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1. (2015·南京模拟)Do you sometimes ignore loved ones because your life is too fast and busy leaving them ________ whether you really love them?
A. wonder B. to be wondering
C. wondering D. wondered
【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词的用法。句意: 有时你会因为快速和繁忙的生活而忘记你所爱的人, 并让他们疑惑你是否真的还爱他们? 空格处为leave sb. +宾语补足语结构。them与wonder之间为主动关系, 且表示动作正在进行, 故用wondering。
2. Seeing the stranger ________ , the frightened baby couldn’t help ________ crying.
A. burst in; bursting into B. break in; burst into
C. break in; bursting out D. break into; burst out
【解析】选C。考查固定表达。句意: 这个受惊的孩子看到陌生人破门而入, 忍不住大哭起来。burst out/into, break into均可表示“突然……起来”的意思, 区别在于burst into及break into后必须接名词, 而burst out后须接动名词。break in更强调破门而入。故选C。
【加固训练】
When he fell into the pond, I couldn’t help but burst ________ laughter.
A. out B. into C. with D. in
【解析】选B。表示“突然……”时, burst into后常接名词, 而burst out常接动名词; burst with表示“挤满, 充满”; burst in表示“闯入, 打断, 突然出现”, 后面不可接宾语。
3. It is believed that the tight employment market has forced job seekers to ________ whatever work is available.
A. take up B. take down
C. take off D. take on
【解析】选A。句意: 人们相信, 紧张的就业市场已经迫使求职者从事能找到的任何工作岗位。take up占据, 从事; take down取下, 拆掉, 记下; take off起飞, 脱下, 离开, 突然成功; take on承担, 呈现。故选A。
4. The passengers were ________ in the traffic congestion which resulted from the accident ahead.
A. held out B. held back
C. held up D. held on
【解析】选C。句意: 乘客由于前面的车祸导致的交通堵塞而被阻挡在路上。hold out坚持; hold back隐瞒; hold up阻隔, 阻挡; hold on继续。故选C。
5. (2015·盐城模拟)As we know, nothing can be equal to the ________ of parents for their children in the world.
A. appreciation B. participation
C. invitation D. affection
【解析】选D。句意: 众所周知, 世界上没有东西可以和父母对孩子的爱进行媲美。appreciation欣赏, 感激; participation加入; invitation邀请; affection喜爱, 钟爱。
6. ________ is the power of the Internet that you can get whatever you want in no time. A. So B. This C. That D. Such
【解析】选D。句意: 这就是网络的力量, 你可以立刻得到你想要的。such位于句首, 表示“这就是……”。
【加固训练】
________ great is the power of the Internet that you can get whatever you want in no time.
A. So B. This C. That D. Such
【解析】选A。修饰形容词great要用副词so。本句是倒装句, 还原后为: The power of the Internet is so great that you can get whatever you want in no time. 。
7. The reason ________ he felt frustrated was ________ he lost his MP4.
A. why; that B. that; why
C. why; because D. that; because
【解析】选A。句意: 他沮丧的原因是他丢了他的MP4。The reason why. . . is/was that. . . ……的原因是……。why he felt frustrated是定语从句修饰the reason; that he lost his MP4是表语从句。故选A。
【加固训练】
________ he felt frustrated was ________ he lost his MP4.
A. Why; that B. That; why
C. Why; because D. That; because
【解析】选A。句意: 他沮丧的原因是他丢了他的MP4。why he felt frustrated是主语从句; that he lost his MP4是表语从句。故选A。
8. (2015·江淮十校联考)We should move on bravely on our life journey ________ difficulty we meet with.
A. though B. unless
C. however D. whatever
【解析】选D。句意: 在人生的旅途中, 无论会遇到什么样的困难, 我们都应该勇敢前行。though尽管; unless除非; however无论怎样; whatever无论什么, 修饰名词difficulty, 符合语境, 而however要修饰形容词或副词。
【拓展延伸】 whatever的用法
(1)whatever作连接代词, 意为“无论什么, 不管什么”, 连接宾语从句、主语从句。
They eat whatever they can find.
他们能找到什么就吃什么。
You can take whatever you like.
你喜欢什么就拿什么吧。
(2)whatever作连接形容词, 意为“无论什么样的”。应当注意, 此用法的whatever必须同被其修饰的词一起放在从句前引导从句。I can do whatever work I can find.
我可以做我能找到的任何工作。
Whatever difficulties we meet, we can work them out.
无论遇到什么困难, 我们都能解决它们。
(3)whatever与whichever的区别。
这两个词的意思不同, whatever意为“无论什么, 凡是……的事物”; whichever意为“无论哪个, 无论哪些”。
You should wear whichever dress suits you best.
哪件衣服最适合你穿, 你就应该穿哪件。
I’ll do whatever you ask me to do.
你叫我做什么, 我就做什么。
(4)whatever与no matter what的区别。
no matter what只能引导状语从句, 但whatever既可引导状语从句, 还可引导名词性从句。
Don’t trust him, no matter what he says.
无论他说什么, 都别信。
We will be grateful for whatever amount you can afford. 无论你买得起多少, 我们都很感激。
Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you.无论你走到哪里, 无论你做什么, 我都会在这儿等你。
