一、含be动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
1. 用was或were填空。
（1）Where
were
you born?
（2）Who
was
that great inventor?
（3）What
was
your dream when you were young?
2. 对画线部分提问。
（1）My hero was
Yuan Longping.
Who was your hero?
（2）His work was
difficult long ago.
How was his work long ago?
（3）He was
forty-three when he developed hybrid rice.
How old was he when he developed hybrid rice?
答案：1. (1) were (2) was (3) was 2. (1) Who was your hero? (2) How was his work long ago? (3) How old was he when he developed hybrid rice?
解析：
【分析】
这道题考查含be动词的一般过去时的用法及特殊疑问句的转换。解题分两步：1. 填空部分：根据主语的人称和数，结合be动词一般过去时的规则（单数主语用was，you/复数主语用were）选择正确形式；2. 对划线部分提问：先判断划线内容（人用who、形容词用how、年龄用how old），再将原句转换为“特殊疑问词+be动词+主语+其他”的特殊疑问句语序。
【解析】
1. 填空：（1）主语是you，be动词一般过去时对应were；（2）主语that great inventor是单数，对应was；（3）主语your dream是单数，对应was。2. 提问：（1）划线是人名，用who提问，my改为your，语序调整为Who was your hero?；（2）划线是形容词difficult，用how提问，语序调整为How was his work long ago?；（3）划线是年龄，用how old提问，语序调整为How old was he when he developed hybrid rice?
【答案】
1. (1) were (2) was (3) was 2. (1) Who was your hero? (2) How was his work long ago? (3) How old was he when he developed hybrid rice?
【知识点】
一般过去时be动词用法；特殊疑问句构成
【点评】
本题为英语基础语法题，考察be动词一般过去时的形式及特殊疑问句转换，是时态和句式的核心基础内容，适合巩固英语语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7
二、含有实义动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
1. —
What
did he study all his life?
— He studied rice.
2. —
Who
did you talk with just now?
— I talked with my sister.
（
）3. —
B
did they learn farming skills?
— They learned by watching old farmers.
A. Who B. How C. Where
（
）4. What
B
he do to help people?
A. is B. did C. were
答案：1. What 2. Who 3. B 4. B
解析：
【分析】
本题考查含有实义动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句，解题时需根据答语内容选择合适的疑问词，同时掌握一般过去时特殊疑问句的助动词用法：1题答语表事物，选疑问词What；2题答语表人，选疑问词Who；3题答语表方式，选疑问词How；4题是一般过去时的特殊疑问句，实义动词前用助动词did。
【解析】
1. 答语“He studied rice”表示研究的事物，询问“什么”，故填What。
2. 答语“I talked with my sister”表示交谈的对象是人，询问“谁”，故填Who。
3. 答语“They learned by watching old farmers”表示学习的方式，询问“如何”，用How，故选B。
4. 句子是一般过去时的特殊疑问句，主语he是第三人称单数，实义动词do前需用助动词did，故选B。
【答案】
1. What 2. Who 3. B 4. B
【知识点】
特殊疑问句、一般过去时
【点评】
本题围绕含有实义动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句展开，重点考查疑问词的选择和一般过去时特殊疑问句的助动词用法，属于基础语法题，需结合答语逻辑和时态规则解题。
【难度系数】
0.5
三、learn from 与 learn about 的用法
1. 用 learn from 或 learn about 填空。
(1) We should
learn from
the kind boy.
(2) We can
learn about
many great people in this unit.
(3) They want to
learn about
Chinese history.
(4) The students
learn about
animals in the science class.
2. 每个人应该向英雄学习。
Everyone should
learn from
heroes.
3. 我们每天都学习许多有趣的东西。
We
learn about
many interesting things every day.
答案：1. (1) learn from (2) learn about (3) learn about (4) learn about 2. learn from 3. learn about
解析：
【分析】首先明确两个易混动词短语的核心区别：learn from意为“向……学习；从……中吸取教训”，强调以人或经历为学习对象；learn about意为“了解；获悉关于……的信息”，侧重获取某事物的相关内容。接下来结合每个句子的语境判断：(1)句中“the kind boy”是学习的对象，需用learn from；(2)(4)句中“many great people”“animals”是单元或科学课上了解的内容，用learn about；(3)句中“Chinese history”是要了解的内容，用learn about；第2题“heroes”是学习对象，用learn from；第3题“many interesting things”是每天了解的内容，用learn about。
【解析】1. (1) 句意为“我们应该向那个善良的男孩学习”，表示向某人学习，故填learn from；(2) 句意为“在这个单元我们能了解很多伟人”，表示了解关于某人的信息，故填learn about；(3) 句意为“他们想了解中国历史”，表示了解某事物的内容，故填learn about；(4) 句意为“学生们在科学课上了解动物”，表示了解某事物的信息，故填learn about；2. 句意为“每个人应该向英雄学习”，表示向英雄学习，故填learn from；3. 句意为“我们每天都了解许多有趣的东西”，表示了解事物的内容，故填learn about。
【答案】1. (1) learn from (2) learn about (3) learn about (4) learn about 2. learn from 3. learn about
【知识点】动词短语辨析，learn from与learn about用法
【点评】本题考查初中英语基础易混动词短语的辨析，核心是区分“向……学习”和“了解关于……”的含义，属于基础知识点考查，只要准确掌握短语用法即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.8
