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[学生用书P131(单独成册)]
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1.________ a dry, rainless desert is a nightmare for most farmers, the adequate light and heat that come with it are a blessing for potato growers.
A.If
B.When
C.Though
D.Since
C 解析:考查状语从句。句意:尽管干燥、无雨的荒漠对大多数农民来说是一场噩梦,但是随之而来的充足的光和热量对马铃薯种植者来说是一件好事。分析句子结构可知,空处在此引导让步状语从句,表示“尽管,虽然”,故选Though。if“如果”,引导条件状语从句;when“当……的时候”,引导时间状语从句;since“因为”,引导原因状语从句。
2.—I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short ________ she ought to have continued.
—It’s obvious that she lacked selfconfidence.
A.when
B.while
C.if
D.as
A 解析:考查状语从句。——我不明白为什么凯瑟琳本该继续下去的时候,却突然停了下来。——显然她缺乏自信。when在此表示“当……时”,符合语境。
3.(2019·苏北三市质检)As Emerson puts it, ________ we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
A.unless
B.until
C.though
D.because
C 解析:考查状语从句。句意:如爱默生所言,我们环游世界是为了寻找美的事物,但是我们必须与它同行,否则就不能发现它。分析句子结构可知,空处在此引导让步状语从句,表示“虽然,尽管”,应用though。
4.________ my tears turn into a stream in May, yet it can’t carry all my worry away.
A.Before
B.Even though
C.Since
D.Just as
B 解析:考查状语从句。句意:便做春江都是泪,流不尽,许多愁。根据语境和后面的yet可知,空处引导让步状语从句,故选Even though“即使,尽管”。before“在……之前”;since“既然,自从”;just as“正如,犹如”。
5.It took what seemed to be years ________ the football star appeared, which made the fans disappointed and angry.
A.when
B.before
C.since
D.until
B 解析:考查状语从句。句意:这位足球明星似乎过了好几年的时间才出现,这使得球迷既失望又气愤。before意为“在……之前”,符合句意。
6.Some kinds of flowers shut up at night ________ they do this in order to sleep.
A.as if
B.now that
C.before
D.where
A 解析:考查状语从句。句意:一些种类的花在夜间收拢,仿佛它们这么做是为了要睡觉。根据语境可知,空处引导方式状语从句,故用as if“仿佛”。now that“既然”,引导原因状语从句。
7.________it is the first choice of many young travelers,Europe is also seen as a wonderful tourist attraction by many old people.
A.While
B.Unless
C.Once
D.Until
A 解析:考查连词辨析。A.虽然;然而;当……的时候;B.除非;如果不;C.一旦;一经;D.直到……才;到……为止。while意为“虽然,尽管”时,引导让步状语从句。句意:虽然欧洲是许多年轻游客的首选,但它也被许多老年人视为旅游胜地。故选A。
8.The classical book is still worth reading________it doesn’t sell well.
A.as if
B.except that
C.even if
D.now that
C 解析:考查状语从句。句意