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____.A. crowded traffic B. crowded traffics C. busy traffic D. busy traffics【陷阱】容易誤選A,因?yàn)樵S多同學(xué)將漢語(yǔ)中的“擁擠的交通”直譯為 crowded traffic(s);由于 traffic 不可數(shù),排除含 traffics 的選項(xiàng),所以許多考生便選定答案A。【分析】其實(shí),此題的最佳答案是C,因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)的 traffic 習(xí)慣上不用 crowded 修飾,而用 busy 或 heavy 或修飾,以說(shuō)明“交通”的“擁擠”。類似這樣的在修飾語(yǔ)方面需特別注意的還有:(1) 漢語(yǔ)的“綠茶”說(shuō)成英語(yǔ)是green tea,但相應(yīng)的“紅茶”卻是black tea 而不是 red tea。(2) 可說(shuō)thick soup(濃湯),但不說(shuō)thick coffee (tea);要表示“濃咖啡(茶)”,可用strong coffee (tea)。(3) 可說(shuō)thin soup(稀湯),但不說(shuō)thin coffee (tea);要表示“淡咖啡(茶)”,可用weak coffee (tea)。6. Mary is very clever and _________ worth teaching, but her brother is not. Look, he is now _________ asleep in class.A. very, very B. much, very C. well, very D. well, fast【陷阱】容易誤選A,因?yàn)樵S多學(xué)生往往將漢語(yǔ)中的“很”與英語(yǔ)中的 very 等同?!痉治觥康牵S多漢語(yǔ)中的“很”是不能用英語(yǔ)中的 very 來(lái)直譯的。如漢語(yǔ)“我很喜歡英語(yǔ)”,在英語(yǔ)中就不能說(shuō)成 I very like English,而應(yīng)說(shuō)成 I like English very much,因?yàn)楦痹~ very 在英語(yǔ)中習(xí)慣上不用來(lái)修飾動(dòng)詞。上面一題不能選A,是因?yàn)樾稳菰~ worth ,是因?yàn)樾稳菰~和 asleep 習(xí)慣上不能用副詞 very 來(lái)修飾,而是分別用 well 和 fast修飾,即說(shuō)成 be well worth doing sth(很值得做某事),be fast (或 sound) asleep(熟睡),所以此題的最佳答案應(yīng)選D。7. Entering the house we found him lying on the bed with his mouth _________ and eyes _________.A. open, close B. opened, closed C. opened, close D. open, closed【陷阱】此題很容易誤選A?!痉治觥看鸢笐?yīng)選 D。open 和 close 均可用作動(dòng)詞,前者表示“開(kāi)”,后者表示“關(guān)”,是一對(duì)反義詞,如:Please open your mouth and close your eyes. 請(qǐng)張開(kāi)嘴,閉上眼。但是 open 和 close 也可用作形容詞,此時(shí)前者意為“開(kāi)著的”,后者意為“接近的”、“親近的”等,而并不表示“關(guān)著的”,要表示“關(guān)著的”,英語(yǔ)用 closed,即用作形容詞時(shí),open 與close 不是一對(duì)反義詞,而與 closed 才是反義詞。8. A _________ road goes _________ from one place to another.A. straight, straight B. straightly, straightly C