题目内容
It was with great joy the couple found their missing son after 18 years.
- A.when
- B.that
- C.what
- D.which
试题分析:通过分析句子结构,可知这个句子中包含一个强调句。题目中含有It was,出现这样的结构,首先要考虑它是不是强调句。如果把这种句型结构划掉后,应该是一个完整无缺的句子;这也是判断强调句型与其它从句的方法。假设它是强调句,去掉it was和空格处,剩下的句子经过调整变成the couple found their missing son with great joy after 18 years.是一个完整的句子,所以是强调句型。强调句的结构It is/was+被强调部分 + that + 句子的其他成分,如果被强调的部分是人,可以用who代替that,所以选B。
考点:强调句的考查
点评:结合近几年有关高考题的特点,将其变化形式归纳如下:强调句型的一般疑问句形式。一. 句式特征:Is/ Was it +被强调部分+ that…; 二、 结合特殊疑问词构成特殊疑问句形式。句式特征:特殊疑问词+is/was it that…? 三、 强调句型的反意疑问句形式。句式特征为:It is/was+被强调部分+that…,isn’t / wasn’t it?四、强调句型的感叹句形式。句式特征为:what/ how … it is (that) +主语+谓语!
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no,” criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. “Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,” intoned the operator. “That’s spelled ‘P’ as in…” In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.
An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity(节俭)was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen—and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,” No harm, Daniel,” she said. “Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying… “and bring in the other one.”
A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives. |
B.Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively. |
C.Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face. |
D.Humor makes fun of any difficult situations. |
A.Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences. |
B.To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means. |
C.People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness. |
D.Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs. |
A.the son had to cook another turkey for the guests |
B.she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner |
C.some other dish would be served instead of a turkey |
D.the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned |
Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.post B.pressure C.paid D.negotiating E.abandon F.balance G.average H.entitled I.increasingly J.reluctantly |
The good news is that women are __1__moving into middle management, but a handful are to top executives. The higher their position, the harder it is to __2__family and career. A 38-year-old woman who graduated from the National school of Administration remembers that when she took a senior __3__in a ministry, her male colleagues assured her,” you are one of us, one of the guys”. But when she became a mother, she found it difficult to stick to age-old traditions of being a housewife. Meanwhile, she couldn’t follow the office schedule. “It was too much__4__ to have long lunches and late-night meetings.”, she said.
For those who want to balance family with a job, France is a heaven. Women marry later, on __5__, than in America - at age 25. They stay in the workforce, and part-time jobs are easy to find. Maternity(孕产) benefits are generous, with over six months of __6__ leave. Women who’ve raised three or more children are __7__to get a state-funded pension, and the quality of publicly funded education for children is high.
French businesswomen dress elegantly, argue intelligently and play hardball at the __8__table. They show their wit, intellect, ability to make puns and understanding of politics, history and literature. Unlike most American female executives who dress conservatively in a dark, not particularly flattering suit, with no jewelry and little makeup, Frenchwomen see no need to __9__femininity(妇女特质) and elegance in the business world. They prefer soft colors, stylish clothes, silk scarves, light makeup, and simple but elegant jewelry.