Question

____ St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendid when first _____!

A．There followed; built

B．There following ; built

C．There followed; building

D．There following ; building

Answer 1

A

試題分析：句意：接著參觀的是圣·保羅大教堂，它是公元1666年倫敦大火以后建造的。當?shù)谝淮伪唤ê脮r它看起來金碧輝煌。There followed意為“接著，隨后”，是倒裝句型。When后是省略句，完整的是when it was first built，故選A。
點評：本題難度適中。倒裝及省略是高中階段重要的兩個語法項目，把兩者放在一起考查更增加了試題的難度，需要考生牢記倒裝和省略的各種情況。
即學(xué)即練：Just in the centre of our city_____with a history of 1000 years.
A.stands a tall tree                  B.does a tall tree stand
C.a tall tree is standing             D.a tall tree stands 
解析：A。句意：在城市的中心有一棵大樹有100年的歷史了。