发布时间 : 星期四 文章2019-2020中考英语总复习 第20课时 九年级 Units 11-12试题更新完毕开始阅读a207b3b826284b73f242336c1eb91a37f11132a5
去，不愿冬天去。
◆rather than可以与instead of互换，但instead of后面接名词或动词的－ing形式。如：
I think you should call him up rather than write a letter.＝ I think you should call him up instead of writing a letter.我认为你应该打电话给他，而不是写信。
4. I was_about_to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. 我本打算上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
Ⅰ. 单项填空。
( )1. (2015·江西)—Do you have any plans for tonight?
—Yes，I ________ at the new Italian restaurant in
town.
A．eat B．have eaten C．ate D．am going to eat ( )2. I ________ out when someone knocked at the door.
A．was about to go B．was about go C．am going to go D．was going
( )3. (2015·绥化)—What's your plan for the new term?
—I ________ a foreign language.
A．will be learn B．am going to learn
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C．Learning
Ⅱ. 汉译英。
4．这支医疗队就要出发了。
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5．今天下午我们将开一个班会。
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be about to do是一种表达将来的结构，这个结构着眼于“眼前的；眼下的”将来，不可与具体的将来的时间副词或副词性短语连用，但可以与as或when引导的时间状语从句连用。如：
They are about to leave.他们即将动身。
She was about to go to the cinema when I came.当我来的时候，她正要去看电视。
【拓展】 “be going to＋动词原形”也可以表示将来，但其表示“计划、准备、打算”做什么，可以与表示将来的时间状语连用。如：
They are going to visit their teachers tomorrow.明天他们将去拜访他们的老师。
There is going to be an English movie in our school this
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evening.今天晚上我们学校将有一场英文电影。
5. because of/because Ⅰ. 单项填空。
( )1. (2015·芜湖南瑞实验学校二模)A lot of traffic was
kept from going into the city centre ________ the heavy snow.
A．because of B．thanks to C．thanks for D．with
the help of
( )2. (2015·合肥六校联考)________ the Spring Festival，travel is very difficult in winter.
A．Because B．So C．Because of D．Since
( )3. Zhu Xun didn't go to school yesterday ________ his left leg was hurt.
A．so B．if C．because D．but
Ⅱ. 按要求完成下列句子，每空一词。 4
．
(2013·
乌
鲁
木
齐
)I
enjoy
rock
music
because_it_is_exciting．(对画线部分提问)
________ do ________ enjoy rock music?
5．Diana made great success in her research because she
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put her effort into it.(改为简单句)
Diana made great success in her research ________
________ her effort.
要点速记
考点 because of 用法 表示因果关系，后面接名词、代词或动名词。 1.引导原因状语从句，且从句常常位于主句之后。 2．回答why引导的特殊疑问句。 共同点 because because of有时可以与because转换使用。如：.＝.因为生病，吉姆没有来。
6. by the end of/at the end of/in the end Ⅰ. 单项填空。
A．in the end B．by the end of C．to the end
D．at the end of
( )2. —How many English words had you learned ________ last term?
—About 1300 words.
A．at the end of B．in the end C．of the end
D．by the end of
( )3. There is a clothes shop ________ the street. The clothes there are very cheap.
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