pressure to compete|listen to sb do|have sb do|felt like|shouldn't have done|spring up|in honour of|not more than|much as|

The pressure to compete causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts then under a constant emotional strain.

竞争的压力使美国人精力充沛，但同时也使他们不断处于情感压抑之下。

We then listened to the boy ________ the lessons written on the blackboard.

 A. to read

 B. reads

 C. to reading

 D. read

listen to是感官动词，后面的不定式省略to，所以选D:

My sister's professor had her ________ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.

 A. rewritten

 B. to rewrite

 C. rewrite

 D. rewriting

题目解析

考查非谓语动词。此句意思是：我姐姐的教授让她将其论文在上交给委员会前重写了许多次。have为使役动词，让某人做某事的表达方式为have sb do sth，动词不定式省略to，所以选C。

to want to do something that you do not do

真想做（未做之事）

He was so rude I felt like slapping his face.他这么无礼，我真想掴他的脸。

shouldn't have done表示本不应做但做了，有责备的意思：

You shouldn't have done so. If might be very serious.

你不应该这么做。可能问题会很严重的。

do为动词原形，而dare为情态动词，没有单数第三人称dares形式，：

How dare he do things to you like that?

PHRASAL VERB 突然出现;突然产生If something springs up, it suddenly appears or begins to exist.

New theatres and arts centres sprang up all over the country.

新的剧院和艺术中心突然在全国各地涌现出来。

将来完成进行时表示动作从某一时间开始一直延续到将来某一时间，所以选C。

They ________ a holiday last week.

 A. are having

 B. have had

 C. will have been having

 D. have been having

Mike's uncle insists ________ in this hotel.

 A. staying not

 B. not to stay

 C. that he would not stay

 D. that he not stay

题目解析

考查宾语从句。此句意思为：麦克的叔叔坚持说自己没待在旅馆。主语是Mike's uncle，谓语是insists，that引导宾语从句，在从句中不作成分，不能省略，有意义，insist引导宾语从句要用虚拟语气should (not)+动词原形，should可以省略，所以选D。

Today the public is much concerned about the way ________.

 A. nature is being ruined

 B. which nature is ruined

 C. on which to ruin nature

 D. of nature to be ruined

题目解析

考查定语从句。此句意思为：如今社会更加关注自然被摧毁的方式。从句完整形式为nature is being ruined in the way，way作先行词，后面要用in which，意思是用哪些方法，习惯用法in which可以同时省略，所以选A。

先行词既有有人又有物，只能用that，所以选A。：

They are talking about things and persons ________ they knew when they were young.

 A. that

 B. which

 C. who

 D. whom

Washington, a state in the United States, was named in honour ofone of the greatest American presidents.

华盛顿，美国的一个州，是以美国最伟大的总统命名的。

He gave me a skeptical look, as though I were trying to give him thehard sell.

他用怀疑的眼光看着我，好像我是在有意哄他似的。

used to emphasize

 how small an amount is

至多，不超过，仅仅

There are beautiful mountains not more than ten minutes' driveaway.开车不超过10分钟，就能看见峻秀的山脉。

主语后有as well as（以及）等构成的短语修饰时，谓语动词仍与短语前的主语保持一致，可构成这类短语的有with，along/together with（跟……一起），besides/except/but（除外），in addition to（除外），including（包括）， like（如），rather than（而不是）， without（没有）

The girl as well as his parents ________ a bike.

 A. are having

 B. have

 C. have had

 D. has

even though.

"much as I had enjoyed my adventure it was good to be back"

—What do you need?

—Two dollars ________ all I need.

 A. being

 B. have been

 C. is

 D. are

题目解析

考查主谓一致。此句意思为：——你需要些什么？——我就需要两美元。表示金钱等词语作主语时，其意义若是指总量应看作单数，是一个整体，谓语动词用单数，所以选C。

More than one answer ________ to the question.

 A. had given

 B. were given

 C. has been given

 D. have been given

题目解析

考查主谓一致。此句意思为：这个问题有不止一个答案。more than one+名词作主语时，谓语动词常用单数，且此句没有强调过去时，用一般现在时即可，所以选C。

Be sure to write to us, ________?

 A. will you

 B. aren't you

 C. can you

 D. mustn't you

题目解析

考查祈使句。此句意思为：一定要写信给我们，好吗？此题为祈使句的反意疑问句，祈使句反意疑问句的助动词用will，所以选A。

—Wasn't it Dr. Wang who spoke to you just now?

— ________.

 A. I didn't know he was

 B. Yes, it was

 C. No, he wasn't

 D. Yes, he did

题目解析

考查强调句。此句意思是：——刚刚和你说话那个人不是王医生吗? ——是的，他不是。反意疑问句中，如果回答是肯定的，用yes，反之用no。问句这是一个强调句。强调句的结构是：It was+that+其他成分。在这里，it做主语，强调主语，

所以回答也应该用Yes, it was，或No, it wasn't，所以选B。

Nobody seemed to be surprised at the news. They must have known it, ________?

 A. haven't they

 B. mustn't they

 C. needn't they

 D. didn' they

题目解析

考查反意疑问句。此句意思是：似乎没有人对这个消息感到惊讶。他们一定知道了，不是吗？主语是第三人称复数，后面有情态动词must，反义疑问句的助动词应用情态动词后面的谓语动词，所以选择A。

 正确答案是: A

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