题目内容
all his courage, he invited the lady to get off the train with him.
| A.Being gathered | B.Gathered | C.To gather | D.Gathering |
D
解析试题分析:句意:他鼓足了勇气,邀请那位女士和他一同下火车。gather的逻辑主语是he,存在主谓关系,所以用现在分词形式表主动。故选D.
考点:非谓语动词用法
点评:本题重在理解非谓语动词的用法,非谓语动词是高考语法点的重中之重。把握好以下的知识:to do 表目的、将来;doing 表主动、伴随;done表被动、完成。同时答题步骤为:1.判断是否为非谓语动词,看是否有连词。2.找逻辑主语。3.判断逻辑主语与非谓语动词的关系。4.看是否非谓语动词动作发生在主句谓语动作之前,如果是之前,就用完成式的形式。
You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司).For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets.
In its golden time, MGM stood for something.If Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasy.This business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals of the post-war era.It also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.
But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attract.From the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.
For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed Hollywood.MGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift away.Throughout the sixties, MGM's decline set in.Things went from bad to worse.In 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own films.Since then, the Lion's roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).
How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releases.This was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class films.Yet last year its total output was three.To make it worse, all were co-produced with other studios.And this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.
What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.
【小题1】MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _______.
| A.has more supporters | B.has produced good films |
| C.might be closed down | D.has lost all its assets |
| A.It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion. |
| B.The Internet was a factor causing its decline. |
| C.It only produced three films by itself last year. |
| D.It made a wrong decision for its development. |
| A.The past glories of MGM. | B.The musicals made by MGM. |
| C.The decline of MGM. | D.A historical decision by MGM |
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
【小题1】Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.
| A.they are busy serving food to their children |
| B.they are busy keeping order at the dinner table |
| C.they have to pay more attention to younger children |
| D.they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family |
| A.have to help their parents to serve dinner |
| B.get the least attention from the family |
| C.are often kept away from the dinner table |
| D.find it hard to keep up with other children |
| A.why TV is important in family life |
| B.why parents should keep good order |
| C.why children in small families seem to be quieter |
| D.why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life |
| A.It is important to have the right food for children. |
| B.It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner. |
| C.Parents should talk to each of their children frequently. |
| D.Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner. |
| A.show the relationship between parents and children. |
| B.teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table. |
| C.report on the findings of a study. |
| D.give information about family problems. |