问题 单项选择题

______ there, he found a great deal to interest him.

A.This being his first visit

B.Never having been before

C.This being his first time to visit

D.Having never been before

答案

参考答案:A

解析: 本题测试独立主格结构。独立主格结构是一个独立主格的名词或代词(作为逻辑主语),加上一个分词、形容词、副词、不定式、介词短语。其作用相当于状语,多用来表示行为、方式或伴随的情况,有时也用来表示时间和条件。这种结构多用在书面语中。如Weather permitting,we will take a walk after dinner. 意为“如果天气允许的话,我们饭后将去散步”。在这里weather permitting就被称为独立主格结构。weather是现在分词permitting的逻辑主语,用来表示条件。在此题中,B选项错误,因为there做表语的时候,应当紧跟在系动词的后面。选项中把before放在了there之前,故不选。C选项错误,因为选项中的to visit表示将来会发生的动作,不符合句子的逻辑结构。D选项错误,never位置错误。所以A选项是正确答案,也就是上面谈到的独立主格结构。

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     I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age

you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet.

But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that

they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧

握) at one another's hands for reassurance.

     They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new

directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record.

Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come

out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.

     It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or

her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from

the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award

high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants

to find his or her own path.

    But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical

music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.

You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it.

Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are. That

is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1. In this passage, the author wants to tell ____.

A. readers to try to be popular with people around

B. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves

C. parents to try to control and guide their children

D. people to try to understand and respect each other

2. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ____.

A. growing away from their parents

B. turning to their friends for help

C. walking a new way on their own

D. following the popularity trend

3. The phrase "a larger cocoon" in the second paragraph refers to ____.

A. the distractive and variable society

B. the popularity wave in the society

C. the parental care and love

D. the dazzling music world

4. What does the author think of advertisements?

A. Convincing.

B. Instructive.

C. Influential.

D. Authoritative.

5. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave

    and follows his/her own path?

A. He/She gains valuable popularity.

B. He/She loses good friends.

C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism.

D. He/She falls behind the time.

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