2014届高考英语核心考点精析：Book 4 板块八 Modules 6（外研版）.pptVIP

本小节结束 请按ESC键返回 (1)很少说“His stay at home was because of the rain”，但是在“He stayed at home；this was because of the rain.”这一句式中属正常使用。 (2)owing to引导的短语必须是修饰全句的。严格讲，置于句末时应用逗号和主句隔开；而because of引导的短语可以只修饰主句的一部分，放于句末时不用逗号与主句隔开。 9．die out灭绝；(习俗习惯等)消失 ①Many species are in danger of dying out because of human activities. 由于人类的活动很多物种处于灭绝的危险之中。 ②Some traditional skills are dying out because they fail to appeal to the younger generation. 因为很难吸引年轻人，一些传统的技艺正在消失。 ③The strange noise died_away and an absolute silence closed in upon us. 那奇怪的声音慢慢消失了，我们被一片寂静笼罩着。 10．throw light on使(问题)较容易理解，阐明某事，相当于cast light on ①The study may throw light on the future development of the Internet. 这项研究可能会让人们弄清楚互联网发展的前景。 ②The details of the murder came to light. 大家都知道了这起凶杀案的细节。 ③He will probably change his mind in the light of the latest information. 鉴于最新的资料，他很可能会改变主意。 1．The cakes are delicious.Hed like to have ________ third one because ________ second one is rather too small. A．a；a　　　　　　　　 　B．the；the C．a；the D．the；a 解析：当序数词表示“顺序”时用定冠词 the；表示“再一；又一”时用不定冠词a/an。从句子的意思可知，third one表示“再吃一个”，所以填a；second one表示所吃的“第二个”，所以填the。 答案：C 2．(2013年宝鸡模拟)—Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea? —________ is no point in doing so.He will never change his mind. A．It B．As C．This D．There 解析：There is no point in doing sth.意为“做某事是没有意义的”。答句句意：这样做毫无意义，他不会改变主意的。 答案：D 3．During an earthquake，the great part of damage and loss of life have been ________ collapse of buildings and other effects rather than from the quakes themselves. A．owing to B．by reason of C．on account of D．due to 解析：考查介词短语。due to“由于”，既可作表语又可作状语，owing to，on account of与due to同义，但多作状语，一般不作表语；by reason of“由于，以……为理由”，也在句中作状语。 答案：D 4．(2013年烟台模拟)I can hardly exist ________ the wage Im getting；there is no money for luxuries. A．in B．from C．on