语法练习

1.There ___ nothing to do in the factory, workers went home.

A.to be

B.being

C.to have been

D.be

2.She handled the instrument with care for fear that it ___ damaged.

A.were

B.may be

C.should be

D.would be

3.Algonkian-speaking native Americans greeted the Pilgrims ___ settled on the eastern shores of what is now New Zealand.

A.to who

B.of which

C.who

D.which

4.___ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.

A.In spite of

B.Despite

C.Even though

D.Whether

5.___ that the most powerful microscopes cannot detect them.

A.So small these particles are

B.So small are these particles

C.Such these particles are small

D.These particles are small so

答案详解

1.[B]【解析】“there+being+其他成分”的独立主格结构，表示原因。

2.[C]【解析】for fear that意为“恐怕”，从句必须用虚拟语气should do表示。

3.[C]【解析】定语从句先行词为Pilgrims,指人，所以用关系代词who。

4.[C]【解析】even though表示“即使，尽管”，引导让步状语从句；in spite of和despite为介词，后面接名词或名词性从句。

5.[B]【解析】so+形容词置于主句句首，主句应该用倒装，本句为表语前置。