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偶然，无意中 by accident
对（于）…很积极 be active in
合计为 　　add up to
承让错误 admit one's mistake
接受某人的建议 take / follow one's advice
就…提出建议 give advice on
建议某人做某事 advice sb. to do sth.
后天 the day after tomorrow
毕竟；终究 after all
违心 　　against one's will
在…岁时 at the age of
实现目标 achieve one's aim
在空中；悬而未决 in the air
在户外，在露天里 in the open air
在机场 at the airport
火警 　　the fire alarm
满腔怒火 　　be filled with anger
因某人之言行而生气 be angry at sth.
生某人的气 　　be angry with sb.
通知 　　make an announcement
相继地，按顺序地 one after another
相互，彼此（三者或三者以上之间）　　one another
相互（指两者之间） each other
没有回答 　　give no answer
为…而担心 　　be anxious about
急于做某事 　　be anxious to do sth.
分开住 　　live apart
除了 　　apart from
因某事向某人认错或道歉 make/offer an apology to sb for sth.
与某人争论某事 　　 argue with sb. about sth.
放在一边 lay sth. aside
请某人指点 / 帮助 　　ask sb. for advice / help
惊讶于… be astonished at sth.
以前，曾经 　　at one time
注意 　　pay attention to
对…抱正确的态度 　　　 take a correct attitude towards sth.
引起（注意，兴趣等） attract one's attention
仰卧／仰泳 lie / swim on one's back
重感冒 　　a bad cold
两件行李 two pieces of baggage
保持／失去平衡 keep / lose one's balance
在舞会上 at the ball
洗冷水澡 have / take a cold bath
阵亡 　　be killed in battle
在海滩 　　on the beach
整理床铺 make the bed
以…开始 begin with
在…起始，开始 　　at the beginning of
自始自终 　　from beginning to end
形成…局面；产生 come into being
安全带 　　a safety belt
三思而后行。 　　Second thoughts are best.
尽力，尽最大的努力 do / try one's best
尽量利用，善用 　　make the best of
一切顺利，万事如意 all the best
黑体地，粗体地 in bold
出身于农民家庭 　　be born in a peasant's family
鞠躬 　　make a bow
动动脑子 use one's brains
打破纪录 break the record
深吸一口气 take a deep breath
屏息；憋住气 hold one's breath
上气不接下气 out of breath

It is _____ difficult job that we can’t finish it in a short time.
    A. so          B. such           C. so a             D. such a

最新2007年中考英语模拟试题
                               
            笔试部分（ 120分 ）
I.单项填空 （本题共30小题， 每小题1分，共30分）
1. Their school is very big and there are ________ students in their school.
A. thousand of         B. several thousand of
C. thousands of          D. two thousands
2. ______of us has read the story, so we know nothing about it.
　 A. Some　　　 B. Both　　　　C. None　　　     D. All
3. --- Why do you learn English so hard?
   --- Because it’s _______.
   A. good       B. here          C. that            D. there
4. It is _____ difficult job that we can’t finish it in a short time.
   A. so         B. such          C. so a            D. such a
5. The only thing ______we could do was to ask the police for help.
   A. which      B. who          C. that            D. whom
6. We had our picture ______ in the middle of the Great Wall.
    A. took      B. take           C. taking          D. taken
7. We _____ swim every day when we were children.
    A. is        B. has been        C. would          D. used to
8. Two days is not enough for me to finish the work, I need ____ day.
    A. a third      B. a few         C. some           D. the third
9. ---What do you think of the watch?
   --- _______.
   A. I like it very much               B. I like it, too
   C. With pleasure                   D. It looks nice
10. The mother with her son _______ at my office ______ that raining afternoon.
    A. were; on        B. was; in       C. was; at       D. was; on
11. Li Lei knew little about the film _____ he saw it yesterday afternoon.
    A. if              B. since        C. until         D. because
12. Mary inventions have made our life _____.
    A. to change a lot                 B. change a lot
    C. to change                     D. change lots of
13. She said there was going to _____ a football match tomorrow.
    A. have           B. has          C. be           D. hold
14. Did you know _______?
    A. what in the bag was             B. was in the bad
    C. what was in the bag             D. what was in the bag
15. Our knowledge of the universe never ______ all the time.
    A. grows fast      B. stops growing       C. grows again   D. stops to grow
16. Is eating, drinking, or smoking ______ in the computer room?
    A. protected       B. shut down      C. pause            D. allowed
17. ---We’ll do what we can ____English well this term.
　   ---It’s high time for you to work hard.
　   A. study　        B. to study　     C. be studied　　      D. be studying
18. ---You seem to like sweets.
　    ----_______. That’s probably why I’m becoming fatter and fatter.
　   A. So I do        B. So do I　      C. So am I　          D. So I am.
19. ---Alice, why didn’t you come here yesterday?
　    ---I ____ ,but my son suddenly fell ill and I had to take him to the hospital.
　    A. had　     B. did　   C. was going to　 D. didn’t
20. He said that the factory ______ for several years.
         A.   has opened     B.   opened       C.   had been open      D.   is opening
   21. --- You can see Mr Smith if there is a sign “______”on the door of his shop.
        --- Thanks.
        A. ENTRANCE                  B. BUSINESS HOURS
C. THIS SIDE UP                 D. NO SMOKING
22. Tracy can't play the match now. Please ___________ instead.
      A. have Lily do it                           B. have Lily to do it    
      C. make Lily to do it                       D. let Lily to do it
23. These books_______out of the reading room. You have to read them here.
A. must be taken   B. can’t take      C. can take D. mustn’t be taken
24. -I am sorry I broke your mirror.
-Oh, really? _____.
　　A. Not at all　　　　　　        B. That's nothing
　　C. Don't be sorry 　　　         D. I don't care
25. We feel _____ our duty to keep our city clean and tidy.
     A. this        B. it         C. that       D. them
26. Anhui is _____ the west of Jiangsu and _____ the east of China.
    A. in; to       B. on; to      C. to; in     D. at; in
27. Treating these patients was _____.
    A. very a hard work          B. a very hard work
    C. very hard work            D. work very hard
28. I don’t like _____ of the pictures. Please show me a third one.
    A. any           B. one         C. both        D. either
29. If the Browns go to visit the Summer Palace, ______ if it ______ rain tomorrow.
A. so we will; doesn't          B. so will we; doesn’t  
C. so do we; doesn’t      D. so will we; won’t
30. ----Who is the man over there. It can’t be Li Lei, _______.
----- _________. It must be John. I saw Li Lei in the classroom just now.
A. is it;   Yes, it is       B. can it;   No, it can’t be.
C. can it;   Yes, it must be     D. is it;   No, it isn’t
II. 补全对话（本题共5小题， 每小题1分， 共5分）
    根据对话内容选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 有两项为多余选项。
Mr Black and his wife are talking about shopping．（M ：Mr Black W ：Mrs Black）
W：    31     
M：Shopping is always boring（烦人的）．
W：Yes．But without you I can't decide what to buy．   32      I need your help．
M：Last Sunday we spent a whole day shopping，but came back with nothing．
W：   33      Sometimes I really don't know what to buy．
M：I'm really afraid to hear you say，“    34      ”
W：Don't laugh at me，please．
M：I think you'd better go by yourself this time．   35   

    A．I'm sorry I've changed my mind．     B．Sorry．     C．Would you please go shopping with me？     D．I prefer to watch TV at home．     E．There're always many things to choose from ． F.   I believe you. G. I can’t go with you.
III. 完型填空（ 15分）
An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. It was 36 a beautiful day that I decided to drive in the country.
37 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 38 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.
I had walked almost a mile（英里）before I finally found a big 39 near the road. I was 40 to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 41, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 42 ready for you.”
“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered .I didn’t know 43 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.
“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”
I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 44 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 45 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I was anxious(焦虑的，渴望的) to 46 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 47 as possible.
I was so happy when I saw 48 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 49, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before their wedding（婚礼）, he went away and 50 came back.’’
I understood!
36.A.so            B. such          C. very          D. too
37.A.On           B In             C. By           D. Over
38.A.drive         B. walk           C. ride          D. climb
39.A. house        B. tree            C. hospital      D. car
40.A.sad          B. angry           C. pleased       D. surprised
41.A. said          B. spoke          C. asked        D. talked
42.A. gasoline      B. milk           C. tea           D. water
43.A.that          B. who            C. when         D. what
44.A.or           B. then            C. but          D. later
45.A. long         B. far             C. often        D. much
46.A.stay          B. leave           C. sit down      D. have a rest
47.A. soon          B. quickly         C. early        D. slowly
48.A.others         B. the other        C. else          D. another
49.A. kind         B. warm-hearted     C. strange       D. friendly
50.A. often         B. usually          C. never         D. sometimes
IV. 阅读理解（ 40 分）
                                ( A )
Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of either by watching TV or reading newspapers people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors （编辑）decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?
Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safety, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor（因素） is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.
(   ) 51. According to the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?
A. They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.
B. They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.
C. They watch TV or read newspapers.
D. They listen to the radio every day.
(   ) 52. The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that______.
A. people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper.
B. people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper.
C. people can read news stories in other countries.
D. people can read news stories about their own country.
(   ) 53. To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?
A. Two     B. Three     C. Five     D. Six
(   ) 54. According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
A. You often play football with your friends after school.
B. Your teacher has not got a cold.
C. A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn’t been caught.
D. The bike in front of your house is lost.
(   ) 55. Which of the following is Not True in this passage?
A. News stories on the front page of every country are always the same.
B. People like to read interesting and unusual news.
C. Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world.
D. Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred year.

“would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式（美国英语中多用had rather）。 ’d rather为would（或had）rather的缩写形式。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，且无词性、时态变化，它是一个情态助动词。该句式常用来表示选择的意愿，意谓“宁可……”、“宁愿……”、“最好……”。例如：

(1) He’d rather work in the countryside.

她宁可到农村去工作。

(2) If you’d rather be alone, we’ll all leave here.

如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们都离开这儿。

(3) You would rather stay at home and do some reading this evening.

今晚你最好呆在家中读点书。

would rather与than连用，可构成另一个惯用句式，即：“would rather...than....”,意谓“宁可（愿）……（而）不要（愿）……”、“与其……不如……”。用以表达主语的意愿，强调经过选择后做其中一件事，而不愿做另一件事。例如：

(4) I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.

我宁可在家看电视而不愿去看电影。

(5) The children would rather walk there than take a bus.

孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不乘公共汽车。

在使用“would rather...than...”句型时，应注意以下几点：

1. than 后边也应接动词原形（见句（4）和（5）），但如该句型前后连接的两个动词相同，则than之后的那个动词可省去。如：

(6) I’d rather you know that now than afterwards.

我宁可你现在就知道这件事，而不是以后。

2. would rather...than...也可改写成 “would...rather than...”,其用法及含义仍不变。如：

(7) Facing the enemies, our soldiers would die rather than surrender.

面对敌人，我们的战士宁死不屈。

3. 有时，为表示语气上的强调，可将rather than置于句首，如：

(8) Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my friends.

我宁可向朋友借钱，也不愿拒绝帮助你。

4. would rather后也可跟从句，表示主语宁愿让某人干某事。这时，从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气，即用一般过去时表示过去现在或将来要做的事；用过去完成时表示过去要做的事。如：

(9) I’d rather she set out to do the work now.

我宁愿她现在就着手做这项工作。

(10) I’d rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning.

我但愿你明天早上能在机场见到她。

(11) I’d rather you hadn’t told him the news that day.

我真希望你那天没有把那消息告诉他。

5. would rather后还可接动词的完成式，表示主语要做某事，而结果事与愿违的意思。如：

(12) I’d rather have left a note on her desk.

我本想留张字条在她书桌上的。（事实上没有留）

试比较

(13) I’d rather I left a note on her desk.

我宁可留张字条在她的书桌上

rather

adv.
1. 相当,颇,有点儿
I'm feeling rather sleepy.
我有点困倦。
2. (常与would或had连用)宁可,宁愿;(与其...)倒不如;而不是
He would rather play than work.
他宁可玩,却不愿工作。
I'd rather you knew that now, than afterwards.
与其以后让你知道,不如现在就让你知道。
I'll never be dependent on anyone again. I'd rather starve.
我再也不依靠任何人了。我宁愿饿死。
3. (常与or连用)更确切地说
He left late last night, or rather early this morning.
他昨夜很晚,或者应该说是今天一大早才走。
4. 【英】(用于回答问题)确是如此;当然







课文中出现的一句话:
They knew， or rather thought that their father was on the same train. 他们知道,或者说他们认为他们的父亲是在同一列车上的.
这里or rather是固定短语,意为"或者说;更确切地说".那么rather还有哪些用法呢?


一、 用作程度副词,意为"稍微;有点;颇;相当"

1. rather可以修饰形容词、副词的原级、比较级等;可以与介词短语连用.如:
She was rather hurt by his unkind words.
She's rather better today.
She looks rather like her father.
These materials are rather too difficult for the seniors.
2. rather放在不定冠词a（n）前后均可.如:
Miss Smart has got a rather（=rather a） good voice.


二、 用作副词,意为"宁可,宁愿"

1. rather than意为"而不是;与其……不如", 后接名词、代词、形容词、动词原形等.如:
These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.
Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad， he sold them at half price.
It is he rather than I who is to blame.
2. would rather do...than do...=would do...rather than do...宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
I would go there by bus rather than take the train.
3. prefer to do...rather than do... 宁愿做……而不愿做…….如:
We prefer to receive money rather than the usual gifts.


三、 用作感叹词,意为"当然"
- Would you like a swim？
- Rather.


四、 习惯用语及搭配
1. or rather更确切， 更恰当； 更接近.如:
He went home very late last night， or rather， in the early hours this morning.
2. would rather意为"宁愿", 后接动词原形,其否定形式是would rather not do.如:
Which would you rather have， tea or coffee？
American young people would rather get advice from strangers.
3. I would rather that...这是虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时;与过去的事实相反,用过去完成时.如:
I would rather you came tomorrow.
I'd rather you hadn't told her the news yesterday.


高考真题回放:
1. - Shall we go skating or stay at home？
.- Which _____ do yourself？ （MET'92）
A. do you rather
B. would you rather
C. will you rather
D. should you rather
2. Rather than ______ on a crowded bus， he always prefers a bicycle. （NMET'94）
A. ride； ride B. riding； ride
C. ride； to ride D. to ride； riding


简析:
1. B 考查would rather do sth. 这一句型的用法.
2. C 这是prefer to do...rather than do...这一常用句型的变式,用法一致