5. All the employees except the manager ____ to
work online at home. (2004 广东)
A. encourages B. encourage
C. is encouraged D. are encouraged
[解析]选D 本题考查主谓一致与时态，本句的主
语是employees。
4. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found
____ in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking
C. to smoke D. smoked
[解析]选B 这道题考查find的用法，动词find后
面经常跟形容词、现在分词、过去分词、介词短语作宾语补
足语，跟现在分词和过去分词的区别在于：前者表示主动
和动作持续进行，后者表示被动和动作已经完成，当主语
十谓语+宾语+宾语补足语变为被动语态时，宾语补足语
就成为主语补足语。
3. For the sake of her daughter's health, she
decided to move to a warm ____.
A. weather B. temperature
C. season D. climate
[解析]选D 这道题考查几个名词的用法，句意是
“为了女儿的健康，她决定搬迁到气候比较温暖的地方
去”，weather泛指气候或天气，是不可数名词，而climate
则强调某个地区的天气或气候。
2. ____ 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 本题考查with结构的用法，在句中
with结构作状语．
1. -- Do you like ____ here?
-- Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of
life. Everything is so nice. (NMET 2004)
A. this B. these
C. that D. it
[解析]选D 本题考查it的特殊用法，it在这里指
模糊的情形、环境、状况。其余代词指具体事物、
4. -- What is your new teacher like?
-- ____.
A. She likes singing'
B. She doesn't like sports
C. She seems very kind to us
D. She's fallen ill
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3.-- What do you think of the picture ____
left?
-- I must say it is really very good.
A. of B. on C. in D. at
2. -- Ann has ____; you can't trust her with any
secrets.
-- Really? Then I will be more careful next time.
A. quick mouth B. big mouth
C. a poor mouth D. a big mouth
1. There are many islands ____ the northwest coast
of Scotland, which lies ____ the north of Eng-
land.
m. to; on B. on; to
C. off; in D. off; to
5. ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought
cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the
forest. (2004 上海)
A. Not only they brought
B. Not only did they bring
C. Not only brought they
D. Not only they did bring
[交际速成]
[考点1]Describing people描述人物
(2005北京东城)
-- Do you like Nack?
Yes, Nack is good, kind, hard-working and intelli-
gent; ____, I can't speak too highly of him.
A. as a result B. in a word
C. by the way D. on the contrary
[答案与解析]B 本题考查在描述人物的语境中短语
的正确使用。根据所提供的情景“ Ican't speak too
highly of him.”(我无论怎么称赞他都不为过)可判断
B项符合语境。
[归纳]当描述人物时．英语中常见表达方式有：
① She seems to me to be the kind of woman who...
② The impression she makes on me is...
③ I think she is the kind of person who--.
④ She could be...
⑤ She looks as if...
⑥ She might be...
⑦ You can see that...
⑧ People like her.-.
⑨ She doesn't seem'"
⑩ It is (not) like him to do...
他做某事(不)与他这个人的风格相称。例如：
It was just Iike him to think of himself first. 凡事都先
考虑他自己，这就是他的作风。
[考点2]Describing location and direction 描述方位和方
向
-- Can you tell me about Shanghai, l.iu Mei?
-- Of course. Shanghai lies ____ the west of the Pa
cific Ocean, where you can't find many islands
____ the coast.
A. on; off B. to; along
C. in; off D. on; along
[答案与解析]A本题考查描述方位和方向的正确表
达方法。on the west of，在……的西面(强调接壤)，Dff
the (east) coast 在(东部)沿海，所以A项正确。
[归纳]英语中描述方位和方向的表达方式有：
① It is / lies in the north / south / east / west of...它位
于……的北部／南部／东部／西部(表在某范围内)
② It is / lies to the north / south / east / west of...它
位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表在某范围之
外)
③ It is / lies on the north / south / east / west of... 它
位于……的北面／南面／东面／西面／(表接壤)
④ It is / lies in the northern / sourhern / eastern /
western part of…
⑤ It's / lies in the northeastern／northwestern / south-
eastern / southwestern Sichuan…
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