Learning about Language名师教学设计

Unit 2

Working the land Learning about Language 【考点一】struggle

fight

struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力；挣扎; 难事等

【词语归纳】

struggle for 为……而斗争

struggle with / against与……作斗争

struggle to do sth.努力或挣扎做某事

struggle to one’s feet挣扎着站起来

a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗

【经典例句】

They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。

The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。

She struggled up the stairs with her heavy bags. 她提着沉重的行李艰难地走上楼梯

We should learn to struggle with difficulties.我们应该学会和困难作斗争。

【即景活用】

1. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______.

A．to be heard

B．to have been heard

C．hearing

D．being heard

解析：句意：孩子们在进餐时说话声音如此之大，以至于我不得不尽力提高嗓门好让别人听见我的话。struggle to do sth.“努力做某事”，因句中I与hear之间是被动关系，故用不定式的被动形式。

答案：A 2. After he was knocked down by a bike ,he was badly hurt and had to _________to his feet . A. rise

B. stand

C. struggle

D. run 3. The struggle __________independence was long and hard. A. with

B. against

C. for

D. on 4. After earthquake , The victims (受害者)__________out of the deep ruins and survived。

A. jumped

B. struggled

C. dug (挖)

D. pushed 【考点二】grow

plant

educate

raise

keep

train

feed

practise等区别。

【考点辨析】grow 和

plant 都表示“种植”草、树、苗、花卉粮食等植物，plant 侧重种植行为（plant trees）; 而grow 侧重于种植以后的栽培、管理过程；raise 指培养，抚养人，饲养动物或植物相当于（bring up ）；keep表示“养活（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”; educate（教育某人；训练某人的思想、性格）；train （通过训练某人或动物的行为达到某一标准；或指技能、专业方面的培训）；

practise (实践方面的训练)；

feed +喂养对象

on/ with +材料（feed +材料

to + 对象）。grow （增长，增大；发展；成长；发育）

【即景活用】

1. Conditions for the giant pandas（大熊猫）

have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to _________in number. we know pandas live on bamboos.but sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. A. grow

B. reduce

C. rise

D. change 2. The newborn pandas(小熊猫) weigh only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care . in the zoo ,scientists can help the mothers ________the young pandas.but those living in the wild do not get enough help. It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas . A. have

B. care

C. observe

D. raise

3. The famous star’s reputation (名声) ________fast. A. is growing

B. is increasing

C. grow

D. become 【考点三】interrupt

disturb

trouble

upset

worry

escape 【知识拓展】

escape vt 逃脱，逃走（get away）; 指气体、液体等漏出、泄露，渗出；避免或躲避（不愉快的事情，免除；被遗忘；未被注意（不用于被动语态）escape sb’s notice (疏忽，未被注意)

sth escape sb ( 某事不被某人注意，某人想不起某事) disturb vt 搅乱，弄乱某物计划或人心；

打扰干扰，骚扰某人或某事; 使得某人烦恼或不安(upset)。disturb the minds of the people (扰乱人心). trouble vt 与may 或might 连用表示客气的请求，打扰不便；

使某人忧虑、苦恼痛苦。

upset vt 打乱某人的计划或安排; 使某人心烦或苦恼（trouble）；

使得某人肠胃不舒服。

interrupt 打断，使中断；使不连续。interrupt one’s study (中断某人的学习) 【即景活用】

1. In many areas in the world ，ecosystem（生态系统）

is _______, leading to global warming and many natural disasters.

A. interrupted

B. disturbed

C. troubled

D. upset 2. —I am wondering whether you can remember the name of the place.

—

I’m afraid that ______ me for the moment.

A．reminds

B．worries

C．disturbs

D．escapes

解析：remind“提醒”；worry “使担忧”；disturb“打扰，扰乱”；escape “逃走；避免(不愉快的事物)；被遗忘(不用于被动语态)”。句意：——我想知道你是否能记得那个地方的名字。——我恐怕此刻是想不起来了。由句意可知答案为D项。

答案：D 3.There is gas _______somewhere ---------can you smell it ? A. escaping

B. running

C. smelling

D. disturbing 4. At times the balance in nature（自然界）

is ______，resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen (未预测的)effects.

A．troubled

B．confused

C．disturbed

D．puzzled

解析：trouble“麻烦，添麻烦”；confuse“使困惑”；puzzle“迷惑”；disturb“打乱，扰乱”。句意：有时候，自然界的平衡被打乱了，导致了无法预料的后果。所以C项正确。

答案：C。

5. Exam in progress -------Do not _________. A. trouble

B. disturb

C. worry

D. touch 6. A sudden shout _________the silence of the past days , everything was not in order (井然有序)。

A. disturbed

B. kept

C. break

D. troubled 7. My back has been ________me , so that I can hardly stand straight. A. troubling

B. disturbing

C. worrying

D. puzzling 8. May I _________you to pass a cup of coffee?

-----No problem. A. confuse

B. puzzle

C. trouble

D. disturb 9. What he eats too much _________his stomach. A. upsets

B. troubles

C. worries

D. hit 10. Production(生产) at the factory was ________for two hours because of accident . A. interrupted

B. disturbed

C. missed

D. lost

【易错考点】escape

fail

puzzle

confuse

escape 被遗忘；未被注意（不用于被动语态）；sth escape sb ( 某事不被某人注意，某人想不起某事) ; escape sb’s notice (疏忽，未被注意) fail 不足，短缺，缺乏; 健康，视力衰退；失灵，破产不景气，倒闭.

sth fail sb (某人的-----缺乏、不足)；Words fail me(我无法用语言来表达自己的感情) 【典型句型】

Our water supply has failed us (我们的水供应不足) 1. Several times he tries to open his mouth to speak to them but his courage ________ him. A. slipped

B. escaped

C. failed (缺乏，不足)

D. lost 2. —I am wondering whether you can remember the name of that person. —

I’m afraid that ______ me for the moment.

A．reminds

B．worries

C．disturbs

D．escapes

【考点三】statistic（统计数字，数据）

schedule

welfare (福利，福利事业)

summary （总结，摘要，概要）

comment (评论，议论)

report（报道）

【情景活用】

1. New ________ show that the economy of our country is continuing to grow. A．welfares

B．Nationalities

C．statistics

D．schedules

E .report 【考点四】expand

spread

circulate

increase progress（进展；进行）

enlarge

develop

reduce

cycle

circle

explore

explode

freeze的区别。

【知识拓展】

expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张; 企业规模的扩大或生意，体积增大膨胀（=spread out）。

expand on sth (阐述或详述某事，故事，论点等；expand …into 把…扩展/膨胀为…

extend 强调向某一方向的延长

spread 指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊翅膀张开

circulate 指气体空气，液体（血液）的循环或流通；传播知识信息谣言等；通知告知（inform）

circulate sth (使某物循环)；circulate sth to sb (把------传递给某人)。

cycle 按周期发生；按天体轨道运行。

circle 环绕某物或某点运行。

stretch 指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用

reduce 相当于cut / decrease

减少，缩减，降低

；reduce sth. from …to…某事从…减少到…

reduce sth. by …

某事减少了..- 如：Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. 过去的一年, 各项费用已经减少了20％．make a reduction ( 打折扣) enlarge 尺寸的扩大; explore 探测，探究，探索; explode (爆炸)

freeze （凝固，结冰）

如：explore the possibility of the solution to the problem 【即景活用】

1. 用expand，extend，spread，stretch的适当形式填空。

1).The man _______ the information around.

2). The empire _______ its country in the 16th century.

3). The road builders worked hard to _______ the high way. 4). She _______ out her hands to meet me. 5). The project will _______ the city’ s telephone network to cover 1000000 users.

Keys: 1). spread

2). expanded

3). extend

4). stretch

5). expand 2. The water froze（冻结）

inside the pipe，causing it to ________and burst.

A．expand

B．enlarge

C．reduce

D．behave 3. Rumours began to ________ in the country that the chairman was going to retire.

A．comment

B．deliver

C．circle

D．circulate 4. Our foreign trade _________greatly in recent years. A. has spread

B. has expanded

C. has extended

D. has circulated 5. The company has ______ its size from about 13,500 employees to 7,500. A．expanded

B．observed

C．advertised

D．reduced 6. The new system _________the role of family doctor. A. expanded

B. spread

C. developed

D. increased 7. The news of the enemy’s defeat (被击败) quickly __________round the town. A. expanded

B. developed

C. circulated

D. spreaded 8. The room is too hot ,Can you open the window to allow the air to ________? A. circulate

B. spread

C. cycle

D. pass 9. Many explorers (探险家) __________the continent(大陆) of Africa in the 19th century. A. exploded

B. exposed（暴露）

C. explored

D. expanded 10. The news _______that Mr Smith was trying to ______his business all over the world . A. expanded; spread

B. expanded;expand

C. spread; spread

D. spread;expand 11. With everything arranged properly, the project is surely to _________ smoothly as planned, step by step.

A. improve

B. increase

C. progress

D. occur

12. If water is heated ，it will _________. A. expand

B. freeze

C. melt (融解)

D. reduce 13. Because of the financial crisis(金融危机), the total amount of export has ______ 40% in the first quarter of the year.

A. cut down by

B. reduced to

C. been cut down; to

D. reduced by 14. You are given only half an hour to finish your speech on the subject, so you’d better not _____ it too far.

A. expand

B. extend

C. enlarge

D. increase 15. Statistics show that in the past three decades grain production around the world has ______ sharply but it still can’t ______ the rapid growth of population, as a result, a lot of people in undeveloped countries have to go hungry.

A. expanded; keep in touch with

B. increased; keep pace with（保持---节奏）

C. grown; keep up with

D. accumulated; catch up with 【考点五】circulation

expansion

satisfaction

satisfactory

output

nutrition

comment

struggle

export

equipment

occupation

【词语归纳】

★expansion展开；膨胀；扩展，expansion作“扩大；膨胀”等解时，是不可数名词；作“扩大物；增加部分”解时，则是可数名词。

★Struggle ,without a struggle (未经努力)/without effort ; take up a struggle从事/参加斗争;

Struggle for sth (为争取-------而奋斗努力)；struggle against sth (为反对-------而斗争) ★circulation循环；流通；发行量, circulation 作“（报纸、杂志等的）发行量”解时，是可数名词；in circulation （在流通或散布）have a good /bad circulation (流通或循环好/ 不好) ★circuit电路；环行；绕行一周；巡回

★equipment装备；配备；设备；用具；

常用搭配：office equipment 办公设备

sports equipment 运动器械fire-fighting equipment消防用具

mining equipment 采矿设备electronic equipment电子设备

★export n. 作“输出；出口”时，是不可数名词；作“出口物；出口量”解时，是可数名词。

★Satisfaction

(满足；满意)，feel a sense of satisfaction感到满足感；to sb’s/ sth’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是；

get / obtain satisfaction from one’s work 从自己的工作中得到满足；

with satisfaction (满意地) ；

express satisfaction with sb 对某人表现出满意

★Satisfactory

n

far from satisfactory (远远不能令人满足) 1. People are fighting a ________ worldwide against air pollution.

A．output

B．battle

C．summary

D．curiosity(好奇) 2. You have got to fill in your name，age，address，and _________in this application form.

A．nutrition

B．occupation

C．envelope

D．atmosphere 3. “Have you any _____ to make on the recent developments？”the reporter asked the foreign minister.

A．comments

B．Contents

C．attitudes

D．impressions 4. Germany’s _________ of cars totaled（总共达到）

two million last year. A. export

B. equippment

C. exports

D. expansion 5. The struggle _______independence was long and hard. A. with

B. for

C. against

D. on 6. I realized strength and courage are not always measured(衡量,评价) in medals and victory(胜利) but in the _______we overcome（克服困难）. A. sadness

B.struggles

C. comments

D. expansion

【考点五】satisfy

meet

confuse

puzzle

satisfied

satisfactory的区别。

satisfy vt. 使某人满意达到要求（satisfy sb ）；满足需要、

要求、条件(meet )。

confuse vt. 使某人迷惑；把某事搞乱; confuse with/and 混淆；把……混同；辨别不清，

【重点用法】

sth. satisfy sb.某事使某人满意, sb is satisfied / content with sth. 对……表示满足或满意

be satisfied to do 对做……感到满意 be satisfied that clause 对做……感到满意

a satisfied smile 满意的微笑

a satisfied customer 感到满意的顾客

feel a sense of satisfaction感到满足感

to sb’s / sth’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是

far from satisfactory 远远不能令人满足

it is satisfying (to do sth) 做某事是令人满意的

a satisfactory explanation / performance令人满意的解释/演出

get/obtain/derive satisfaction from one’s work 从自己的工作中得到满足

【即景活用】

1. If you don’t explain clearly，you’ll just _____ the reader. A．confuse

B．satisfy

C．intend

D．remind 2. What he said is far from _________. A. satisfactory

B. satisfied

C. satisfaction

D. satisfy 3. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does _______ his boss. A.serves

B.satisfies

C.promises

D.supports 答案:B, 解析:satisfy sb.使某人满意.Nick所做的一切都不能使他的老板满意. 4. If you don’t_________at least one of the conditions,you can’t become a member of our club. A.please

B.satisfyC.interest

D.mention 5. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me?

A. forgive

B. satisfy

C. apologize

D. gain

【考点六】now that（既然）

thanks to (幸亏；多亏；由于；因为

,有时作反语)

[典例] 1). Thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. 多亏你的帮助, 减少了许多麻烦。

2). Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多亏这个倒霉天气, 比赛取消了。

[重点用法] thanks to 相当于because of /owing to /due to /thanks to /on account of /as a result of 【即景活用】

1. _______ your help, I got the first in the final-term English examination. A.Thanks to

B. Without

C. If not

D. But for 2. __________your help , I couldn’t completed the present work in time. A. Thanks to

B. without

C. If

D.with

3.多亏了新的政策，我们现在过着幸福的生活。______________________________________. 4. ---You finally made it, didn’t you?

---Yes, ______ your help, I wouldn’t have succeeded.

A.in spite of

B. but for

C. due to

D. thanks to 5. ______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend. A .With

B. Besides C. As for

D. Because of 【考点七】therefore (因此，因而)

besides

however

but for (要不是---)

otherwise(否则，要不然)

in ddition to（除了---之外还有）

as a result(因此)

in addition 1. Progress (进展) so far has been very good. _______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time. A. However

B. Otherwise

C. Therefore

D. Besides 2. The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings, _______it caused 20 deaths. A.or else

B.therefore

C.after all

D.besides

答案

D

,解析

or else否则，要不然；therefore因此；after all毕竟；besides此外，另外。由句意“飓风毁坏了很多住房和商店，此外还造成20人死亡”，可知答案为D。

3. Much progress you can make in all your study fields（领域）

in the future, _________, you should keep modest.

A.However

B.Whatever

C.What

D.How

4. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly,

the typist，

_____ couldn't see his work on his machine. A. however

B. therefore

C. yet

D. although 5. The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；________，it caused 20 deaths.

A．or else

B．therefore

C．after all

D．besides 6. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. __________, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. Meanwhile

B. However

C. Instead

D. Yet 7. __________ the price ,you have to pay the sales tax on it . A. In addition

B. In addition to

C. as a result

D. Except 【考点八】rid

overcome (克服困难等)

clear

remove

release

hunger

【常用搭配】

rid sb./sth. of... 使某人/某物摆脱……

hunger for/after渴望；渴求；go hungry 挨饿；hunger 作名词时表示“饥饿、饥荒”等时，通常是不可数名词。

【词语归纳】rid

remove

reduce

overcome 等区别。

Get/be rid of= get away from=be free from =remove (摆脱；除掉；去掉) reduce by (降低了---)；

reduce to ( 降低到-----) far from (远远未，根本不---) [典例] 1). Many people are working hard to rid the world of famine. 很多人在努力使世界不再有饥荒。2). The dentist rid him of the pain by taking out his bad tooth. 牙科医生把他的坏牙拔掉，使他免除痛苦。

[重点用法] rid 短语：

be rid of 摆脱

get rid of 摆脱；除掉；去掉

rid a house of mice 清除室内老鼠

rid oneself of debt 还清债务

[类似用法动词] inform/ warn/ cure/rob/ cheat /remind /convince sb. of…

通知/警告/治愈/抢劫/欺骗/ 提醒某人某事/使得某人相信

【即景活用】

1. He struggled to _______ _______ _______ (使自己摆脱) his guilt. 2. The sales manager asked his men to _______ _______ _______ (通知) everything concerning the sales in time. 3. The passengers ______ _______ _______ (警告) the danger of unsteady landing. Keys: 1. rid himself of

2 . inform him of

3 . are warned of 4. Obviously, smoking is bad for adults’ health ,but they can’t ___________. A. get away with

B. get rid of

C. look forward to

D. touch 5. The cars give off a great deal of waste gas into streets. —Yes.But I'm sure something will be done to _______ air pollution. A.reduce

B.remove

C.collect

D.warn 答案:A, 解析: reduce减少.我确信肯定要做一些事来减少空气污染. remove移动;collect收集;warn警告. 6. If I ruled(统治) the world，I would _______the world ________everything that is bad. A. get rid of ;by

B. be rid of ;by

C. rid; of

D. het rid of

7. —Your daughter must be pretty.

—But to tell you the truth，she is_________ being such a beauty as you can imagine.

A.far from

B.as well as

C.no better than

D.by means of

8. Bad habbits are not easy to be _________; It needs your determination. A. replaced

B. moved

C. got rid

D. removed 9. ---“Tom spends too much and I am going to rid him _____ his pocket money.” the father said angrily.

---“No, No, you can’t but you can _____ the amount.”

A. from; cut down

B. of; reduce

C. with; lessen

D. for; decrease 10.Since then the number of people taking driving lessons ________20%. A. has reduced

B. reduced by

C. has reduced by

D. reduced to 【考点八】would rather 宁愿……

prefer to do A rather than do B [典例] 1). I’d rather walk than take a bus. 我愿意走路而不愿意坐公共汽车。

2). “Some more wine?”

“Thank you, I’d rather not. I have to drive home.”“再来一点酒好吗?”“不要了，我不能再喝了。

我还得开车回家呢。”

[重点用法] would rather do A (than do B) = would (prefer to) do A (rather than do B) 宁愿做甲事(而不做乙事)

would rather sb. did sth.宁愿某人做某事

【即景活用】

1). I would rather you ________ (know) now, than afterwards. 2). Rather than ________ (ride) on a crowded bus, I prefer ________ (walk).

3). 她宁可死也不愿失去孩子们。_______________________________________. Keys: 1). knew

2). ride; to walk

3). She’ d rather die than lose the children.

【考点九】equip

decorate

fill

skim (浏览) equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备

胜任

equipment n.[u] 装备；设备

[典例] 1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。

2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。

[重点用法] equip sb./sth. with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物

be equipped with (用----装备、武装) equip sb./sth. for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物

a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备

【考点延伸】be equipped with

be filled with (充满，装满)；

be satisfied with (be content with )对---满意；

be decorated with (用----装潢、装饰)；

be pleased with (对---满意、高兴)。

【即景活用】

1. [练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). The soldiers were well _______ _______ (装备好了) weapons(武器)。

2). Our classroom _______ _______ _______ (装备有) a computer and a tape recorder. 2. They have decided to equip themselves _________ a knowledge of English and French. A. for

B. at

C. with

D. of 3. ________knowledge , you can do any job. A. Well equipped

B. Equipping with

C. Well equipped with

D. To be equipped with 4. Would you ______ through the report and check for spelling mistakes?

A．decorate

B．Employ

C．circulate

D．skim 5. With the rapid development of communication, now all of the banks are ________with Monitor(监控器). A. equipped

B. decorated

C. filled

D. supported 6. The experts advise ___________our army _________modern weapons. A. to equip; with

B. equipping;with

C. to equip; for

D. equipping ; for 【考点十】

regret (regretted) vt. (对……)遗憾；惋惜

n.[c,u] 遗憾；惋惜

[典例] 1). If you go now, you’ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。

2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。

[重点用法] regret to do sth 后悔去做------；

regret doing sth 后悔做了---------。

regret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/通知

regret doing / having done sth. 后悔已做了某事

regret that 遗憾/后悔…

much/greatly to one’s regret = to one’s great regret (令某人后悔的是、令某人遗憾的是) 【即景活用】

1. I regret __________you that your father is badly ill. A. telling

B. tells

C. to tell

D. told

2.

3. 改错：To my much regret , I didn’t go there to help them in time ._____________. 【考点十一】export(输出，出口)

import（进口，输入）

produce（生产，产生）

buy

【即景活用】

1. They sell fruit to the home market but they don’t __________. A. import

B, export

C. produce

D. buy

2. Drama is a huge part of British culture and has been_________with great success to other parts of the world.

A. delivered

B. performed

C. exported

D. shown 5. 中国向许多国家出口物资。

China ______________________________________. 【考点】build up

pull up

bring up

take up

lead to

focus on

result in

turn to

【考点链接】

build up (积累，积聚，车辆拥挤起来，逐渐增强或赢得；建立；开发)；

be built up (建筑物遍布（某地区）; bring up (raise 成长，抚养)；take up (着手做-----)；

pull up (靠岸；靠近)；

lead to ( result in 导致，造成；通向)；

lead in （导入，开始）；lead/take the way (带路，带头)；lead sb to sth (引导某人到某地)；

stick to (坚持----原则或理论)；

devote to ; refer to;turn to (转向，求助于，参考；参阅；翻到---)；turn into(变成)；

turn sth into (将---变成) 的区别

【词语辨析】focus

build

contribute

keep(保持)

reduce（减少，缩小，降低）的区别。

focus on (集中注意力、精力)于；

build up (逐渐增大增强加强，建立，开发)；contribute to (有助于，促进，导致，造成)；keep to (坚持不放弃)；reduce-----to (降低到，减少到)；reduce ---by(降低了，减少了)。

1. Practing Chinese Kungfu can not only __________one’s strength , but also develop one’s character (品质、性格的培养)。

A. bring up

B. take up

C. build up

D. pull up

2. When reading, you should ______ your attention on the main idea and the structure of the passage, not on specific words or sentences.

A. pay

B. focus

C. put

D. expand 【考点】be rich in(盛产，富含有)；be poor in （缺乏---，不足---）；be low on (sth) 指供应品几乎耗尽；

be short of (缺乏某物；某物不够)；

be plenty of (许多，丰富); be low in sth(在—缺乏)；

be full of (充满的，满的；充足的，丰富的),be heavy on sth (大量的，用量很大的) be deep in (集中于，深陷于。

be deep in thought（沉思）/study/debt/ difficulties) 【考点链接】

rich in(盛产，富含有)/ poor in (不足，缺乏)，可以作表语或后置定语；

【即景活用】

1. The chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world .It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _______in fiber(纤维素) and low in sugar and fat.The Chinese eat less sugar than other countries in the world.That is why lots of Chinese have white teeth.

A. poor

B. low

C. rich

D. short 【考点】heavy

light

tight

thick

full

loose

low

deep 【考点辨析】full (满的，饱了，全面的/详尽的/ 完整的，丰满的，圆的/ 宽松的，肥大的)；

light (轻的，不重的；轻柔的（gentle）; 易做的，易懂的，易承受的，易消化的，清淡的；稀少的，单薄的（常指车辆稀少）；睡眠不沉的，不熟的. heavy (重的；繁忙的，拥挤的（crowd），花销大的，沉睡的，抽烟、喝酒很重的（heavy drinker/ smoker/sleeper ；浓密的（密度）；难消化的，难行的（泥泞的），难耕的，单调乏味的）

thick (厚的，粗的；稠密的。浓密的，密集的（密度）；液体稠的，粘稠的；（气、烟、空气、雾不纯的，混浊的，浓的）；口音重的（strong）

deep （深的，声音低沉的；不易醒的，酣睡的；颜色很重的；深奥的，难于理解的。

tight （紧的；小气的，抠门的）

loose （free 自由的；松的；疏松的，零散的不严密的）

【即景活用】

1. The pants are too tight (紧的)，please show me the ________ones. A. heavy

B. light

C. full

D. dear 【考点】keep---free of/from , avoid，protect---from 【归纳总结】keep ----free of /from (意为“使----免受（影响，伤害等）相当于protect ---from; avoid (避免，防止，避开，躲避，avoid doing sth避免做某事)；keep onself from doing sth(克制自己不做某事) 【考点】comment 【考点辨析】

comment

value

measure

weigh ★comment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论, comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论

★weigh （仔细考虑某事物的价值或重要性，权衡，斟酌）weigh sth with/against sth; ★value (估计某物的价值；估价；重视某人或某物，珍惜)Value sth at +价格（给----估价）。

★measure vi.&vt. (度量，测量某物；估计（assess），衡量，判定;仔细考虑某物), measure sth against / with sb /sth(通过竞争冲突等考验某事物，较量)，measure up (to sth)达到或符合某标准。如：The discussion didn’t measure up to my expectations. 【考点延伸】comment（n. [c, u] 评论；议论）,(make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论)

impression（印象）；reaction（反应）；

opinion

idea sense

thought

belief

attitude

meaning

expression(表情)

suggestion

origion

theory

issue（问题）

measure（措施）

[典例] 1). The scandal caused a lot of comment. 这件丑闻遭到很多议论。

2). “Will you resign, Minister?”

“No comment!”“部长，你是要辞职吗?”“无可奉告。”

【即景活用】

1. Have you got any ________ to make on the recent developments? A. impressions

B. comments

C. reaction

D. opinion 2. It makes little _____now to tell our children that their grandparents once boiled leather shoes to stop their hunger on their way to the northeast .

A. idea

B. meaning

C. sense

D. use 3. With a stranger_____ of achievement, active language learners are able to put what they know to better A. sense

B.feeling

C.thought

D.idea 4. In an open society, people enjoy complete freedom of different religious ______, as long as they don’t do harm to the stability of the society and its people.

A. ideas

B. beliefs

C. believes

D. origins 5. Despite such a big differece in ________ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special. A.point

B.idea

C.attitude

D.sight

6. The manager has got a good business _______ so the company is doing well. A.idea

B.sense

C.thought

D.thinking 【分析】.答案:B ，解析:a good business sense良好的商业意识. 7. The ______on his face told me that he was angry.

(湖北) A. impression

B. sight

C. appearance

D. expression 8. According to Darwin’s _________,human beings and monkeys are from the same ancient animal. A. theories

B. belief

C. attitudes

D. expressions 9. Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries. A. ways

B. measures

C. issues

D. patterns [答案]c. issues. [注释]issue此处意为“重大问题”。measure措施，虽然填入本题也说得过去，但不够贴切。pattern模式，图案，图样。与题意不符，不能入选。way 方法，方式。

10. The government spokesman has to _______ his words before responding to the reporters.

A. weigh

B. pass C. express

D. Cover 11. If you ______ each word, you’ll not make a mistake of that sort.

A. weigh

B. use

C. mark

D. consider