高一英语Unit 14考点透视与点拨
1. Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans. （Reading）
[考点] seven-day是“数词+单数名词”构成的复合形容词，用作前置定语，修饰名词festival.
[考例] Many students signed up for the _______ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.（上海2003春）
A. 800-metre-long
B. 800-metres-long
C. 800 metres length
D. 800 metre length
[点拨] 选A.这类复合形容词可以由“数词+单数名词+表示大小、长宽等的形容词”构成。其中， 数词、名词、形容词之间必须用连字符连接，而且名词要用单数。
2. The week following Christmas Day，many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. （Reading）
[考点] following Christmas Day是-ing形式短语在句中用作后置定语，修饰the week，相当于一个定语从句which/that follows Christmas Day.
[考例] The flowers _______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.（上海2004）
A. to smell B. smelling
C. smelt D. to be smelt
[点拨] 选B.smelling sweet为后置定语， 修饰the flowers， 相当于which/that smell sweet.flowers与smell之间为逻辑上的主谓关系。
3. Kwanzaa was born in 1966， when people created a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.（Reading）
[考点] celebrate表示“庆祝（荣誉、节日或欢乐的庆典）”，可以是一天或一个事件。
[考例] The three sisters decided to hold a family party to _____ their parents’silver wedding.（上海2004春）
A. celebrate B. memorize
C. congratulate D. welcome
[点拨] 选A.句意为“三姐妹决定举办一个家庭晚会来庆祝父母的银婚”。memorize意为 “记住（某事物）”； congratulate意为“祝贺”，常用于congratulate sb. on sth.结构； welcome意为 “欢迎”，均不符合句意。
4. We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful. （Reading）
[考点] must在此意为“必须，应该、一定”，此时语气较强。
[考例1] Children under 12 years of age in that country _______ be under adult supervision when in a public library. （上海2004）
A. must B. may
C. can D. need
[点拨] 选A.句意为“在那个国家，12岁以下的儿童在公共图书馆一定要有成人监督”。从that country和under 12 years可以看出这是一个全国性的要求，所以应用must， 表示“必须， 一定要”。
[考例2]
—Who is the girl standing over there？
—Well， if you ______ know， her name is Mabel. （天津2004）
A. may B. can C. must D. shall
[点拨] 选C.句意为 “——站在那儿的那个女孩是谁？ ——嗯，如果你一定要知道的话，她叫梅布尔”。
5. Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture， but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year.（Reading）
[考点] in fact的意思是“事实上，实际上”，是一个固定短语，同as a matter of fact.
[考例] The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. ______ most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.（浙江2004）
A. At last B. In fact
C. In a word D. As a result
[点拨] 选B.先说“1990年的冬天特别冷”，然后说“大多数人认为那个冬天是他们一生中最糟糕的天气”，语气进一步加强。at last意为“最后，终于”；in a word意为“总之”；as a result意为“结果”，均不符合句意。
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