--- Why do you suggest we buy…——2008 高考英语第 28 题答案解析

【答案】B

【解答】
--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine? --- Because the old one has been damaged A. beyond reach B. beyond repair C. beyond control D. beyond description 【高考考点】介词短语。

【答案与解析】B。beyond是介词，意为“（程度）超出”，beyond

repair是“无法修理”。题意是“因为旧机器已经烂得无法再修理了。”故选B。 29. --- They are quiet, aren’t they? --- Yes. They are accustomed at meals. A. to talk B. to not talk C. to talking D. to not talking 【高考考点】非谓语动词。 【答案与解析】D。本题考查的是词组be accused to

(习惯于)的用法，其中to是介词，后跟名词或动名词。 30. It is to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending on trying to make people after they are ill. A. good … good B. well … better C. better … better D. better … good

【高考考点】形容词比较等级。

【答案与解析】C。本句为复合句，it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语to spend。rather

than是固定短语，意为“与其说……，不如说……”。其句意为：与其把钱花在让人康复上，倒不如将钱花在通过提升健康的生活来预防疾病。