A. in desperate need of B. in place of C. in honor of D. in want

2. ever since. . . 从那以后(一直)

讲:注意观察下面教材原句:Ever since the Civil War, the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past. 自从内战以后，南方一直在努力寻找方法处理棘手的过去。

ever since表示"从那时起一直到现在，此后一直"时，既可以单独使用，也可以跟句子或名词。

例:John caught cold last Saturday and _______________ ever since . . . .... 从那以后一直卧床不起。

链接·提示

(1)since当"自从"讲，后接从句时，since从句中用一般过去时，而主句多用完成时态。

______________________ ever since the letter arrived. 自从接到那封信后她就一直焦虑不安。

(2)It is+一段时间+since. . . 表示"自......以来多长时间"。

(1)I really ought to go on a diet。I________________ on so much weight since I gave up jogging.

A. put B. am putting C. have put D. had put

(2)Ever since the Greens moved to the country a year ago,they________________ better health.

A. are enjoying B. have been enjoying C. could have enjoyed D. had enjoyed

诱思：实例点拨

第十五和第十六单元的语法是非谓语动词。非谓语动词是每年高考中必考的知识点，据统计，2005年全国高考题及各省市高考题有25道和2006年高考题中考查非谓语动词的单项选择题有35多道，由此可见非谓语动词在高考中的重要性。因此，同学们在平时的学习和复习中要对非谓语动词的结构和用法，特别是它们的不同点，要认真、细致地比较、牢记、掌握。

【例1】(2006上海春季高考)The parents suggested_____ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.

A. sleep B. to sleep C. sleeping D. having slept

【例2】(2006上海春季高考)There are hundreds of visitors _________ in front of the Art Gallery to have a look at Van Gogh's paintings.

A. waited B. to wait C. waiting D. wait