1.(2016课标全国卷Ⅲ)Over time, the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.
答案 as/when 考查连词。根据语境可知,此处用连词as/when引导时间状语从句。
2.(2018河北衡水中学五次调考)She didn't know anything about current TV shows fashion trends.
答案 or 句意:她对于当前的电视节目和流行趋势一无所知。or用在表示否定句中表示“也不,也不是,也没有”的意思。
3.(2018福建泉州1月质检)In China, the question is not “What shall I have?” “What shall we have?”. Food is ordered to share with others, not just for oneself.
答案 but 句意:在中国,问题不是“我吃什么?”而是“我们吃什么?”。点餐是为了和别人分享,而不是只为了自己。not...but...为固定搭配,意为“不是……而是……”。
4.(2018河南中原名校五次联考)Around 7:30 a.m., she was lying on her surfboard with her left arm in the water a 14-foot-long tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the shoulder.
答案 when 句意:大约在上午七点半左右,她正躺在她的冲浪板上,左臂放在水里,就在那时一条14英尺长的虎鲨袭击了她,咬断了她肩部以下的左臂。be doing sth. when...为固定句型,意为“正在做某事,这/那时突然……”。
