坚持学英语的第37天

17* _________ you have already known it, I don’t want to say it again.

A. Because of

B. So that

C. Since

D. When

答案是C。 since 由于，既然

翻译：

既然（由于）你已经知道了，我不想再说了。

18* There is plenty of rain in the south _________ there is little in the north.

A. while

B. but

C. when

D. so

答案是A，while 然而

翻译：南方多雨，然而北方少雨

“然而”和 “但是”的区别：然而表示比较，但是表示转折。

南方多雨，北方少雨。

是比较，不是转折

19（1）* But for water, it ____impossible to live in the earth.

A. is

B. would be

C. were

D. wouldn’t be

but for 如果没有

答案是B

如果没有水，在地球上生活是不可能的。

impossible 不可能的，D的意思不对。

19（2）* If there were no water, it ____impossible to live in the earth

A. is

B. would be

C. were

D. wouldn’t be

答案是B

如果没有水，在地球上生活是不可能的。

1*Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____ our chairman now.

A. must have been

B. would have been

C. were

D. would be

答案是D。时间混合虚拟。

vote 名词，选票。动词，投票

2*The sentence wants __________ once more.

A. to explain

B. explaining

C. being explained

D. to be explained it

答案是B。 want doing 需要被……。once more 再次，再度。

3*The singer and the dancer ______ come to the meeting.

A. has

B. have

C. are

D.is

答案是b，两个the 两个人，复数。没有are come 这种结构。

4*We had to wait half an hour _________ we had already booked a table.

A. since

B. although

C. until

D. before

答案是B，我们不得不等半个小时，虽然（尽管）我们预定了桌子。book 预定

5*The fruit _______ fresh in his fruit stand sells well.

A. looking

B. looked

C. look

D. to be looked

答案是A。sells是谓语，横线上缺非谓语。look 看起来，没有被动

stand 名词，架子，摊位；fruit stand 水果摊

6*____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.

A. It

B. This

C. What

D. As

答案是C，what 代表最重要的东西。翻译：她告诉我，对她来说，最重要的是她的家庭。

7* I used to love that film __________ I was a child, but I don't feel it that way any more.

A. once

B. when

C. since

D. although

答案是B。翻译：我是小孩儿的时候很喜欢这部电影，但是现在没那种感觉了

8* Karen is rich; ______ her friend Kate is poor.

A．but

B．otherwise

C．however

D．afterwards

答案是C，however 然而；otherwise 否则；afterwards 后来

Karen 有钱，然而Kate 穷

9*When spring comes, it gets ________.

A. warm and warm

B. colder and colder

C. warmer and warmer

D. shorter and shorter

答案是C。warmer and warmer 越来越暖和。比较级+and +比较级，越来越……

10* Would you rather I ____ buying a new bike?

A. decided against

B. will decide against

C. have decided

D. shall decide against

答案是A，would rather 后面接虚拟，一般过去时或者过去完成时。