1. Only after the anesthetist gave the patient an anesthetic, ________.
A. could be the operation conducted. B. could the operation be conducted.
C. could be conducted the operation. D. the operation conducted could be
2. Not until we have the approval from the authority concerned, ________ the job
A. we can start B. can we start C. start can we D. can we not start
3. ________, he speaks English very well.
A. A child as he is B. As he is a child C. Child as is he D. A little child as he is
4. No sooner ________ the railway station when the train had started.
A. did I reach B. had I reached C. I reached D. I had reached
5. How beautifully she sings! Seldom ________ such beautiful singing.
A. I have heard B. have I heard C. did I heard D. I heard
6. ________ the leading members of the departments concerned.
A. Present at the meeting were B. were present at the meeting
C. Present were at the meeting D. Are present at the meeting
7. So graphically ________ the events that I could almost see them.
A. she described B. did she describe C. she describes D. does she describe
8. ―He worked himself up into a frenzy before his graduation exams.
―________, and ________.
A. So he did; so I did B. So he did; so did I
C. So did he; so did I D. So did he; so I did
9. ________ the clouds, we would see the airplane in the sky easily.
A. Were it not for B. If it had not been for C. If it were not D. Had it not been for
10. In the evening they reached a temple, ________.
A. in front of it stood an old tree B. in front of which stood an old tall tree
C. in front of that an old tall tree stood D. In the front of which stood an old tall tree
11. Not only ________ playing the piano, but she also likes collecting stamps
A. she likes B. she does like C. likes she D. does she like
12. He cannot find anyone now, nor ________ to find anyone in the future。
A. he expects B. he does expect C. he will expect D. does he expect
[答案与解析]
1. B。以only所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从句位于句首时要倒装。句意为“只有在麻醉师给病人施行麻醉以后,手术才能进行。”
2. A。Not until位于句首时需倒装。句意为“没有有关当局的批准我们不能开始这项工作。”
他尽管是个孩子，但懂得很多。
3. D。as引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管；虽然”，从句常用倒装语序。如果表语部分是名词，提前时通常将冠词去掉。但若名词前有形容词修饰时，冠词常保留。句意为“尽管他是个小孩子，他英语说得很好。”
4. B。在Hardly / Scarcely…when…; No sooner…than…句型位于句首时，前面主句倒装，且用过去完成时态，后面从句不倒装。句意为“我们刚到火车站，火车就开动了。”
5. B。以never, little, seldom, hardly, rarely, nowhere等否定意义的词位于句首时要倒装。句意为“她唱得多好啊！我很少听到有如此美妙的歌声。”
6. A。表语位于句首且主语较长或结构较复杂的句子，主谓通常全部倒装。句意为“出席会议的有各有关部门的负责人。”present意为“出席的；到场的”。又如：How many people were present at the meeting? 会议有多少人出席？
7. B。在so…that 结果状语从句中，如果so 位于句首需要倒装。句意为“她把那些事件描述得活灵活现,我几乎像是能够亲眼目睹了。”
8. B。第一空，表示对对方所说的话加以肯定或赞同，虽然so位于句首，但不用倒装语序。第二空表示前面所说的情况也适合于另一个人，需用倒装。句意为“毕业考试前夕他紧张得几乎疯了。”“是的，我也是。”
9. A。在虚拟语气中，当条件从句的谓语动词为were或有助动词had或情态动词should时，可将连词if省去，而将were, had, should放在主语的前面。根据主句谓语动词的提示，可知是与现在事实相反的情况，故答案为A。句意为“要不是因为云的话，我们就看见飞机了。”
10. B。为了表达的生动或为了强调表语或状语，或为了使句子均衡而倒装。句意为“在晚上他们到了一座寺庙，寺庙前面有棵古老的大树。”
11. D。Not only…but also…句型位于句首时，前面分句倒装，后面分句不倒装。句意为“她不仅喜欢弹钢琴，而且喜欢集邮。”
12. D。当否定词nor / neither位于句首时需倒装。意为：“也不”。句意为“现在他找不到任何人，以后也别梦想找到任何人。”