省略句练习与答案

—_________ her this weekend?（2007全国I） A. Why not visit B. why not to visit C. Why not visiting D. Why don’t visit

【解析】A. 本题也考查了“Why not do”这个句型。 译文：—好长时间没有见到我姐姐了。 为什么这个周末不去见见她呢？

9. We all know that, __________, the situation will get worse. （2007全国I） A. not if dealt carefully with B. if not carefully dealt with C. if dealt not carefully with D. not if carefully dealt with

【解析】B. 本题也考查了状语从句中省略“主语＋be”的问题。 译文：我们都知道，这种情况，如果不认真处理，会变得更糟糕。 10. —Dad! Tom’s broken a glass!

— ____. Accidents will happen.（2007四川） A. No way B. Doesn't matter C. No trouble at all D. Don't mention it

【解析】B. “It doesn't matter.”等日常用语中常省略主语。 译文：—爸爸，汤姆把杯子打坏了。 —没关系，发生意外是常有的。

二、 能力提高

1. — I won't do it any more. — ________?

A. Why don't B. Why don't do it any more C. Why not D. Why not to

2. Although ________ to have a rest, he kept on working. A. tell B. telling C. having told D. told

3. — Will you waste your time and money on that?

— Certainly ________. A. I not B. don't C. not D. no

4. — Mary didn't attend the lecture, did she? — Yes, she ________.

A. attended B. didn't attend C. didn't D. did 5. — What's Joan doing?

— _________ newspapers in the room. A. She reading B. She reads C. To read D. Reading 6. _________ always succeed. A. Honest and clever students B. Students who honest and clever C. Honest students and clever D. Students are honest and clever 7. — Can you climb that tree, my boy? — __________ ? A. I B. Myself C. Mine D. Me

8. Some people are against the plan but _______ support it. A. any more B. many more C. much more D. no more

9. — I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat? — Not at all. _________. A. I've no time B. I'd rather not C. I'd like to D. I'd be happy to

10. — Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant? — _________. It's too expensive. A. Why not B. I agree C. I'm afraid not D. I'm sure

11. I still remember the name of the village _______we visited last year.

A. what B. / C. where D. when 12. — I usually go there by train.

— Why not＿＿＿＿＿by boat for a change? (MET’92) A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going

13. —for your brother, I would not have gone to see Mr. Wang. A. If it is not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. If they were not

14. — I’d like to have a piece of bread and two eggs. — Anything _________? A. following B. follows C. to follow D. to be followed

15. He suggested that the work ________ at once. A. be done B. should do C. could do D. does

16. I don’t like the way ________ you talk to your mother. A. / B. in that C. which D. of which

17. I know the boy very well. I have seen him _________up from childhood. A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow

18. Though the little boy is often made _______by his brother, he made his brother __________yesterday.

A. cry； to cry B. crying； crying C. cry； cry D. to cry； cry

19. — I’ll go to Korea to watch the 14th Asian Games. Would you mind looking after my dog? — Not at all. ___________.

A. I can’t B. Please don’t C. I’d like it D. I’d be happy to

20. Tom wanted to play football with his friends in the street, but his father told him _________. A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to

21. —Do you think Jack is going to watch a football match this weekend? — __________.

A.I believe not B.I believe not so C.I don’t believe it D.I don’t believe

22. — What do you think made the girl so glad? — _______ a beautiful necklace. A. As she received B. Receiving C. Received D. Because of receiving 23. — Aren’t you be chairman? — No, and I ＿＿＿＿＿.

A. don’t want to B. don’t want C. don’t want to be D. don’t want be

24. Well, we have been waiting here _________ for the guest.

A. long time B. a long time C. the long time D. some long time 25. Father advised me not to say anything until_________ at the meeting. A. asking B. to ask C. asked D. ask 26. — Coffee ________ milk?

— Only milk, please, ________ I used to like coffee. A. and； and B. and； but C. or； and D. or； but

27. All substances, _________ solids, liquids, or gases, are made up of entirely atoms. A. whether they B. whether C. whether are they D. whether are 28. Mr. Black, _________ born in Kentucky, lived and practiced law in Missouri. A. was B. he was C. although D. who he was 29. — Have you watered the flowers? — No, but ___________.