高中英语语法-慧眼巧识“ pick up”

　　慧眼巧识 pick up

　　　　生活中往往越是微小的事物越会起着重要的作用，下面这个词组以其短小精悍而闻名在英语世界中。

　　　　上海市 2003 年春季高考试题中有这样一道题：

　　　　He _________ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

　　　　A. made out B. picked up

　　　　C. gave up D. took in

　　　　本题答案为 B .本题主要考查动词词组的用法。 pick up some French 意为： begin to learn it without taking lessons or studying. pick up 这一词组在教材中多次出现，而每次出现的意思也各不相同。为便于同学们掌握它的用法，现将 pick up 的用法小结，供大家参考。

　　　　1. pick up ： to take hold of and lift 捡起，拾起

　　　　2. pick up ： to be able to hear receive 收听，接听

　　　　3. pick up ： to collect or gather together 收集

　　　　4. pick up ： to buy sth with less money than usual / abtain sth cheaply 用少数的钱买到

　　　　5. pick up ： take sb along with one 用（车）来接，可以是到某处去接某人或载货，也可以是中途顺便把人或物带走。

　　　　6. pick up ： to raise oneself after a fall 跌倒后站起来

　　　　7. pick up ： to start again 继续做某事

　　　　8. pick up ： to catch 染上、得到

　　　　9. pick up ： to improve in health or improve 恢复健康、提高

　　　　10. pick up ： to tidy a room 整理、收拾

　　　　巩固练习：

　　　　1. I can _________ up the programme __________ my radio.

　　　　A. pick； in B. pick； on

　　　　C. take； from D. make； in

　　　　2. Under good treatment， Linda is beginning to ________ and will soon recover.

　　　　A. pick up B. wake up

　　　　C. grow up D. show up

　　　　3. Without proper lessons， you could ________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　　　A. keep up B. pick up

　　　　C. catch up D. draw up

　　　　4. While working in the country， the students __________ a great deal of knowledge on plant life.

　　　　A. looked B. picked up

　　　　C. put up D. called up

　　　　5. I had not only ___________ the purse but also the person who had lost it.

　　　　A. picked up B. found out

　　　　C. noticed D. found