6. We may be able to take measures before it is too late.

before 的译法

5. We human beings could not survive without all plants and animals around us.　　 表双重否定

4. The cell phone helps her do whatever she wants to do.

whatever 引导的名词从句

3. The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or what we are doing.

no matter + 疑问词引导的让步状语从句

2. I don't dare to use the phone in school.　 dare 的用法

1. Cell phones, or mobile phones make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.　 it 作形式宾语的用法

10. What he has done is far from ____. (2000 上

　　 海)

　　 A. Satisfactory　　 B. satisfied

　　 C. satisfaction　　 D. satisfy

　　 [解析] 选A　 far from“远远不是”，后常跟形容词短

语。far from (being) satisfactory 意为“离满意还差得远”。

类似的说法还有：far from perfect / pleasant / happy /

finished。

9. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder

　　 if you can ____ my father. (2005湖北)

　　 A. find out　　 B. pick out

　　 C. look out　　 D. speak out

　　 [解析]选B　 pick out分辨出。

8. Quite a few people used to believe that disaster ____

　　 if a mirror was broken. (2002上海)

　　 A. was sure of striking

　　 B. was sure of having struck

　　 C. was sureto be struck

　　 D. was sure to strike

　　 [解析]选D　 be sure to do 表示说话人认为一定会发

生某事。

7.(　　 ) ____ two exams to worry about, I have to

　　 work really hard this weekend. (2004北京)

　　 A. With　　 B. Besides

　　 C. As for　　 D. Because of

　　 [解析]选A “with + 宾语 + 宾补”常表示原因或理

由。句意为：由于对两次考试担心，这个周末我不得不非

常刻苦地学习。because of也表示原因，但后面不能带宾

补。