回顧知識夯實基礎

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回顧知識夯實基礎

□高德勝

時間如梭，眨眼間到了期末，老師特意為大家準備了一道“知識回顧”盛宴，祝大家在期末考試中取得好成績。

1. too much/ too many/ much too

There is too much water these days.這幾天雨水太多了。Eating　 too　 much　 is bad　 for your ___________ ______ ________________ health.吃得太多對健康有害。It’s much too hot in summer here.這里的夏天太熱了。He has too many questions to ask ___________ ______ ________________ you.他有太多的問題要問你。too much 太多much too 太too many 太多修飾不可數名詞，意為“太多”修飾動詞修飾形容詞或副詞修飾可數名詞

【考考你1】The new kind of machine is________dear. I don’t have________money to buy it.

A. too much；much tooB. much too；too much

C. much too；too manyD. too many；too much

2. thanks for/ thanks to

thanks to為介詞詞組，意思是“多虧；由于；因為（含義相當于because of）”.如：Thanks to your help，we finished the work in time.由于你的幫助，我們及時完成了工作。

thanks for表示“因……而感謝”，其中的thanks為復數名詞，介詞for指原因，后接名詞、代詞或動詞的ing形式。如：Thanks for your help.謝謝你的幫助。Thanks for inviting me.謝謝你的邀請。

【考考你2】Thanks________the teacher’s help，I passed the exam. Thanks________helping me.

A. for；forB. for；toC. to；toD. to；for

3. have problems（in）doing sth.

have problems（in）doing sth.是固定結構，意為“做某事有問題/麻煩”。如：

If you have problems finding the way to the bus stop，you can ask the police for help.如果你找去車站的路有困難，你可以向警察求助。

【考考你3】—Do you have any difficulty in________English？

—Yes，but I try to make myself understood.

A. to speak B. speaking C. spoke D. speaks

4. used to do sth./ be used to do sth./ be used to doing sth.

used to意為“過去常常”，其后跟動詞原形，表示過去的習慣、經常發生的動作或狀態。如：

He used to be a teacher in our school.他曾經是我們學校的一位老師。

be used to doing sth.表示“習慣于做某事”，其中to是介詞，后接名詞或動名詞。如：The old man and his wife have been used to living a simple life.這對老夫婦已經過慣了簡樸的生活。

be used to do sth.表示“被用來做某事”。如：This computer is used to control all the machines.這臺電腦是用來控制所有機器的。

【考考你4】Maria________watch TV，but now she________listening to music.

A. used to；is used toB. is used to；used to

C. used to；used toD. is used to；is used to

（2015黔西南）

5. at the age of

at the age of是介詞短語，后面接數詞，意為“在……歲時”，相當于when sb. was... years old。如：At the age of five，she could play the piano.她在五歲時就會彈鋼琴了。

【考考你5】At the age of eighteen，he joined the army.（改為同義句）

________he________eighteen years old，he joined the army.

6. take after

take after表示（外貌或行為）像，相當于be similar to，其中after是介詞，其后常接名詞或代詞等作賓語。如：To my surprise，she doesn’t take after her mother.令我驚奇的是，她長得一點也不想她媽媽。

【辨析】take after/ look like

意為“外貌或行為像”，尤指因有血緣關系而相像。意為“看上去像……”，多指外貌，可指人或物。take after look_ like

【考考你6】Jack takes after his father. They’re both tall and strong.（選出與劃線部分意義最接近的解釋）

A. take care ofB. feels excited about

C. looks likeD. waits for

（2014云南）

7. as soon as

as soon as意為“一……就……”，引導時間狀語從句，強調兩個動作幾乎是同時發生的。如果主句用將來時或為祈使句，從句須用一般現在時代替將來時。如：I will tell you as soon as he comes back.他一回來我就告訴你。

【考考你7】Jim will help with the housework________he gets home after school.

A. sinceB. whileC. as soon asD. when

8. It’s +adj. +for sb. to do sth.

It’s +adj. +for sb. to do sth.表示“對于某人來說做某事是……的”。It作形式主語，真正的主語是后面的動詞不定式。在該句型中，形容詞往往是表示客觀的詞，如easy，hard，important或impossible等。如：It’s important to lie down in bed for some time.臥床休息一段時間是重要的。

【拓展】It’s + adj.+ of sb. to do sth.表示“某人做某事是……的”。其中的形容詞一般用來說明人的性格、特征或品質。如：nice，good，right，wrong，kind，careful，polite等。如：It’s very kind of you to help me.你能幫我真是太好了。

【考考你8】It’s very excited________me________to such music.

A. of；to listenB. for；listening

C. for；listenD. for；to listen

參考答案：1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. When，was 6. C 7. C 8. D