问题
选择题
While China insist we _________the disputes(争端) over island ownership peacefully, the Japanese government continues to insist that tough measures _________used to settle the Diaoyu Island issues.
A．will settle, will be
B．settle, will be
C．settle, be
D．will settle, be
答案
答案：B
题目分析：insist作坚决要求、一定要,其宾语从句常用与将来事实相反的虚拟语气,即should+动词原形,其中should可以省略。如:
Her father insists that she (should) learn music after she leaves school.
insist作反复说、一定要解时可以是及物动词,也可以是不及物动词。后跟陈述语气的从句。
第一空该用虚拟语气，第二空是陈述语气，表示将要解决，所以用将来时。句意：当中国坚决要求以和平的方式来解决岛屿争端，而日本政府继续坚持以暴力的手段来解决。根据句意故选B。
点评：本题难度适中。一词多义的考查出现在了一个试题里，增加了试题的难度，需要考生认真仔细分析句子的句意。提醒考生注意平时要牢记它们的用法。
即学即练：Alice insisted that she ______ nothing wrong.
A. had done B. did C. does D. do
解析：A。句意：Alice坚持说她没有做错事。