[考例] __B___ that Maric was able to set up new branches elsewhere.（07陕西） A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business C. So her business was successful D. So was her successful business
It rained that day and ___ the
baseball game was called off.
A. however B. still
C. so
D. consequently
4. A conventional artist of this period was
not interested in showing nature…
7. When people first saw his paintings they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene. 当人们第一次看到他的画时，还以为 是透过墙上的小洞来观察真实的场景， 并对此深信不疑。
adj. convinced 确信的；深信的。
be convinced that / of adj. convincing 有说服力的
练习： 1. I was convincedt_h_a_t he knew the truth. 2. I couldn’t convince him _o_f_ his mistake. 3. The doctor convinced me _to__ stop
[考例] If I _____ plan to do anything I wanted to, I’d like to go to Tibet and travel through as much of it as possible. (湖北 2005) A. would B. could C. had to D. ought to
adj. (traditional)常规的， 通常的， 传 统的; 受俗套束缚的， 按习惯办事的， 陈旧的, 形式上的 conventional weapons 常规武器 a conventional design 传统图案 conventional opinions 旧观念
The chairman made a few conventional remarks. 主席说了几句客套话。
5. People began to concentrate less on
religious themes and adopt a more
humanistic attitude to life. 1) concentrate on (upon) 集中在； 专心于
concentrate one's attention on [upon] 把注意力集中在 I concentrate on the lecture. 我专心听讲。
convince vt. 使相信; 信服; 说服 convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事 convince sb. of sth/that从句 使某人确信某事
He convinced me that I should study law. 他劝我应该学法律。
[考例] Scientists are convinced _____ the possible effect of laughter _____ physical and mental health. (江西 2007) A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at [点拨] 根据搭配be convinced of ...和 effect on ...可知选C。
Unit 1 LANGUAGE POINTS
1. If you could have three of these paintings on the walls ofse? [考点] if引导的虚拟条件句与现在事 实相反，从句的谓语用一般过去式， 主句的谓语用“would / should / could / might +动词原形”。
6. They paid famous artists to paint…their houses and other possessions… possession n. 拥有, 占有, 所有, 着迷, 领土, 领地, 财产 (常用复数) possess v.
--He possesses two cars. 他有两辆汽车。 --She possesses some interesting pictures. 她有一些有趣的画儿。
3. consequently adv. 所以，因此 adj. consequent 随后的，相应的 n. consequence 后果 “福斯特先生从未去过中国, 所以对中 国了解的很少。”
Mr Foster has never been to China. Consequently, he knows very little about it.
2. As there are so many different styles of Western art that it would be impossible to describe all of them in a short text． so…that…如此…以至于…可引导结 果状语从句 so+ adj. /adv.原形+that… so+ adj. + a(an)+ [c]单数+that so many/few +pl +that so much/little +[u]+that