1. All the bees that had been at the nearby feeding place were doing the circling dance.   (Reading)

[考点]过去进行时常用来表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作。此外，它也可用于表示“过去某一动作发生时，另一动作正在进行”，常用于下面句型：“主语+was/were+v-ing+when+主语+过去式”。如：

My father was watching TV when I entered the room.

当我进来时，父亲在看电视。

[考例]

—What’s wrong with your coat?

—Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me _______ on it.（重庆2005）

A. sat      B. had sat     

C. had been sitting      D. was sitting

[点拨] 本题选D。答语意为“刚才当我要下车时，我旁边的那个人正坐在我的衣服上（可能衣服被坐皱了，或者是扯了）。”

2. Next, von Frisch and his colleagues set up a feeding place close to the hive. （Reading）

[考点] 句中close为形容词。close用作副词时，意为“接近，靠近”；closely意为“紧紧地；仔细地，严密地”。如：

I couldn’t get close enough to see.

我无法靠得很近去看清楚。

He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family.

他走进房间，后面紧跟着他的家人。

I sat and watched everyone very closely.

我坐着仔细观察每一个人。

[考例]

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _______ to her mother.（北京2002）

A. close B. closelyC. closedD. closing

[点拨] 本题选A。close指具体意义上的接近，并常与stand，sit，lie等动词连用。

3. Primates also have a better sense of touch and the primate brain is larger — compared to body size — than that of other animals.
（Integrating Skills）

[考点] better表示“较好的；（病势）好转的”时，是形容词good的比较级；表示“更好；较大程度地”时，是副词well的比较级。如：

Are you feeling better now? 你现在觉得身体好点了吗？

Fit people are better able to cope with stress.健康的人更能应付压力。

You will like her when you know her better. 你对她了解得多一点就会喜欢她。

[考例]

—Is your headache getting _______? 

—No, it’s worse.     （NMET 2005 III）

A. better B. badC. lessD. well

[点拨] 本题选A。题意为 “你的头痛好点了吗？不，疼得更厉害了。”

4. Primates use facial expressions, body language and sounds to express themselves and they can even use colour and smell to communicate. （Integrating Skills）

[考点] even是副词，意为“甚至；还； 甚至可以说”，起加强语气的作用，通常用在动词前或比较级前，也可以用在句首。如：

Even Mrs. Smith could not help laughing.

甚至史密斯太太也忍不住笑了起来。

This book is even more useful than that one.

这本书比那本更有用。

[考例]

Everyone was on time for the meeting — _______ Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for   everything. （湖南2004）

A. but B. only  C. even D. yet

[点拨] 本题选C。题意为“人人都准时参加了会议，甚至连做事经常迟到十分钟的Chris都准时到了。”

5. Their diet is also similar to ours — they eat meat and plants — even if they sometimes feast on things we may find disgusting，such as insects and ants.  （Integrating Skills）

[考点] even if表示“即使，纵然”，引导让步状语从句，从句可放在主句之前或主句之后。如：

Even if you don’t like this film, you’d better see it.

即使你不喜欢这部影片，你最好也去看。

We’ll go there even if it rains tomorrow.

即使明天下雨，我们也去那里。

[考例]

Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _______ they are different from your own. （湖南2005）

A. until   B. even if  C. unless D. as though

[点拨] 本题选B。until引导时间状语从句； unless引导条件状语从句；as though引导方式状语从句；只有even if符合题意（即使孩子们与你意见不同，也要允许他们发表意见。）