一、考點(diǎn)精析與拓展
1.die out 熄滅；絕種；逐漸消失。如：
①The fire died out .火滅了。
②That talkative man’s voice died out.那個(gè)健談的人的聲音漸漸地聽不見了。
2.the + 形容詞（分詞）表示一類人的用法。
常見的短語有：
the old(young; rich; poor; learned; living…).如：
The living should carry out what the dead unfinished.
活著的人（后人）應(yīng)該把前人未競事業(yè)進(jìn)行到底。
3.no more than①(=noly)僅僅，不過。②兩者都不。如：
①What can I do, I’m no more than a citizen.
我能怎么樣，我只不過是個(gè)平民百姓。
②Tom is no cleverer than Jack.湯姆和杰克都不聰明。
但是：not more than 表示A 不如B（……）或不超過。如；
①M(fèi)y English is not better than yours.
我的英語不如你的好。
②I think you are not more than twenty years old.
我想你不滿二十歲吧。
4.關(guān)于there be句型：①是一種倒裝句式，be后的主語要和be在數(shù)上保持一致。如：
There is a pen, two books and some other things on the table.桌上有一支筆，兩本書和一些其他的東西。
②there be句型有完成式there have(has)been;有將來式there is
going to(will)be。
③there be句型中可加情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。如：
I am sure there used to be a shop near here.我肯定在這附近以前有家商店。
④there be句型中有的be,還可以用其他詞表示“有、存在”，there live(一般跟人，有……一個(gè)人)，there stand(指物，樹、高樓之類)，there lie(物，如一片土地等)。如：
There stand many tall buildings in our school and there lies a large wheat field in front of it.
我們學(xué)校里聳立著許多高樓，校門口是一大片麥田。
5.insist表示“堅(jiān)持要求（某人或主語本身）干某事。”；suggest 表示“建議”，以及order, demand, request, advise…，這些動(dòng)詞后的賓語從句常用虛擬語氣形式。
即主語+（should）+動(dòng)詞原形+……，should常可省略。如：
He insisted that he(should)be sent to the poorest place to work。他堅(jiān)持要求派他去最貧窮的地方工作。
agree with sb.(sth：表意見、看法等的名詞)
6. agree to sth.(表示安排、計(jì)劃之類的詞)
agree on sth.(一般表示原雙方共同商討以后達(dá)成協(xié)議的名詞)]
如：I don’t agree with you to this arrangement, but perhaps, after a discussion we will agree on this project.
我不贊同你在這件事的安排，但或許在協(xié)商之后我們可以就這個(gè)工程達(dá)成共識。
7.①be fit for適合于
This job is fit for you.這份工作適合你干。
②主語+be + fit + to do sth.如：
Nobody is fit to take his place.沒有合適的人接替他。
③（物，衣物之類）+fit+sb.表示衣帽之類適合某人，合身。
The shirt does not fit me well.這件襯衫不太合我的身。
8.in place/out of place在原處；在合適的位置。
①You should keep everything in place.(=in order)
你應(yīng)該把所有的東西都放好。
②What you said is somewhat out of place.你的話有些離譜了。
9.lose one’s sight(way; life; work;reason)分別表示：失明；
迷路；犧牲；失業(yè)；失去理智等。如：
His son lost his life in the fighting.他兒子在戰(zhàn)斗中犧牲了。
10.put sb. to the trouble(of doing sth.)給某人添麻煩，使某人為做某事而為難，trouble是不可數(shù)名詞。如：
They didn’t want to put me to the trouble of meeting them at the station.他們不想麻煩我去車站接他們。
11.be after追尋；追捕；找……
12.do sb. a favour或do a favour for sb.給某人幫個(gè)忙，如果有to do sth.則常用。
do sb.the favour to do sth.如：
①I wonder if you can do me a favour?我不知道你能不能幫我個(gè)忙？（沒有說干何事）
②Please do me the favour to open the door, I want to go
out.
麻煩你給我開一下門，我要出去。
13.very當(dāng)形容詞用時(shí)，意思為“正是，恰好是……”如果有定語從句則常用that 引導(dǎo)。如：This is the very book(that)I’m after.這正是我要找的書。
14.make…to one’s own measure“依照某人的尺寸做……”如：
This coat is made to you own measure,I’m sure it will fit you nicely.這件大衣是你訂做的，我想肯定很合身。
to當(dāng)介詞用，“依照、按照”如：
She is dancing to the music.她在隨音樂節(jié)拍跳舞。
15.depend on(=rely on)依靠；依賴；以……而定；取決于……。如：
①Whether you will succeed or not depends on how hard you
work.你是否成功得看你努力的程度。
②I don’t want to depend on my parents any longer.我不想再依賴父母了。
16. do up 收拾（東西）。整理、梳裝打扮、系（扣）好……
①He was so hurried that he did up his buttons wrongly.
他太著急了以致于扣錯(cuò)了紐扣。
②She spent a long time doing up her hair.她花了很長時(shí)間把頭盤起來。
二、精典名題導(dǎo)解
題1 （NMET 1999）
They not only make it difficult to sleep at night , but they are__________damage to our houses, and shops of historical interest.
A.doing B.raising C.putting D.producing
分析：A。該題考查固定搭配。do damage to對……造成損壞。
題2 （NMET 1994）
The first text books__________ for teaching English as foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A.having written B.to be written
C.being written D.written
分析：D。write 與the first textbooks之間存在被動(dòng)關(guān)系，表結(jié)果。
題3 （NMET 1996）
___________in thought , he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A.Losing B.Having lost C.Lost D.To lose
分析：C。大多數(shù)過去分詞含有“被動(dòng)”和“完成”雙重意義，有的過去分詞只含有“完成”意義，有的則“被動(dòng)”“完成”意義均沒有。be lost in 意為“全神貫注”，它既無“完成”意義，又無“被動(dòng)”意義，為一個(gè)固定詞組。
題4 （上海2002）
Don’t use words, expressions, or phrases________only to people with specific knowledge.
A.being known B.having been known
C.to be known D.known
分析：D。本題考查的是過去分詞表被動(dòng)的用法。known相當(dāng)于that are known .
題5 （NMET 1993）
In some parts of the world, tea________ with milk and sugar.
A.is serving B.is served C.serves D.served
分析：B。serve意為“上菜、開 飯、斟酒”是及物動(dòng)詞。
題6 （上海 2002）
-You forgot your purse when you went out.
-Good heavens,__________.
A.so did I B.so I did C.I did so D.I so did
分析：B。so sb.do(does),表示“確實(shí)那樣做了”之意。而so do sb.表示“某人也那樣做了”之意。