【创新教程】2012届高三英语二轮复习 句型4.docVIP

句型 They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being... 千百万年前它们(恐龙)就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多…… long before 早在……之前很久 before可做连词，，，。long before 。“不久以后”，相当于 soon after/shortly after, 既可以指将来，也可以指过去，所以与过去时或将来时连用，在句中做状语，不可以引导从句。 (2)long ago (现在的)很久以前。 (3)“It will be long before＋从句(一般现在时)”与 “It was long before＋从句(一般过去时)”的意思是“过很久才……”，强调经过的时间长。 (4)“It will not be long before＋从句(一般现在时)”与“It was not long before＋从句(一般过去时)”，意思是“没过很久就……”，强调经过的时间短。 注意：以上短语、句型中的 long均可以改用普通的时间名词或短语，表达不同的时间长度。 ①Long before, there was a big museum here. 很久以前，这里有一座大博物馆。 ②I had heard of him long before I came here. 早在我来这儿很久以前我就听说过他的情况。 ③Before long he went to Canada to go on with his further education.不久以后他就去加拿大继续深造了。 ④It was not long before she came. 没多久她就来了。 ⑤It will be long before we see each other again. 我们很久以后才会再见面。 [即境活用]The book was published ______ it was written. A．soon before　　　　　　 B．long before C．before long D．soon after 解析：句意为“书写完后不久就出版了”，故选 soon after。 答案：D B2U5 1．At last feeling very upset and sensitive, Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them.before做连词表示时间时，，，……之前 (2)……(之后)才…… (3)(不多久)就…… (4)以免…… (5)还没来得及……就…… (6)(宁愿……)也不愿…… ①We lived in Paris before moving to London. 我们搬到伦敦之前住在巴黎。 ②It was a long time before I got to sleep again. 很长一段时间之后我才重新入睡。 ③It wasn’t long before she came back. 不久她就回来了。 ④Lock your bike before it gets stolen. 锁好你的自行车，以免被偷。 ⑤Before John stopped her, she ran out. 约翰还没来得及阻止她，她就跑了出去。 ⑥I’d shoot myself before I apologized to her. 我宁死也不向她道歉。 [即境活用1](2009·上海卷)　You can’t borrow books from the school library ______ you get your student card. A．before　　　　　　　　B．if C．while D．as 解析：句意：在你没有学生卡之前，你不能在学校图书馆借书。before在……之前；if如果；while当……时候；as随着，因为。 答案：A 2．Music is more_than just sound. 音乐决不仅仅是声音。 more than＋数词，“……以上；多于……”，等于 over ＋名词，“不仅仅；不只；超过；远不止” ＋动词，“十分；大大地；远远地；不仅仅” ＋...can/could＋v.“不能” ＋adj./adv.，“非常；十分；更加” ①By then he was more than fifty. 那时他已经50多岁了。 ②Peace is much more tha