英语单项知识的讲解与练习(50).doc

英语单项知识的讲解与练习（50）246、most的用法 （1）、用来修饰形容词、副词，主要是那些含有感情色彩和主观意义的词，通常用most， 不用mostly（主要地、大部分地）。（2）、most 作副词，表示“极、很、非常、十分”，相当于very 时，只能用于肯定句，不用于否定句、疑问句和条件句中；most 通常与a 和定语形容词或表语形容词连用。（3）、most of + 时间，前不用介词；most 修饰名词，名词前有修饰词不达意时，most 后要加of。 （4）、at (the) most 最多、至多。如：At most, Ill be away two days. （5）、mostly 主要地、多半地、通常。如：The students are mostly young people between the ages of 16 and 20. （6）、almost 几乎、差一点儿就、差不多、将近。如：It is almost/ nearly four oclock.练习：Has every student passed the final exam? No, unfortunately, _ 3 from each class has failed. A. no least than B. no more than C. at least D. by least Try this cake. It tastes delicious. Well, _ it is no worse than the one I cooked yesterday. A. at least B. not less than C. at most D. not more than No, I cant afford that expensive car, as you know, I can only offer half the price _. A. at the most B. at least C. not more than D. at the worst _ friends Betty had made there were all invited to her birthday party. A. Few of B. Few C. The few D. A few This medicine is _ sugar and water. A. most B. mostly C. hardly D. the most Yesterday he told me that the money was not _ enough. A. mostly B. nearly C. almost D. most She is _ most beautiful girl. A. a B. an C. the D. in Many people have helped with canned food. However, the food bank needs _ for the poor. A. more B. much C. many D. most The guests invited were _ scientists from Africa. A. most B. mostly C. almost D. nearly247、name somebody as/ to be the secretary （1）、by the name of 和with the name 相当于called/ named 短语或定语从句whose name is + 姓名，叫什么名字；还可用by the name of/ by name。如：I know the young man, John by name.（2）、带双宾语的name只有一种被动形式，即把人做主语构成被动语态，但不能颠倒。如：Tom is named the boy.（3）、name的复数形式指各种难听的骂人话，如：call somebody names； 表示“喊某人名字”，可用：call somebody by name； （4）、have a name for bravery 以勇敢著称；in the name of以的名义、代表；make a name of oneself/ become famous想要成名；take a false name冒名顶替；name somebody after/ for以为某人取名；练习：Tasmania _ its discovery. A. was named as B. was named after C. was named of D. was named by Do you know the woman _ her baby Jack? Yes, but I only know her _ name. A. named; by B. named; with C. naming; by D. naming; with Roller skating, now easy and fun, changed because of a man _ Joseph Merlin. A. naming B. named C. named in D. with name The newly-discovered star was named _ a Chinese astronomer _ honor of his contributions to astronomy. A. for; in B. after; for C. as; in D. after; in Its impossible for me to _ all the flowers in the garden. A. speak B. name C. call D. tell The detective has found out that the murderer is still alive, hidden in a small town _ David. A. calling B. used the name C. which name is D. under the name of The class was named _ the PLA soldier in honour _ his brave deeds. A. by; by B. after; of C. on; from D. from; of Who were those people at the gate of the park? A group _ themselves “Friends of the Earth”. A. named B. called C. calling D. was named Linda worked for the Minnesela Manufacturing and Mining Company, or _ 3M. A. naming B. named C. being named D. to be named The dog _ Sai Hu belongs to _. A. named; the Smiths B. named; the Smiths C. named by; Smith D. whose name was; the Smiths 248、be none the wiser for （1）、have none of不允许、不接受； none but 只有、除了；be none the wiser for 并不因而有所开窍(none 与the + 比较级或so, too同用，意为“一点也不”) （2）、在否定回答中none 是回答How many/ How much？ 而no one 是回答Who? 在回答What? 时，两者都不用，要用nothing 如：What is in your wallet? Nothing. 练习：How many elephants did you see? _.A. None B. No one C. Not many ones D. No many We couldnt eat in a restaurant because _ of us had _ money on us. A. all; no B. any; no C. none; any D. no one; any He was left alone, with _ to look after him. A. someone B. anyone C. not one D. no one _ of the reasons was true. A. None B. No one C. Nothing D. All None of us can _ her in strength. A. give B. be given C. equal to D. equal What do you think of the performance today? Great! _ but a musical genius could perform so successfully. A. All B. None C. Anybody D. Everybody249、now and then （1）、just now 刚才、不久之前( = not long ago)， 与一般过去时连用。目前、现在( = at this moment)， 与一般现在时连用。如：He is rather busy just now. （2）、now that 既然、由于，是从属连词，引出原因状语从句，that 可省。如：Now you are well again, you can travel.（3）、时间副词now 放在句首，谓语动词是be, come, go, follow, exist, seem, remain 等不及物动词，主语若是名词时，常用全倒装。如：Now comes your turn； （4）、a little now and a little then 时断时续；now and then/ a little now and a little then/ every now and then/ at times/ from time to time/ occasionally/ sometimes 有时、不时地；now and again时而；练习：We all write _, even when theres no much to say. A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less Although we live too far away to see each other, we send e-mail _ to stay in touch. A. now or then B. now and again C. on times D. from times to times _ youve got a chance, you might as well as make full use of it. A. Now that B. After C. Although D. As soon as _ you are unwilling to listen, I wont say it any more. A. Since that B. Now that C. Because of D. On condition that 250、quite a number （1）、a number/ numbers of 加复数名词加复数动词，也可用单数；an amount/ amounts of 加不可数名词加单数动词；a quantity/ quantities of 加复数或不可数名词，前用单数，后用复数动词；the amount/ number of 加复数或不可数名词，用单数动词。一般不用the quantity of； （2）、more, less 习惯上不与number 搭配，如表示数量多时，用large, great， 少用small。 （3）、表示Number 等的编号时，若把number 放在名词后，不用the。 如：Middle School Number 16； 放在名词前要用the，the 用大小写均可。如：the Number 16 Middle School； （4）、a number of 表示“许多、若干”，后接复数名词，a number of + 复数名词做主语时，谓语动词要用复数。如：A number of students in our school are interested in computer. （5）、当the 与number 连用，则表示“的数目”，the number of + 复数名词做主语时，谓语动词用单数。如：The number of students in our school is about 1800.练习：The number of people invited _ fifty, but a number of them _ absent for different reasons. A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were I hear a number of people _ watching the interesting film this month. What _ the exact number come to? A. are; has B. is; is C. are; is D. is; have The students of our school are increasing _ number and the school has to order books of all subjects _ great numbers. A. in; by B. in; in C. by; by D. by; in I hear a new library together with _ to our school. A. a large number of books is offered B. a good many books are offered C. a great deal of books has been offered D. the large number of books have offered_ foreign guests come to our sch