2017年-2023年高考英语阅读真题长难句解析(373-374)讲义-2024届高考英语一轮复习

1、 长难句翻译 1. The cave might never have been discovered had not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger. 2. In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them. 2、 长难句翻译解析 1.The cave might never have been discovered had not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger. 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 The cave might never have been discovered，使用了might have done 虚拟语气，表示对过去情况的推测。had not the entrance been spotted…使用了虚拟省略，完整写法为 if the entrance had not been spotted…，使用过去完成时表示对过去情况的虚拟。 【词汇精讲】 distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/ adj. 杰出的，尊贵的【动】distinguish 区分，辨别 spot /spɒt/ n. 点，斑点，地点 v. 看见，发现【组】on the spot 在现场 pot-holer 洞穴探险爱好者 【同】caver I think grey hair on a man can look very distinguished. 我觉得灰白的头发能使男人看起来很睿智。 The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes. 警方接到报告，不到3分钟就赶到了现场。 If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil. 如果你发现文章中有错误，请用铅笔标出来。 【参考译文】 如果洞口没有被法国杰出的洞穴探险家伯杰看见，这个洞穴可能永远都不会被发现。 2.In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them. 【语法详析】 本句的主干为 the only sound …was made by water。1. that could be heard作sound的定语从句；2. which dripped continuously from the high dome above them 作water的定语从句。 【词汇精讲】 eerie /ˈɪə.ri/ adj. 怪异而令人恐惧的 cavern /ˈkæv.ən/ n. 大洞穴 【辨】cave 洞穴 continuously /kənˈtɪn.ju.əs.li/ adv. 持续不断地 【同】continually dome /dəʊm/ n. 穹顶，半球形 He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before. 他有种恐怖而离奇的感觉，觉得以前见过这个陌生人。 He played continuously for minutes on end without appearing to take a breath. 他接连玩了几分钟，没有休息。 Gerald had a long grey beard and a shiny bald dome. 杰拉尔德留着长长的白色胡须，头秃得锃亮。 【参考译文】 在洞穴诡异的寂静中，唯一能听到的声音是从上方高高的穹顶不断滴下来的水发出的。 3、 长难句拓展 1.Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were willing to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that