remain是高中英語中的一個重要詞匯,高考曾多次考查過remain的用法,但其仍不失為高考重點“嫌疑”單詞,下面舉例說明其用法。供同學們參考。

　　英語單詞remain和stay的區(qū)別

　　(1)remain v.after—continue to be繼續(xù)存在;be still present after a part

　　has gone or has been taken a away 剩下;遺留

　　e.g.①Country music today remains much the same as before.

　　今日的鄉(xiāng)村音樂仍然同過去的差不多完全一樣。

　　②The door remained closed.門仍然是關閉的。

　　③Much work remains to be done.還有許多工作要做。

　?、躖ou may have all those that remain.你可以把剩下的那些全拿走。

　　note:remain與stay兩詞的相同點與不同點

　　1)remain與stay作“留下”、“繼續(xù)保持某一狀態(tài)”時，它們常作系動詞用，可以互換。

　　e.g.①The shop stays(remains)open till night.這家店鋪一直營業(yè)到晚上。

　?、贖e stayed(remained)outside while we entered the room.(他留在外面，我們進了屋子。)

　　2)當表示“剩下”(即其余的一切都拿走、除去、破壞等)時，通常只用remain而不用stay。

　　e.g.①After the earthquake(地震)very little remained of the city of Tang Shan( 一場地震以后，唐山這座城市所剩無幾。)

　?、贗f you take 5 from 20,15 remains.從20中去5，剩余15。

　　3)當表示“在某處或在某處住下”時，通常用stay,不用 remain。

　　e.g.He wants to stay with a friend in the country.他想住在鄉(xiāng)下朋友那里。

　　4)兩者在含義上的區(qū)別是remain著重指在別人已離去或事情有變動后，仍“繼續(xù)停留”或保持原來狀態(tài)、關系、行動等。主語可以是人，也可以是物，而stay的主語通常是人，僅指“停留”、“逗留”。

　　e.g.①My father will stay home this week.這星期我父親將一直留在家里。

　?、赪hen the others had gone,he remained and put back the chairs.(別人離去后，他留下來，把椅子放回原處。)

　　Also:remain n.—(usu.pl) what is left(常用復數(shù))所剩下或遺留者

　　e.g.The remains of the meal are (is) in the refrigerator(電冰箱)。剩下的飯在電冰箱里。

　　(2)appear v.—become visible出現(xiàn)、顯現(xiàn)，seem似乎、好像

　　e.g.①A lot of them appear on television,too.他們中許多人還上了電視。

　　②He appears old.他看來老了。

　　note:appears與seem,look的相同點和不同點

　　1)appear與look一樣，都憑視覺的印象而產生一種看法，但這種看法可能與實際不相符合。另外appear和seem要跟that從句或動詞不定式，而look不能。

　　e.g.①He appears to have understood me.他似乎理解了我。

　　②She didn’t seem to have changed much.她看起來沒有多大變化。

　　③It appears that we must go.好像我們該走了。

　　2)look和seem可跟as if從句而appear不能，另外seem和look可與like連用。

　　e.g.①It looked as if it was going to snow.看起來天好像是要下雪。

　?、贗t seems as if he were in a dream.看起來他好像是在做夢。

　　③It seems that the report is true.這報道好像是真的。

　　④It seems like yesterday.這仿佛是昨天的事似的。

　?、軮 well remember what the place looked like in 1949.(我還清楚記得這地方1949年是什么樣子。)

　　(3)value n.(u)—worth of something in terms of money or other goods for

　　which it can be exchanged 價格，交換力，購買力

　　e.g.①He placed a value on the house.他對這房子作了一個估價。

　?、贖is advice is of great value.他的勸告很重要。

　　note:value與price、cost和worth的相同與不同

　　1)這三個詞均有“價值”、“價”的含義。

　　2)value常指物的本身的價值，有時也被用作市價或交換價值。在這種意義上，一物的value常以人的主觀見解的改變而改變。

　　3)price指買者對于物品所要求的價錢。

　　4)cost指對物所付的代價。包括物的發(fā)現(xiàn)、產出、制造、裝修、搬運及其它使此物變成現(xiàn)狀時所花去的一切費用。通常物的“price”高于“cost”。

　　5)worth指物的本來的價值，屬永久的和不變的東西。

　　例如：繪畫的worth常是同一的。而它的value卻依人們的嗜好或時代不同而不同。

　　e.g.①What‘s the price of rice?大米的價錢是多少?

　?、赥he cost of living is much higher now than it was.(現(xiàn)在的生活費用比以前高多了。)

　?、跦ow much is it worth?=(What is it worth?)這值多少錢?

　　6)“價值高或低”只能說a high(low)price或something is expensive(cheap)。

　　7)“無論花多大的代價”，可以說at any price或at all(any)costs。

　　e.g.We must drive out the enemy at all costs.(我們不惜任何代價要把敵人趕出去。)

　　(4)make fun of—cause people to laugh at嘲笑、取笑

　　e.g.①Those songs often made fun of them.那些歌曲常常是嘲笑他們的。

　　②It is wrong to make fun of a blind man.嘲笑一個盲人是不對的。

　　2.知識點測試

　　( )(1)What are you going to do for the_______sports meet?

　　A.to come　 B.coming　 C.holding　 D.to hold

　　( )(2)None of them has_______her arrival.

　　A.heard　 B.heard from　 C.hear of　 D.heard of

　　( )(3)He is________a student.

　　A.no more　 B.not any more　 C.no longer　 D.not any long

　　( )(4)So far,the work_______easy.

　　A.had been　 B.is　 C.has been　 D.was

　　( )(5)She is the only one of the teachers_______Shanghai.

　　A.who are in　 B.that is from　 C.who come from　 D.who are of

　　( )(6)The thief broke into her room.He didn’t_______come for the money,______for her gold watch.

　　A./,but　 B.just,but　 C.only,and　 D./,or

　　( )(7)The liquid became a little__________and__________.

　　A.thick and thick　　　 B.more and much

　　C.much and more　　　　 D.thicker and thicker

　　( )(8)“Did you_______the terrible sound?”“No,I was_______a talk then.”

　　A.listen,hearing　　　　 B.hear,hearing

　　C.hear of,listening to　 D.hear,listening to

　　( )(9)I‘m too tired.I________to have a rest.

　　A.’d like　 B.‘d better　 C.like　 D.’d rather

　　( )(10)I__________Mr Jackson every month.

　　A.hear from　 B.hear of　 C.hear about　 D.hear

　　( )(11)________is the price of the car?

　　A.How many　 B.How　 C.What　 D.What money

　　( )(12)__________do these bananas cost?

　　A.What money　 B.How many　 C.How many money　 D.How much

　　( )(13)don‘t know if you “Didn’t you have a wonderful time?”

　　It means_____.A.I have a wonderful time______,from the other.

　　A.but　 B.how　 C.however　 D.yet

　　3.語法—the past perfect tense(過去完成時)

　　1)過去完成時由“had+過去分詞”構成，過去完成時的動作表示過去某一時刻或某一動作之前完成的動作狀態(tài)。句中常用by,before,until,when等詞引導的時間狀語。

　　e.g.①By the end of last year we had built five new house.到去年底為止我們已建了五座新房子了。

　?、贗 had learnt 3000 words before I entered the university.在我上大學前，我已學了3000個生詞了。

　　2)過去完成時的動詞還可表示過去某一時刻之前發(fā)生的動作或狀態(tài)持續(xù)到過去某個時間或持續(xù)下去。

　　4.語法練習：

　　(　 )(1)The police found that the house_______and a lot of things_________.

　　A.has broken into,has been stolen　 B.had broken into,had been stolen

　　C.has been broken into,stolen　　 D.had been broken into,stolen

　　(　 )(2)By the end of this century,we__ours into a strong modern country.

　　A.will build　 B.had built　 C.have built　 D.will have built

　　(　 )(3)We_________the work by six yesterday evening.

　　A.finished　 B.would finish　 C.had finished　 D.had been finished

　　(　 )(4)I_________to help you but couldn‘t get here in time.

　　A.want B.had wanted　 C.have wanted　 D.was wanting

　　(　 )(5)Mrs Wu told me that her sister___________.

　　A.left about two hours before　 B.would leave about two hours before

　　C.has left about two hours ago D.had left about two hours before

　　(　 )(6)When I reached home,my parents__________their supper.

　　A.are having　 B.have already had C.have had D.had already had

　　(　 )(7)It seems that the old man_________something important.

　　A.has lost B.had lost　 C.lost　 D.would lose

　　(　 )(8)She__________in this school________the past ten years.

　　A.was teaching,since　 B.had been teaching,since

　　C.would teach,for　 D.has been teaching,for

　　(　 )(9)Did you see Xiao Li at the party?No,______by the time I arrived.

　　A.she’d left B.she‘s left C.She was left D.she must leave

　　(　 )(10)The job proved to be much more difficult than I______.

　　A.expect B.expected C.would expect D.had expected

　　(　 )(11)We couldn’t catch up with the others because they ______too long before us.

　　A.started B.were starting C.have started　 D.had started

　　(　 )(12)She felt anxious about her son as she________for quite a long time.

　　A.haven‘t heard him　 B.hadn’t heard him

　　C.haven‘t heard from him　 D.hadn’t heard from him

　　(　 )(13)By the time the speaker entered the hall,all the listeners_______.

　　A.had seated B.were seated C.seated D.were seating

　　(　 )(14)By the end of next July this building__________.

　　A.will be finished　　 B.will have finished

　　C.will have been finished D.had been finished

　　(　 )(15)By the time the war____,most of the people had left.

　　A.was began B.was broken out C.broke out D.had been broken out

　　(　 )(16)If she______harder,she would have succeeded.

　　A.had worked B.have worked C.should work D.worked

　　(　 )(17)I wish______I you yesterday.

　　A.seen B.did see C.had seen D.were to see

　　(　 )(18)He is talking so much about America as if he_______there.

　　A.had been B.has been C.was D.been

　　(　 )(19)That dinner was the most expensive meal we___.

　　A.would have B.have had C.had never had D.had ever had

　　(　 )(20)When Jack arrived he learned Mary______for almost an hour.

　　A.had gone B.had set of C.had left D.had been away