例1: “Only a miracle(奇迹) can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She emptied all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she her way six blocks to the local drugstore. “And what do you want?” asked the chemist. A. followed B. made C. felt D. found [分析]考查动词词组辨析。语境为小女孩听到父母谈论她的弟弟病得很厉害,家里已没有剩下多少钱,只有奇迹能救他,于是她倒空自己的储钱罐。再结合下文问话“And what do you want? Asked the chemist.”可知她“去了”药店。Followed one’s way “跟着别人走”;made one’s way “朝…走去”;felt one’s way “摸索前进”;found one’s way “发现途径”,结合题意此处应选B。
例2:“Stop that man!” Vernon shouted. “He has a bomb!” Everywhere, passengers were____ their feet and screaming. A. running over B. jumping over C. running to D. jumping to [分析]考查结合语境选择动词短语的能力。上文提到,有人携带炸弹,听到这种情况人们的反应应为惊跳起来尖叫着。故选答案D。
例3:Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you you, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to____ your life happen. A. leave B. cause C. make D. get [分析]考查动词短语习惯搭配。make sb do sth “让某人做某事”,其余各项不符合表达习惯,不可用省略to的不定式作宾补。
例4:I began to feel self-conscious . A voice said to me “Why can’t you look like her?” “____ you’re so fat?” Although I wasn’t fat… A. When B. Because C. If only D. How come [分析]考查习惯搭配。How come…?意为“何以会…,为什么”。全文语境为:作者所处的班级的学生都比较有钱,尤其是在穿着方面更是挑剔,更注意自己的身材,唯恐发胖。因此作者考虑到别人的情况感到不自在,尽管自己不算胖。此处意为:“你为什么看起来不能像她那样?”“你为什么会这么胖呢?”
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13. to为介词 adapt to:适合 relate to:与…有关 get down to:开始做,着手 stick to:坚持 pay attention to:注意 look forward to:期望 addict oneself to:使自己沉溺于… be addicted to:沉溺于… devote…to…:致力于
12. be known as/for/to/in under debate would like to do feel like doing
11. be present at…:出席 present adj.:做后置定语:All the people present are students. present sth to sb 向某人颁发…,把…赠送给… present sb with sth for the present:暂时 up to the present:直到现在 at present:目前 present n.:礼物
10. get through:做完,办完,看完;通过;接通;度过;用完 go through:经历(痛苦、困难),翻阅,参观,查看 look through:浏览 see through:看穿,看透 break through:突围 put through:把电话接通,使成交,完成 pull through:(使)恢复健康,(使)度过难关
9. rather than:而不是 other than=except or rather:更确切地说
8. use up=run out of 用完 give out=run out 耗尽
7. It is no good/use +doing sth There is/seems no point in doing sth There is no need to do sth
6. engage sb to sb:使某人与某人订婚 get engaged to sb:与某人订婚(动作) be engaged to sb:与某人订婚(状态) be engaged in (doing) sth:忙于/从事某事
4. expect+ sb/sth:期待,预料 expect+ to do sth:期望做某事 expect+ n+ to do:期望…做… expect+ to be done:期待…被… expect+ that-clause expect+ …+ than/as+ clause expect+ …+ than/as+ (it is) expected You arrived earlier than I had expected/expected. 5. appear: 不能接as if, 强调外表给人某种印象,有时含有实际并非如此。 seem:可跟as if, 暗示判断有一定的根据,这种判断往往接近事实。 look:可接like/as if,强调视觉印象,后面跟形容词