【英语卷·2014届湖南省十三校高三第二次联考】A16 35．Not until the press reported the pollution _____ why the water supply had been cut off．
A．people did know B．people had known
C．did people know D．had people known
知识点：本题考查部分倒装。
答案解析：not until放在句首，句子采用部分倒装语序。再根据why the water supply had been cut off中用过去完成时，所以选项中应用一般过去时，故选C。
思路点拨：注意部分倒装的形式，not until放在句首时，主句倒装，从句不倒装。
【英语卷·2014届安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测】A16 33. The parents didn't tolerate their kids' rudeness at the party, nor ______ themselves to be disobeyed.
A. they allowed B. did they allow C. didn't they allow D. they didn't allow
【知识点】倒装句
【答案解析】B nor 也不 位于句首时，要用部分倒装 助动词/情态动词/系动词+主语+动词原形 排除A和D 句意 ：在聚会上父母不能容忍孩子们无理，也不能允许他们自己(被孩子)忤逆。选B
