1. Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。
真题测试 测试知识点:状语从句
I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived___Susan caught up with me. (2001年1月 CET4,第68题)
A. though B. until C. when D. while
答案:选C
分析:本题考查状语从句的用法。根据句意,A和B两项不合适;D选项多用在表示持续性的动作或状态的句子中;C项when,既可以和延续性动词连用,也可以和瞬间性动词连用,既可以表示从句和主句动作同时发生,也可表示主句动作在从句之后或之前发生所以入选。
翻译:苏珊追上我的肘候,我正在回我妈妈住的小屋的途中。
2. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙,叫我休息一会儿。
真题测试 测试知识点:just的位置与过去完成时
We___ our breakfast when an old man came to the door. (1990年1月CET-4,第53题)
A. just have had B. have just had C. just had D. had just had
答案:选D
分析:just一词的位置一般在助动词之后,A和C明显错误。B为现在完成时与时间状语从句的过去时不符合,因此D选项是正确答案。
翻译:当一个老人进门的时候,我们刚好吃完早饭。
3. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.
接着他又问我的兄弟近况如何,问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。