1.peacefully adv.安静地，和平地
He died peacefully without any pain.
他安静地离开了人世，没有一点痛苦。
He was back in her arms and she could once again sleep peacefully.他回到了她的怀里，她又能睡得安稳了。[剑桥高阶]
All the people in the world want to live peacefully.
全世界的人们都想过平安宁静的生活。
(1)peace n． 和平，安详，平静
in peace(＝peacefully)
安心地，平安地，安静地
make peace with...
与……讲和
at peace
处于和平状态，和睦地(与at war相反)
The two countries are now at peace after a 10year war.
十年的战争之后，这两个国家目前处于和平状态。
(2)peaceful adj.
安静的，和平的，宁静的
a peaceful place/evening
宁静的地方/夜晚
品句填词：
(1)The war was a great danger to world p________.
(2)I decided that I would go and make p________ with her.
(3)We want to settle the problem by p________ means.
(4)I want my children to be brought up in a p________ world.
(5)We want the problem to be settled p________.
2.deal v．处理，应付 n. ①量，数量 ②交易
完成句子/单项选择
①这学期开始我们将有许多难题要解决。
At the beginning of this term, we'll have many difficulties __________________________.
②他在大会上做了一次演讲，谈民间音乐。
He made a speech in the university, _______________.
③他很难打交道。
He is ____________________________.
④We all know that, ________， the situation will get worse.
A. not if dealt carefully with
B. if not carefully dealt with
C. if dealt not carefully with
D. not if carefully dealt with
⑤我们不知道怎样处理这些废料。
We don't know ________ to do with the waste materials.
＝We don't know ________ to deal with the waste materials.
⑥对付小偷最好的办法是什么？
What's the best way of ____________________ thieves?
⑦雨水把大量的泥沙冲下山坡。
_________________________ sand were washed down
the hillside by the rain.
⑧每年在烟草上花去大量的钱。
____________ money is spent on tobacco every year.
⑨[改错] Many a boy learn to swim before he can read.___________________________
⑩— Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?
— Sure. ________ people get ________ information from it every day.
A. A large number of; plenty of
B. The number of; a lot of
C. Lots of; a lot
D. Many a; a great deal of
3.explore vt.
(1)探测(未知的地方)
We explored the newly discovered island.
我们探测了新发现的岛屿。
(2)探究(问题、可能性等)
The economists explored all the possible ways to check the inflation.经济学家研究可能遏止通货膨胀的方法。
More and more countries are ________ mines under the sea.
A．expecting
B．except
C．exploring
D．explaining
4.flight n．飞行；航班
It's an hour's flight to Paris from here.
从这里坐飞机到巴黎要一个小时。
All flights to New York today are delayed because of bad weather.因天气不好，今天飞往纽约的所有航班都延误了。
After the longdistance ________，I felt very tired.
A．fly
B．flew
C．flight
D．flow
5.character n.
(1)品德，性格(不可数名词)
He is a man of strong character.他是一个个性很强的人。
(2)人物，角色(可数名词)
I find all the characters in his new play amusing and interesting.我发现他新剧中的人物都很风趣、逗人。
(3)汉字，字体(可数)
The characters look like pictures.
汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画。
(4)特点，特征
The two problems are quite different in character.
这两个问题的性质完全不同。
考点提示：
in character 合乎个性
out of character
与个性不符
in character with...
与……风格相同
(1)He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his __________ was seen at its best when he worked with others.
A．temper
B．appearance
C．talent
D．character
(2)The King is a man of good and noble ________.
A．character
B．quality
C．power
D．source
(3)They are twins but they have quite different ________.
A．common
B．value
C．reward
D．character
6.calm
(1)n.(人)镇静；安静；(海，天气等)风平浪静，宁静
After the earthquake，there was only a dead calm.
地震后是死一般的寂静。
His sick mother was taken good care of by the nurses and this brought calm to his mind.
护士把母亲照顾得很好，这使他的心稍稍安定。
(2)adj.(海洋，天气等)安静的，无风浪的；(人)平静的
The sea was calm at the beginning of our voyage.
我们出海时，海上风平浪静。
He was calm when I told him the bad news.
当我告诉他这个坏消息时，他很平静。
Now keep calm everyone；the police are on their way.
现在请大家保持安静，警察就要来了。[剑桥高阶]
(3)vi.平静下来，镇静(常用calm down)vt.使平静，平息
It was difficult to calm(down)the football fans.
要使足球迷们平静下来是很困难的。
考点提示：
calm/peaceful/quiet/still辨析
四个词作形容词时都含“平静的”意思。
(1)calm主要用于气候、海洋“风平浪静的”，也可指人表示“安静的”，“镇静的”。
The sky is blue，and the sea is calm.
天空碧蓝，海上风平浪静。
Although she was frightened，she answered with a calm voice.虽然她害怕，但还是用平静的声音回答。
(2)peaceful指“和平的”，表示“没有骚扰和战争的”。
a peaceful environment和平环境
(3)quiet指“没有吵闹声的，没有声音的”，它强调“声音很低，很小”或“全然无声”。
He had a quiet life.他过着宁静的生活。
(4)still指“没声音的，静止的”。
Stand still.I'll take a picture of you.
站着别动，我给你拍张照片。
(1)Let's go and ________ your angry brother down.
A．still
B．calm
C．quiet
D．peaceful
(2)Ask the children to keep ________；it's too noisy.
A．quiet
B．still
C．separate
D．quite
7.debate v．辩论，争论，讨论 n．辩论，讨论
完成句子
①学生们和老师正在辩论什么？
What ___________________________ the teacher?
②针对水价上升问题展开了激烈的争论。
There is ___________________________ the prices of water problems.
8.declare v. ①宣布，宣告 ②断言，声称
完成句子
①他们宣布他为获胜者。
They declared that ____________________________.
＝They declared ____________________________.
②他们声明赞成我们的建议。
They declared ________ our proposal.
9.defeat v. ①击败，战胜[同beat; 反win] ②使失败，挫败，难倒 n．失败[同failure]
完成句子/英译汉
①我们以2比1击败了他们。
We ___________________________ 2∶1.
②这次考试完全把我难倒了。
The exam completely ___________________________.
③Our team suffered another defeat.
_____________________________________________
判断下列句子正误，并将错句更正
④我们以10分的优势胜了他们队。
We beat their team by ten points.
________________________________________________________________________
⑤我们队赢了他们队。
We won their team.
________________________________________________________________________
10.deserve v．应受，应得，值得
完成句子
①这个问题值得考虑。
The question deserves consideration.
＝ The question deserves ________________________.
＝ The question deserves ________________________.
②我们应该获胜。
We deserve ___________________________.
答案:1.(1)peace (2)peace (3)peaceful (4)peaceful (5)peacefully
2.①to deal with ②dealing with folk music ③hard/difficult to deal with
④B 本题考查省略句和非谓语动词的否定。B项等于if it is not carefully dealt with。
⑤what; how ⑥dealing with
⑦Great quantities of
⑧A large amount of/A great deal of/A large sum of
⑨把learn改为learns。
⑩A people为集合名词，形单意复，用a large number of或lots of修饰均可；information为不可数名词，用plenty of，a lot of或a great deal of修饰均可。
3.C [句意：越来越多的国家正在探测海底矿藏。expect期望；except除……之外；explore探测；explain解释。]
4.C [句意：在长途飞行之后，我感到非常累。这里需要名词，且意思是飞行。所以选flight。]
5.(1)D (2)A (3)D
6.(1)B [句意：让我们去使你那生气的哥哥平静下来吧。这里需要动词且也只有calm符合题意。]
(2)A [句意：去叫孩子们保持安静，太吵了。quiet安静的；still静止不动；separate分离的；quite非常。]
7.①are the students debating (about) with ②a warm debate about
8.①he was the winner; him (to be) the winner ②for
9.①defeated them by ②defeated me
③我们队再次被击败。
④√ ⑤won改为beat或defeated。
10.①considering; to be considered ②to win