2014届高考英语核心考点精析：Book 8 — Modules 5(外研版).pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1．Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel.自从尼尔·阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉。 ever since引导时间状语从句，主句中用现在完成时态。 ①Their works has influenced other writers ever since. 他们的作品影响了后世的作家。 ②Tom has kept up his studying English ever since he graduated from college. 汤姆自从大学毕业以来，一直坚持学习英语。 2.Incredible as it may seem，both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption...尽管看起来不可思议，但科学观测以及我们肉眼看到的证据都必然会让我们做出这个设想…… Incredible as it may seem＝Although it may seem incredible这是由as引导的让步状语从句。as意为“尽管”，表示一种强烈的语意，从句中的表语、状语或动词需置于 as之前，构成倒装语序；作表语的名词提到as之前时，名词前不能加冠词。 ①Try as she might，Sue couldnt get the door open. 尽管Sue尝试了，但是她无法打开门。 ②Young as he is，he knows a lot about football. 虽然他很小，他对足球所知甚多。 ③Child as he is，he knows a lot. 虽然他是个孩子，但懂得很多。 though引导让步状语从句时，从句的语序可与as从句相同，也可用正常语序；although引导的让步状语从句不能用倒装语序。 Poor as he is，he is honest. ＝Poor though he is/Though he is poor，he is honest. ＝Although he is poor，he is honest. 他尽管穷，但很诚实。 1．________ that all the people here support our new idea. A．It seems B．He seems C．It seemed D．He seemed 解析：考查It seems that句式。that从句为真正的主语，it为形式主语。 答案：A 2．Little________ that the course of my life was about to change. A．do I know B．did I know C．I know D．I knew 解析：little位于句首时，句子要采用倒装结构，又因为从句用的是过去时，所以B项正确。 答案：B 3．－Fool ________ I am，I will not believe you any more.You have been promising a hundred times! －But Mum，this is the last time. A．as B．although C．if D．so 解析：考查倒装句式结构。fool as I am＝though I am a fool。在这个句式结构中，单数名词前不使用冠词。 答案：A 4．(2013年东营质检)Punctuality is ________a virtue to us.It is a rule of life and our respect for our friends and visitors. A．better than