有问有答

2006年高考英语全国卷I中出现了这样一道考题: 26.It’1 ean helP_，1 don’t llke wol侧119 late into the night. A 50 B.that C.it D.them问:这道题的正确答案为c。为什么?he场这个词是不是还有另外一些用法?答:该题考查的是动词help构成的一个习惯用语:if one can he1Pit，意思为“如果能不做某事(就不做)”。全句的含义为:如果能不这样的话，我是不会工作到深夜的。helP构成的这一习惯用语教科书上并没有出现。因此，对于一些常见同的固定表达、习惯用语的复习应适当地扩大范围，以提高综合运用英语语言的能力，避免在一些难题上丢…     

Forgetful Grass

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town.He found an(小旅馆)and wanted to1there for the night.After he had gone to hisroom,the owner said to his wife:“Look at his bag.There must be much2init.Let’s take it3when he’s asleep,and we can become rich.”“No,no,”said the woman.“He4look for his bag tomorrow morning.If he can’t5it,he’ll telephone the police.”They thought for a few minutes.6the woman had a good7.“Wehave forgetful grass.Why8some forgetful grass into his f…     

The Old Man and the Forgetful Grass

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and wanted to 1 there for the night. After he had entered his room, the owner said to his wife "Look at his bag. There must be much 2 in it. Let's take it 3 when he's asleep, and we can become rich."“N o, no,” said the wom an. “H e 4 look for his bag tom orrowm orning.Ifhe can t 5 it,he lltelephone the police.”They thought for a few m inutes. 6 the wom an had a good 7 .“W e have forgetful grass.W hy…     

’96高考英语“补全对话”题解

’96高考英语试卷的结构进行了一些调整,阅读理解部分增加了交际性较强的“补全对话”题。此题多为日常交际中的口语,具有感情色彩强烈和灵活、多变、简练等特点。该题是难度相对较大的灵活题,也是考生的薄弱环节。考生如果不把自己“置身”于语境中,就很难做出正确的选择。下面笔者拟就’96高考英语“补全对活”题作些分析,以期对97届考生有所裨益。 B)根据对话内容,从对活后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 —Hello.Gerry speaking.—Hello,Gerry.It’s me John here.71 —Well,I’m terribly sorry,but I’m not feeling very well.— Is that all?72 —No,I’m sorry.I was sick all night.I think it must be the fish I ate last night.     

英语广角

英语幽默谚语格言趣味英语完形填空IsItfarAli, who was working a long way from home, wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found the house of a letter-writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddin was already in bed.“It is late,”he said. “What do you want?”“I want you to write a letter to my wife,”said Ali. Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for …     

Do It Yourself

It's a fine day.After getting up,Baby Bear says,“Mum,hand me my shirt ,please．”“Dear,do it yourself．I am sure you can,”answers Mother Bear．After going into the kitchen,“Mum,help me wash my hands     

英语趣味阅读2篇(英文)

Ali, who was working a long way from home, wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found the house of a letter-writer whose name was Nasreddin. Nasreddin was already in bed. “It is late,” he said. “What do you want?” “I want you to write a letter to my wife,” said Ali. Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, “Has…     

国际长途如何拨号

We can make mistakes at any age.Some mistakes we make are about money.But mostmistakes are about people. “When I got that job,did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or is he envious (嫉妒)of my luck?”“And Paul--Why didn‘t I find that he was friendly just because I had a car? ”When we look back,thinking about these, that can make us feel bad.But when we look back ,it‘s too late.     

Pure Friendship

“Friendship is love without its wrongs.” Definitely, it is not very hard to make many friends in our life. But the special friends who can impress us deeply throughout our life may be limited. I always stay at night, staring up at     

Try to Save Mistakes

We can make mistakes at any age.Somemistakes we make are about money.But mostmistakes are about people.“When I got thatjob,did Jim really feel good about it as afriend?Or is he envious(嫉妒)of my luck?”“And Paul—Why didn't I find that he wasfriendly just because I had a car?”When welook back,thinking about these,that can makeus feel bad.But when we look back.it's too late.     

初中英语用词重复例析

1.我已经很长时间没有收到她的来信了。[误] I haven’t heard from her letter for a long time. [正]I haven’t heard from her for a long time. [析]hear from sb.=get/receive a letter flom sb.,因此不可在hear from后加letter。2.虽然天色已晚,但他们仍继续工作。[误]Though it was late,but they still went on working. [正]Though it was late,they still went on work- ing. [析]汉语的“虽然……但是……”译成英语时,用了though就不可再用hut;同样,用了hut,就不可再用though。故此句也可说成:It was late,but they still     

英语高考短文改错试题分析与解题指导

一、1,”年英语离考短文改钻试月分析 Nowl。an,t wateh[mueh〕television but a few羚ars ago 86· ~由文章的结尾部分:“there was no way ofsettling the matter exeept by selling the set”,可以得知“Now 1 can,t wateh〔〕television"。这种只有待全篇文章读完才可作答的题型,体现了“突出语篇”的特点。·英语高考短文改错出现的这一新特征应引起切实的关注。 I〔was〕used to wateh it every night.1 was often 87. ~短语“used to do”和“be used to doing”在英语高考短文改错试题中时有见到,如1997年的第92题:I[use]to play …     

过去进行时

1.过去进行时的构成过去进行时由“was/were+现在分词”构成。(以动词work为例)肯定式否定式疑问式简单回答I(He,She,It)was working.We(You,They)were working.I(He,She,It)was not working.We(You,They)were not working.Was I(he,she,it)working……?Were we(you,they)working……?Yes,you were,No,you were not.Yes,I was.No,I Was not.Yes,he(she,it)was.No,he(she,it)was not.Yes,he(she,it)was.No,he(she,it)was not.Yes,you(we,they)were.No,you(we,they)were not.2.过去进行时的用法(1)过去进行时表示过去某一个时刻或…     

Jokes

Teacher: Which is more important to us, the sun or the moon? Pupil: The moon. Teacher: Why? Pupil: The moon gives us light at night when we need it but the sun gives us light only in the day time when we don't need it.—M um,whatare you cooking?—It's bean soup!—I don'tcare whatithas been;Ijustwantto know whatitis now!“An abstract noun(抽象名词),”the teacher said,“is som ethingyou can think of,butyou can'ttouch it.Can you give m e an exam ple ofone?”“Sure,”a teenage boy replied,“M…     

Mao mao

I have a cat. Its name is Mao mao. It is black. People say this color stands for cleverness. It has two big eyes. Its favorite food is fish. In the day it likes jumping up and down. When it is tired, she stops to rest. At night she stays in the open air to catch the mice. When I get home, it always comes out to meet you. On weekends. I often play with it. It is always running around me. One day, I walk it in the fields. There are some boys flying a fish kite. Mao mao looks up into the sky, and jumps on the grass. It looks worded. Oh! I see： It wants to eat fish.     

巧克力迷的天堂--宾夕法尼亚

I pun up to the dowdy brick factory in ablink-and-youll-miss-it Pennsylvania town.Itdoesn't look promising.But I open the door.and the sweet dark smell of chocolate draws mynose first into the Wilbur Chocolate Co.factorystore in Lititz.Although the town seems ahnostdeserted.the tiny store is packed with shoppersloading baskets with“Buds”.drops of silky choco-late.I slip into the endearingly amateurish muse-um in the next room,where a dress shop dummyleans against old chocolate-making equip-merit.Then I see it.Behind cocoa tins.there's awindow onto a working kitchen.A white-haired ladypipes blue icing on chocolate ballet dancers.Ringthe bell,a sign says,and shell hand-dip a chocolatejust for you.I ring,and float into chocolate nirvana.     

现在进行时 以动词Work为例

1.现在进行时的构成现在进行时由“am/is/are+动词现在分词”构成。肯定式否定式疑问式简单回答I am/’m working.He(She,It)is working.We(You,They)are/’re working.I am not/’m not working.He(She,It)is not/isn’working.We(You,They)are not/aren’t working.Am I Working……?Is he(she,it)working……?Are you(we,they)working?Yes,you are.No,you aren’t.Yes,I am.No,I’m not.Yes,he(she it)isn’t.No,he(she,it)isn’t.Yes,we(you,they)are.No,we(you,they)aren’t.2.动词—ing形式的构成及其读音(1)一般在动词原…     

有奖竞猜

It's round and it's bright．它又圆又亮, In the day it hangs in the sky and gives out light．白天挂在空中发光, But nobody can see it at night．晚上谁也别想见到它。What is it?它是什么呢?     

Lazy-bones

“Get up,you lazy-bones!”Still rubbing his sleepy eyes,Mingminghad to rise.“I worked till far into the night,”he murmured,half to himself.“Daddy,I was dreaming a strange dream.I was an emperor…”“A pupil,who always can't finish his homework,wants to be an em-peror?”     

完形填空精练

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Dear God, Now that I am no longer young,I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully (1) their mothers until it was too late to tell them.