It is the first time that... 分句
    在“It is/was/will be the first time that...分句”結(jié)構(gòu)中，當(dāng)主句動(dòng)詞為is/will be時(shí)，that分句動(dòng)詞一律用現(xiàn)在完成體，引導(dǎo)詞that可以省略。例如：
    It is the first time I've been here.
    Don't forget, it'll be the first time I've spoken in public.
    當(dāng)主句動(dòng)詞為was時(shí)，that分句動(dòng)詞通常用過去完成體。例如：
    It was the first time she'd been at a summer school and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
    近義詞辨析
    fast, hasty, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
    這組詞均含有“迅速的”，“快捷的”的意思。
    fast
    強(qiáng)調(diào)速度快，且保持不變;又指鐘表的時(shí)間超過準(zhǔn)確的時(shí)間。
    We took a fast train to Beijing.我們坐快車來北京。
    hasty
    指匆忙、急促，涉及因此而引起的慌亂、疏漏。
    Don't arrive at hasty conclusions.別匆忙下結(jié)論。
    quick
    強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作、行為發(fā)生得突然且持續(xù)時(shí)間短。指人時(shí)，暗示聰明、領(lǐng)悟快。
    The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊撲去。
    rapid
    指就整個(gè)過程來講速度快，但并不一定指這一過程的速度始終均勻不變。
    The growth of the economy has been rapid in recent years.近年來，經(jīng)濟(jì)增長速度很快。
    speedy
    指人處理問題迅速或物體運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)速度快。
    His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控馬上遭到了否認(rèn)。
    swift
    與fast和quick同義，但帶有文學(xué)色彩。
    Eagles are swift in flight.鷹飛得很快。
    全真模擬試題
    1. It was requested that all of the equipment ____in the agreed time.
    A. erectedB. would be erected 
    C. be erectedD. will be erected 
    2. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____something pleasant in the past.
    A. to remember B. remembered
    C. having been remembered D. remembering
    3. I ____him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.
    A. ought to have sentB. couldn't have sent
    C. must have sentD. needn't have sent
    4. It turned out that the children were not ____ for the accident.
    A. to blameB. to be blamed
    C. to be blamingD. to have been blamed
    5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles, ____been mentioned in previous chapters.
    A. a few of whichB. a few of them
    C. a few of thoseD. a few of that
    6. Setting up a committee might be a way ____ the project more efficiently.
    A. to be doingB. doingC. to doD. being done
    7. It ____ to see so many children in that mountainousarea cannot even affordelementary education.
    A.pains her B. makes her pain
    C. is paining D. is pained
    8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson, ____ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
    A.was promisingB. has been promising
    C. promised D. has promised
    9. He was determined to sail around the world ____ his illness and old age.
    A. givenB. althoughC. despiteD. in spite
    10. The board deemed it's urgent that these invitations ____first thing tomorrow morning.
    A. had to be put in the mail
    B. must be put in the mail
    C. be put in the mail
    D. should have been put in the mail
    11. ____ drills that have no real topic have to remain as they are.
    A. Manufacture B. Manipulative
    C. Manipulate D.Manifest
    12. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.
    A. traceB. trailC. trackD. touch
    13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.
    A. mendB. patchC. repairD. pitch
    14. ____ and wage increases have not kept in step.
    A. ProductionB. Product
    C. ProduceD. Productivity
    15. People under stress have performed ____ feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.
    A. specificB. extraordinaryC. abruptD. abnormal
    16. Modern appliances ____ us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.
    A.escapeB . benefitC. liberateD. comfort
    17. The audience waited in ____ silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.
    A. respectiveB. respectC. respectfulD. respectable
    18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.
    A. counted for B. looked up
    C.accounted forD. checked up
    19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.
    A. refusedB. deniedC. opposedD. resisted
    20. Communication between a young couple is a(n) ____business.
    A. sharpB. dreadfulC. intenseD. delicate
    21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____the little rain that fell last night.
    A. skippedB. soakedC. retrievedD. absorbed
    22. We'll ____ you as soon as we have any further information.
    A. notify B. signify
    C. communicateD. impart
    23. The fox fell into the ____ the hunters had set forit.
    A. bushB. trapC. trickD. circle
    24. I don't know you want to keep the letter. I've ____it up.
    A. tornB. givenC. brokenD. disposed
    25. The old lady ____ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
    A. slidedB. slippedC. splitD. spilled
    試題答案與解析
    1. C)「句意」所有設(shè)備要求在商定的時(shí)間內(nèi)安裝完畢。
    「難點(diǎn)」request后面的賓語從句要求使用虛擬語氣，即(should) 動(dòng)詞原形，本句用的是被動(dòng)語態(tài)。
    2. A)「句意」坐在我對(duì)面的那個(gè)人夢(mèng)幻般地笑著，好像回想起過去發(fā)生的某件高興的事。
    「難點(diǎn)」“as if 不定式”是一個(gè)常見的結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“好像”。
    3. D)「句意」我本不必把圣誕禮物給他郵去，因?yàn)樗フQ節(jié)期間回家了。
    「難點(diǎn)」主句用了一句與過去事實(shí)相反的表示必要性的虛擬語氣，符合題意。
    4. A)「句意」結(jié)果證明是，這起事故不怪孩子。
    「難點(diǎn)」be to blame 是一個(gè)習(xí)慣搭配，意為“該受責(zé)備”。
    5. A)「句意」經(jīng)過若干次斗爭，種族隔離被取消了，其中的幾次斗爭在前幾章里已經(jīng)提到。
    「難點(diǎn)」這里考的是非限制性定語從句，關(guān)系代詞which前加修飾語。
    6. C)「句意」建立一個(gè)委員會(huì)或許是更有效地做這項(xiàng)工程的方法。
    「難點(diǎn)」way后面可接不定式作定語，也可接of doing形式。
    7. A)「句意」看到那片山區(qū)有那么多孩子連小學(xué)都上不起，她感到很痛心。
    「難點(diǎn)」It pains sb. to see……意為“看到…使某人感到痛心”。
    8. B)「句意」我們的老板湯姆遜許諾給我們加薪好些年了，可到現(xiàn)在什么也沒發(fā)生。
    「難點(diǎn)」這句話考的是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)行時(shí)。
    9. C)「句意」他不顧疾病纏身，年老體弱，決心做環(huán)球航行。
    「難點(diǎn)」despite是介詞，意為“盡管”，等于in spite of,兩者的后面都接名詞。
    10. C)「句意」董事會(huì)認(rèn)為，明天早晨的第一件事就是將這些邀請(qǐng)函緊急寄出。
    「難點(diǎn)」it is urgent that 后接虛擬語氣，即(should) 動(dòng)詞原形。
    11. B)「句意」沒有實(shí)際主題的操作性訓(xùn)練只得保持原樣。
    「難點(diǎn)」manipulative 意為“操作的;控制的”;manufacture意為“制造”;manipulate意為“操縱”;manifest意為“顯然的;明了的”。
    12. C)「句意」寫作這本書的時(shí)間如此之長，以致于我找不到圖書館職員為我找到的大部分原始資料。
    「難點(diǎn)」lose track of 意為“失去與…的聯(lián)系;失去…的線索”;trace意為“痕跡，遺跡”;trail 意為“蹤跡;臭跡;足跡”;touch意為“接觸”。
    13. B)「句意」你大衣的肘部磨薄了，我得在那兒打塊補(bǔ)丁。
    「難點(diǎn)」patch意為“補(bǔ)綴;修補(bǔ)”;mend意為“修理;修補(bǔ)”，比如鞋;repair意為“修理;修復(fù)”，比如機(jī)器;pitch意為“投;擲;扔”。
    14. D)「句意」生產(chǎn)率的提高和工資的提高沒有保持同步。
    「難點(diǎn)」productivity 意為“生產(chǎn)力;生產(chǎn)率”;production意為“生產(chǎn);制造”;product意為“產(chǎn)品”;produce意為“農(nóng)產(chǎn)品”。
    15. B)「句意」人們?cè)谛睦韷毫Φ淖饔孟拢硌萘朔欠驳牧α考妓?，比如把一輛汽車從交通事故的受害者身上搬開。
    「難點(diǎn)」extraordinary意為“不平常的;非凡的”;specific意為“特有的，特種的”;abrupt意為“突然的，意外的”;abnormal意為“不正常的，反常的”。
    16. C)「句意」現(xiàn)代化的家用電器把我們從大量的家務(wù)勞動(dòng)中解放出來，比如，甩干機(jī)使我們不必把洗的衣服掛起來。
    「難點(diǎn)」liberate意為“解放”，與from連用;escape意為“逃跑;逃走”;benefit意為“有益于”;comfort意為“安慰;慰問”。
    17. C)「句意」那位上了年紀(jì)的發(fā)言人在他的筆記中尋找著他記不起來的數(shù)字，此時(shí)，聽眾們恭敬地等候著，全場(chǎng)一片寂靜。
    「難點(diǎn)」respectful意為“尊敬的;恭敬的”;respective意為“各自的，分別的”;respect是名詞，意為“尊敬”;respectable意為“可敬的”。
    18. C)「句意」文件的消失從未得到過解釋。
    「難點(diǎn)」account for意為“解釋;說明”;count for意為“值，計(jì)”;look up意為“查檢”;check up意為“核實(shí)”。
    19. B)「句意」當(dāng)這個(gè)人被問及丟失的文件夾時(shí)，他否認(rèn)曾經(jīng)見過。
    「難點(diǎn)」四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有deny合題意。deny 動(dòng)名詞，意為“否認(rèn)”;refuse意為“拒絕”，加不定式;oppose意為“反對(duì)，抵抗”，常接介詞to; resist意為“反抗，抗拒”。
    20. D)「句意」年輕夫婦之間的交流是件棘手的事。
    「難點(diǎn)」delicate意為“需要小心處理的，棘手的”;sharp意為“尖刻的，辛辣的”;dreadful意為“遭透的，非常討厭的”;intense意為“強(qiáng)烈的，劇烈的”。
    21. D)「句意」好幾星期沒下雨，昨晚下了一場(chǎng)小雨，很快被地面吸收了。
    「難點(diǎn)」absorb意為“吸收”;skip意為“使(石片)跳躍著擦過水面”;soak意為“把…浸濕”;retrieve意為“使恢復(fù);使再生”。
    22. A)「句意」一有進(jìn)一步的消息，我們立即通知你。
    「難點(diǎn)」notify意為“通知;報(bào)告”;signify意為“象征，預(yù)示”;communicate意為“傳達(dá)，傳遞”;impart意為“告訴;傳授”。
    23. B)「句意」狐貍掉進(jìn)了獵人為它設(shè)的陷井。
    「難點(diǎn)」bush意為“樹叢”;trap意為“陷井”;trick意為“把戲”;circle意為“圈，圓圈”。
    24. A)「句意」我不知道你要保留那封信。我已把信撕了。
    「難點(diǎn)」tear up意為“撕毀”;give up意為“放棄”;break up意為“擊碎;拆散”;dispose of意為“處理;清除”。
    25. B)「句意」老太太滑倒了，從樓梯頂上摔到了下面。
    「難點(diǎn)」slip意為“滑倒;滑落”;slide意為“滑行;光滑地移動(dòng)”;split意為“裂開”;spill意為“濺出;流出”。