). 這肉變味了。
⑥Your forehead feels hot. 你的前額摸上去有點熱。
⑦The dishes my mother cooks taste delicious. 我媽媽燒的菜味道很好。
⑧His idea sounds strange, but think it over and you will find it reasonable.
他的想法聽起來奇怪，但仔細一想，你會發現它很有道理。
⑨The material feels soft like silk. 這料子摸上去像絲綢一樣柔軟。
★become, get, grow, turn, 等也作連繫動詞，意思多爲“轉變”“變得”，後接形容詞，一般指逐漸變化的過程。如：
①He became sad when he heard the news. 聽到這消息，他變得很傷心。
②They never knew that the population problem would become so serious.
他們根本不知道人口問題會變得這麼嚴重。
③Hurry up! It’s getting dark. 快點，天就要黑了。
④The days get shorter and the nights get longer. 白晝變短了，而夜晚變長了。
⑤The more they though about it, the angrier they grew. 他們越想越氣憤。
⑥Leaves turn brown in autumn. 樹葉到秋天就變黃了。
⑦He turned pale at the thought of the matter. 想到這件事情，他臉色變得蒼白。
5. missing的用法
6. Many people like to read detective stories because they are exciting.
許多人喜歡看偵探小說因爲這些故事刺激。
★excited表示“興奮的”“激動的”，它在句中作表語，通常指人的感覺，許多時候與介詞about和at連用。如：
①What are you so excited about? 什麼事使你這麼激動？
②The boy is excited about/at the football match. 男孩對這場足球賽感到非常興奮。
③He was very excited about / at finding such big bird eggs.
他對找到如此大的鳥蛋感到很興奮。
★exciting也爲形容詞，意爲“令人激動的”“令人興奮的”，它在句中多作定語或表語，常指事物的情況。如：
①What exciting news it is! 這是多麼振奮人心的消息呀！
②I’ve never seen such an exciting match before! 以前我從沒見過如此激動人心的比賽。
③I found her too excited to say a word. 我發現她激動得說不出話來。
④It was exciting to talk to her. 和她交談是一件令人興奮的事。
7. Read the detective’s report and his notes on the suspects.
讀一下偵探有關犯罪嫌疑人的報告和筆記。
★report用作名詞，意爲“報告”“報導”“彙報”。如：
①He made a report on the problem. 他對這個問題作了報導。
②Her report was very interesting. 她作的報告非常有趣。
③I will write a report this evening. 今晚我要寫一個報告。
④Did you watch the news report of the accident? 你看了那次事故的報道了嗎？
★report用作動詞，意爲“報告”“報道”“傳達”“彙報”。如：
①All accidents must be reported to the police. 所有的意外事故都要報告警方。
②Some people reported having seeing the boy. 有幾個人說曾經見過那個男孩。
③The event wasn’t reported in the newspaper. 這事件沒有在報紙上報道。
④I’ll report to you if he comes back. 他回來的話，我就向你報告。
★It is reported that…意爲“據報道……”。如：
①It is reported that the number of the tigers is increasing. 據報道，老虎的數量在增加。
②It is reported that the murderer has been caught. 據報道，那個兇手已經抓到。
【注】It is said that…意爲“據說”。如：
③It is said that he has come back from England. 據說他從英國回來了。
④It is said that he has passed the driving test. 據說他通過了駕駛考試。
8. note的用法
★note用作名詞，意爲“筆記”“記錄”“便條”“紙幣”等。如：
①You must listen to the teacher carefully and take notes in class.
在課堂上，你必須認真聽老師講，並記好筆記。
②I should look at my notes. 我得看看我的筆記。
③I left a not to him to tell him to attend the meeting in afternoon.
我留下一張便條叫他下午來開會。
④She said that she would send him five ten-pound notes.
她說她將給他寄去五張十磅的鈔票。
⑤You must learn to make(take) notes in class. 你必須學會在課堂上記筆記。
★note用作動詞，意爲“記下”“寫下”“注意”。如：
①The policeman noted the driver’s name and address. 警察記下了司機的名字和地址。
②Drivers must note road signs. 司機必須注意看路標。
③Please note that the book must be returned in a week. 請注意這本書必須在一週內歸還。
9. We have four suspects. 我們有四名嫌疑人。
★suspect和作可數名詞，意爲“嫌疑犯”。如：
①When the man was found dead, the police caught two suspects.
當發現那人死後，警察抓住了兩名嫌疑犯。
②He is one of the suspects. 他是嫌疑犯中的一個。
★suspect用作動詞，意爲“懷疑”“猜想”。如：
①Do you suspect me? 你懷疑我嗎？
②He suspected me of taking his money. 他懷疑我拿他的錢。
③I suspect him to be a pickpocket. 我猜想他是個扒手。
10. height的用法
★height用作名詞，意爲“高度”“身高”。如：
①What is the height of the mountain? 這山有多高？
②He is two meters in height. 他身高二米。
③The aircraft was flying at a height of 2,000 feet. 飛機在2000英尺的高空飛行。
11. untidy的用法
untidy爲形容詞，意思是“不整潔的”“邋遢的”。是tidy的反義詞。如：
①What an untidy room! 多亂的房間啊！
②This is an untidy garden, isn’t it? 這花園很亂，不是嗎？
③Although he is a famous scientist, he looks so untidy.
儘管他是一位著名的科學家，但是他看起來比較邋遢。
12. Police have confirmed that the victim was a computer programmer.
經警察確認受害者是一位計算機程序員。
confirm用作動詞，意爲“證實”“證明（報告，意見等）的正確性”。如：
①The report was later confirmed. 後來，這份報告得到了證實。
②Please send an E-mail to confirm your arrival date.
請發一封電子郵件確認一下你的抵達日期。
③When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire.
有人問她時，她肯定了她將要退休。
④Our teacher confirmed that little Tom had been ill in hospital 3 days before.
我們的班主任已經證實小湯姆三天前就生病住院了。
⑤His illness confirmed my suspicions. 他的生病證明了我的猜疑屬實。
13. He was last seen leaving his office in New Town at about 7 p.m.
人們最後一次看見他大概是在下午7點他離開新鎮辦公室的時候。
動詞leave除表示“離開”以外，還有以下幾種用法。
★leave用作動詞，意爲“留下”“丟下”。如：
①Better take off your shoes and leave them outside. 最好把鞋子脫掉，放在外面。
②He left his umbrella in the train. 他把傘忘在火車上了。
★leave表示“剩下”，大多情況下用作被動語態或過去分詞形式。如：
①In the past no trees were left in or around the village.
＝In the past there were no trees left in or around the village.
過去這個村裏及周圍沒剩下一棵樹。
②I’ve got three tickets left for tonight’s film. 今晚的電影票我有三張多餘的。
③Is there any water left in the thermos. 熱水瓶裏還有水嗎？
④Twenty dollars of income a week doesn’t leave much for saving.
每週20美元的收入剩不了多少可以攢的。
★leave用作動詞，表示“使……(處於某種狀態之中)”，接賓語＋賓語補足語。如：
①Leave the door open when you go out. 出去時，不要關門。
②His illness left him very weak. 他生病以後，身體很虛弱。
③Those men covered their faces with a piece of black cloth, leaving only their eyes exposed.
那些人用一塊黑布遮住臉，只露出他們的眼睛。
④We left her standing there happy and excited.
我們讓她一個人站在那兒，她顯得既愉快又興奮。
【注】我們說leave作“遺忘”解時通常帶一個地點狀語或時間狀語，這是因爲缺了狀語句子意思不能完整。如：She left the book. 一句意思顯然不明確，非得說She left the book in my room the other day. 意思才完整。
14. Police believe that the murder took place between 9 p.m and 1 a.m last night.
警察確信這起兇殺案發生於昨晚9點到凌晨1點之間。
believe的用法見Unit 2
15. take place的用法
請參見Unit 4
16. They are not sure whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then dumped in Valley Town, or killed at the place where he was found.
他們懷疑被害人是否被害於別的什麼地方然後移屍到峽谷鎮還是被害於現場。
whether用作連詞，表示“是否”，有疑問的含義。一般情況下whether和if可以互換，都可放在ask, know, see, learn, understand, wonder等詞的後面引導賓語從句。但在以下幾種情況中通常只能用whether。如：
★whether用在介詞後的賓語從句中。如：
①It depends on whether he’s ready. 這取決於他是否準備好了。
②I’m not interested in whether you’ll come or not. 你來不來我都不感興趣。
★whether與or not連用。間或也可用if…or not。如：
①I couldn’t decide whether or not to go to the party. 我不能決定是否參加晚會。
②I wonder whether I’ll catch the last bus or not. 我不知道能否趕得上末班公共汽車。
★whether從句在句首時，不能用if。如：
①Whether you see her or not, phone me later. 無論你是否看見她，過後打電話給我。
②Whether it is good or not, I can’t say. 我說不上這是好還是不好。
★whether引導主語從句、表語從句或同位語從句時，不能用if。如：
①Whether he’ll come is very important. 他是否會來非常重要。
②The question is whether they will arrive on time. 問題是他們會不會準時到來。
③The question whether we should go there must be decided then.
我們是否應該去那兒這個問題必須迅速作出決定。
★whether與不定式連用時，不能用if。如：
①Please tell me whether to close the window. 請告訴我是否要關窗戶。
②He doesn’t know whether to stay at his uncle’s. 他不知道是否該留在叔叔家。
17. else的用法
參見Unit 1
18. dump的用法
★dump用作動詞，意爲“堆放”“傾倒”“丟棄”，尤其指隨便地，不負責任的堆放或傾倒。如：
①Don’t dump that sand in the middle of the road. 不要把沙子倒在路中間。
②They dumped their bags on my floor and left. 他們把袋子胡亂放在我的地板上就走了。
③We must stop them from dumping waste in the river.
我們必須阻止他們向河裏傾倒廢物。
【注】dump用作名詞，意爲“垃圾場”。
19. We are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious last night to contact us.
我們迫切希望昨晚看到任何可疑現象的人與我們聯繫。
★suspicious用作形容詞，意爲“有疑心的”“表示懷疑的”“可疑的”，與of或about連用。如：
①I was very suspicious about his words. 我對他所說的話有懷疑。
②What he said made the police suspicious. 他說的話引起了警察的懷疑。
③I’m very suspicious that she was not at home on the evening the murder.
謀殺案當晚她不在家，此點非常可疑。
★動詞doubt也作“懷疑”解，doubt可接名詞或代作賓語，還可以接賓語從句。如：
①They doubt him before. 他們以前曾懷疑過他。
②I doubt whether what he said is true. 我懷疑他所說的是否屬實。
③I don’t doubt that he can swim across the river. 我相信他能遊過河去。
④I doubt that he can do the job well. 我不相信他能把這項工作做好。
★doubt作名詞時可接同位語從句。用於否定句時可接that引導的同位語從句；用於肯定句時，後接whether引導的同位語從句，whether不可以用if替換。如：
①There is no doubt that he will give you some advice on your study.
毫無疑問，他會就你的學習給你作一些指導的。
②There is no doubt that she will marry him. 毫無疑問，他一定會娶他。
③There is some doubt whether they will win the match.
他們會不會贏得這場比賽還不能肯定。
★doubt作名詞常與介詞about, of, as, to, on等連用。如：
①I have no doubt of his honesty. 對於他的誠實我毫不懷疑。
②There is no doubt about it. 此事無可懷疑。
③He has his doubts as to this being true. 他懷疑這事是否真實。
④No one has any doubt on this point. 這一點沒有人會懷疑。
20. contact的用法
★contact用作動詞，意爲“聯繫”“聯絡”“接觸”。如：
①Where can I contact you tomorrow? 明天我在哪裏跟你聯繫？
②Please tell me how I can contact you. 告訴我怎樣與你聯繫。
★contact用作名詞，意爲“聯繫”“聯絡”“接觸”，相當於touch，常與介詞with連用。如：
①Have you been in contact with him these days? 你近來與他聯繫過嗎？
②I’ll try to get in contact with him tomorrow. 明天我將設法與他取得聯絡。
③You should keep in contact with him. 你應該與他保持聯繫。
21. Valley Town’s top detective峽谷鎮最好的偵探
★top用作形容詞，意爲“最高的”“傑出的”“第一位的”“最好的”。如：
①He is a top student in our class. 他是我們班上尖子學生。
②He lives on the top floor. 他住在頂層。
③Don’t drive at top speed. 不要以最高時速開車。
④He won the prize as a top director. 他獲得了最佳導演獎。
⑤Have you read the top news in today’s newspaper?
你看了今天報紙上的頭條新聞了嗎？
★top作名詞用，意爲“頂”“頂部”“上部”“頂蓋”“頂點”。如：
①There is a tower at the top of the hill. 山頂上有一座塔。
②The top of a table is red. 一張桌子的桌面是紅色的。
③Please read Line 9 from the top. 請看正數第9行。
④The bottle top is broken. 瓶蓋壞了。
⑤It’s comfortable to sit in a carriage without a top. 坐無篷的馬車很舒服。
⑥Please take the top of the table. 請坐上座。
⑦The government tops will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
政府高級官員明天要開重要的會議。
⑧The top of the crop only makes up 30%。 收成中最好的部分僅佔30%。
22. We are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who saw anything unusual near Upper Street.
我們還特別想向昨晚在阿佩爾街附近看到任何可疑之處的人瞭解情況。
particularly的用法參見Unit 5
23. Detective Jones said that the victim was attacked with a knife and bled to death as a result.
約翰偵探說受害者是遭到了刀的襲擊，因而流血致死。
★attack用作及物動詞，意爲“攻擊”“（疾病等）侵襲”。如：
①The wolves attacked the villages yesterday. 昨天狼羣攻擊了村民。
②His remarks were attacked in the newspaper. 他的言論在報紙上受到抨擊。
③This disease attacks most crops. 這種疾病侵襲了大部分莊稼。
④He is easy to be attacked with a disease. 他很容易生病。
★attack用作不及物動詞，表示“攻擊”。如：
①They will attack next month. 他們將於下個月進攻。
②The enemy attacked at night. 敵軍在夜間發起攻擊。
★attack用作名詞，意爲“攻擊”“進攻”“(疾病等)侵襲”。如：
①They made a surprise attack and seized the city. 他們突然襲擊並佔領了那座城市。
②He had a heart attack last night. 昨天夜裏他心臟病突發。
24. as a result的用法
參見Unit 4
25. There was also evidence of a struggle. 還有博鬥痕跡。
★evidence用作不可數名詞，意爲“證明”“證據”“證詞”。如：
①An important piece of evidence has been found. 發現了一條重要證據。
②There is some evidence to suggest that he was there on the night she was murdered.
有一些證據證明她被謀殺當晚他在現場。
③Running away was evidence of his guilt. 他逃走就證明了他是有罪的。
④Her statement to the police was used in evidence against him.
她向警察所作的口供，成了指控他的證據。
★evidence還要作“形跡”“跡象”“徵兆”解。如：
①There is evidence of his having slept here. 這兒有他睡過的跡象。
②There was no evidence of a struggle in the room. 房間裏找不出博鬥的痕跡。
★in evidence意爲“顯眼”。如：
①The police were much in evidence whenever the President made a public appearance.
每當總統在公開場合露面時，到處都可以看到警察。
②Her red hair was much in evidence in the crowd. 她那一頭紅髮在人羣中格外醒目。
③He’s the sort of man who likes to be very much in evidence at important meetings.
他是非常喜歡在重大會議上出風頭的那種人。
26. struggle的用法
★struggle用作名詞，意爲“爭鬥”“費勁”。如：
①Don’t give up without a struggle. 不要沒有經過努力就放棄。
②There people were hurt in the struggle. 有三人在這場爭鬥中受傷。
③It was a struggle for her to make him understand. 她費了好大勁才使他理解。
④With a struggle, she controlled her feelings. 她竭力控制住自己的感情。
★struggle作爲不及物動詞，意思是“艱難地進行，掙扎着……”。如：
①She struggled and struggled, but could not get on her feet. 她拼命掙扎着，卻無法站穩。
②The chick finally broke through the shell and struggled out.
小雞終於破開蛋殼，掙扎着鑽了出來。
③The old granny struggled against the snowstorm to the hospital.
老奶奶在暴風雪中艱難地向醫院走去。
★struggle作爲不及物動詞，意思是“(與某人)爭鬥，博鬥，打鬥”，常與with或for連用。如：
①The shopkeeper struggled with the thief. 店主與竊賊搏鬥起來。
②The couple first quarreled and later they even struggled.
那對夫婦先是爭吵，後來競爭打了起來。
③He has been struggling with illness for many years. 他與疾病搏鬥了好多年。
④We should struggle for our ideal. 我們應該爲理想奮鬥。
⑤The two leaders are struggling for power. 那兩個人正在爭奪權力。
★fight的原義是“打仗，戰鬥”，也可引申爲一般的“鬥爭”，指力圖戰勝某人或某事物。fight可作及物動詞用，意思是“和……作戰(作鬥爭，打)”；fight可作不及物動詞用，其後跟against, with, for等介詞引起的短語。fight for表示“爲……戰爭(鬥爭、奮鬥)”；fight against表示“爲反對……而鬥爭，和……作鬥爭”；fight with表示“和……鬥爭”(此時相當於)，還有“和……在一起戰鬥”的意思。如：
①We are fighting for peace. 我們在爲和平而戰鬥。
②Thy fought with the Italians in the last war and against them in this.
在上次大戰中他們和意大利人一起作戰，而在這次戰爭中卻和他們進行戰鬥。
27. “The victim obviously put up a good fight,” said Detective Jones.
“很明顯，受害者進行了殊死搏鬥，”約翰偵探說。
★obviously用作副詞，意爲“明顯地”“顯然地”“清楚地”，相當於clearly。如：
①Obviously he can tell the difference between them. 顯然他無法區別兩者之間的不同。
②The girl kept shouting and crying, obviously mad. 那女孩不停地哭喊，顯然是瘋了。
③Obviously, you didn’t read it. 你明顯沒有讀過它。
★obvious用作形容詞，意爲“明顯的”“清楚的”“顯而易見的”。如：
①It’s quite obvious that he is lying. 很明顯他是在撒謊。
②It is obvious that he was killed. 顯然他是被殺死的。
③It is quite obvious that he didn’t do it himself. 顯然他沒有親自去做。
28. put up的用法
★put up意爲“(在戰鬥、比賽中)進行(抵抗、鬥爭等)”“進行反抗”，常用於put up a fight短語。如：
①They surrendered without putting up much of a fight.
他們沒怎麼抵抗就投降了。
②In the end he was arrested without putting up much of a fight.
最後他沒有經過多少反抗就被捕了。
③The old lady put up a fight / struggle against her attacker.
那位老婦奮力反抗襲擊她的人。
④The thief was caught without putting up of a fight.
那小偷沒有進行反抗就被抓了。
★put up是固定短語，意思是“建造”“建成”“搭建”。如：
①A modern hospital was put up last year in my hometown.
去年，我家鄉建造了一座現代化的醫院。
②They put up many tall building last year. 他們去年蓋了許多高樓。
③A paper factory has been put up in my home town. 我的家鄉建立了一家造紙廠。
④We must put up a shed here. 我們必須在家搭個棚子。
★put up是固定短語，意思是“升起或舉起事物”。如：
①Put up your hand if you want to ask a question. 若要提問題就把手舉起來。
②She has put her hair up. 她把頭髮挽在頭上。
③Every Monday morning all the students collect on the playground to put up the national flag.
每週一早晨所有的學生集中在操場上升國旗。
④Put up your hand if you come up with an idea. 如果你想到了辦法就舉手。
★put up還要表示“向某人提供食宿；獲得食宿安排，暫住”的意思。如：
①We can put you up for the night. 我們可以招待你過夜。
②Will the school put up the students? 學校爲學生提供食宿嗎？
③That night we put up in a peasant’s home. 那一夜我們住在一位農民家。
★put up可用來表示“掛起，張貼”。如：
①A new notice has been put up. 已經貼出來一張新的通告。
②He took down the old picture and put up the new one.
他把舊畫拿了下來，掛上一幅新畫。
③Why not write a note and put it up on the tree? 爲什麼不寫張紙條張貼在樹上呢？
★put on可用來表示“穿上(衣服)”“上演(戲劇)”。如：
①He put on his coat and hat and went out. 他穿上大衣，戴上帽子出去了。
②She put on her glasses and began to read the letter. 她戴上眼鏡，讀起信來。
③Has the play been put on at this theater? 這個劇院上演過那部劇嗎？
④What do you think of the play put on by the students? 你覺得學生演出的那齣戲怎麼樣?
★put on可用來表示“伸出”“撲滅”。如：
①He put on his hand in welcome. 他伸出手錶示歡迎。
②The doctor asked the boy to put his tongue out. 醫生叫孩子把舌頭伸出來。
③She put the light out and went to sleep. 她關上燈睡覺了。
④The fire was put out soon after it broke out. 大火燒起來不久就被撲滅了。
★put away表示“收起來”“保存”。如：
①Let’s put our Christmas Sins away and keep them a while.
我們還是把聖誕禮物暫時保存起來吧。
②Don’t forget to put those old painting away. 別忘了把那些舊畫收起來。
③Put away you coats in summer. 夏天時把大衣收起來。
★put off表示“推遲”。如：
①The meeting has been put off because of the rain. 大會因大雨而延期舉行。
★put one’s heart into…表示“全神貫注於……”。如：
①You can do anything well if you put your heart into it.
如果你全身心地投入，你什麼都能做好。
②He put his heart into his work and didn’t notice me.
他全神貫注地工作着，並沒有注意到我。
★put的其他常見用法。如：
①It’s time to put an end to the meeting. 會議結束的時間到了。
②I’m sorry to put you to so much trouble. 給你添了這麼多麻煩，實在抱歉。
③The murderer was put to death. 那殺人犯被處決了。
④Put the baby to bed when it is asleep. 孩子睡着了就送他上牀。
⑤I may have been wrong but put yourself in my place.
我也許錯了，但你設身處地替我想一想。
29. It is possible that there was more than one attacker. 兇手可能不止一個人。
★more than與數詞連用，意爲“多於”“大於”“超過”，相當於over。如：
①I have known him for more than twenty years. 我認識他已超過二十年了。
②More than ten policeman turned up at the spot where the accident happened.
十多位警察出現在出事地點。
③There were more than 100 people at the party. 有100多人蔘加了聚會。
④I have been there more than once. 我不止一次去過那兒了。
⑤There are more than fifty students in our class. 我們班上有五十多位學生。
★more than意爲“不只是”“不僅僅是”“遠不止”，相當於not only，後面跟名詞。如：
①Kate was more than a teacher. She also did what she could to take care of her pupils.
凱特不僅僅是位教師，她還盡其所能照顧她的學生。
②Tom and Jack are more than classmates. They are close friends.
湯姆和傑克遠不止是同班同學，他們是知心朋友。
③She was much more than a friend to me. 對我而言，她遠遠不止是個朋友。
★more than意爲“非常”“十分”常用來修飾形容詞和分詞，相當於very。如：
①When I asked them for help, they were more than glad to come.
當我向他們求助時，他們非常樂意地來了。
②They were more than happy to see us come back from the expedition.
看到我們遠征而歸，他們異常高興。
★no more than意爲“僅僅”“只有”“只是”，相當於only或just，後接名詞或數詞。如：
①All his education added up to no more than one year.
他接受的所有的學校教育只有一年。
②Their new flat has no more than 60 square metres. 他們的新居只有60平方米。
③It’s no more than a guess. 這只不過是猜測而已。
④He ate no more than a piece of bread for breakfast. 他早餐僅吃了一塊麪包。
★not more than意爲“至多”“不超過”，相當於at most。如：
①Lying on the ground was a peasant boy of not more than seventeen.
躺在地上的那個農家男孩最多十七歲。
②There are not more than ten apples on the table. 桌子上至多有十個蘋果。
③Not more than ten students can answer this question. 不超過十個學生回答這個問題。
★no more…than，意爲“兩者同樣不”“與……一樣不”，用於程度上的比較，其作用相當於neither…nor。如：
①Jack is no more diligent than John. 傑克和約翰誰都不勤奮。
②This novel is no more interesting than that one. 這本小說和那本小說都沒趣。
③He is no more a good player than I am. 他和我一樣都不是好球員。
④I am no more satisfied than she is. 我和她一樣不滿意。
⑤He can not speak French any more than I can. 他不會說法語，我也不會。
★not more…than意爲“不及”“不如”，強調前者不比後者更……。如：
①She is not more beautiful than Mary. 她不比瑪麗漂亮。
②She was not more pleased than I was. 她沒有我那樣高興。
30. Detective Jones added that the police are now checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues.
約翰偵探說警察正在覈實現場發現的指紋和其他線索。
★add用作動詞，意爲“補充說”“接着說”。如：
①“I quite agree.” he added. 他補充說“我十分同意。”
②“Don’t come back again.” he added. “別再回來了。”他又說。
③“Do bring your homework here tomorrow,” he added.
他補充說：“明天務必把作業帶來。”
④He added that we would have an English exam tomorrow.
他接着說我們明天要英語考試。
★add用作及物動詞，意爲“加”“增加”“添加”。如：
①If you add 50 to 60, you will get 110. 50加60等於110。
②The fire is going out. Please add some wood. 火要熄滅了，請加點柴火。
③If the tea is too strong, add some more hot water. 如茶太濃，再加點開水。
★add…to…意爲“給……增加(添加)……”。如：
①Will you add more sugar to your coffee? 你的咖啡要多加些糖嗎？
②Please add my name to the list. 請在名單上加上我的名字。
③The teacher added a note to my composition. 老師給我的作文加了評語。
④He wanted to add his name to the letter. 他想在信上加簽他的名字。
★add to意爲“增加”“增添”“增進”。如：
①I believe that this visit will add to our understanding of your country.
我相信這次訪問將增進對貴國的瞭解。
②Her singing added to the enjoyment of the evening party.
她的演唱給晚會增添了不少樂趣。
③The news added to his anxiety. 這個消息增添了他的憂慮。
④This added to our difficulties. 這會增加我們的困難。
★add up(sth.)意爲“加起來”“合計”。如：
①The waiter didn’t add up the bill correctly. 服務員把賬單加錯了。
②If you add up all these figures, they will come to quite a big sum.
如果你把這些數字加在一起，將會得出一個非常可觀的數目。
★add up to意爲“總計達”“加起來總共”。如：
①The number of the students in our school adds up to two thousand and five hundred.
我們學校學生總計達兩千五百人。
②The bill should add up to about $40. 賬單總數約40美元。
③The figures add up to 365. 這些數字加起來總共是365。
31. check的用法
★check用作名詞，意爲“覈對”“支票”。如：
①They made a check on his calculation. 他們覈對他的計算。
②They gave a document a quick check. 他們很快地審覈了證件。
③His father gave him a check for fifty dollars. 他的父親給他一張五十元的支票。
④He was observed using a check for $1,500 as a bookmark.
有人見他把一張一千五佰美元的支票當作書籤。
★check用作動詞，意爲“檢查”“覈對”。如：
①She checked the door locks before she left. 她離開之前檢查了一下門鎖。
②Check you work through for mistake before you hand it in.
把你的功課從頭看一遍，看看是否有錯誤，然後交上來。
③Can you check that we’ve got everything that’s on the list?
單子上的東西是否都準備好了，你去檢查一下好嗎？
32. “He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year,” said Detective Johes.
“去年他被指控非法闖入幾家電腦系統，”約翰偵探說。
★charge…with意爲“指控”“控訴”“告發”“(因某事)譴責(人)”。如：
①The police charged the man with stealing the money. 警察指控這個人偷了錢。
②He was charged with murder. 他被控犯謀殺罪。
③They charged that the police had beaten three students to death.
他們指控警察打死三名學生。
★charge…with意爲“指示”“委以某人責任”。如：
①The teacher charged me with calling the names. 老師指派我點名。
②He charged me with the task. 他把那任務委派給我。
★charge用作動詞，意爲“收費”，常可與for連用。如：
①He charged me ten yuan for mending my watch. 他要我付10元修表費。
②We charge $25 per night for a single room. 單人房間每晚收費25美元。
③Do you charge for postage and packing? 你們要收打包費和郵費嗎？
★charge用作名詞，意爲“價錢”“費用”。如：
①The charge for cleaning the curtains was $ 10. 清理窗簾的收費爲10美元。
②What are the charges like in that hotel? 那個旅館的住宿收費是多少？
③These books are free of charge. 這些書是免費的。
★in charge of是一個習慣短語，意爲“負責”“主管”。如：
①She is in charge of the baby. 這嬰兒由她負責照料。
②The school is in charge of Professor Li. 這學校由李教授負責。
③Miss Li is in charge of our class. 李老師是我們的班主任。
④I’d like to speak to the person in charge. 我想跟你們的負責人盡句話。
⑤Who is in charge of the office while Jack is away?
傑克不在的時候由誰主管辦室？
33. So far, the only suspect is a short, thin man, who was seen running down Upper Street at 10 p.m last night.
到目前爲止，唯一的嫌疑人是一個矮的、瘦小的人，有人看見他昨晚10點的時候沿着阿佩爾街跑。
★so far意爲“到目前爲止”，相當於up to now,常和現在完成時連用，有時和一般現在時連用，可放在句首句尾。如：
①So far everything is all right. 到目前爲止，一切都好。
②He said he would telephone but we haven’t heard from him so far.
他說要打電話來，但我們到現在還沒有關於他的音訊。
③So far, I have understood the lesson. 到現在爲止，功課我會了。
④I can only help him so far. 我能幫他的僅止於此。
★so far as用作連詞，表示“就……限度”“到……程度”的意思。如：
①So far as I know, they are studying in the same school.
據我所知，他們在同一個學校上學。
②So far as I know, people began to use balloons as a kind of flying machine in the 18th century.
就我所知，人們是在18世紀開始把氣球作爲一種飛行器的。
★as far as表示“遠到……”的意思，既可用於肯定句，也可用於否定句；當用作連詞時，意爲“就……限度”，與so far as同義。如：
①We took a walk as far as the river yesterday evening.
我們昨晚散步一直散到河邊。
②In the long jump, he can only jump as far as three metres.
在跳遠中，他只能跳到三米。
③I can’t throw a javelin so far as / as far as he. 我擲標槍不如他擲得遠。
④As far as I know he has passed the exam. 就我所知，他已經通過了考試。
34. A witness reported that he was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.
一個目擊者說，他喘得厲害，並且T恤衫上有血。
★breathe用作動詞，意爲“呼吸”“喘氣”。如：
①We can’t breathe without air. 沒有空氣我們就不能呼吸。
②It’s good for the health to breathe deeply. 作深呼吸對身體有益。
③She was breathing heavily. 她氣喘吁吁。
★breath用作名詞，意爲“呼吸”“一口氣”。如：
①He blew his breath against the mirror. 他把氣吹到鏡子上。
②He often takes a deep breath. 他經常用一次深呼吸。
③Let’s go outside a moment for a breath of fresh air.
我們出去走一會，吸一口新鮮空氣吧。
④We ran so fast that we were out of breath. 我們跑得太快而喘不過氣來。
35. However, the suspect had evidence to prove that he was at another place at the time of the crime and insisted that he was not guilty.
但是犯罪嫌疑人有案發時在另一場所的證據。並且堅持說他是清白的。
★prove用作動詞，意爲“證明”“證實”。如：
①Can you prove your theory to us? 你能向我們證明你的理論嗎？
②How did you prove that he was the robber? 你如何證明他就是那名強盜？
③I am unable to prove the truth of what he said. 我不能證實他所說的話。
④She proved herself to be an able secretary. 她表現出自己是一位能幹的祕書。
★prove可用連繫動詞用，接to be時，常省去to be而直接跟形容詞或名詞。如：
①It proved (to be) a terrible mistake. 這被證實是個嚴重的錯誤。
②What he said proved (to be) right. 他所說的證實是對的。
③This book proved (to be) interesting. 這本書很有趣。
④The plan proved (to be) a success. 這計劃結果成功了。
36. insist的用法
關於insist的用法詳見Unit 5
37. reward的用法
★reward用作名詞，意爲“報酬”“獎賞”“酬謝”“報答”“獎金”。如：
①He worked hard without any hope of reward. 他努力工作卻不期待報酬。
②He was given a medal as a reward for his good service.
他因爲良好的服務而獲得一枚獎章。
③They offered a reward of $2000 for information about their missing son.
他們懸賞2000美元，找尋失蹤的兒子。
④She got nothing as a reward for her kindness. 她的好心沒有得到一點報答。
⑤As a reward for passing his exams, he got a new bike from his parents.
作爲對他考試及格的獎賞，他父母給他買了輛新的自行車。
⑥The police are offering a big reward for information about the murder.
警察爲獲得這一兇殺案的線索而重金懸賞。
★reward用作動詞，意爲“報答”“酬謝”“獎賞”。如：
①I will reward you later. 我以後再答謝你。
②How can I reward your kindness? 我如何才能報答你的好意呢？
③He rewarded the boy for bringing back the lost dog.
他獎賞了那個男孩，因爲他找回了走失的狗。
④His parents bought a bike to reward him for passing the exams.
他的父母買了一輛自行車給他，獎勵他考試及格。
38. The police investigation
警察調查
★investigation用作名詞，意爲“調查”“搜查”“研究”。如：
①The police have finished their investigations into the crime.
警方已經完成了對這件罪行的調查。
②The matter is still under investigation. 這事件仍在調查之中。
③The police are making (carrying out) investigation into this accident.
警方正在對這起交通事故進行調查。
④They made investigation into the cause of the fire. 他們對失火原因進行了調查。
★investigate用作動詞，意爲“調查”“研究”，相當於look into。如：
①The police began to investigate the murder. 警方開始調查這起謀殺案。
②Who is going to investigate the cause of accident? 誰去調查這起事故的原因？
③A murder was reported and the police were sent to investigate.
兇殺案發生後，警察被派去調查。
【注】investigator用作名詞，意爲“調查者”。
39. Commonly confused verbs常見易混淆動詞
★commonly用作副詞，意爲“通常地”“普遍地”“一般地”。如：
①He is commonly known as “Joe”. 人們通常叫他“喬”。
②Women commonly live longer than men. 女性通常比男性長壽。
★common用作形容詞，意爲“普通的”“常見的”“平凡的”，強調“普通”，並含有不高貴，地位低下之意味，其反義詞爲rare，有比較級的變化。如：
①He wasn’t a hero but just a common man. 他不是英雄而是一個普通人。
②This sort of weather is quite common. 這種天氣非常常見。
③A dog is one of the commonest pets. 狗是最常見的寵物之一。
④This flower is common is spring. 這種花在春天很常見。
⑤It’s a common mistake. 這是常見的錯誤。
⑥Pine trees are common in many parts of the world. 松樹在世界上許多地方都很常見。
★common作形容詞用，還要表示“共有的”“共同的”的意思，沒有比較級變化。如：
①Parks in town are common property. 城市中的公園是公共財產。
②A great interest in music was common to them.
他們對音樂都有着共同的強烈興趣。
③English is often used as the common language at the international meetings.
在國際會議上，常把英語作爲共同語言使用。
④Britain and American share a common language. 英語和美國使用同一種語言。
★in common意思爲“和……有共同之處”，常用have…in common這一結構。如：
①They are brothers, but they have nothing in common.
他們是兄弟，但彼此之間毫無共同之處。
②The twins have a lot in common. 這兩個雙胞胎有許多共同之處。
③What we have in common is the habit of early rising.
我們所共有的一點就是有早起的習慣。
【注】in common with引導的短語，意爲“和……一樣”，在句中用狀語。如：
④In common with most educated people, he prefers classical music to jazz.
如同大多數受過教育的人，他也喜歡古典音樂而不喜歡爵士音樂。
⑤In common with many other boys, he liked baseball.
他和很多其他的男孩一樣喜歡棒球。
★ordinary用作形容詞，意爲“通常的，普通的”，指由於與一般事物或人的性質和標準都相同，毫無奇特之處，因而顯得“平常”“平淡無奇”。如：
①Although she was rich, she was always in ordinary clothes.
儘管她很富有，但她總是穿着平常的衣服。
②He is an ordinary worker. 他是普通工人。
③He is an ordinary looking person. 他是一個相貌平常的人。
④They live in an ordinary house. 他們住在一所普通的房子裏。
★usual用作形容詞，意爲“通常的。平常的，慣例的”，表示按慣例，通常如此，即習慣性。如：
①She arrived later than usual. 她比平時晚來一些。
②As is usual with children, they soon got tired. 孩子們一貫如此，他們很快就厭倦了。
③You made the usual mistakes which all beginners make.
你犯的就是那些初學者老犯的錯誤。
④It is usual for him to sit up late at night. 他對熬夜已習以爲常。
★general用作形容詞，側重“普遍的、大體的、概括的”之意，表示在大多數人或物中流行並受到關注。如：
①I have got the general idea of what he said just now.
我已明白了他剛纔所說的大體意思。
②It is a matter of general interest. 這是一件引起大衆興趣的事。
40. confuse的用法
★confuse用作動詞，意爲“把人弄糊塗”“使迷惑”“混淆”。如：
①The difficult question confused me. 這人難題使困惑。
②People were confused by a lot of information. 人們被大量的信息弄糊塗了。
③They confused me by asking so many question.
他們提了這麼多問題，把我都弄糊塗了。
④I often confuse Lee with his brother. They look very much alike.
我常把李和他弟弟弄混淆了，他們十分相似。
★confused用作形容詞，意爲“糊塗的”“迷惑的”“不清楚的”“難懂的”。如：
①The old lady easily got confused. 這個老太太容易糊塗。
②I thought I knew what to do, but now I’m confused.
我原以爲我知道我該做什麼，可是現在我被搞糊塗了。
【注】confusion爲名詞，意爲“迷惑”“混淆”“混亂”。
41. ‘Hear’ means to be aware of sounds.
‘Hear’的意思是聽到的結果。
★aware用作形容詞，意爲“知道的”“意識到的”“覺察到的”，可與of連用。如：
①He wasn’t aware of the danger. 他沒有意識到有危險。
②I am aware of the difficulties you face. 我知道你面對的困難。
③I suddenly felt aware of somebody watching me. 我突然感到有人在注視我。
④I am aware that you will face difficulties. 我知道你將要面對困境。
42. When you look at something, you concentrate and pay attention on that thing.
當你看見某事物後，你會引起注意。
★concentrate用作動詞，意爲“集中(思想、注意力等)”“專心於”，常與on連用。如：
①I can’t concentrate on anything when I am hungry. 我餓了就無法集中精力。
②He concentrated on finding somewhere to live. 他集中精力找住處。
③Be quiet. I’m trying to concentrate. 安靜點，我在試圖集中精力。
④I must concentrate on my new task. 我必須專注於我的新工作。
【注】concentration用作名詞。
43. You watch something that is changing, moving or developing.
你觀看事物的變化，移動或發展。
★develop用作動詞，意爲“發展”“開發”“養成”“發育”“使……產生”。如：
①I believe that sports can develop mind and body. 我想運動有益身心發展。
②The city has developed into the center of industry. 這個城市已發展爲工業中心。
③He developed an interest in collecting stamps. 他培養了對集郵的興趣。
④She has developed the good habit of making notes while reading.
她養成了讀書時記筆記的習慣。
⑤We must develop new sources of energy/markets of medicine.
我們必須開發新能源/藥品市場。
⑥But later, people developed a way of printing. 不過後來人們開發了一種印刷術。
★develop可用來表示“顯(影)”“沖洗(膠片)”解。如：
①Photographers return and the photos are quickly developed.
攝影記者回來了，照片很快洗印出來。
②I think these photos will look nice when they are developed.
我想這些照片洗出來以後將會很好看。
【注】developed countries意思是“發達國家”，undeveloped countries意思是“不發達國家”，developing counties意思是“發展中國家”。
44. no criminal record沒有犯罪記錄
★record用作名詞，還要表示“記錄”“成績”。如：
①A doctor keeps a record of his patients’ illness. 凡是醫生都記錄病人的病情。
②He makes (keeps) a record of his everyday expenses. 他把自己每天的開支都記了下來。
③Do you know who set up the world record for the high jump?
你知道誰創下了跳高的世界記錄？
④He broke the world record for the long jump? 他破了跳遠的世界記錄。
★record用作名詞，其讀音爲/′rek〕 : d/，意爲“唱片”。如：
①He made his first record for his mother’s birthday when he was 17.
17歲時，他爲他母親生日灌了第一張唱片。
②Turn off the TV set and let’s put on (play) some records.
把電視機關了，讓我們放些唱片聽聽。
③Have you heard my new record? 你聽過我的新唱片了嗎？
★record用作動詞，意爲“記錄”“錄音”。再如：
①The next year another song was recorded. 第二年又錄製了另一首歌。
②I have recorded his lecture. 我已將他的講演記錄下來了。
③When he died is not recorded. 他何時過世並沒有記載下來。
④I recorded the concert so that I can hear it tomorrow.
我把音樂會錄音下來，以便明天好聽。
45. worth一詞的用法
★worth用作形容詞，意爲“價值”“值得”，可以作表語或後置定語，後接表示時間、金錢、精力等意義的名詞。如：
①Each question is worth one point. 每個問題得一分。
②My car is worth $3000. 我的汽車值3000美元。
③But I don’t think my car is worth anything. 但我卻認爲我的車一文不值。
④I didn’t accept a bike worth 300 yuan as my birthday present.
我沒有接受一輛價值300元的自行車作爲生日禮物。
★be worth doing表示“……值得做”，這裏doing爲主動形式，但有被動的含義。如：
①The film is worth seeing again. 這部電影值得再看一次。
②What is worth doing is worth doing well. 值得做的事就值得做好。
③This book is well worth reading. 這本書很值得一看。
④This museum is well worth visiting. 這個博物館很值得參觀。
同步測試
一、單項選擇
1. An old friend of my sister’s always helps my brother and with English.
A. I; our B. me; ourselves C. I; my D. me; our
2. “Which would you like to drink, coffee or orange juice?”
“ . Please give a cup of tea.”
A. Neither B. Both C. All D. None
3. The little boy ate a big meal he said he wasn’t hungry.
A. if B. though C. because D. as
4. How did the accident happen?
You know, it difficult to see the road clearly because it .
A. was; was raining B. is; has rained
C. is; is raining D. will be; will rain
5. The window was broken. Try to who has broken it.
A. find B. look C. find out D. look for
6. “I forgot to bring my notebook.” “ . You can borrow some paper from me.”
A. Help yourself B. I’m sorry C. No problem D. So careless
7. “I want to know if your son will go to Ann’s party.” “If your son does, so .”
A. is he B. will mine C. does he D. does mine
8. Did you enter for high hump or 400-metre race?
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the
9. Susan’s parents have bought a large house with a swimming pool. It be very expensive.
A. must B. can C. mustn’t D. can’t
10. We are told everywhere. It’s our duty to keep our school clean and tidy.
A. not to make much noise B. not to throw waste paper
C. to draw D. not to spit
11. “How about going hiking this weekend?” “Sorry. I prefer rather than .”
A. to stay at home; go out B. to go out; stay at home
C. staying at home; go out D. going out; stay at home
12. More and more foreigners want to their companies in Dalian.
A. clean up B. look up C. pick up D. open up
13. I wonder you would like to come to my birthday party.
A. that B. whether C. that if D. that whether
14. “I’ve forgotten to bring my bread.” “Never mind, you can have .”
A. some of us B. us some C. some of ours D. some of you
15. We must try our best to stop to pollution a happier life.
A. from living B. to live C. living D. live
16. The following are all traffic signs except .
17. Liu Xiang won the men’s hurdles at the Athens Olympics is the first person in Asia.
A. who; 110-metre B. that; 110-metres
C. /; 110 metres D. /; 110 metre’s
18. useful the information he gave us is!
A. What an B. How an C. What D. How
19. of the teachers in our school is 130; of them are young.
A. a number; two thirds B. the number; most
C. the number; three fourth D. a number; some
20. In the exam, the you are, mistake you’ll make.
A. more careful; the fewer B. more careful; the more
C. more careful; the more D. more carelessly; the fewer
21. “Who told you about Dad’s illness?” “The doctor in .”
A. connection B. turn C. public D. charge
22. My dictionary . I have looked for it everywhere but still it.
A. has lost; don’t find B. is missing; don’t find
C. has lost; haven’t found D. is missing; haven’t found
23. Everything has wrong.
A. go B. come C. gone D. become
24. Great change have in my hometown these years.
A. happened B. taken place C. broke out D. happened to
25. The soldiers the enemy’s attack.
A. put up B. put down C. put off D. put up with
26. Usually carelessness to failure.
A. leads B. happens C. gets D. agrees
27. Trees of this kind are so that they can be seen everywhere.
A. much B. common C. usual D. normal
28. He to lead us the way, which surprised us.
A. supplied B. offered C. provided D. asked
29. When I returned to the classroom, I found my watch .
A. going B. losing C. missing D. missed
30. Mr. Smith us some good on the study of physics.
A. gave; advice B. gave; advices C. made; advice D. made; advices
二、用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空。
1. He is just five feet in (high).
2. My brother likes reading (detect) stories.
3. It is reported that one of the (murder) has been arrested.
4. Her sudden (die) surprised her friends.
5. (obvious), he is telling a lie.
6. The bank was (rob) last night.
7. I am sure that the film is worth (see).
8. The thief was seeing (break) into the house through the window.
9. His father used to smoke very (heavy).
10. Of all the boys, he is the (bright).
三、用括號中所給動詞的正確形式填空。
check, come, confirm, charge, bleed, hear, prove, attack, see, find out, offer
1. It’s said that the police the clues of the crime.
2. They have that the young man was the murderer who the doctor with a knife.
3. The woman that he was at the place where the crime took place.
4. Jack with breaking into Mr Brown’s and stealing much money.
5. The little boy to climb into the room through the window.
6. “ he from his friend?” “Not yet.”
7. Without getting any help, the little boy to death as a result.
8. Can you the answers to the question from the passage?
9. He me the used car for only 100 dollars.
10. I wonder whether he or not.
四、完形填空
Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals 1 they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys, and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that men noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes(類人猿) can understand something 2 than human, one or two of them have learnt 3 words. But they can’t join words to make sentences. They can’t think 4 us because they have 5 language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has 6 build a modern world because he has language. 7 child can speak his own language very well he is four or five, 8 no animal learns to speak. 9 do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. 10 happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he was a brain.
( )1. A. after B. if C. before D. because
( )2. A. quickly B. quicklier C. more quickly D. quicker
( )3. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
( )4. A. as B. about C. like D. over
( )5. A. not B. a C. no D. some
( )6. A. to able to B. be able to C. able to D. been able to
( )7. A. Each B. Every C. One D. All
( )8. A. or B. so C. and D. but
( )9. A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
( )10. A. Where B. When C. What D. How
答案與提示
一、1. D help sb. with sth. 的用法
2. D neither指三者中一個都不是。neither指倆者中一個也不；both指倆個都；a;;指三個或三個以上都
3. B 此處表示轉折。
4. A 事故發生時天正在下雨，所以用過去進行時。
5. C 表示努力查找。
6. C 日常用語。
7. B 倒裝句。If引導條件狀語從句，主句用一般將來時。
8. D 冠詞用法。
9. A must表示推測，意思爲“一定，準是”，可能性很大。can表示可能小。mustn’t表示“不允許，禁止”。can’t表示“不可能”或“可能”。
10. B tell sb. not to do sth. 的被動語態形式。
11. A 固定詞組的用法。
12. D 建立，開放
13. B whether引導賓語從句。
14. C 雙重名詞所有格，表示我們的麪包中的一些。
15. B 此處不能理解成固定詞組stop sb. from doing sth.的用法。應理解成用不定式表示目的。
16. B 這個標誌表示“朝上放置”的意思。
17. A 劉翔是亞洲第一人。who引導定語從句修飾Liu Xiang。
18. D the information he give us是主語。
19. B the number表示數量。作主語時，謂語應用單數形式。most指代老師。
20. C 從邏輯上理解。越不小心，錯的越多。
21. D charge用作名詞，作“管理；負責；責任”講。in charge“負責”，in connection“取得聯繫”，in turn“輪流”，in public“當衆”。
22. D find通過搜索、體驗、努力“找到，發現某人或某物”。
23. C go作連繫動詞，意爲“變成；變得（表示主語由一種狀態變成另一種狀態，通常表示不好的變化）。”往往用於以下短語：go bad, go hungry, go mad, go wrong, go straight等等。
24. B take place不及物動詞，無被動語態，表示必然性的“發生”或指佈置、策劃好的某事而後舉行。
25. A put up sth.是固定短語，意思是“(在戰鬥、比賽等中)進行(抵抗、鬥爭等)”。
26. A lead to“導致”的意思。
27. B 該題考查詞義辨析。本句意思是“這種樹如此常見以致於到處都能見到。”tree是可數名詞不能由much修飾，故排除A，common指“常見的”，usual常指“習慣的”，normal表示“正常的，平常的”，故選B。
28. B offer to do是“主動做某事”的意思，其他動詞沒有這樣的搭配。
29. C 表示“丟失”，要用missing或lost，而不能用missed或losing。
30. A advice表示“建議”時是不可數名詞，沒有複數形式；表示“提建議”要用動詞give而不用make。
二、1. height 2. detective 3. murderers 4. death 5. Obviously
6. robbed 7. seeing 8. breaking 9. heavily 10. brightest
三、1. are checking 2. confirmed, had attacked 3. proved
4. was charged 5. was seen 6. Has; heard 7. bled
8. find out 9. offered 10. will come
四、1. D 表示原因。
2. C 比較。
3. B 從後文理解，應當是猿人知道一些單詞。
4. C 不能像人類一樣思考。
5. C 因爲猿人沒有語言。
6. D be able to有各種時態，此處應用現在完成時。
7. C 指小孩這一類人。
8. D 表示轉折。小孩能學說話，但是動物卻不能。
9. A 此處表示一種方式，怎樣學說話。
10. C happen的主語應是sth.。
