一、考点精析与拓展
1.die out 熄灭；绝种；逐渐消失。如：
①The fire died out .火灭了。
②That talkative man’s voice died out.那个健谈的人的声音渐渐地听不见了。
2.the + 形容词（分词）表示一类人的用法。
常见的短语有：
the old(young; rich; poor; learned; living…).如：
The living should carry out what the dead unfinished.
活着的人（后人）应该把前人未竞事业进行到底。
3.no more than①(=noly)仅仅，不过。②两者都不。如：
①What can I do, I’m no more than a citizen.
我能怎么样，我只不过是个平民百姓。
②Tom is no cleverer than Jack.汤姆和杰克都不聪明。
但是：not more than 表示A 不如B（……）或不超过。如；
①My English is not better than yours.
我的英语不如你的好。
②I think you are not more than twenty years old.
我想你不满二十岁吧。
4.关于there be句型：①是一种倒装句式，be后的主语要和be在数上保持一致。如：
There is a pen, two books and some other things on the table.桌上有一支笔，两本书和一些其他的东西。
②there be句型有完成式there have(has)been;有将来式there is
going to(will)be。
③there be句型中可加情态动词。如：
I am sure there used to be a shop near here.我肯定在这附近以前有家商店。
④there be句型中有的be,还可以用其他词表示“有、存在”，there live(一般跟人，有……一个人)，there stand(指物，树、高楼之类)，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.
我们学校里耸立着许多高楼，校门口是一大片麦田。
5.insist表示“坚持要求（某人或主语本身）干某事。”；suggest 表示“建议”，以及order, demand, request, advise…，这些动词后的宾语从句常用虚拟语气形式。
即主语+（should）+动词原形+……，should常可省略。如：
He insisted that he(should)be sent to the poorest place to work。他坚持要求派他去最贫穷的地方工作。
agree with sb.(sth：表意见、看法等的名词)
6. agree to sth.(表示安排、计划之类的词)
agree on sth.(一般表示原双方共同商讨以后达成协议的名词)]
如：I don’t agree with you to this arrangement, but perhaps, after a discussion we will agree on this project.
我不赞同你在这件事的安排，但或许在协商之后我们可以就这个工程达成共识。
7.①be fit for适合于
This job is fit for you.这份工作适合你干。
②主语+be + fit + to do sth.如：
Nobody is fit to take his place.没有合适的人接替他。
③（物，衣物之类）+fit+sb.表示衣帽之类适合某人，合身。
The shirt does not fit me well.这件衬衫不太合我的身。
8.in place/out of place在原处；在合适的位置。
①You should keep everything in place.(=in order)
你应该把所有的东西都放好。
②What you said is somewhat out of place.你的话有些离谱了。
9.lose one’s sight(way; life; work;reason)分别表示：失明；
迷路；牺牲；失业；失去理智等。如：
His son lost his life in the fighting.他儿子在战斗中牺牲了。
10.put sb. to the trouble(of doing sth.)给某人添麻烦，使某人为做某事而为难，trouble是不可数名词。如：
They didn’t want to put me to the trouble of meeting them at the station.他们不想麻烦我去车站接他们。
11.be after追寻；追捕；找……
12.do sb. a favour或do a favour for sb.给某人帮个忙，如果有to do sth.则常用。
do sb.the favour to do sth.如：
①I wonder if you can do me a favour?我不知道你能不能帮我个忙？（没有说干何事）
②Please do me the favour to open the door, I want to go
out.
麻烦你给我开一下门，我要出去。
13.very当形容词用时，意思为“正是，恰好是……”如果有定语从句则常用that 引导。如：This is the very book(that)I’m after.这正是我要找的书。
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.这件大衣是你订做的，我想肯定很合身。
to当介词用，“依照、按照”如：
She is dancing to the music.她在随音乐节拍跳舞。
15.depend on(=rely on)依靠；依赖；以……而定；取决于……。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.我不想再依赖父母了。
16. do up 收拾（东西）。整理、梳装打扮、系（扣）好……
①He was so hurried that he did up his buttons wrongly.
他太着急了以致于扣错了纽扣。
②She spent a long time doing up her hair.她花了很长时间把头盘起来。
二、精典名题导解
题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。该题考查固定搭配。do damage to对……造成损坏。
题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 与the first textbooks之间存在被动关系，表结果。
题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。大多数过去分词含有“被动”和“完成”双重意义，有的过去分词只含有“完成”意义，有的则“被动”“完成”意义均没有。be lost in 意为“全神贯注”，它既无“完成”意义，又无“被动”意义，为一个固定词组。
题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。本题考查的是过去分词表被动的用法。known相当于that are known .
题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意为“上菜、开 饭、斟酒”是及物动词。
题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“确实那样做了”之意。而so do sb.表示“某人也那样做了”之意。