鄒春鳳
重點(diǎn)、難點(diǎn)分析:
1. reflection 玭. 考慮,深思;映射;反射
The last year of high school was a time for hard work and also a time for reflection.高中的最后一年是勤奮學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)刻,也是認(rèn)真思考的時(shí)刻。
The young couple looked at their reflection in the calm water.那對(duì)年輕情侶在平靜的水面上看著自己倒映在水中的影像。
【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】
reflect 玽. 反射;反映;reflective 玜dj. 沉思的;reflector 玭. 反光面
【高考鏈接】
(1) Usually a childs behavior is a ______________ of his family environment.(2004 上海春季)
A.recognitionB.reflection
C.returnD.record.
(2) The shapes of the Water Cube and the Birds Nest work togethe ______________ rthe Chinese traditional idea of “ round heaven and wide earth”.(2008 石家莊市二模)
A.reflectB.reflectingC.to reflectD.reflected
答案:1. B 2. B
2. be suited to 合適,適宜
Your behavior wasnt suited to the occasion. 你的行為不合適宜。
He is suited to teaching. 他適宜教書。
【詞義辨析】match, suit 與fit
這三個(gè)都可表示“適合,配得上”,但用法上有區(qū)別
(1) match:指“相配,配得上”,指人或物在品質(zhì)、顏色、設(shè)計(jì)等方面相當(dāng)或相配。
(2) suit:指“適合,中意,恰當(dāng)”,多指符合需要、口味、性格、條件等。尤指衣服的式樣、顏色或發(fā)式與人相配。
(3) fit:指“大小、長(zhǎng)短、形狀、位置等適合”及服裝合身。
【高考鏈接】
(1)—How about eight oclock outside the cinema?
—That ______________ me fine.(2004 全國(guó)卷)
A.fitsB.meetsC.satisfiedD.suits
(2) Her shoes ______________ her dress; they look very well together.(2008 天津卷)
A.suitB.fitC.compareD.match
答案:1. D 2. D
3. appear 玽i. 出現(xiàn);看上去,顯得
(1) 出現(xiàn),顯露(反義詞disappear)
A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain. 雨后天空出現(xiàn)了彩虹。
(2) 顯得,看起來(lái)好象
They appeared not to know what was happening. 他們似乎不知道正在發(fā)生的事。
It appears that (as if) he will win the prize.看來(lái)他會(huì)得獎(jiǎng)。
(3) appearance 玭. 出現(xiàn);出場(chǎng);顯露;外表
Dont judge by appearance. 不要以貌取人。
【詞義辨析】appear, seem 與look
(1) appear: 指外表看起來(lái)似乎如此,而實(shí)際上卻不得而知。
(2) seem: 指從跡象上作出判斷,雖然有一定的根據(jù),但還是令人難以相信。
(3) look: 憑一個(gè)人的視覺(jué)作出判斷,但含有較多的真實(shí)性,即看上去如此,而實(shí)際也如此。
【高考鏈接】
1. The ______________ on his face told me that he was angry.(2006 湖北卷)
A.impressionB.sight
C.appearanceD.expression
2. I invited Mr. and Mrs. Smith to dinner but neither______________(2006金華十校聯(lián)考)
A.appearedB.happenedC.occurredD.looked
答案:1. D 2. A
4. tough 玜dj.
(1) 堅(jiān)韌的,強(qiáng)健的
tough shoes堅(jiān)韌的鞋 tough plastic堅(jiān)韌的塑料
(2) (身體) 強(qiáng)壯的,結(jié)實(shí)的
He looked the toughest of all the challengers.在所有的挑戰(zhàn)者中他看起來(lái)最強(qiáng)壯。
(3) 頑固的,不屈不撓的
a tough customer 難纏的顧客 tough competition艱難的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
(4) (工作等) 費(fèi)力的,棘手的
tough problems棘手的問(wèn)題
5. go about 從事,著手做;(謠言等)流傳
Despite the threat of war, people go about their work as usual.盡管戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)一觸即發(fā),人們?nèi)韵衿綍r(shí)一樣工作。
Could you please inform me how to go about contacting a lawyer?請(qǐng)您告訴我怎樣去聯(lián)絡(luò)律師?
6. note 玽. 指出,特別提到;記錄
Please note that the book must be returned within a week. 請(qǐng)注意這本書必須在一周內(nèi)歸還。
Let me note down your address and telephone number. 讓我記下你的地址和電話號(hào)碼。
【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】
make a note of sth. 記下某事;take notes記筆記;
take note (of) 注意,留意;compare notes 交換意見
7. approach 玽t. 對(duì)付,處理 玭. 方法
There are several ways of approaching the problem. 處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題有好幾個(gè)方法。
His method presents a new approach to foreign languages. 他提出了學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的新方法。
【高考鏈接】
At the meeting, they discussed three different ______________ to the study of mathematics.(2006 湖北卷)
A.approaches B.means
C.methods D.ways
答案:A
8. determined 玜dj. 堅(jiān)決的,決意的
I was determined not to follow their advice. 我決定不聽他們的建議。
My mother was determined that I shall marry Jack.母親決定讓我嫁給杰克。
【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】
determine 玽.決心;決定做某事
(1) He determined to travel no farther that night.他決定那天晚上不走得太遠(yuǎn)。
(2) He has determined that nothing shall prevent him.他已決定沒(méi)什么會(huì)阻擋得了他。
determination 玭. 決心,果斷
a woman of determination 有決斷力的女人
【高考鏈接】
______________ to give up smoking, he threw away his ______________ cigarettes.(2008 江西南昌市三模)
A.Determined; remained
B.Determined; remaining
C.Determining; remained
D.Determining; remaining
答案:B
9. Some jobs may seem very dull but are very important to society, while others can appear very exciting but actually very difficult and boring. (P2, L7—8) 有一些工作可能看上去很枯燥,但對(duì)社會(huì)卻非常重要;而另一些工作可能看起來(lái)很令人振奮,但實(shí)際上很難做。
考點(diǎn):while充當(dāng)關(guān)聯(lián)詞既可引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句意為“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”、讓步狀語(yǔ)從句意為“雖然,盡管”;也可引導(dǎo)并列句,表轉(zhuǎn)折,意為“可是,然而”。
【高考鏈接】
(1) The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ______________ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.(2006天津卷)
A.sinceB.whenC.asD.while
(2)—Are you ready for Spain?
—Yes, I want the girls to experience that ______________ they are young.(2008上海卷)
A.whileB.untilC.ifD.before
(3) ______________ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it.(2008湖南卷)
A.IfB.WhileC.BecauseD.As
答案:1. D 2. A 3. B
10. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are as essential as water to our society.(P3, L40) 同樣地,很多普通的工作可能看起來(lái)乏味,但是對(duì)我們社會(huì)來(lái)說(shuō)卻像水一樣必不可少。
考點(diǎn):ordinary,common,usual 與 regular的區(qū)別是高考??贾R(shí)點(diǎn)。
【詞義辨析】ordinary,common,usual 與 regular
ordinary:“平凡的,普通的”,多指人平淡無(wú)奇。
common:指“普通的,共同的”,強(qiáng)調(diào)大家都有的,比較普遍的。
usual:指“通常的”,一般指在時(shí)間上延續(xù)過(guò)去一貫的,習(xí)慣性的動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)。
regular:指“定期的,有規(guī)律的”。
【高考鏈接】
(1) Letterboxes are much morein the UK than ______________ in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.(2006浙江卷)
A.commonB.normalC.ordinaryD.usual
(2) A new ______________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. (2007 天津卷)
A.normalB.usualC.regularD.common
答案:1. A 2. C
11. All of them together, though, help society function. (P3, L51) 所有的這些工作加在一起,卻有助于社會(huì)運(yùn)作。
考點(diǎn):though的用法歸納:
(1) 玞onj. 表示“雖然;即使;盡管”
The article is very important though it is very short.那篇文章雖然很短,但很重要。
注意:①?gòu)木渲髡Z(yǔ)若與主句主語(yǔ)一致,謂語(yǔ)又包含be動(dòng)詞,這兩個(gè)詞??梢允∪?。
The girl, though (she was) plain, had a good, kind face.雖然這女孩很簡(jiǎn)樸,但她有一張漂亮好看的臉蛋兒。
②可引導(dǎo)倒裝語(yǔ)序。即:將從句中表語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)等放在though之前。
Exhausted though she was, there was no hope of her being able to sleep.雖然她很疲憊,但卻無(wú)法入睡。
(2) 玜dv. 表示“可是,然而”。置于句末或句中。
There is no excuse, though, for hurting her feeling.
【高考鏈接】
(1)—Have you been to New Zealand?
—No, Id like to,__________ .(2005山東卷)
A.tooB.thoughC.yetD.either
(2)—How is everything going on with you in Europe?
—Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, __________.(2005江蘇卷)
A.thoughB.insteadC.eitherD.too
答案:1. B 2. A