Question

将下列句子译成汉语并回答问题。

1．The train was delayed due to the snow storm．

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2．The delay due to the snow storm was really annoying．

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Question 1：Are the uses of the phrase due to in the above two sentences the same or not?

A．Yes, they are the same．

B．No, they are differently used．

3．I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money．

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4．On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment．

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Question 2：What’s the relationship between the two clauses in each of sentences 3 and 4?

A．They state the same side of a thing．

B．They introduce different points of view which are often opposite．

5．I used to work as an office lady and would have a cup of coffee at the beginning of a workday．

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Question 3：In which sentence is the word would used the same way as in sentence 5?

A．When I lived in the country, I would go fishing on sunny days．

B．She cried that she would die without being with him．

6．It is my father who made me the success I am today．

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Question 4：Which sentence below is right?

A．It is I who am committed to you at all times．

B．It is I who is committed to you at all times．

7．Rather than cause trouble, he left．

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Question 5：What can be used following the phrase rather than? Tick out the ones you think right．

A．Verbs

B．Nouns

C．Adjectives

D．Phrases led by prepositions．

Answer 1

答案：
解析：

　　1．由于暴风雪，火车晚点了。

　　2．暴风雪造成的晚点让人着实烦恼。

　　Q1．B　句1中，due to用作状语，引导原因状语从句，也可以将其提到句首：Due to the snow storm, the train was delayed．句2中due to引导的是定语，修饰the delay。显然，它的位置是不能挪到前面去的。

　　3．我喜欢去餐馆吃饭，但另一方面，我还得尽量地攒钱。

　　4．一方面我欣赏他的天赋，但另一方面，我不信任他的判断。

　　Q2．B　习语on the one hand…, on the other(hand)…表达一个事物的两个方面，而且这两个方面常常是冲突的。这个结构也可以只保留on the other(hand)，就像句3。

　　5．我以前是个坐办公室的白领，每天工作开始的时候都会喝杯咖啡。

　　Q3．A　在句5中would意思是“过去常常会做某事”，表示过去常发生的习惯性动作。显然，A选项中的would也是这样的用法：我住在郊区的时候，常常会在晴朗的日子去钓鱼。B项中的would是will的过去式，表示过去将来时态。

　　6．是父亲造就了今天这个成功的我。

　　Q4．A　这是强调句型。若强调主语，从句中的谓语动词要与这个被强调的主语一致。

　　7．不想惹麻烦，他离开了。

　　Q5．ABCD　rather than可以接名词、代词、形容词、介词短语以及动词，还可以接名词性从句。