2014年6月大學(xué)英語六級寫作常見錯(cuò)誤分析（六）

　　復(fù)雜的簡單句

　　1.

　　1) They looked both ways before they crossing the street.

　　2) I made my decision after talking to Sir Francis.

　　3) Despite/In spite of his illness, he was determined to carry out his plan.

　　4) Despite/In spite of their intelligence, they aren’t doing well in school.

　　5) Despite/In spite of his richness/wealth, he isn’t very happy.

　　6) Despite/In spite of his height, he isn’t a very good basketball player.

　　7) Without your support, we might succeed in performing our task.

　　8) Even with air and water, plants still couldn’t grow on the moon.

　　9) Without hard work, you will accomplish nothing.

　　10) But for their assistance, he would have found himself in trouble.

　　2.

　　1) They wear layers of clothes even in summer time, with newspapers stuffed between the layers as further protection against bad weather.

　　2) With more people helping them, they probably will be able to accomplish the task ahead of time.

　　3) With all his savings gone, he started to look for a job.

　　4) In the corner there is a table, with one of its legs shorter than the others.

　　5) With the job finished, we went to the seaside for a holiday.

　　6) With the pace of change quickening, more and more scientists find it hard to keep up with the latest developments even in their own disciplines.

　　7) She looked in my face with tears streaming down her cheeks.

　　3.

　　1) She won’t go home until after (taking) the exam.

　　2) Because of his bad leg, he couldn’t walk as fast as the others.

　　3) We are full aware of the seriousness of the situation.

　　4) She hurried back to school for fear of missing too many lessons.

　　5) Instead of criticizing Susan for what she has done, we ought to praise her for it.

　　6) Instead of going straight home after school, Helen went to work as a waitress in a restaurant.

　　7) Instead of going to send the book to Allan by post, I am going to take it to him myself.

　　8) Instead of going to New York yesterday to attend his daughter’s wedding, Dr. Wilson flew to Florida for an emergency case.

　　4.

　　1) I love intelligent girls.

　　2) At the party, I got to know a professor in his thirties.

　　3) I hate to see letters written in pencil.

　　4) The substance discovered almost by accident has revolutionized medicine.

　　5) Among those taking part in the work, he is probably the most active.

　　5.

　　1) Every one of us left the meeting convinced that the project was feasible.

　　2) Peter got home from the three-month-long journey to the Antarctic, looking tired out.

　　3) They went hunting for hours, but they returned empty-handed.

　　4) He entered the office, still annoyed by the way she spoke to him.

　　5) Pressured by school work and encouraged by their peers, teenagers resort to smoking.

　　6) Primarily interested in grades and economic success, college students now cheat on exams more frequently.

　　6.

　　1) He sat in front of them, his dusty face masking his age.

　　2) Hearing a continual strange noise coming from the next room, her heart beat fast.

　　3) The old beggar sat at the corner, tears welling up in his eyes.

　　4) Jim continued on his way, the dog jumping about in front of him.

　　5) The girl in the snapshot wore a broad smile, her long hair flowing in the breeze.

　　7.

　　1) This is Mr. Black, director of our hospital.

　　2) “Leave it to me,” said Peter, the man on duty.

　　3) Qinghai Lake, the largest inland body of salt water in China, lies 3195 meters above sea level.

　　4) The whole plan was completed within three months, half the usual time.

　　5) He read all kinds of books, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.

　　6) Formerly a worker himself, he is now an engineer.

　　7) A mother of three children, she has now entered a college again for further education.