1.The story is about __________ a boy managed to save a little girl in the
earthquake.
A.how B.what C.which D.that
【翻译】这个故事是关于一个男孩如何在地震中救了一个小女孩。
[考点]介词后面宾语从句中的连接词的用法
【精析】A 本题考察宾语从句中连词的用法。①介词后面连接词原则上不用 that。②介词后面可以加名词或代词作用的从句, 注意从句和介词之间的搭配关系就可以了。
2. The heart is ________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
A.not much
B.much more
C.no more
D.not so
【翻译】心脏和胃一样,都不具有智慧,因为它们都由大脑来控制。
[考点]比较状语从句题
【精析】C no more…than…意为“和……一样不……”;not much和not so不能用于此句结构,和than无法搭配;much more意为“比……得多,更加”,不符合句意。
3.—Maggie had a wonderful time at the party? — , and so did I.
A.So she hadB.So had sheC.So she didD.So did she
【翻译】———玛吉在 宴会上过得很愉快吗? ———她的确过得很愉快,我也是。
[考点]省略句题
【精析】C 此处空白处表示强调,应用“so + 主语 + 谓语”结构,did 替代了 had a wonderful time。
4. Only after the storm was over____ .
A.could we start off
B.we could start off
C.had we started off
D.we had started off
【翻译】只有在暴风 雨停了以后,我们才能出发。
[考点]倒装句题
【精析】A 当“ only + 状语”位 于句首时,主句应用倒装结构;再根据句子的时 态,可知 A 项为正确答案。
5. The machine ________ old cars into blocks of scrap metal.
A.compresses
B.delivers
C.confines
D.composes
【翻译】那台机器把旧汽车压成了大块废金属。
[考点]动词词义辨析题
【精析】A compress意为“压缩”,符合题意。deliver意为“发送,送出”;confine意为“限制,禁闭”;compose意为“组成”,常用搭配为be composed of,意为“由……组成”。