四川 趙玉銀
except
except作介詞時(shí),意為“除……之外”,后面可接名詞、代詞、介詞短語(yǔ)等,表示一種排除關(guān)系,即except后面的人或物不包括在前面的范圍之內(nèi)。except常與all,every,no,nothing等含有整體肯定或否定意義的詞語(yǔ)連用。例如:
His father goes to work every day except Sunday.除星期天外,他父親每天都上班。
All the workers are in the meeting room except him.除他之外,所有的工人都在會(huì)議室。
【辨析】besides也可以作介詞,意為“除……之外(還有)……”,表示“包括;補(bǔ)充”的含義,強(qiáng)調(diào)除去的部分與提到的內(nèi)容是一個(gè)性質(zhì)或一起的。例如:
What other sports do you like besides basketball?除籃球外你還喜歡哪些運(yùn)動(dòng)?
【真題回放】
—Alice,would you like to go hiking with us?
—What a pity!I am free every day______today. 【2016·蘭州中考題】
A.for B.except
C.besides D.among
【答案與解析】B 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及句意可知,答句中第二句的意思應(yīng)是“除今天外,我每天都有空”,指的是從整體中除去,即不包括today,應(yīng)用except。故選B項(xiàng)。
worth
worth作形容詞,意為“值(多少錢(qián));相當(dāng)于……的價(jià)值;值得”等,后接名詞、代詞或v.-ing形式。be worth doing sth.意為“值得做某事”,主動(dòng)形式表示被動(dòng)意義,其中動(dòng)詞必須是及物動(dòng)詞(短語(yǔ)),句子的主語(yǔ)在邏輯上是后面動(dòng)名詞(短語(yǔ))的賓語(yǔ)。例如:
I think it is worth three hundred dollars at most.我認(rèn)為它最多值300美元。
His speech is worth listening to.他的演講值得聽(tīng)。
【注意】當(dāng)表達(dá)“很值得”的意思時(shí),要用well修飾worth而不能用very。例如:
That book is well worth reading again.那本書(shū)很值得再讀一遍。
【真題回放】
—Have you read the book Jane Eyre?
—Yes.It's a famous book and really worth______. 【2016·南京中考題】
A.to read B.reading
C.to be read D.read
【答案與解析】B be worth doing意為“值得做”,worth后應(yīng)接v.-ing形式。故選B項(xiàng)。
根據(jù)句意,從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢浮?/p>
1.______Journey to the West,she has also read Little Women.
A.Besides B.But C.Except D.With
2.This old TV play is really interesting.It's______twice.
A.very worth watching B.very worth to watch
C.well worth watching D.well worth to watch
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