新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第48課(2)
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossiblefor you to answer. My dentist had just pulled outone of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. Itried to say something, but my mouth was full ofcottonwool. He knew I collected match boxes andasked me whether my collection was growing.He then asked me how my brother was andwhether I liked my new job in London. Inanswer to these questions I either nodded ormade strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue wasbusy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but couldnot say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I wasable to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
精講筆記：
4. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
他知道我收集火柴盒，于是問我收藏的火柴盒是否在增加。
真題測試 測試語言點：whether引導(dǎo)賓語從句
Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and ___ it is rough or smooth. (2005年高考天津卷，第2題)
A.不填 B. whether C. how D. what
答案：選B
分析：whether引導(dǎo)的賓語從句和the shape of an object并列，都作tell的賓語;whether...or...意為“是....還是”。
翻譯：大象有自己的方法來辨別物體的形狀，它還可以辨別物體是粗糙的還是光滑的。
5. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.
接著他又問我的兄弟近況如何，問我是否喜歡倫敦的新工作。
6. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
作為對這些問題的回答,我不是點頭,就是只能發(fā)出很奇怪的聲音。
真題測試 測試語言點：“祈使句 + and / or”的用法
Follow your doctor's advice, ____ your cough will get worse. (2005年高考遼寧卷，第30題)
A. or B. and C. then D. so
答案：選A
分析：本題考查的句型結(jié)構(gòu)是“祈使句 + and/ or”，前面的祈使句表示條件，or或and 引導(dǎo)的分句表示結(jié)果。
翻譯：聽從醫(yī)生的建議，否則你的咳嗽將會越來越嚴(yán)重的。
