Unit 1
1. There will be more/fewer people. 將會有更多/更少的人。
[點睛] there be結構的一般將來時形式為:there will be或there is/are going to be,其中be不能改為have。
[鏈接] There ____ a talk show on CCTV-4 at nine this evening. (2007河北省)
A. will have B. is going to be C. is going to haveD. is having
[解析] 此題考查there be結構的一般將來時形式。故答案選B。
2. But I think there will be fewer trees. 但我認為樹會更少。
[點睛] fewer是few的比較級,與可數名詞連用,意為“更少”。
[鏈接] This English newspaper is very easy for the students because there are ____ new words in it. (2007重慶市)
A. littleB. a littleC. fewD. a few
[解析] 該句意為“這份英語報紙對學生來說很容易,因為里面幾乎沒有生詞。”word是可數名詞,用few修飾,故答案選C。
3. As a reporter, I think I will meet lots of interesting people. 作為一名記者,我想我將遇到許多有趣的人。
[點睛] lots of 意為“許多”,既可以用來修飾可數名詞,又可以用來修飾不可數名詞,相當于a lot of/many/much。
[鏈接] The East Lake has become very dirty. Lots of fish have died. (2005黃岡市)
A. A lot B. Many C. Lot ofD. Much
[解析] fish 作“魚”講時是可數名詞,單復數形式相同,由謂語動詞have可知句中的fish是可數名詞,因此應用many。故答案選B。
4. …, because I don’t like living alone. 因為我不喜歡獨居。
[點睛] alone 意為“單獨地;獨自地”,是副詞,在句中只能作表語或狀語,不能作定語。lonely 意為“孤獨的;寂寞的”,是形容詞,在句中可以作表語和定語。
[鏈接] The old woman lives ____, but she never feels ____. (2005青海省)
A. lonely; aloneB. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely
[解析] 作狀語時要用alone, 作表語可以用alone, 也可以用lonely。故答案選B。
5. My life will be a lot better than it is now! 我的生活將會比現在好得多!
[點睛] 為了表示比較的程度,比較級前面可以用much, a lot, even, still, a little 等詞語來修飾。
[鏈接] Guo Yue did quite ____ at the World Table Tennis Championship(錦標賽), but Zhang Yining did even ____. (2005陜西省)
A. better; well B. well; wellC. well; betterD. better; better
[解析] quite 用來修飾形容詞、副詞的原級,even用來修飾形容詞、副詞的比較級。故答案選C。
6. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people, … 科學家們正在努力使機器人看起來像人類……
[點睛] “make sb./sth.+動詞原形”意為“使某人(某物)做某事”。
[鏈接] This photo often makes me ____ of my teachers in the primary school.
(2007吉林省)
A. think B. to think C. thinks D. thinking
[解析] make sb./sth. 后要接省去to的動詞不定式作賓語補足語。故答案選A。
7. In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, … 將來,到處會有更多的機器人……
[點睛] everywhere 意為“到處”,相當于here and there。
[鏈接] Green trees and colorful flowers can be seen everywhere in my hometown.
(2005海南省)
A. here and thereB. over there C. anywhere D. somewhere
[解析] everywhere相當于here and there。故選A。
[跟蹤小測試]
1. ——There ____ a concert this evening.
——Yeah. Exciting news!(2005福州市)
A. are going to beB. is going to beC. is going to haveD. will have
2. We can do the work better with ____ money and ____ people. (2006資陽市)
A. less, fewerB. fewer, lessC. less, lessD. fewer, fewer
3. Jack is very funny. He always makes us ____. (2005長春市)
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughs
4. ——Are you afraid of ____ at home, Linda?
——No. I’ve grown up. (2006蘭州市)
A. aloneB. being aloneC. lonely D. being lonely
5. I’ll have a meeting in Shanghai tomorrow.Would you mind ____ the time for all the flights to Shanghai for me? (2006南寧