1、(2)并列连接词，表示“而不是”，连接句子中相同的句子成分。连接两个名词(作主、表或宾语)I appreciate pop music rather than hiphop.我欣赏流行乐而不喜欢说唱乐。连接两个动词不定式，rather than后的to常常可以省略I prefer to play football rather than stay at homereading.我愿意踢球而不喜欢待在家里看书。rather than 连接两个动名词作宾语I enjoy surfing the Internet in my spare time ratherthan go hiking.闲暇之余，
2、我喜欢上网，而不喜欢远足。连接两个介词短语We are doing this for our brotherly school ratherthan for ourselves.我们 做 的这一切是为了兄弟校而不是为了我们自己。rather than 连接两个谓语时，rather than 后一般接doingWhy didnt you ask for help,rather than trying to doit on your own?你干吗非得要自己干，而不请人帮忙呢？注意：rather than 连 接 两个主语时，谓语动词应该按“承前一致原则”，即和第一个主语在人称和数上保持一致。He
3、 rather than I,I think,is to blame.我认为是他而不是我该受到责备。rather than辨析rather than/other than/more thanrather than 表示对后者的否定，有“而不是”的语义。Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad,she soldthem at half price.other than 表示对后者的排除，有“除了”的语义，相当于except。I dont care about anything other than what Imwilling to do.rather
4、 thanmore than 表示超出了这一概念范畴，有“不只是”。In some places,bottled water costs more than aglass of beer.rather than辨析rather than/other than/more than活用单项填空Most people would agree that nuclear science shouldbe developed to benefit the human beings_ harmthem.A.rather thanB.other thanC.less thanD.more thanrather
5、 thanA活用单项填空rather than解析 语义是：大部分人赞成核科学的开发应当造福于人类而不是危害他们。rather than表示否定；other than表示排除；less than 表示少于；morethan 表示超过，所以答案是A。catch sight of意为：“突然看到”；“一下子就看到了”，强调看到的动作的突然性。He caught sight of his girlfriend in such crowdedpeople in the street.在 街 道 上这么拥挤的人群里他一眼就看到了他的女友。catch sight of短语at first sight第一次
6、看见at the sight of一看见(就)in sight of在某人看来lose ones sight失明lose sight of消失；忘了处理某事in sight看得见；在视野内out of sight看不见sightseeing观光；游览catch sight of活用单项填空At the railway station,the mother waved goodbye to herdaughter until the train was _.A.out of sightB.out of reachC.out of orderD.out of placecatch sight of
7、A解析 本题考查的是介词短语在语境中的运用。语义是：在火车站，母亲挥手向女儿告别，直到看不见火车为止。out of sight看不见；out of reach够不着；out of order坏了；out of place不在原处、不适当的，所以答案是A。catch sight of活用单项填空She has a gift for learning languages.根据语境语义have a gift for的意思是_。答案在方面有天分；有天赋have a gift for链接gifted adj.有才的；才华横溢的短语have the gift of天生擅长make a gift of st
8、h.to sb.赠予某人某物a man with many gifts多才多艺的人have a gift forBecause of the Great Lakes,they learned,Canadahas more fresh water than any other country in theworld.(P34)她们了解到由于五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界任何一个国家都要多。本句中的 morethan any other country是比较级 的 一个基本句式。比较的主体和比较范围不能相互包 容。如果是包容关系，我们一定要在比较范围内把它排除掉。常见的句式有：any other 单数
9、名词all other 复数名词比较级 than anyone elseany of the other 复数名词the rest of 复数名词或不可数名词上海比中国任何一个城市都大。Shanghai is larger than any other city in China.Shanghai is larger than all other cities in China.Shanghai is larger than any of the other cities inChina.注意：如果不是包含关系，就不能用排除关系的词。Peharps Shanghai is larger tha
10、n any city in Africa.注意对这一句式的理解。它虽然是比较级的句式，但却表达最高级的含义。活用单项填空(1)AIDS is the biggest killer in the world,taking_ lives each year than _disease.A.more;anyB.most;any otherC.many;otherD.more;any other解析 考查比较级的句式问题。语义是：艾滋病是世界上最大的杀手，每年所夺去的生命比任何疾病都多。根据语境所表达是在同一范围内比较，所以答案要有排除关系的词，答案是D。D(2)The Changjiang Rive
11、r is longer than _in China.A.any riverB.any other riversC.any of the other riversD.all rivers解析 考查比较级的句式问题。语义是：长江比中国任何一条河都长。根据语境所表达的是在同一范围内比较，所以答案要有排除关系的词，B中的名词不能用复数，所以答案是C。活用单项填空CIts too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa,Canadascapital.(P38)很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。as far as有以下的用法：(1)用于对距离语气的加强，表示“远达”。I
12、 cant believe that such a little child can walk asfar as ten miles in an hour.我简直不敢相信这么小的孩子竟然在一小时内能走10英里。(2)用于比较级，表示“和一样远”。We walked as far as they walked last night.昨晚，我们和他们走得一样远。(3)作介词或连接词，表示“直到(地方)”。Ill work with you as far as the gate of the school.我将陪你一直走到校门口。(4)习惯用法，表示“达到的程度”、“尽所能”、“就而言”，也可以用s
13、o far asWe should be grateful to our parents.They willsupport us as far as they can at any time.我们应当感激父母。无论在什么时候，他们都会尽其所能地支持我们。So far as I know,he is the leading person in ITbusiness.据我所知，他是IT产业的领军人物。活用单项填空(1)_ I can see,there is only one possible wayto keep away from the danger.A.As long asB.Just a
14、sC.As far asD.Even if解析 考查连接词的选择。语义是：在我看来，要远离危险只有一种可行的方法。as long as只要就；(时间)长达多久；just as 就在的时候；asfar as“就而言”；even if即使，所以答案是C。C(2)The more I think about him,the more reasons Ifind for loving him_ I did.A.as much asB.as long asC.as soon asD.as far as解析 考查连接词的选择。语义是：我对他考虑得越多，我就发现我爱他的原因就越多。as much as 多达
15、；so long as只要就；(时间)长达多久；assoon as 一就；as far as达到的程度。所以答案是D。活用单项填空D高考英语写作部分在语言方面的要求中有：能尽量使用较高级词汇。英文写作中若有高级词汇，是获取高分的重要条件之一，但如何使用高级词汇？1注意使用词组、习语来代替一些单词以增加文采。如：用catch sight of代替see，用carenothing for代替dislike等。2使用一些很有“洋味”的单词。Thank you for sharing the time with us.(用share而不用spend)The noise nearly drove me
16、mad.(用drive而不用 make)Tom had his leg broken last week.(用have hisleg broken而不用break his leg)3避免重复使用同一单词或短语。如：用We have built a new classroom buildingbesides the old one and we have also set up a librarywhere the old one used to be.比用We have built a new classroom buildingbesides the old one and we have
17、also built a librarywhere the old one used to be.好。英文写作中，不同的思想内容要用不同的句式来表达；而同一思想内容也可以用不同的句式来表达。句式不同，表达效果也就不同。只有句式多样化，文章才会生动有趣，充满活力。可是，在实际写作中，初学写作的学生往往一篇文章都是千篇一律的简单句，文章单调乏味，毫无生气。笔者认为，恰当地使用某些方法或手段有助于实际表达形式的多样化，增强表达效果。下面将常用方法简单介绍如下：1改变句子的开头方式。不要一味地都是主语开头，可以把状语置于句首等。如：(原)He was still absorbed in his wor
18、k deep into thenight.(改)Deep into the night,he was absorbed in his work.2学会运用特殊句式。省略句：If necessary,we shall send a telegramhome.倒装句：Not only did he refuse the gift,he alsoseverely criticized the sender.强调句：It was at that moment that he changedhis mind.3学会使用复合句、分词状语、感叹句、with的复合结构、独立主格、it句型等多种句式。如：(原)
19、Yesterday my father went to Tianhe Mall.Hebought us a lot of gifts.(改)Yesterday my father went to Tianhe Mall wherehe bought us a lot of gifts.(原)There was nothing else to do.We went home.(改)There being nothing else to do,we went home.英语的句式是多种多样的，只要从要表达的内容出发合理选用，文章的句式就会富于变化。在学习写作的过程中，学生应不断练习构造各种各样的句
20、式，以提高语言表达能力。活用按要求改写下列句子1.The singer came out of the airport.A lot of fansfollowed him.He had a bunch of flowers in his hand.(1)简单句：_(2)并列句：_(3)复合句：_活用按要求改写下列句子答案(1)Followed by a lot of fans,the singer came out ofthe airport,with a bunch of flowers in his hand.(2)The singer came out of the airport,wi
21、th a bunch offlowers in his hand,and a lot of fans followed him.(3)The singer who was followed by a lot of fans cameout of the airport,with a bunch of flowers in his hand.2.My uncle lives in a small town.In the town there isa big factory.He has worked there for sixteen years.(1)用it改写上组句子：_(2)用复合句和并列
22、句改写：_(3)用复合句和简单句改写：_(4)用复合句改写：_活用按要求改写下列句子答案(1)My uncle lives in a small town.In it there is abig factory.He has worked there for sixteen years.(2)In the small town where my uncle lives,there isa big factory,and he has worked there for sixteenyears.活用按要求改写下列句子答案(3)My uncle lives in a small town,where there is abig factory.He has worked there for sixteen years.(4)My uncle has worked for sixteen years in a bigfactory in the small town where he lives.活用按要求改写下列句子