高考英语难点37讲--难点21 多变的省略句 英语中省略现象较为普遍，对省略的考查已成为高考中的热点。句子成分的省略，可分为以下几种情况： 1.省略主语，主谓语或主谓的一部分 2.不定式符号to的省略 3.不定式结构中动词的省略 4.状语从句中的省略 5.定语从句中关系词的省略 6.虚拟语气中if和should的省略 7.考查not,so,neither,nor的“替代性”省略 ●难点磁场 1.(★★★★)John plays football________,if not better than,David. A.as well B.as well as C.so well D.so well as 2.(★★★★★)If you go to Xi’an ,you’ll find the places there more magnificent than commonly________. A.supposing B.supposed C.to suppose D.suppose 3.(★★★★)—What do you think made Mary so upset? —________ her bicycle. A.As she lost B.Lost C.Losing D.Because of losing 4.(★★★★★)I thought her nice and honest________ I met her. A.first time B.for the first time C.the first time D.by the first time 5.(★★★★)Boris has brains.In fact,I doubt whether anyone in the class has________IQ. (NMET 2002) A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest 6.(★★★★)—You should have thanked her before she left. —I meant________,but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere. (2002年上海春季) A.to do B.to C.doing D.doing so ●案例探究 1.—Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend? —________. A.I don’t believe B.I don’t believe it C.I believe not so D.I believe not 命题意图：此题考查not在宾语从句中的“替代性”省略。此题属四星级题。 知识依托：“so”可代替某些动词后的宾语从句，但绝不能用it或that。这些常用的动词有：believe,be afraid,expect,hope,imagine,suppose等。例：
