预测一:时间状语从句 before 的用法
(1)It was + 一段时间 + before +从句(一般过去时);表示 “ 过了多长时间才 ……”;
例如:It was two years before we met again. 又过了两年我们才再次相见。
(2)It wasn’t + 一段时间 + before +从句(一般过去时);表示 “ 没多久 …… 就 ……”;
例如:It wasn’t long before he told me about this affair. 没过多久他就告诉了我这件事。
(3)It will be + 一段时间+ before +从句(一般现在时);表示 “ 要过多久才会 ……”;
例如:It will be two years before he leaves the country. 两年后他才离国。
(4)It won’t be +一段时间+ before +从句(一般现在时);表示 “ 不用多久就会 ……”,
例如:It won’t be two years before he leaves the country. 不用两年,他就将离国。
预测二:as 和 though 引导的让步状语从句
as,though 引导的让步状语从句可以倒装。as 需将表语或状语提到句首。Though 可以倒装,
也可以不倒装。例如:Child as /though he was, he knew what was the right thing to do. 虽然是个小孩,
该做什么不做什么,他全知道。
1. Make sure you save all your work on screen ______ the computer breaks down.
A. in case
B. as if
C. so that
D. even though
2. ______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. If
B. While
C. Because
D. As