Test Eight
    It is the first time +that?分句
    在“It is/was/will be the first time+that?分句”結構中，當主句動詞為is/will be時，that分句動詞一律用現(xiàn)在完成體，引導詞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.
    當主句動詞為was時，that?分句動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
    強調速度快，且保持不變;又指鐘表的時間超過準確的時間。
    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.別匆忙下結論。
    quick
    強調動作、行為發(fā)生得突然且持續(xù)時間短。指人時，暗示聰明、領悟快。
    The tiger took a quick leap at the sheep.老虎猛地向羊撲去。
    rapid
    指就整個過程來講速度快，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)濟增長速度很快。
    speedy
    指人處理問題迅速或物體運轉速度快。
    His accusations brought a speedy denial.他的指控馬上遭到了否認。
    swift
    與fast和quick同義，但帶有文學色彩。
    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】所有設備要求在商定的時間內安裝完畢。
    【難點】request后面的賓語從句要求使用虛擬語氣，即(should)+動詞原形，本句用的是被動語態(tài)。
    2. A)【句意】坐在我對面的那個人夢幻般地笑著，好像回想起過去發(fā)生的某件高興的事。
    【難點】“as if +不定式”是一個常見的結構，意為“好像”。
    3. D)【句意】我本不必把圣誕禮物給他郵去，因為他圣誕節(jié)期間回家了。
    【難點】主句用了一句與過去事實相反的表示必要性的虛擬語氣，符合題意。
    4. A)【句意】結果證明是，這起事故不怪孩子。
    【難點】be to blame 是一個習慣搭配，意為“該受責備”。
    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】這里考的是非限制性定語從句，關系代詞which前加修飾語。
    6. C)【句意】建立一個委員會或許是更有效地做這項工程的方法。
    【難點】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都上不起，她感到很痛心。
    【難點】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】這句話考的是現(xiàn)在完成時行時。
    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】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】董事會認為，明天早晨的第一件事就是將這些邀請函緊急寄出。
    【難點】it is urgent that 后接虛擬語氣，即(should)+動詞原形。
    11. B)【句意】沒有實際主題的操作性訓練只得保持原樣。
    【難點】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】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，我得在那兒打塊補丁。
    【難點】patch意為“補綴;修補”;mend意為“修理;修補”，比如鞋;repair意為“修理;修復”，比如機器;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】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】人們在心理壓力的作用下，表演了非凡的力量技藝，比如把一輛汽車從交通事故的受害者身上搬開。
    【難點】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勞動中解放出來，比如，甩干機使我們不必把洗的衣服掛起來。
    【難點】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，聽眾們恭敬地等候著，全場一片寂靜。
    【難點】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】account for意為“解釋;說明”;count for意為“值，計”;look up意為“查檢”;check up意為“核實”。
    19. B)【句意】當這個人被問及丟失的文件夾時，他否認曾經(jīng)見過。
    【難點】四個選項中只有deny合題意。deny+動名詞，意為“否認”;refuse意為“拒絕”，加不定式;oppose意為“反對，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】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“強烈的，劇烈的”。
    21. D)【句意】好幾星期沒下雨，昨晚下了一場小雨，很快被地面吸收了。
    【難點】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;使再生”。
    22. A)【句意】一有進一步的消息，我們立即通知你。
    【難點】notify意為“通知;報告”;signify意為“象征，預示”;communicate意為“傳達，傳遞”;impart意為“告訴;傳授”。
    23. B)【句意】狐貍掉進了獵人為它設的陷井。
    【難點】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】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】slip意為“滑倒;滑落”;slide意為“滑行;光滑地移動”;split意為“裂開”;spill意為“濺出;流出”。