考点聚焦 真题再现1. What do you expect to see there? (Pre-reading)[考点] expect 意为“希望;预计;认为,料想”, 后可跟名词或不定式等。[真题再现 1] According to the art dealer, the painting ______ to go for at least a million dollars. (2004 全国卷 II)A. is expected B. expects C. expected D. is expecting [点拨]选 A。the painting 与 expect 之间是被动关系, 故应用被动语态。[真题再现 2] I arrived late; I ____ the road to be so icy. (北京 2004 春)A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expectedC. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting [点拨] 选 C。句意为“我来晚了,(因为)我没预料到路会这么滑。” “我来晚了”发生在过去,“没预料到”是在“我来晚了”之前,故用过去完成时。2. It’s too bad you can’t go as far as Ottawa, Canada’s capital. (Using Language)[考点] as far as 在此意为“远到,直到”,否定句中也可用 so far as。另外 as far as 还常与动词 know, see 等连用,意为“就……所知”等,此时,as far as 与 so far as 可以互换。如:We didn’t go as(so)far as the post office. 我们并未走到邮局那么远。As (So) far as I know, they are very kind. 据我所知,他们很善良。[真题再现 1] —How far apart do they live?—______ I know, they live in the same neighbourhood. (上海 2003)A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As often as [点拨] 选 B。句意为“据我所知,他们住在同一个居民区里。”[真题再现 2] _____ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. (北京 2004 春)A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if [点拨]选 B。句意为“在我看来,只有一种可能的办法来远离危险。”