探究点1 connect的用法

Music is a powerful way to connect cultures.
音乐是联结文化的一种强有力的方式。
We forgot to connect the computer to the Internet line.
我们忘记把电脑连上网线了。
His illness is connected with the polluted environment he used to live in.
他的病与他过去生活环境的污染有关。
In my opinion, there is a connection between the two things.
在我看来,这两件事之间存在联系。
情境应用
1. There is a close between diet and health. (connect)
2. These two tasks each other, and we need to deal with them as a whole. (与……有关联)
3. We should the teacher's computer. (把它连接到……上)

1. connection 2. are connected with 3. connect it to

1. 由"a close"可知此处需名词，connect的名词形式为connection。
2. "与……有关联"对应短语"be connected with"，主语"tasks"为复数，be动词用are。
3. "把它连接到……上"对应短语"connect...to..."，"它"指代前文中的物品，用it，to后接目标对象"the teacher's computer"。

探究点2 percent的用法
当percent of...作主语时,如果of后面接的是不可数名词或单数可数名词,则谓语动词用单数形式；如果of后面接的是可数名词复数,则谓语动词用复数形式。
Seventy percent of the population lives/live in the ten largest cities.
百分之七十的人口居住在十个最大的城市里。
Seventy-two percent of people now work in service industries. 现今72%的人从事服务业。
情境应用
1. Thirty percent of the students in our class playing basketball. (like)
2. of people want to try this new way. (百分之五十)

1. like 2. Fifty percent

1. 主语"Thirty percent of the students"中"students"为可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式，填like。2. "百分之五十"译为"Fifty percent"，句首首字母大写。

() 1. You can't ______ how beautiful the lake is before you see it with your own eyes.
A.imagine
B.expect
C.decide
D.wait

A

根据句意“在你亲眼看到这个湖泊之前，你无法____它有多美”。A选项“imagine”（想象）符合语境，表示难以想象其美丽；B选项“expect”（期待）不符合语境；C选项“decide”（决定）与句意无关；D选项“wait”（等待）也不符合逻辑。因此，正确答案是A。

( ) 2. enough sleep, you will do even worse in your schoolwork.
A.For
B.Without
C.With
D.About

B

本题可根据句意判断所需介词的含义，再结合选项进行分析。句子表达的是“没有足够的睡眠，你的功课将会做得更差”。“without”表示“没有”，符合语境。“for”表示“为了”；“with”表示“有”；“about”表示“关于”，均不符合句意。