(2) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.)

　　The number of the students standing outside is

　　about twenty.

　　站在外面的学生的数目大约是20。 链接

　　the number of ＋ n．(pl.)表示“……的数量”。作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。表示数量的多少，用large和small, 不用many和few。如： (1)a large / great/good number of

　　a great many

　　a good few / quite a few ＋ n. (复数)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用复数形式) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语 (2) many a

　　more than one ＋ n. (单数)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用单数第三人称形式) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语

　　(3) a great/ good deal of

　　quite a little ＋ n. (不可数名词)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用单数第三人称形式) (作主语，谓语动词根据amount的单复数决定) (4) a large amount of

　　large amounts of ＋ n. (不可数名词) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语 (作主语，谓语动词根据quantity 的数决定) (5) a large quantity of

　　large quantities of ＋ n. (复数)或＋ n. (不可数名词) 辨析 the number of / a number of a number of＋可数名词，意为“许多的、大量的 ……”，其后的谓语动词用复数； the number of＋可数名词，意为“……的数目”，

　　其后的谓语动词用单数。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 活用

　　单项填空 (1) The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ______ rising steadily since 2009.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. has been

　　D. have been

　　解析　考查主谓一致和时态。主语是 the number of foreign students, 故谓语动词用单数，又因时间状语是since 2009，所以用完成时态。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) C (2) With more forests being destroyed，huge quantities of good earth ______ each year.

　　A. is washing away

　　B. is being washed away

　　C. are washing away

　　D. are being washed away 解析

　　考查主谓一致。quantities of后既可接不可数名词，也可接可数名词，其谓语动词根据quantity的数确定，所以答案是D。 　 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) D (3) Good amounts of sleep every night______ also important for your health.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. was

　　D. were 解析　考查主谓一致和时态。amounts of 后只接不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词和amount的数保持一致，由于其时间是every night，要用一般现在时，所以答案是B。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) B ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) The war was finally at an end.

　　战争终于结束了。 短语 at the end of

　　在……尽头(末)(指时间和空间) by the end of

　　到……末为止(与过去完成时连用) in the end

　　最后，终于 make ends meet

　　收支相抵 ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) 短语 come to an end

　　结束(用作谓语) draw to an end

　　接近尾声 bring…to an end

　　使……终止 put an end to

　　使……终止 活用

　　用at the end of, by the end of 和 in the end填空 (1) How many English words have you learned ____________ last term? (2) He became an outstanding doctor __________.

　　(3) My uncle will fly to China ___________ this year.

　?、赼t an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) by the end of in the end at the end of 你知道这道题的正确答案是什么吗？为什么？ They walked and walked until they came ______ the

　　end of the stream.

　　A. at

　　B. by

　　C. in

　　D. to ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) D ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) 解析　首先我们知道by the end of后不跟地点；in the end是一个独立使用的短语；虽然at the end of 后接地点，但它所表示的是“在……的尽头或末尾”，表示状态。而本题的语境所表示的是“来到了溪流的尽头”，所以答案是D。

　?、買n the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.(P26)

　　农家大院里的鸡，甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。 (1) too…to…太……以至不能……

　　The boy is too weak to lift the heavy box.

　　这男孩太虚弱，举不起那个重箱子。 (2)当too…to…跟少数形容词(如ready，glad，pleased， apt，willing，inclined，eager, easy, satisfied等)搭配时， 不定式无否定意义。

　　He is too ready to promise. 他轻于许诺。

　　Beginners are too apt to make mistakes. 初学者极易 出错。

　　(3) too…to…的否定形式not too…to…的意思是“不是太……而不能”。

　　He is not too young to dress himself.

　　他不是小得连衣服都不会穿。

　　It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 (4)cannot(或can never)…too/enough…表示“怎么……也不会过分”、“越……越好”的含义。

　　I can't thank you too much for giving me so much help.

　　我对你给予我那么大的帮助感激不尽。 ② It seemed as if the world was at an end! (P26)

　　世界似乎到了末日！

　　当as if引导从句时，我们一定要根据语境判断 语义是否符合客观实际，符合客观实际就用陈述语 气，即：该用什么时态就用什么时态；不符合客观 实际就用虚拟语气，即： as if ＋ 主语 ＋ had done sth.

　　(从句谓语动词发生在过去) did / were

　　(从句谓语动词发生在现在) would do sth.

　　(从句谓语动词发生在将来) 巧记： had done　did/ were　would do

　　之前　谓语动词　

　　之后 链接 (1)

　　as if/as though (似乎是，好像是)的功能 ① 引导表语从句，常和动词look / seem 连用：

　　She looks as if she were ten years younger.

　　她看上去好像年轻了10岁。

　　It seems as if our team is going to win.

　　好像我们队会赢。 ② 引导方式状语从句：

　　He treated her as if she were his daughter.

　　他对待她好像是自己的女儿。 链接 (2) as if (though)可用于省略句中：as if 引导的从句 ?？墒÷灾饔锖拖刀?，这样其后就只剩下名词、 不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语或分词(如文中 例句)。

　　He acts as if (he were)a fool / mad.

　　他做事像个傻子 / 像疯了一样。

　　Tom raised his hands as if (he were going) to say

　　something.

　　汤姆举起手好像要说什么。 活用

　　根据汉语提示完成句子 (1) There are masses of dark clouds in the sky. It seems as if it __________(将要) rain.

　　(2) He talked as if he __________(知晓) everything in the world.

　　is going to had known 解析

　　(1)从“天空中乌云密布”，我们就可以判断出天要下雨的可能性相当大，所以我们用陈述语气，因是客观推测的将来，所以答案是is going to。 (2)从语境：他说起话来就好像他穷知世界一切似的?！扒钪澜纭闭馐遣豢赡艿模晕颐且褂眯槟庥锲?。根据本句语境know的动作应发生在talk之前，所以用had known。 活用

　　根据汉语提示完成句子 ③ All hope was not lost. (P26)

　　并不是所有的希望都破灭了。

　　　All the students do not know how to deal with the

　　problem.

　　＝ Not all the students know how to deal with the

　　problem.

　　并非所有的学生都知道如何解决个问题。

　　1. all,

　　both,

　　each,

　　every,

　　everyone,

　　everything,

　　always, whole, wholly, entirely, altogether等表示“全 体”意义的代词、副词或形容词与否定词not连用 时，一般都表示部分否定。 巧记：

　　只要表示“ 全 体 ”意义的词与否定词连用， 都是部分否定。 链接

　　2. 如果句子中出现下列词或短语则该句为全 部否定：

　　none of＋n./pro.;

　　neither＋n./pro.;

　　no＋n.;

　　nothing; nobody; neither; never; nowhere; neither …nor等。 链接 活用

　　翻译句子

　　(1) 并非这两个学生都喜欢这个故事。

　　___________________________________

　　(2) 这两个学生都不喜欢这个故事。

　　_________________________________ Neither of the students likes the story.

　　Both of the students don't like the story.

　　(2) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.)

　　The number of the students standing outside is

　　about twenty.

　　站在外面的学生的数目大约是20。 链接

　　the number of ＋ n．(pl.)表示“……的数量”。作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。表示数量的多少，用large和small, 不用many和few。如： (1)a large / great/good number of

　　a great many

　　a good few / quite a few ＋ n. (复数)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用复数形式) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语 (2) many a

　　more than one ＋ n. (单数)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用单数第三人称形式) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语

　　(3) a great/ good deal of

　　quite a little ＋ n. (不可数名词)

　　(作主语，谓语动词用单数第三人称形式) (作主语，谓语动词根据amount的单复数决定) (4) a large amount of

　　large amounts of ＋ n. (不可数名词) ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 表示“许多”的短语 (作主语，谓语动词根据quantity 的数决定) (5) a large quantity of

　　large quantities of ＋ n. (复数)或＋ n. (不可数名词) 辨析 the number of / a number of a number of＋可数名词，意为“许多的、大量的 ……”，其后的谓语动词用复数； the number of＋可数名词，意为“……的数目”，

　　其后的谓语动词用单数。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) 活用

　　单项填空 (1) The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ______ rising steadily since 2009.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. has been

　　D. have been

　　解析　考查主谓一致和时态。主语是 the number of foreign students, 故谓语动词用单数，又因时间状语是since 2009，所以用完成时态。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) C (2) With more forests being destroyed，huge quantities of good earth ______ each year.

　　A. is washing away

　　B. is being washed away

　　C. are washing away

　　D. are being washed away 解析

　　考查主谓一致。quantities of后既可接不可数名词，也可接可数名词，其谓语动词根据quantity的数确定，所以答案是D。 　 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) D (3) Good amounts of sleep every night______ also important for your health.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. was

　　D. were 解析　考查主谓一致和时态。amounts of 后只接不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词和amount的数保持一致，由于其时间是every night，要用一般现在时，所以答案是B。 ① the number of ＋ n.(pl.) B ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) The war was finally at an end.

　　战争终于结束了。 短语 at the end of

　　在……尽头(末)(指时间和空间) by the end of

　　到……末为止(与过去完成时连用) in the end

　　最后，终于 make ends meet

　　收支相抵 ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) 短语 come to an end

　　结束(用作谓语) draw to an end

　　接近尾声 bring…to an end

　　使……终止 put an end to

　　使……终止 活用

　　用at the end of, by the end of 和 in the end填空 (1) How many English words have you learned ____________ last term? (2) He became an outstanding doctor __________.

　　(3) My uncle will fly to China ___________ this year.

　?、赼t an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) by the end of in the end at the end of 你知道这道题的正确答案是什么吗？为什么？ They walked and walked until they came ______ the

　　end of the stream.

　　A. at

　　B. by

　　C. in

　　D. to ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) D ②at an end

　　结束，终止(常作表语) 解析　首先我们知道by the end of后不跟地点；in the end是一个独立使用的短语；虽然at the end of 后接地点，但它所表示的是“在……的尽头或末尾”，表示状态。而本题的语境所表示的是“来到了溪流的尽头”，所以答案是D。

　?、買n the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.(P26)

　　农家大院里的鸡，甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。 (1) too…to…太……以至不能……

　　The boy is too weak to lift the heavy box.

　　这男孩太虚弱，举不起那个重箱子。 (2)当too…to…跟少数形容词(如ready，glad，pleased， apt，willing，inclined，eager, easy, satisfied等)搭配时， 不定式无否定意义。

　　He is too ready to promise. 他轻于许诺。

　　Beginners are too apt to make mistakes. 初学者极易 出错。

　　(3) too…to…的否定形式not too…to…的意思是“不是太……而不能”。

　　He is not too young to dress himself.

　　他不是小得连衣服都不会穿。

　　It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 (4)cannot(或can never)…too/enough…表示“怎么……也不会过分”、“越……越好”的含义。

　　I can't thank you too much for giving me so much help.

　　我对你给予我那么大的帮助感激不尽。 ② It seemed as if the world was at an end! (P26)

　　世界似乎到了末日！

　　当as if引导从句时，我们一定要根据语境判断 语义是否符合客观实际，符合客观实际就用陈述语 气，即：该用什么时态就用什么时态；不符合客观 实际就用虚拟语气，即： as if ＋ 主语 ＋ had done sth.

　　(从句谓语动词发生在过去) did / were

　　(从句谓语动词发生在现在) would do sth.

　　(从句谓语动词发生在将来) 巧记： had done　did/ were　would do

　　之前　谓语动词　

　　之后 链接 (1)

　　as if/as though (似乎是，好像是)的功能 ① 引导表语从句，常和动词look / seem 连用：

　　She looks as if she were ten years younger.

　　她看上去好像年轻了10岁。

　　It seems as if our team is going to win.

　　好像我们队会赢。 ② 引导方式状语从句：

　　He treated her as if she were his daughter.

　　他对待她好像是自己的女儿。 链接 (2) as if (though)可用于省略句中：as if 引导的从句 ?？墒÷灾饔锖拖刀?，这样其后就只剩下名词、 不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语或分词(如文中 例句)。

　　He acts as if (he were)a fool / mad.

　　他做事像个傻子 / 像疯了一样。

　　Tom raised his hands as if (he were going) to say

　　something.

　　汤姆举起手好像要说什么。 活用

　　根据汉语提示完成句子 (1) There are masses of dark clouds in the sky. It seems as if it __________(将要) rain.

　　(2) He talked as if he __________(知晓) everything in the world.

　　is going to had known 解析

　　(1)从“天空中乌云密布”，我们就可以判断出天要下雨的可能性相当大，所以我们用陈述语气，因是客观推测的将来，所以答案是is going to。 (2)从语境：他说起话来就好像他穷知世界一切似的。“穷知世界”这是不可能的，所以我们要使用虚拟语气。根据本句语境know的动作应发生在talk之前，所以用had known。 活用

　　根据汉语提示完成句子 ③ All hope was not lost. (P26)

　　并不是所有的希望都破灭了。

　　　All the students do not know how to deal with the

　　problem.

　　＝ Not all the students know how to deal with the

　　problem.

　　并非所有的学生都知道如何解决个问题。

　　1. all,

　　both,

　　each,

　　every,

　　everyone,

　　everything,

　　always, whole, wholly, entirely, altogether等表示“全 体”意义的代词、副词或形容词与否定词not连用 时，一般都表示部分否定。 巧记：

　　只要表示“ 全 体 ”意义的词与否定词连用， 都是部分否定。 链接

　　2. 如果句子中出现下列词或短语则该句为全 部否定：

　　none of＋n./pro.;

　　neither＋n./pro.;

　　no＋n.;

　　nothing; nobody; neither; never; nowhere; neither …nor等。 链接 活用

　　翻译句子

　　(1) 并非这两个学生都喜欢这个故事。

　　___________________________________

　　(2) 这两个学生都不喜欢这个故事。

　　_________________________________ Neither of the students likes the story.

　　Both of the students don't like the story.