LANGUAGEPOINTS1.Ifyoucouldhavethreeofthesepaintingsonthewallsofyourclassroom,whichwouldyouchoose?[考点]if引导的虚拟条件句与现在事实相反,从句的谓语用一般过去式,主句的谓语用“would/should/could/might+动词原形”。[考例]IfI_____plantodoanythingIwantedto,I’dliketogotoTibetandtravelthroughasmuchofitaspossible.(湖北2005)A.wouldB.couldC.hadtoD.oughtto[点拨]根据句子提供的语境,这是一个与现在事实相反的虚拟语气,if从句的谓语要用一般过去式;再根据句意“要是我能计划做我想做的事,我就……”,选could。2.Artisinfluencedbythecustomsandfaithofapeople.faithn.信任,信仰Ikeptfaithwithhim.我信守了对他的诺言。Hewholosesfaith,losesall.失去信心的人,失去所有。faithfuladj.忠诚的,可靠的havefaithin相信,信任ingoodfaith老实地;诚恳地breakone'sfaithwithsb.对某人不守信用keepfaithwith忠于信仰;守信3.consequently“福斯特先生从未去过中国,所以对中国了解得很少。”MrFosterhasneverbeentoChina.Consequently,heknowsverylittleaboutit.Itrainedthatdayand___thebaseballgamewascalledoff.A.howeverB.stillC.soD.consequentlyD4.DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswastorepresentreligiousthemes.(常与at连用)瞄准;对准n.目标,目的(purpose)adj.aimless无目的,无目标的Heaimedtoswimamile.他的目标是游一英里。Whatisyouraiminlife?你生活的目的是什么?5.Aconventionalartistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnature…adj.(traditional)常规的,通常的,传统的;受俗套束缚的,按习惯办事的,陈旧的,形式上的conventionalweapons常规武器aconventionaldesign传统图案conventionalopinions旧观念Thechairmanmadeafewconventionalremarks.主席说了几句客套话。6.Atypicalpictureatthistimewasfullofreligioussymbols,…typicaladj.典型的;具有代表性的;象征性的(representative)atypicalcharacter典型人物typicalexample典型事例Heisatypicalpupil;heislikemostoftheotherpupils.他是一个有代表性的学生,他和大多数其他学生一样。7.Butitwasevidentthatideaswerechanginginthe13thcentury...adj.evident明白的,明显的(apparent)n.evidence证据;证明Theapplausemadeitevidenttheplaywasahit.掌声显然表明该剧是成功的。It'sevidentthatyouaretired.显然你累了。8.Peoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesandadoptamorehumanisticattitudetolife.1)concentrateon(upon)集中在;专心于concentrateone'sattentionon[upon]把注意力集中在Iconcentrateonthelecture.我专心听讲。2)adoptanidea/anewtechnique.采纳意见;采用新技术adoptachild收为养子9.Theypaidfamousartiststopaint…theirhousesandotherpossessions…possessionn.拥有,占有,所有,着迷,领土,领地,财产(常用复数)possessv.--Hepossessestwocars.他有两辆汽车。--Shepossessessomeinterestingpictures.她有一些有趣的画儿。10.Whenpeoplefirstsawhispaintingstheywereconvincedthattheywerelookingthroughaholeinthewallatarealscene.当人们第一次看到他的画时,还以为是透过墙上的小洞来观察真实的场景,并对此深信不疑。convincevt.使相信;信服;说服HeconvincedmethatIshouldstudylaw.他劝我应该学法律。[点拨]该句是一个复合句,when引导一个时间状语从句,主句为theywereconvinced,且包含一个省略了that的宾语从句。looking后面接了两个介词短语throughahole和atarealscene,inthewall作ahole的后置定语,汉语意为“通过墙上的小洞来观察真实的场景”。[考点]convince意为“使确信;使信服”,可构成convincesb.ofsth./that...[考例]Scientistsareconvinced_____thepossibleeffectoflaughter_____physicalandmentalhealth.(江西2007)A.of;atB.by;inC.of;onD.on;at[点拨]根据搭配beconvincedof...和effecton...可知选C。11.Bycoincidence,oilpaintswerealsodevelopedatthistime…bycoincidence碰巧,由于巧合whatacoincidence!多么凑巧的事情啊!Whatacoincidencetomeetyouhere.真巧在这儿碰到你。Justbycoincidence,Imetmyoldschool-mateagainfiftyyearslater碰巧,50年后我遇到一位老校友。12.Inthelate19th,Europechangedagreatdeal,…agreatdeal,agooddeal用作n./adv.大量的;….得多(跟在比较级后)-Heateagreatdealforsupperyesterday.(n.)-Sheisagreatdealbettertoday.-Shehasagreatdealofexperience.1)昨天晚上他吃了很多。___________________________________2)他跑得比我快得多。_______________________________agreat/gooddealof为形容词,只接不可数名词3)那个项目花费了大量金钱。________________________________theproject.Heateagreatdealforsupperyesterday.Heranagreatdealfasterthanme.Agreatdealofmoneywasspenton修饰可数名词:修饰不可数名词:manyfew/afewagood/greatmanyalarge/great/big/smallnumberofmanya+单数名词morethanone+单数名词muchlittle/alittleagood/greatdealofalargeamountof(谓语动词用单数)largeamountsof(谓语动词用复数)修饰可数和不可数名词:alotof/lotsofplentyofalargequantityof(谓语动词用单数)largequantitiesof(谓语动词用复数)13.Amongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpainting…breakawayfrom…逃走;逃脱,革除(习惯等)Youmustbreakawayfromsuchbadhabits.你必须革除这样的坏习惯。Breakawayfromtheenemyjail.从敌人的监狱逃路。14.shadow--shadeAsthesunset,thebecamelonger.Underthefloodlight,eachplayerinthefootballmatchhasfour.Let’sfindsomeandtakearest.shadowshadowsshade『U』—任何遮住阳光的地方影子15.Ontheonehand,somemodernartisabstract;thatis,thepainterdoesnotattempttopaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,butinsteadconcentratesoncertainqualitiesoftheobject,usingcolour,lineandshapetorepresentthem.[翻译]有些现代艺术是抽象的,也就是说,画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来,而是集中展现物体的某些品质特性,用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈现出来。[点拨]本句中的thatis可以作thatistosay,意为“换句话说”,相当于inotherwords,用于更清楚地解释刚刚说过的话。解释部分是一个由but连接的并列句:前一个分句包含一个as引导的方式状语从句;后一个分句中的usingcolour,lineandshape为动词-ing形式短语作状语。attempt尝试、企图n./v.ThesecondquestionwassodifficultthatIdidn’tevenattemptit.Iattemptedtospeakbutwastoldtokeepquiet.Shemadeanattempttolockthedoor.attempttodo/doing=trytodo/doing1)他试图行走直到摔倒。He______________________________2)他参加过考试,可是失败了。He________________________butfailed.3)我企图说话,可是有人要我安静点。I________________butwastoldtobequiet.attemptedwalkinguntilhefellover.attemptedtheexaminationattemptedtospeak[考点]ontheotherhand意为“另一方面”,引出不同的(尤指对立的)观点。[考例]Iwouldlikeajobwhichpaysmore,but_____IenjoytheworkI’mdoingatthemoment.(浙江2006)A.inotherwordsB.ontheotherhandC.foronethingD.asamatteroffact[点拨]根据but前后的内容可知,前后分句构成的是对比关系,故用ontheotherhand来表示对比。inotherwords意为“换句话说”;foronething意为“一则”,常与foranotherthing连用;asamatteroffact意为“事实上”。I.根据下列各句句意及