【考點3】Talking about causes and effects談論原因和結(jié)

　　果

　　--How is it that you are late for school again?

　　      A. By bus and then on foot

　　      B. Because I missed the bus

　　      C. It's quite all right

　　      D. It's far from school

　　[答案與解析]B  本題主要考查表達原因和結(jié)果的用

　　語。題干中How is it that... 意為“是什么使得(某事發(fā)

　　生的)?”．故A、C、D三項均不能用于回答所提問題，只

　　有B項符合語境。

　　【歸納】表達原因和結(jié)果的用語有：

　　 ① Why...?

　　 ② Because of..., I...

　　 ③ As a result of...

　　 ④ Because / As / Since...

　　 ⑤ If..., then...

　　 ⑥ It follows that...

　　 ⑦ It will lead to...

　　[牛刀小試4]

　　1. -- I'm sorry I can't go with you.

　　   -- ____? Haven't you agreed?

　　      A. How is it

　　      B. What is it

　　      C. Why don't you

　　      D. What do you think

　　2.-- Do you happen to have twenty dollars with you?

　　    -- ____?

　　   -- I want to buy a dictionary.

　　      A. How do you want it

　　      B. How much

　　      C. What for

　　      D. When can you pay me hack

　　3. -- I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to

　　         her.

　　   --  ____. It was her fault.

　　      A. No way           B. Not possible

　　      C. No chance         D. Not at all

　　4.-- 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

　　5. -- Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

　　   -- ____. I love getting close to nature.

　　      A. I couldn't agree more

　　      B. I'm afraid not

　　      C. I believe not

　　      D. I don't think so

　　    ☆精典題例☆

　　(    )1. He tried his best to solve the problem, ____

　　    difficult it was. (2005 天津)

　　    A. however    B. no matter

　　    C. whatever    D. although

　　    【解析】選A however = no matter how引導讓步狀語

　　從句。