高中英语辅导:高考在线例证模块(2)Unit 4
1. She turned round and there was an antelope with a sad face looking at her.
解析:with的复合结构即with+宾语+宾补结构中,宾补的形式有现在分词、过去分词、动词不定式、形容词、副词、介词短语和名词。在句子中作伴随、原因状语等。
He went along the street, with his eyes watching the windows. 他走在大街上眼望着橱窗。
He is studying with the door closed. 他在学习,门关着。
He likes sleeping with the light on. 他喜欢开着灯睡觉。
考例: ________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year. (NMET 2000)
A. As B. For C. With D. Through
点拨:答案C。考察with+宾语(production)+宾补(副词短语up by 60%)结构。其他三个选项均构不成此结构。
2. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being.
解析:million, hundred, thousand 等前面有具体数字或several等词时要用单数形式,如果其前没有具体数字且与of搭配表“数以……计的”时,加s。
several hundred 几百,hundreds of 数百,thousands of 数以千计的,millions of 数以百万计的,tens of thousands of 成千上万的,hundreds of thousands of 好几十万的。
考例: ________ people in the world are sending information by E-mail every day. (2001 上海 春)
A. Several million B. Many millions C. Several millions D. Many million
点拨:根据上面的解释选A。
3. In the same way there are animals that have died out more recently and no one knows why.
解析:recently 时间副词, 意思是“近来;最近”,通常与完成时连用。如:
I have been very busy recently. 最近我很忙。
考例:I wonder why Jenny ________ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. (NMET 2002)
A. hasn't written
B. doesn't write
C. won't write
D. hadn't written
点拨:根据上面的解释选A。