解读单元考点，牵手高频考题

杨　林　汪素文

1． Compare a Chinese festival with a festival from another country. (Page 8)

【考点】 compare的用法

【归纳】 compare ... with ... 意为“把……与……相比”；compare ... to ... 意为“把……比作……”；beyondcompare意为“无与伦比的，不可及的”；compare notes意为“对笔记；交换意见”；(when) compared to / with通常作状语，可以放在句首，也可放在句末，意为“与……相比”；(when) comparing sb. / sth.比较……。

【高考链接】

1)____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.（2004湖北）

A. Compare B. When comparing

C. Comparing D. When compared

2) When____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. （2006浙江）

A. compared B. being compared

C. comparing D. having compared

2． Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. (Page10)

【考点1】 复合形容词作定语

【归纳】 含数字的复合形容词有两种：一种是“数字+单数名词”，另一种是“数字+单数名词+形容词（表示长宽大小等）”。使用这种复合形容词作定语时，数字、名词、形容词之间必须用连字符连接，而且名词要用单数。

【高考链接】

1) It took us quite a long time to get here. It was____ journey.（2005北京春）

A. three-hour B. a three hour

C. a three-hour D. three hours

2) Many students signed up for the____race in the sports meeting to be held next week. （2003上海春）

A. 800-metre-long

B. 800-metres-long

C. 800-metres-length

D. 800-metre-length

【考点2】 现在分词作后置定语

【归纳】现在分词与被修饰的名词构成逻辑上主谓关系, 因此，现在分词带有主动和进行的意义，其作用相当于一个定语从句。

【高考链接】

1) The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket____ the desert.（2006湖南）

A. covering B. covered

C. cover D. to cover

2) The flowers____sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. （2004上海）

A. to smell B. smelling

C. smelt D. to be smelt

3． Many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. (Page10)

【考点】 get的常用短语

【归纳】 get together意为“收集，聚集”； get about意为“旅行，走动，(消息等)传播”； get across意为“使通过，使被了解”；get along意为“相处, 进展, 有起色”；get away意为“逃脱，离开，把……送走”；get away from意为“(使)摆脱, 对……置之不理”； get down意为“(从……)下来, 吞下, 写下, 使沮丧”；get down to意为“开始认真考虑; 着手办理(某事) ”；get in意为“进入，到达，收获， 插入，陷入”；get it意为“了解，懂得，挨骂”； get over意为“爬过，克服，熬过，恢复，原谅”；get round / around意为“到处走动，传播出去”； get through意为“到达，做完，通过， 度过，打通(电话) ”。

【高考链接】

1) Hardly could he____ this amount of work in such a short time. （2007天津）

A. get through B. get off

C. get into D. get down

2) Were going to____with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?（2004 北京春）

A. get in B. get over

C. get along D. get together

3) —The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

—Dont worry. We have already____two thirds of it. （2006四川）

A. got down B. got through

C. given in D. given away

4) We have to____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

（2004湖北）

A. get away B. get across

C. get through D. get in

4． The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture, as well as the new year. (Page 11)

【考点】 as well as作并列连词

【归纳】 as well as用作并列连词，意思是“不但……而且”。as well as后可以跟名词、代词、形容词、介词等。当其连接两个主语时，谓语动词与前者保持人称和数的一致。

【高考链接】

1) The father as well as his three children____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. (2006辽宁)

A. is going B. go

C. goes D. are going

2) E-mail, as well as telephones,____ an important part in daily communication. （1996上海）

A. is playing B. have played

C. are playing D. play

5． We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves and speak for ourselves. (Page 11)

【考点】 介词+反身代词

【归纳】 for oneself意思是“亲自，独自，为自己”； by oneself意思是“独自地，单独地”；of oneself意思是“自动地”；in oneself意思是“本身，本来”；to oneself意思是“供自己用”。

【高考链接】

You will find as you read this book that you just cant keep some of these stories to____. You will want to share them with a friend. （2005湖南）

A. itself B. yourself

C. himself C. themselves

6． We should believe in our family, our people, our teachers and our leaders. (Page 11)

【考点】 should表示“应该，应当”

【归纳】 should表示“应该，应当”时，指有责任或义务做某事，这时它可以和 ought to， be supposed to互换使用。should have done可以表示“本来应该……”，即过去该做某事但实际没有做，其否定式“shouldnt have done”意为“本来不应该……”，这两种结构都带有很强的责备意味。

【高考链接】

1) —I think Ill give Bob a ring.

—You____. You havent been in touch with him for ages. （2006江苏）

A. will B. may

C. have to D. should

2) —Hows your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?

—It____ be, but it is now heavily polluted. （2007全国卷Ⅰ）

A. will B. would C. should D. must

3) —My cats really fat.

—You____ have given her so much food. （2007浙江）

A. wouldnt B. couldnt

C. shouldnt D. mustnt

7． Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.(Page 11)

【考点】 since + 状语从句

【归纳】 since引导原因状语从句时，意为“既然”，常位于句首，相当于now that。引导时间状语从句时，意为“自从”，当从句中谓语动词为瞬间动词时，译作“自从（该动作发生以来）”；如果从句中谓语动词为延续性动词而且是过去时，则译作“自从（该动作停止以来）”。

【高考链接】

That was really a splendid evening. Its years____ I enjoyed myself so much. （2005安徽）

A. when B. that C. before D. since

8． Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year.(Page 11 )

【考点】 动名词短语在句中作主语。

【归纳】 动名词（短语）在句中作主语时，多用来表示泛指或抽象的动作，谓语动词使用单数形式。动名词作主语有如下几种常见情况：

⑴ 直接位于句首做主语。

⑵ 用 it 作形式主语，把动名词(真实主语)置于句尾作后置主语。这种形式通常用于某些形容词或名词之后。常见的能用于这种结构的形容词有：good, better, wonderful, enjoyable, interesting, foolish, difficult, useless, senseless, worthwhile等。

⑶ 用于“There be”结构中。

【高考链接】

1) Its necessary to be prepared for a job interview.____ the answers ready will be of great help. （2005北京）

A. To have had B. Having had

C. Have D. Having

2) —What do you think made Mary so upset？

—____her new bicycle. （1997上海）

A. As she lost B． Lost

C． Losing D． Because of losing

9． Our ancestor celebrated the birth of a son or a daughter by giving away red eggs. (Page 12 )

【考点】 give的常用短语

【归纳】 give away意为“分发，赠送，放弃，泄露，出卖”；give off意为“发出(蒸汽、光等)，长出（枝、杈等）”；give out意为“分发，发出(气味、热等)，发表，用尽，精疲力竭”；give up意为“放弃(念头、希望等)，停止，抛弃，认输，把……送交”；give in意为“投降，屈服，让步，交上，宣布”。

【高考链接】

1) Dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may____ the shocking ending. （2003北京）

A. give away B. give out

C. give up D. give off

2) —Smoking is bad for your health.

—Yes, I know. But I simply cant____. （2002北京春）

A. give it up B. give it in

C. give it out D. give it away