备战2011届高考英语（通用版）一轮复习

专题14  it的用法

【A组：基础过关】

1.—He got his first book published．It turned out to be a bestseller．

—When was_______?

—__________was in 2000 when he was still in college．

A. that；This

B．this；It

C．it;This

D．that；It

2. As the busiest woman in Norton,she made_________her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town.

A.this              B.that           C.one             D.it

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查it作形式宾语，代替to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town，其他选项均不可以充当形式宾语。

3. I’d appreciate ____ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

A. that        B. it        C. this         D. you

【答案】B

【解析】it指代用来泛泛地指某事，可用于如I like it, I appreciate it，I hate it等类似的句子。it和that均可指代前面提到的名词或事，it是人称代词，可指代同名同物，指代有不定冠词的或有其他限定词的单数可数名词，也可指代一件具体的事；that是指示代词，常指代有定冠词的单数可数名词和不可数名词，也可指代刚提到的一件具体事

4. Why shouldn’t I buy a new coat — I haven’t bought _____ for five years.

A. it                                                         B. that

C. one                                                      D. which