1.Impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease. (Reading)

1）as引导让步状语从句时，从句常用倒装语序，即把作表语的形容词或名词、作状语的副词或谓语的一部分动词原形放在句首（as之前）。注意：作表语的单数可数名词前无形容词修饰时，其前要省略冠词。如：

Poor as he was, he was honest.  尽管他很穷，但他很诚实。

Much as I respect him, I cannot agree to his suggestion.

尽管我很尊敬他，但我不能同意他的建议。

Try as he might, he couldn’t solve the problem.

尽管他尝试了，但还是无法解决这个问题。

Hero as he was, he was easy to get along with.

虽然他是个英雄，但很容易相处。

2）fade多用作不及物动词，意为“凋谢；褪色；逐渐消失，逝去”。构成的短语有：fade away（颜色）渐渐褪去；逐渐消失；fade out（电视、电影画面或广播中的声音）逐渐消失。如：

Flowers fade when they come to an end.  花儿开过就凋谢了。

The colour of the cloth will fade away little by little.

这布的颜色会一点一点褪掉的。

The sound of the footsteps faded away. 脚步声渐渐地消失了。

[考例] ______, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.   (上海2001)

A. As long as I have traveled  

B. Now that I have traveled so much

C. Much as I have traveled 

D. As I have traveled so much

（注意：斜体部分为最佳选项。下同）

2. Then my mind becomes clear and I concentrate on the way my body moves in the air. (Integrating Skills)

1）concentrate on / upon意为“把……集中在……上，全神贯注于”。如：

You must concentrate on what you are doing.   你必须专心于你所做的工作。

2）the way 作先行词，后面的定语从句可以由in which或that（也可省略）引导。如：

I don’t like the way (that / in which) you laugh at her.

我不喜欢你嘲笑她的样子。

The way (that / in which) he answered the questions was surprising.

他回答这些问题的方式令人惊奇。

[考例] What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.　(湖北2004)

A. the way        B. in the way that  

C. in the way     D. the way which

3. Watching Lin Yong and his friends fly through the air makes you wonder whether the sport is not too dangerous. (Integrating Skills)

1）动词-ing形式在句中作主语时，常表示一个泛指的、抽象的动作，谓语动词常用单数形式。动词不定式也可以在句中作主语，但多表示具体的、一次性的动作。如：

Using the right hand to shake hands is a custom in many countries. 　

用右手握手是许多国家的一种习俗。

To learn a foreign language well is not easy. 学好一门外语是不容易的。

2）动词-ing作主语，常用于It’s no use / good doing... 和There is no use/good doing... 句型中。如：

It is no good learning without practice.  学而不实践是没好处的。

There is no littering about.  不许乱扔杂物。

[考例1] —What do you think made Mary so upset?

—______ her new bicycle.        (上海1997)

A. As she lost     B. Lost    

C. Losing     D. Because of losing

[考例2] ______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.(上海2003春)

A. The president will attend  

B. The president to attend

C. The president attended     

D. The president’s attending

1.Impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease. (Reading)

1）as引导让步状语从句时，从句常用倒装语序，即把作表语的形容词或名词、作状语的副词或谓语的一部分动词原形放在句首（as之前）。注意：作表语的单数可数名词前无形容词修饰时，其前要省略冠词。如：

Poor as he was, he was honest.  尽管他很穷，但他很诚实。

Much as I respect him, I cannot agree to his suggestion.

尽管我很尊敬他，但我不能同意他的建议。

Try as he might, he couldn’t solve the problem.

尽管他尝试了，但还是无法解决这个问题。

Hero as he was, he was easy to get along with.

虽然他是个英雄，但很容易相处。

2）fade多用作不及物动词，意为“凋谢；褪色；逐渐消失，逝去”。构成的短语有：fade away（颜色）渐渐褪去；逐渐消失；fade out（电视、电影画面或广播中的声音）逐渐消失。如：

Flowers fade when they come to an end.  花儿开过就凋谢了。

The colour of the cloth will fade away little by little.

这布的颜色会一点一点褪掉的。

The sound of the footsteps faded away. 脚步声渐渐地消失了。

[考例] ______, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.   (上海2001)