高一英语Unit 17考点透视与点拨
1. What else，but a journey at the opposite end of the world，Antarctica.（Reading）
[考点] else作副词修饰不定代词或特殊疑问词，置于被修饰词之后，意为另外、其它，所有格形式是把else和所修饰的不定代词或特殊疑问词看作一个整体，然后加上s。
[考例1]
I hear they arent pleased with the house youve chosen for them.
Well， ______ could they live in such comfort？（北京2003春）
A. where else B. what else C. how D. why
[点拨] 选A. where else意为其它什么地方。句意为 我听说他们对你为他们挑选的房子不满意。 他们在别的什么地方能住得这么舒服？
[考例2]
If this dictionary is not yours， ______ can it be？ （北京2001春）
A. what else B. who else
C. which elses D. who elses
[点拨] 选D.句意为如果这本字典不是你的，还会是谁的呢？此处应用所有格形式。
2. Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and my tent away， but none of that happened. （Reading）
[考点] threaten此处意为有的危险。它还有威胁说要；威胁，恐吓之意。
[考例]
Her brother _____ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.（上海2001）
A. declared B. threatened C. warned D. exclaimed
[点拨] 选B.由disobey和leavealone可知，此处应是威胁说、吓唬说的意思，故选threaten.declare意为宣布， 声称，声明；warn意为告诉；警告；exclaim意为惊叫，均不符合句意。
3. It is an experience I shall never forget and shall value for the rest of my life.（Reading）
[考点1] value作名词意为价值；作动词意为估价；重视，珍视。
[考例]
Youll find this map of great ______ in helping you to get round London.（NMET 1998）
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
[点拨] 选C.由句中helping you to get round London可知应是这张地图很有价值。（be） of （great）value相当于形容词valuable.
[考点2] rest作名词意为其余的（部分或人），与定冠词连用，可以指代可数名词或不可数名词。
[考例]
I have done much of the work. Could you please finish _____ in two days？（辽宁2004）
A. the rest B. the other C. another D. the others
[点拨] 选A.work此处为不可数名词，故可排除B、C、D.the other是两个当中的另一个；another是三者或三者以上当中的另一个；the others是复数形式，表示另外一些。
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