英語常考的10個難點解析

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1. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man ___ he was fifteen years ago.

A. Which B. whom C. who D. that

解析：本題考察定語從句的用法。關系代詞在定語從句中做表語時，無論指人還是指物，都只能用that，不用which，且that也可以省略。故選D。

句意：我叔叔多年的辛勤工作使他疲憊不堪。他不再是十五年前的那個人了。

再如：

China is not the country (that) it was. 中國不是從前的那個國家。

Mary is no longer the girl (that) she used to be. 瑪麗不是過去的那個女孩了。

2. It is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. (/57)

A. as B. nor C. but D. like

解析：本題答案是A。本題考察短語not so much A as B，它的意思是“與其說是A，倒不如說是B”，例如：

He is not so much a writer as a reporter.

他與其說是個作家、不如說是個記者。

The boy is not so much slow as careless in learning．

與其說那男孩學東西遲鈍，倒不如說他學習粗心。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.

與其說海洋分開了世界，不如說海洋把世界聯系在一起。

3. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing. (/55)

A. who B. as C. like D. that

解析：本題答案是B。在英語中，adj / adv / n / vi + as + 主語 + 謂語，表示“盡管 ”，相當于though 或者although引導的讓步狀語從句。例如：

Young as he is, he is able.他雖然年輕，卻很能干。

Strange as it may sound, it is true. 盡管聽起來奇怪，但千真萬確。

Child as he is, he does a lot to support the family.

盡管他是個孩子，卻已經幫著持家。（名詞不帶冠詞）

Much as l like you I couldn’t live with you.

我盡管很喜歡你，卻不能和你一起生活。

Try as he would, he couldn’t open the door.

他試過多次，卻仍打不開門。

4. _____ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay. (/54)

A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. However

解析：本題答案是A。whatever 不論，不管，后面跟名詞或一個名詞性從句，表示讓步。如：

The building must be saved, whatever the cost.

不論花多少錢，這幢建筑物必須保存。

Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees.

不管我提什么建議，他都不同意。

相比之下，however adv不管，無論，后面跟一個形容詞或副詞，表示讓步。如：

She has the window open, however cold it is outside.

不管外面多冷，她都開著窗戶。

We’ll have to finish the job, however long it takes.

無論花多長時間，我們都得把這些工作做完。

5. John is ____ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.

A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no so (1998/41)

解析：本題正確答案是A。no less than 。意思是“和 一樣都”，連詞than的前后都是肯定的意思。例如：

She is no less beautiful than her sister.

她的美不遜于他的妹妹。

He is no less active than he used to be.

他和以前一樣活躍。

與之相反的一個短語是no more than，意思是“和 一樣不”，連詞than前后都是否定的意思。例如：

Jenny is no more beautiful than Mary.

詹妮和瑪麗一樣不漂亮。

6. The research requires more money than ____ . (/61)

A. have been put B. has been put in C being put in D to be put in

解析：本題答案是B。than一般引導比較狀語從句，但也可以引導定語從句，than在定語從句中做主語，同時保留“比較”的意思。例如：

He often drinks more wine than is good for his health.

他常常喝酒太多，對身體不好。

The report includes more statistics than are necessary.

這份報告中的數據超出了必要。

The economic situation is more serious than was expected.

經濟形勢比人們預料的要嚴重。

Given their growing importance, the tests have to have better security measures than exist now. (The New York Times, September 20, )

鑒于這些考試越來越重要，它們必須有比目前更加穩妥的安全措施。

7. ____ , I’ll marry him all the same. (/42)

A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor

C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor

解析：本題答案是D。在正式的文體中，如果whether引導的讓步狀語從句中含有is, are，通常用虛擬語氣，即不管任何人稱、時態，一律用動詞原形be。也可省略whether，把be置于主語之前。例如：

She will have my support, whether she be right or wrong.

無論她是對是錯，我都支持她。(= be she right or wrong.)

All magnets behave the same, whether they be large or small.

磁鐵無論大小，其性能都一樣。(= be they large or small.)

但是，這一規則也不是絕對的，也可以看到不用虛擬語氣的，請看美國發行量第一的《今日美國》上的一句話：

Boys and girls have much to learn from one another, whether it’s academic skills, rational styles, or mutual respect. (USA Today, August 20, )

男孩和女孩在很多方面可以互相學習，不管是學習技巧、推理方式還是相互尊敬。

8. AIDS is said ___ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region. (/46)

A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been

解析：本題答案是C。動詞不定式的完成時用在動詞report, say, believe, think, consider, find, acknowledge, understand等動詞的被動式后面，表示在謂語動作之前已經發生的動作。例如：

Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.

據說醫務人員的玩忽職守造成了她的死亡。

The bank is reported in the local newspaper to have been robbed in broad daylight yesterday.

據當地報紙報道，這家銀行昨天在光天化日之下被搶了。

The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.

這種疾病據說起源于熱帶地區。

The president is understood to have left the country.

據悉總統已經離開這個國家。

9. She managed to save ____ she could out of her wages to help her brother. (/47)

A. how little money B. so little money

C. such little money D. what little money

解析：本題答案是D。這是一個what little / few + n 引導的名詞性從句，表示“雖不多，但全部”、“所僅有的”的意思。例如：

What little free time he had was spent with the family.

他僅有的一點空閑時間都是與家人在一起度過的。

I lent her what few books I had on this subject.

我把我僅有的幾本關于這個專題的書都借給了她。

請看美國總統奧巴馬在獲得諾貝爾和平獎的演講中的一句話：

Somewhere today, a mother facing punishing poverty still takes the time to teach her child, scrapes together what few coins she has to send that child to school because she believes that a cruel world still has a place for that child’s dreams.

今天在某些地方，一位母親受盡貧困的折磨，但仍騰出時間來教育她的孩子，擠出她僅有的幾個硬幣將孩子送到學校——因為她認為這個殘酷的世界仍然有孩子實現夢想的地方。

需要指出的是，這個短語中的little, few也可以省略，形成what + n引導的從句，仍表示“雖不多，但全部”、“所僅有的”的意思。例如：

He gave me what money he had about him.

他把他身上僅有的錢都給了我。

I will use what influence I have with the minister in your behalf.

我會竭盡綿薄之力把你推薦給部長。

10. Intellect is to the mind ____ sight to the body. (/45)

A. what B. as C. While D. Even

解析：本題答案是A。本題考察短語A is to B what C is to D。這是英語中一個表示類比的說法固定句型，意思是“A對于B就好像C對于D”。例如：

Air is to us what water is to fish.

空氣之于我們猶如水之于魚。

A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man.

巢對于鳥就好像房子對于人。

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

教育之與心靈，就像雕刻之與大理石。