Unit 10 Money重点单词 1.________ vt. 使有动机;激发→ ________ n. 动力;诱因
2.________ adv. 流利地→ ________ adj.流利的
3.________ n. 成就→ ________ v. 实现
4.________ vi. 存在;生存→ ________ n. 存在;生存
5.________ n. 种类;品种→ ________ adj. 各种各样的→ ________ v. 改变;使不同6.________ vt. 确定;决定→________ n. 决心→ ________ adj.有决心的7.________ adj.使人快乐的→________ n. 欢乐;享有→________v. 欣赏;享受8.________ vt. 关于;关系到n. 关切;关心的事→________ adj. 有关的;有牵连的9.________ adj. 满意的;高兴的→ ________ adj. 令人愉快的→________ v. 使人高兴
重点单词 10.________ adj. 意识到的;知道的→ ________ n. 知道;意识11.________ adj. 热情的;很感兴趣的→ ________ n. 热情;热心;积极性12.________ n. 乐趣;娱乐活动→ ________ v. 使快乐
13.________ adv. 大约;大概
14.________ vi. 吸引;引起兴趣;呼吁;恳求
15.________ vt. 移开;挪走→ ________ n. 移动;迁移16.________ vt. 使困惑 n. 谜语→ ________ adj. 感到迷惑的→ ________ adj. 令人迷惑的17.________ vi. 举止;表现→ ________ n. 举止;表现18.________ vi. 取得进展;改进→ ________ adj. 先进的
19.________ vt. 代替;取代
重点短语 1.________ ________ ________ 失业 2.________ ________ 泄露;赠送给
3.________ ________ 退学;放弃
4.________ ________ ________ 并且;更重要的是
5.________ ________ ________ ________ 在……中起作用
6.________ ________ ________ 与……有关
7.________ ________ ________ ________ 背弃;抛弃
8.________ ________ ________ 准确地说
9.________ ________ ________ 对……厌倦
10.________ ________ 确定;保证11.________ ________ 组成;构成;编造;虚构;化妆
12.________ ________ ________ 察觉;意识到
13.________ ________推迟
14.________ ________ 目前
重点句式 1.It is no_bigger_than a credit card.
2.In fact,
it_is you who have the most important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion. 3.There are certainly no signs_that Charles was a rich man.
4.If so, it_is_time for you to think again.
5.Well, if
buying a bag of candies or cookies doesn't appeal to you , how_about buying a tree instead?
核心语法 复习不定式及不定代词
自我重点单词:
1.motivate; motivation 2.fluently; fluent 3.achievement; achieve 4.exist; existence 5.variety; various; vary 6.determine; determination; determined 7.enjoyable; enjoyment; enjoy 8.concern; concerned 9.pleased; pleasant / pleasing; please 10.aware; awareness 11.enthusiastic; enthusiasm 12.amusement; amuse 13.approximately 14.appeal 15.remove; removal 16.puzzle; puzzled; puzzling 17.behave; behavior 18.advance; advanced 19.replace
重点短语:
1.out of work 2.give away 3.drop out 4.what is more 5.play a role in 6.be related to 7.turn one's back on 8.to be exact 9.be tired of 10.make sure 11.make up 12.be aware of 13.put off 14.at present1.determine vt.(使)下决心;(使)做出决定;确定;测定vi. 决定;决心(on / upon)
determine to do sth 决心 / 决定做某事
determine sb to do sth 使某人下决心做某事
determine on / upon sth
/ doing sth 决定 / 决心做某事
determined
adj.有决心的
be determined to do sth
决定 / 决心做某事
be determined + that 从句 (从句中谓语动词用虚拟语气)
1)They ________ ________where the new hospital will be built. 他们已经决定在何处建医院。2)My teacher‘s encouragement ________ me to go on with my English. 老师的鼓励使我下决心继续学习英语。3)We ________ on an early start. 我们决定早点出发。4)I left her, ________ never to set foot in that house. 我离开了她,决心不再走进那房子。5)We ________ ________ that this should never be allowed to happen again. 我们下定了决心不让这样的事情再发生。【答案】 1)have determined 2)determined 3)determined 4)determining 5)were determined
(1)用determine的适当形式填空
1)It's often difficult ________ ________ the meaning of a word without a context.
2)She is a very ________woman.
3)The boy ________ ________ ________ to be a soldier for a long time.
【答案】 1)to determine 2)determined 3)has been determined
(2)名校押题
(2010南昌高三月考)He was determined that his child ________ to the best school available.
A.should go
B.went
C.ought to go
D.would go
【答案与解析】 A 在require, order和be determined从句中,应该使用虚拟语气。题意:他决心让他的孩子上最好的学校。
2.concern n. 关心;关切;关注 vt. 涉及;关系到;使担心
be concerned about / for / over sb / sth 关心某人 / 某事
be concerned with sb / sth 与某人(事)有关;牵涉到某人(事)
concern oneself with sth
对……感兴趣
so / as far as...be concerned
就……而论;就……来说
as concerns... 关于;涉及
concerning
prep. 关于
1)________ ________ him, I have nothing to say. 关于他,我无话可说。2)The case ________ ________ ________ with me any longer. 这件事不再与我有关。3)________ ________ ________ the quality ________ ________, the coat is worth buying. 就质量而言,这大衣买得值。4)A good teacher should always ________himself ________his students. 一个好老师应该时刻关心自己的学
生。【答案】 1)As concerns 2)is not concerned 3)As / So far as;is concerned 4)concern;with
(1)用concern的适当形式填空
1)Please don't let my illness ________ you.2)In short, the writing style ________ not what a writer says but how he says it.
3)We shall have to consult with the other countries ________.
4)Our main ________ is that the boy is in poor health.
【答案】 1)concern 2)concerns 3)concerned 4)concern
(2)名校押题
1)(2010安徽师大附中二模)I'll publish my results only when I have ________ my research.
A.concerned
B.connected
C.conducted
D.concluded
【答案与解析】 D 题意:只有在我结束研究之后,我才会公开我的结论。concern “关心;有关系”;connect“联系”;conduct“处理;指导”;conclude“完成;结束”。2)(2010银川一中高三月考)The speech which he made ________the project bothered me greatly.
A.being concerned
B.be concerned
C.concerned
D.concerning【答案与解析】 D 题意:他做的有关那个课题的演说使我非常厌烦。concerning 介词,表示“关于”之意。
3.annoy vt. 打扰;干扰;使恼怒
annoyed adj.感到烦恼的;恼怒的
annoying adj.令人烦恼的;令人生气的
be annoyed with sb 对某人生气
be annoyed at / about sth 为某事生气
annoyance n.生气;烦恼
to
one's annoyance
让某人恼火的是……
1)The way he constantly orders us to do this or that really ________us all. 他不断命令我们干这干那的方式的确使我们都很恼火。2)It‘s ________to be asked about some personal affairs.
被查问私事是令人恼火的。3)What are you getting ________about?
你为什么事生气?4)She was much ________to see that all the guests had left.
看到所有客人都走了,她非常生气。【答案】 1)annoys 2)annoying 3)annoyed 4)annoyed
(1)完成句子
1)She is annoyed ________the man often calls in the middle of the night.2)________greatly annoyed the boy to be kept standing outside the classroom so long.
3)It really ________me when you don't listen to what I'm saying.
4)________the teacher's annoyance, the boy was late again.
【答案】 1)that 2)It 3)annoys 4)To
(2)名校押题
(2010长沙模拟)Recently Peter ________to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time playing computer games, which extremely annoys his father.
A.had been refusing
B.has been refusing
C.was refusing
D.refused【答案与解析】 B 题意:最近彼得一直拒绝做作业,相反坚持把时间浪费在打电脑游戏上,这让他爸爸非常懊恼。此句是用现在时,且强调的是现在这一情况未改变。
4. aware adj.知道的;意识到的;明白的;察觉到的
be aware of sth 从句
发觉……;注意到……
be aware that 注意到……;发觉……
1)I was not ________of her presence until she spoke to me. 直到她跟我说话我才发现她到场了。
2)Are you ________of the dangers of your position? 你有没有意识到你的处境很危险?
3)She is far too ________to believe these lies. 她很明智不会相信这些谎言了。
4)He is ________of a sense of guilt. 他感觉到内心有愧。
【答案】 1)aware / sensible 2)aware / sensible 3)sensible 4)conscious
aware, conscious和sensible
conscious 有知觉的;清醒的;蓄意的
sensible 明智的;合情理的;切合实际的
注意:aware, conscious和sensible均有“意识到”的意思,但aware指感官可及的外界事物, conscious指内心意识到的感觉,sensible与aware接近。
(1)完成句子
1) ________you ________that your son have trouble at school?
2)She is well ________how risky this business is.
3)It is ________of the girl to bring an umbrella.
【答案】 1)Are; aware 2)aware 3)sensible (2)名校押题
(2010盐池高三检测)Though the man was badly hurt in the accident, he was still ________and could think clearly.
A.awake
B.aware
C.confused
D.conscious【答案与解析】 D 题意:这男子在事故中严重受伤,但他仍然神志清醒,思维清晰。awake “醒的”与asleep相反;aware “知道的;注意到的”;confused“感到迷惑不解的”;conscious“有知觉的;头脑清醒的”。
5.comment v.评论;发表意见n.评论;评语
comment on / upon
对……发表意见;批评;评论
comment + that 从句
评论说……
make comments on / upon... 评论某事
no comment 无可奉告
without comment
不加评论
1)—Would you like to ________ on any troublesome students in your class?你愿意谈谈对你们班调皮学生的看法吗?
—Sorry, ________ ________!对不起,无可奉告。2)“This house must be very old,” he ________. “这幢房子一定很古老了,”他说道。3)Everyone ________loudly on his absence. 每一个人都就他未出席一事大声议论。4)Tom once ________for a magazine. 汤姆曾经给一本杂志写评论。【答案】 1)comment; no comment 2)remarked 3)remarked 4)reviewed
comment,remark和review
review作及物动词,意思是“复习;写(书、戏剧等)评论;检阅(部队)”。其也可作名词,如a general review “总复习”;reviews of new books “新书书评”。
remark作动词,意思是“评论;说到;议论”。其也可作名词,如make no remark“不加评论”;make a few remarks“讲几句话”;remark on / upon / about...“就……发表评论”。
但要注意的是,remark是通过评论希望引起人们对某事的注意;而comment是用揭露或补充细节等办法来阐明或评论。
(1)用comment, remark或review的适当形式填空
1)It's impolite to ________about a girl's appearance.
2)Before falling asleep, Helen ________the day's happenings.
3)Napoleon would always ask the same three questions in the same order when he ________his army.
4)I hope your new book gets favorable ________.
【答案】 1)comment / remark 2)reviewed 3)reviewed
4)Reviews
(2)名校押题
(2010安庆段考)It's natural that their ________ to the joke is just to laugh.
A.comment
B.opinion
C.impression
D.reaction
【答案与解析】 D 题意:他们对这个笑话的反应只是笑笑是非常自然的。comment“评价”;opinion“意见”;impression“印象”,均不合题意。1.give away 泄露(秘密);颁发;捐赠;告发(某人)
give back 归还;使……恢复
give in 屈服;投降;让步;上交;递交
give out 分发;散发;公布;宣布;用完
give off 发出(气味、气体、烟等)
give up 放弃;认输;自首;对……不抱希望
give sb a hand 帮某人一把
1)Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ________ ________ the shocking ending.
在故事的开头别提起那个,否则有可能泄露了令人震撼的结尾部分。
2)If a person hasn't had enough sleep, his actions will ________him ________in the day time. 如果一个人晚上没有睡好觉,白天他的行为会显露出来。
3)We have invited a famous former student to ________ ________ the prizes. 我们已经邀请了一位知名的校友来颁发奖品。
4)The English teacher ________ ________ the examination papers at 7:40.英语老师于7:40把试卷发下去了。
5)They ________ ________ a large sum of money to the people of the flooded area.
他们向受灾地区的人们捐赠了一大笔钱。
【答案】 1)give away 2)give; away 3)give away
4)gave out 5)gave away
(1)用适当的词组填空
1)Liu Hulan would rather die than give ________ her comrades.2)Do you think the murderer will give himself ________ to the police?
3)The argument went on hours as neither side would give ________.
4)I can't answer the puzzle; I give ________.
5)The girl gave ________her job to look after her mother in hospital.
6)The news of the event was given ________over the radio.
【答案】 1)away 2)up 3)in 4)up 5)up 6)out(2)名校押题
(2010山东潍坊模拟)—I can't get on well with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold.
—________. But what's the reason?A.Sorry to hear that
B.Forget it
C.Don't mention it
D.Never give up【答案与解析】 A 考查交际用语。听到别人与同学相处得不好,属于不幸的事情,应表示同情。forget it与下文不相符;don't mention it“不用谢”;never give up“坚持下去”,不合题意。
2.drop out
退出;退学;掉出来
drop out of sth
从……中退出
drop asleep = fall asleep
睡着
drop behind = fall behind 落后(于某人)
drop by(美) 顺便拜访(某地方)
drop in 顺便拜访
drop in on sb 顺便拜访某人
drop in at some place 顺便拜访某地
1)The boy was so careless that the glass ________ ________ ________ his hand and broke into pieces. 这男孩非常粗心,结果杯子从手上落下来摔成了碎片。
2)Not content with the judge, the three runners ________ ________. 对裁判不满,三位选手退出了比赛。
3)To get Japan to give up, the USA ________two atomic bombs in 1945.为了促使日本投降,美国在1945年投下了两颗原子弹。
4)Our team ________ ________ the others in the league matches when a third of the players went on holiday. 我们队由于三分之一的队员在度假,因而在联赛上落后于其他队。
【答案】 1)dropped out of 2)dropped out 3)dropped 4)fell behind / dropped behind
(1)用drop相关的词或短语填空
1)—We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr and Mrs White.
—Nice having you here. Just ________ ________ whenever you feel like it.2)Joe Jones, the eldest of the seven children, had to ________ ________ ________ high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm.
3)I agree to his suggestion on the condition that he ________ all charges.
【答案】 1)drop in / drop by 2)drop out of 3)drops
(2)名校押题
(2010安庆统考)The most important word in this sentence has been ________, so it doesn't make any sense.A.left out
B.held out
C.dropped out
D.made out【答案与解析】 A leave out“漏掉”;hold out“伸出;提供;提出”;drop out“离开;退出;掉出”;make out“开出;填写;辨认出”。题意:句子中的最重要单词被遗漏掉,所以这个句子不能表达任何意思。
3.turn one's back on sb / sth不理睬;背弃;拒绝
turn one's back to 背向着……;转身
back and forth 来回的
back to back 背靠背
back out (of) 变卦,食言
back up 支持;使堵塞
hold back 阻挡;隐瞒(消息等);抑制(眼泪)
hold sb back from doing sth 阻止某人做某事
talk back 顶嘴
1)He is a warm-hearted man and he‘s never ________ ________ ________ ________ a person who’s in trouble. 他是一个热心肠的人,从来不会对那些有困难的人置之不理。2)I hope I can depend on you not to ________ ________ at the last moment. 我希望能信赖你,不至于在最后关头变卦。3)I wouldn‘t have succeeded in passing the exam if you hadn’t ________me ________.如果没有你的支持,我不会成功通过考试的。【答案】 1)turned his back on 2)back out 3)back; up
(1)用back相关的词或词组填空
1)I'm used to walking ________ ________ ________ in the room while thinking about a problem.2)The teacher asked us to sit ________ ________ ________ on the grassland.
3)It's impolite to pat somebody on the ________ while he or she is doing his or her work.
4)You're ________ ________ the secret from me.
【答案】 1)back and forth 2)back to back 3)back
4)holding back
(2)名校押题
(2010大同高三统考)When the teacher told the boy to sit down, he ________ to her and said she couldn't make him.A.gave way
B.talked back
C.looked up
D.got down【答案与解析】 B 题意:当老师叫男孩坐下时,他顶嘴说她不能强迫他(坐下)。give way“让路”;look up (to) “抬头看;尊敬”;get down to“开始干正事”。
4.make up 编造;虚构(故事等);化妆;组成;构成;补足;补充;和解;言归于好
make it 成功做到;达到某一特定目标
be made up of = consist of...由……组成
make out 填写(表格);开出(支票);辨认出;理解;假装
make for 走向;有利于;袭击;冲向
make up for
补偿;弥补
1)She is very quick at ________ ________ excuses. 她非常善于编借口。2)The quarrel lasted a few years and finally they ________ ________. 争吵持续了好几年,最终他们言归于好。3)The toy cost a dollar and Tom had only fifty cents so his father ________ ________ the rest. 玩具要一美元,而汤姆只有50美分,所以爸爸把剩余的钱补上了。4)Generally, girls would prefer to ________ ________. 一般来说,女孩子更爱打扮。
【答案】 1)making up 2)made up 3)made up
4)make up
(1)用make相关的词组填空
1)It's difficult for me to ________ ________ his handwriting.2)We got up too late and I didn't think we would ________ ________.
3)Society ________ ________ ________ ________ people with different abilities.
4)In order to escape being scolded by his father for his not being able to pass the exam, the boy ________ ________that he had been ill.
【答案】 1)make out 2)make it 3)is made up of
4)made out
(2)名校押题
1)(2010江苏如东高三月考)We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn't quite ________as planned.
A.turn up
B.turn out
C.make up
D.make out
【答案与解析】 B 题意:我们本来想在天黑之前赶回家,但结果发现没有如期实现。turn up“出现;露面”;turn out “结果是”;make up“构成;和解;化妆”;make out“辨别出;假装”。2)(2010安徽师大附中模拟)Some people tried to separate our country by taking illegal actions, which didn't exactly ________racial harmony.
A.make it
B.make for
C.make out
D.make up
【答案与解析】 B make it“成功”;make for“有利于”;make out“理解;明白”;make up“编造;虚构”,根据题意应选B项。1.It's
no bigger than a credit card.它和信用卡一样小。
not +比较级+ than...前者不比后者更……
no +比较级+ than... 两者都不……
no more than = little more than 只有;仅仅
not more than = at most 最多
more...than 比……更……;与其说……倒不如说……
more than 超过;非常
no other than 除……之外没有;只有;正是;就是
【仿写】
汤姆和玛丽都不聪明。
________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 Tom is no cleverer than Mary.
1)If you need a repairman, there is ________ ________ better than Mr Chen.如果你需要一名修理工,没人比陈先生更好的了。
2)If your father knows that you cheated in the exam ,he'll be________ ________ a little angry.如果你爸爸知道你考试作弊,他会非常生气。
3)—Hi, Xiao Ming, I heard you went to see the parrots instead of travelling to Beijing yesterday. 你好,小明,我听说你昨天去看鹦鹉了而没有去北京旅行。
—Yes, I did. You see, I'm ________a bird watcher ________a traveler. 的确如此。你知道,与旅行比较,我更喜欢观察鸟类。
4)There are ________ ________friends ________Yu Li in Shanghai. 在上海除余丽之外,我再没别的朋友了。
【答案】 1)no one 2)more than 3)more; than 4)no other; than
(1)完成句子
1)—Did you take enough money with you?
—Yes, but I spent ________ ________ ________(大大少于) I had expected.2)The population of many Alaskan cities has ________ ________(不只是) doubled in the past three years.3)I saw ________ ________ ________(只有) one motorcar in that shop, will you go and buy it?4)I have no dreams ________ ________ (除了) to have a happy life.【答案】 1)much less than 2)more than 3)no more than 4)other than
(2)名校押题
(2010湖南师大附中月考)No man probably had a greater effect on the daily lives of most people of the USA ________Henry Ford ________, a pioneer in automobile production.
A.as; was B.as; did C.than; was D.than; did【答案与解析】 D 根据had a greater effect可知用比较级;而代替had a greater effect只能用did而不用was.
2.If so,
it is time for you to think again. 若是这样的话,现在到了你重新考虑的时候了。
It's about / high time...是……时候了;现在该……了
It's time (for sb) to do sth (某人)该做某事了
It's time for... 该做某事了
It's time +从句,从句的谓语动词用虚拟语气,即过去完成时或过去时。
take time 花时间
kill time
消磨时间
take up time 占去时间
make time
腾出时间
check time
核对时间
fix a time
安排时间
【仿写】
已经12点了,所以你该回家了。
______________________________________________
1)It‘s time ________ supper.
该吃晚饭了。2)It‘s high time ________ ________ an apology to her. 该向她道歉了。3)It‘s high time you ________ fooling around and started studying.
你该停止游手好闲去开始学习了。【答案】 1)for 2)to make 3)stopped
【答案】 It's 12 already, so it's time for you to go home.
(1)用time相关的词填空
1)Most children need encouragement in ________ of failure so that they can cheer up again.
2)—Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?
—Yes, you couldn't hope for a nicer day at ________ ________ of the year.
3)His word puzzled me so much that I had ________ ________ ________trying to make out what he really meant.
4)—Must I hand in my report as soon as the class is over?
—No, you needn't. ________ ________ in this week is Okay.
5)________ ________ ________ boarding a high express train, I was very excited. Scarcely in my life had I felt such a speed of a vehicle and its comfort.
【答案】 1)time 2)the time 3)a bad time 4)Any time
5)The first time
(2)名校押题
(2010山东育才中学月考)—It is time that you ________ your own clothes.
—I would rather you ________ that for me just like before.
A.washed; had done
B.wash; have done
C.washed; have done
D.wash; had washed【答案与解析】 A 第1空根据it is time + that 从句的用法可知,从句要用过去时;第2空可以知道说话者用的是虚拟语气,故用过去完成时。
3.Well, if buying a bag of candies or cookies doesn't appeal to you,
how about buying a tree instead?
如果买一袋糖果或甜饼对你没有吸引力的话,那买一棵树怎么样?
How about...? / What about...?
此句型是英语口语中常用的省略句,about之后可接名词、代词或动名词。其含义是“……怎么样?;……怎么办?”。主要用于以下几种场合:
1)向对方提出建议或请求;
2)征询对方的看法和意见;
3)寒暄时作承接上下文的转折语;
4)对所陈述的情况作出反诘,常给予对方一种暗示。
Why not...?
此句型接不带to的不定式或名词,主要有三重含义:
1)表示“为什么不”,对前面的否定句进行提问;
2)表示建议;
3)表示同意。
几个重要句型:
1)Why do sth?
此句型常用来表达“责备”之意。
2)What if...?
“要是……会怎么样?”
3)How come...?
“为什么……?;……怎么会?”(相当于Why is it或How can it be that)
4)How that?
“你说什么?;你怎么看?”
【仿写】
我想步行去上班,你呢?
________________________________________________________________________
【答案】I'd like to go to work on foot, how about you?
1)________ ________Jack? We can't leave him here. 杰克怎么办?我们不能把他留在这儿。
2)I think this boy did right when in danger of fire. ________ ________you?
我认为这男孩在发生火灾的危险时刻做得很对,你认为如何?
3)________argue with her? She never changes her mind.干吗和她争论?她从不改她的主意。
4)—I won't go home. 我不回家。
—________ ________?
为什么不?
5)________ ________ you should fail to pass the exam?
如果你没考取那该怎么办呢?
6)________ ________ he got the first prize?
他怎么会得一等奖呢?
【答案】 1)What about / How about 2)How about / What about 3)Why 4)Why not 5)What if 6)How come
(1)完成句子
1)________ ________ we put picture over there? Do you think it will look better?
2)—________is that? It smells great.
—It's just milk tea. Would you like some?
3)“________ ________ you lost your pen again?” Mother scolded the boy loudly.
【答案】 1)What if 2)What 4)How come(2)名校押题
1)(2010莆田中学期中测试)—How about putting some pictures into the report?
—________ A picture is worth a thousands words.
A.All right?
B.No way!
C.Why not?
D.No matter.
【答案与解析】 C All right?“行吗?”;No way. “没门。” No matter.
“没关系。”均不合题意。Why not?“为什么不呢?”符合题意。
2)(2010福州六校联考)—Tom, you lazy boy! You left the dishes unwashed again!
—________? Mom isn't at home and she can't hear you.
A.Why
B.So what
C.For what
D.How come
【答案与解析】 B why “为什么”;for what“为什么目的”;how come“为什么;怎么会”。so what“那又怎样呢”,符合题意。1.(2010合肥质检)My daughter hasn't been in touch with me for two months,and I wonder what has ________ her.
A.become of
B.appealed to
C.gone against
D.taken over【答案与解析】 A 题意:我女儿两个月没跟我联系了,我不知道她怎么样了。become of=happen to, 通常是坏事,意为“发生;结果是”;appeal to“呼吁;吸引”;go against“违背”;take over“接管”。2.(2010四川)In many people's opinion,that company,though relatively small,is pleasant ________.
A.to deal with
B.dealing with
C.to be dealt with
D.dealt with
【答案与解析】 A 考查pleasant的用法。习惯上pleasant可接不定式作状语,而且不定式用主动形式表被动意义。3.(2010上海)Lucy has a great sense of
humour and always keeps her colleagues ________ with her stories.
A.amused
B.Amusing
C.to amuse
D.to be amused【答案与解析】 A 考查amuse的用法。amuse 是及物动词,意为“使……快乐”;be amused with...“对……感到愉快”;amused with her stories充当colleagues的补充语。4.(2010江苏)George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he________ more on its culture.
A.focus
B.focused
C.would
focus
D.had focused
【答案与解析】 B 考查would rather后跟从句的用法。从句应用虚拟语气。如果句子是过去时,则用过去完成时;如果是现在或将来,则用过去时。5.(2010江苏)So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is________ ideal. We have to work still harder.
A.next to
B.far from
C.out of
D.due to 【答案与解析】 B far from ideal“远不理想”。题意:到目前为止,为了建设低碳经济,我们已经做了很多,但远远没达到理想的程度,我们还需要更加努力。next to“仅次于”;out of“在……外”;due to“因为;由于”,均不可与ideal搭配。1.(2010安徽,23)—How did you like Nick's performance last night?
—To be honest, his singing didn't ________ to me much.
A.appeal B.belong C.refer D.occur
【答案与解析】 A 考查动词。答语意为“说实话,他唱的歌对我吸引力不大”。2.(2010福建,23)—Volunteering is becoming ________ popular in China.
—Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves.
A.naturally
B.successfully
C.splendidly
D.increasingly
【答案与解析】 D 题意:“在中国做义工变得越来越普遍。”“是啊,现在人们意识到帮助别人就是帮助自己。”increasingly “不断增加地”;naturally “自然地”;successfully “成功地”;splendidly “了不起地”。
3.(2010湖北,27)Duty is an act or a course of action that people ________ you to take by social customs, law or religion.
A.persuade
B.request
C.instruct
D.expect【答案与解析】 D 考查动词。题意:责任就是人们指望你根据社会习惯,法律或宗教信仰去参加的行为或行为过程。request“请求”;instruct“指导”;persuade“劝服”, 均不符合题意。4.(2010湖北,30)It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ________ favors to them.
A.in preference to
B.in place of
C.in agreement with
D.in exchange for
【答案与解析】 D 考查介词短语。题意:国家工作人员把向别人索要礼物或钱财作为为别人帮忙的交换条件是非法的。in preference to“优先于”;in place of“代替”;in agreement with“与……一致”,均不符合题意。
5.(2010江西,25)Parents ________ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A.attach
B.pay
C.link
D.apply
【答案与解析】 A 题意:家长们非常重视教育,他们会尽其所能为自己的孩子提供那种无价的馈赠。attach importance to... “认为……重要”; pay“付钱”; link...to... “把……和……连接在一起”; apply...to... “把……应用于……”。6.(2010上海,35)________ the city centre, we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height.
A.Approaching
B.Approached
C.To approach
D.To be approached
【答案与解析】 A 考查非谓语动词作状语。approach的逻辑主语是we,所以应选表示主动语态的非谓语动词。一般来说,不定式多作目的状语。根据题意应选approaching。
7.(2010天津,5)People have always been ________ about exactly how life on earth began.
A.curious
B.excited
C.anxious
D.careful【答案与解析】 A 考查形容词的用法。题意:人们对地球上的生命究竟是如何诞生的一直感到非常的好奇。excited“兴奋的”;anxious“着急的”;careful“仔细的”,均不合题意。8.(2010江苏,35)—I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
—That's ________I don't agree. You should have a more active life.
A.where
B.how
C.when
D.what【答案与解析】 A 考查表语从句。根据对话,第2个人对第1个人的观点不予支持,即“那正是我不同意之处”。where在句中引导表语从句,故选A项。
9.(2009安徽,27)A good friend of mine from ________ I was born showed up at my home right before I left for Beijing.
A.how
B.whom
C.when
D.which【答案与解析】 C 在我正要动身去北京前,我幼时的一个好朋友来我家里了。10.(2008上海,34)As her best friend, I can make accurate guesses about ________ he will do or think.
A.what
B.which
C.whom
D.that【答案与解析】 A 题意:作为他最好的朋友,我能够准确地猜出他要做什么,想什么。