9. (2015·杭州模拟)He sets us so difficult a problem ________ we couldn’t work out.
A. that B. as C. which D. why
【解析】选B。考查定语从句。句意: 他给我们出了一个我们无法解答的难题。as引导了一个定语从句, 固定结构为such. . . . as. . . . 先行词为a problem, 在定语从句中充当work out的宾语。
【加固训练】
(2015·杭州模拟)He sets us so difficult a problem ________ we couldn’t work it out.
A. that B. as C. which D. why
【解析】选A。考查结果状语从句。句意: 他给我们出了一个如此困难的试题, 以至于我们没有解答出来。此处为so. . . that结构。
【拓展延伸】
(1)so/such. . . that. . . 引导结果状语从句, 意为“如此……以至于”, 在非正式英语中, so或that有时可以省去。
①The train was so full that I could hardly turn around.
火车上人太多, 我几乎转不过身来。
②The wind was(so)strong that he could hardly move forward.
风刮得如此猛烈, 以至于他几乎寸步难行。
③He made such an excellent speech(that)everyone admired him. 他发表了一篇如此精彩的演讲, 以至于每个人都钦佩他。
(2)so. . . that与such. . . that的区别
so+
such+
①She is so honest a woman that everybody trusts her.
=She is such an honest woman that everybody trusts her.
她是如此诚实的一个女人, 每个人都信任她。
②It’s such nice weather that I don’t like to stay at home.
天气这么好, 我不想待在家里。
③We can’t finish so much work in such a short time.
我们在这么短的时间内完不成这么多的工作。
注意: little译作“小的”时, 常用such修饰。
He is such a little boy that his parents often teach him something.
他是个非常小的男孩, 他的父母经常教他一些东西。
10. Faced with ________ challenges, you should believe that your courage is what makes ________ difference.
A. the; / B. the; a C. /; a D. /; /
【解析】选C。考查冠词。句意: 面对挑战, 你应该相信你的勇气是很有影响的。第一个空不填, 这里是复数表泛指“挑战”, 第二个空填a, make a difference有影响, 起作用。
11. (2015·杭州模拟)We must help people to find houses outside the city, but ________ , we must remember that some city people want to remain where they are.
A. virtually B. equally
C. definitely D. naturally
【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。句意: 我们必须帮助人们在城外找到房子, 但是, 同样地, 我们也必须记住一些城市居民想要待在他们住的地方。virtually实际上, 事实上; equally同样地, 平等地; definitely明确地, 肯定地; naturally自然地。从句意可知前后内容是同等重要的。
12. (2015·绍兴模拟)Many kind-hearted people ________ the Disaster Relief Fund to help the people in the earthquake-stricken area.
A. devote to B. attend toC. contribute to D. lead to
【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 许多热心的人向赈灾基金会捐款, 来帮助震区的那些人。devote to致力于; attend to照料; contribute to为……作贡献, 捐献; lead to导致。
13. (2015·余杭模拟)I didn’t know that he was a cheat, or else I ________ him.
A. should have believed B. shouldn’t believe
C. wouldn’t have believed D. couldn’t believe
【解析】选C。考查虚拟语气。句意: 我不知道他是一个骗子, 否则我就不会相信他了。此处是含蓄的虚拟语气, 是对过去发生过的事情的虚拟。
【加固训练】
If we had taken such effective measures much earlier, the river ________ so seriously now.
A. is not polluted
B. would not be polluted
C. had not been polluted
D. would not have been polluted
【解析】选B。考查虚拟语气的用法。这是一个错综虚拟条件句, 条件句是对过去情况的虚拟, 而主句则是对现在情况的虚拟, 由此可知B项正确。
14. It is requested that the reporter ________ to blame for the wrong report.
A. referring to B. referring to as
C. referred to be D. referred to being
【解析】选C。考查虚拟语气和过去分词作定语。句意: 据要求被提到的记者要为错误的报告受到责备。refer to(提及)和reporter之间是被动关系, 故用过去分词作定语。request要求, It is requested that后加主语从句时从句用虚拟语气, should可以省略; 谓语用be动词原形, 省略should, 所以选C。
15. (2015·宁波模拟)Joan stood outside a shopping mall for a long time, as if ________ somebody.
A. to wait for B. waiting forC. waited for D. having waited for
【解析】选B。考查状语从句的省略。句意: 琼在商场外站了好长时间, 像是在等人。当从句的主语与主句的主语一致时, 从句中的主语和be可省略, 补充完整为as if she was waiting for somebody
