----- Didn’t we just have _______?（00）
A. it B. that C. one D. this
2. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ________ I will always treasure. (02)
A. that B. one C. it D. what
1） post-war: after-是表示“之后……” postgraduate, post-date, post-reading
2） the Great Depression大萧条，指20世纪30年代早期的大萧条。
1. Even today, the South is far behind the rest of United Stated in areas like education and economic development. 甚至到今天，南部在教育和经济发展方面都远远落后与美国其他州。
area有多种含义，
1） extent or measure of a surface面积
The area of the house is 35 square metres. 那房子的面积是35平方米。
2） district (of a city, etc) 地区；区域
Do you like the area where you live? 你喜欢你居住的地方吗？
3） range of activity or interest领域；方面
the area of training, development训练；发展领域
1. The storm left, __________ a lot of damage to this area. (05 1)
A. caused B. to have caused
C. to cause D. having caused
2. It’s the present situation in poor areas that _________ much higher spending on education and training. (05京)
A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for
3. Project Hope aims at helping the poor children in remote areas to ________ education. (03 沪春)
A. accept B. keep C. assist D. receive
4. According to the recent survey, cancer is the leading cause of death among young adults in this area, ________ women. (03 沪)
A. apparently B. especially C. exactly D. probably
5. On ________ news today, there were ________ reports of heavy snow in that area. (04 京春)
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; / D. /; the
6. The conference has been held to discuss the efforts of tourism ________ the wildlife in the area. (03 沪)
A. in B. on C. at D. with
2. Atlanta quickly recovered from the destruction caused by the Civil War. 亚特兰大很快就从内战的毁坏中恢复过来了。
recover: return to a normal state恢复原状；常与from连用
Trade soon recovered from the effects of the war.
贸易摆脱了战争的影响而很快复苏了。
He recovered from the shock. 他从震惊中恢复过来。
★ _________ the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation. (00 京春)
A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given
3. Despite the hardships of the post-war years and the Great Depression, the people of Atlanta continued to develop the area, both economically and socially. 不管战后年代和大萧条时期有多么艰难，亚特兰大的人民继续开发着这个地区，经济和社会后有了发展。
despite： in spite of尽管；不管；不顾
Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.
她尽管很想见到他，但却不愿给他回信。
Despite what others say, I think he is a nice person.
不管别人怎么说，我仍认为他这个人很好。
4. The injustices of the city and of the South led Dr King to organize non-violent demonstrations aimed at ending segregation. 这座城市和整个南部的不公正制度促使金博士组织非暴力的示威，目的是要结束种族隔离制度。
lead somebody to do something = cause somebody to do something
使某人做某事
What led you to change your mind? 什么使你改变主意了？
His arrival led me to believe that I would complete the task.
他的到来使我相信我会完成任务。
Lead vt. 1) 领导、带领；引路The road leads you to the town. 走这条路你就能到镇上。
2）领先；率先He leads his class in English. 英语方面他在将全班数第一。
3） 导致、造成What led you to change your idea? 什么使你改变了主意？
4）过……生活lead a happy / hard / miserable / simple life
lead vi. “领导、领路；带头”You lead, we’ll follow. 你打头，我们跟着你。
“通向；导致”All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
5. The city saw a series of fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s and Dr King was shot and killed in 1968. 在20世纪60年代，这座城市目睹了黑人和白人之间一连串激烈的冲突。金博士于1968年遭到枪杀。
see (=witness, experience or undergo ) 目睹、经历或进行。
This coat of his has seen hard wear. 他这件大衣穿了很久了。
He has seen a great deal in his long life.
在他漫长的一生中，他经历了很大事。
This year sees the 90 years of the famous writer’s birth.
今年是那位著名作家诞辰90周年。
★ ①陪，送see sb. home陪送某人回家 see sb. out (to the door) 送某人出去
②（无进行时）目睹、经历 The street corner has seen many car accidents. 街角那里发生过多次车祸。
③ （无进行时）＋that从句 “注意、留神” I’ll see that everything is ready by half past ten. 我会留心在10点半以前把一切都准备好。
6. His funeral was shown on television and millions of Americans watched as people marched through Atlanta in honour of Dr King. 电视上播放了金博士的葬礼，千白万美国人观看了人们为悼念金博士而穿过亚特兰大的游行。
in honour of sb. / sth.: out of respect for sb. / sth. 出自对某人或某物的敬意
A ceremony was held in honour of those killed in battle.
为纪念阵亡的将士，举行了一次仪式。
句中的in honour of Dr. King也可以写成in Dr King’s honour
7. Dr King’s efforts were not in vain, however. 然而，金博士的努力没有白费。
in vain = with no result; useless无结果的；徒劳。
He tried in vain to sleep. 他怎么也睡不着。
All our work was in vain. 我们的工作全都白干了。
8. In 1996, the city was the host of the Olympic Games, an honour the city shares with great cities like Sydney and Beijng. 1996年，亚特兰大成为奥林匹克运动会的主办城市，像悉尼、北京等大城市一样享受了这一荣誉。
在这个句子中，an honour与the host of the Olympic Games是同位语
9. The bison grows to a shoulder-height of 1.5 metres and can weigh 1,100 kilometres. 野牛能长到肩高1.5米，重达1，100公斤。
句中的height为high的名词，意为高度、身高。
在a shoulder-height of 1.5 metres这种结构中，常用不定冠词。
a length of 10 metres 10米的高度
a depth of five metres 五米的深度
10. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly. 野牛少了，嫩草没有牛吃，草就长得不像以前那样茂盛了。
句中的as strongly后省略了as before. 在同级比较中，常出现一些省略现象。
She spent 50 yuan on the shoes. But I paid twice as much. 买这双鞋子她花了50元，而我花了两倍的钱。（as much = as much as that）
That building is 20 metres high. This building is three times as high. 那座建筑物20米高。这座是那座的三倍高。
1. The piano in the other shop will be _________, but _________. (90)
A. cheaper; not as better B. more cheap; not as better
C. cheaper; not as good D. more cheap; not as good
2. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ___________ tractors in 1988 as the year before. (90)
A. as twice many B. as many twice
C. twice as many D. twice many as
3. She doesn’t speak _________ her friend, but her written work is excellent. (93)
A. as well as B. so often as C. so much as D. as good as
4. John plays football _________, if not better than, David. (94)
A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as
5. It is generally believed that teaching is _________ it is a science.
(01)
A. an art much as B. much an art as
C. as an art much as D. as much an art as
6. Americans eat __________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910. (02 沪春)
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
7. Our neighbour has ___________ ours. (03 京)
A. as a big house as B. as big a house as
C. the same big house as D. a house the same big as
8. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying __________ here. (03 沪)
A. as three times much B. as much three times
C. much as three times D. three times as much
9. It is reported that the United States uses _________ energy as the
whole of Europe. (04 广西)
A. as twice B. twice much
C. twice much as D. twice as much
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