重点词汇:1.add...up把……加起来add up to合计达;总计为用法点拨:add常与up 连用,add up意为“加起来;合计”,是动副搭配;add up +A或add+A+up表示“把A加起来”;若A为代词,则用add+A+up表示。
【即学即练】完成句子①他把每一块石头的重量记下来,然后把所有的重量加在一起。
He wrote down the weight of each stone and then ______ ______ all the weights.②他所接受的学校教育加起来不超过一年的时间。
His whole school education ______ ______ ______ no more than one year.2. ignore vt. 不理睬;忽视I made a suggestion, but she ignored it.我提了个建议,可是她不理睬。
It is dangerous to ignore traffic regulations.忽视交通规则是很危险的。
【联想拓展】ignorant adj. (对某事物)不了解的;无知的;无学识的be ignorant of/about sth. 对……一无所知ignorance n. 无知;愚昧be in ignorance of/about sth. 不知……【即学即练】完成句子①他对现代科技一无所知。
He’s completely ______ ______ modern technology.②他似乎对家里发生的事浑然不知。
He seemed to be ______ entire ______ of what was going on in his family.用法点拨:ignore作及物动词,强调个人主观心理上的故意疏忽、不理睬;其名词、形容词形式常与介词of/about搭配。
【即学即练】单项填空③—So you didn’t say hello to him last night?—Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he ______ me and walked on. (2010·杭州一模)A. ignoredB. refusedC. deniedD. missed3. calm vt.& vi.(使)平静;(使)镇定adj. 平静的;镇静的;沉着的The nurse calmed the little boy by giving him some candy.护士给那小男孩一些糖果,使他安静了下来。
The excited football fans calmed down at last.激动的足球迷们最终平静了下来。
The sea was calm after the storm.经过这场风暴后,大海平静下来了。
用法点拨:calm既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词,作不及物动词时常与down搭配,意为“平静下来”。
4. concern vt. (使)担忧;涉及;关系到n. 担心;关注;(利害)关系We’re rather concerned about father’s health. 我们相当担心父亲的健康。
She is concerned about her son’s future.她担忧着她儿子的将来。
She showed a great deal of concern for her son’s illness.她非常担心她儿子的病情。
常用结构:be concerned with涉及;与……有关be concerned to do sth.认为(做某事)重要【联想拓展】concerned adj.担心的;忧虑的concerning prep. 关于;涉及concerned about/for对……担心【即学即练】完成句子①这部书主要讲的是冷战时期的苏美关系。
The book is primarily ______ ______ Soviet-American relations during the Cold War.②鼻子经常流血,与我的病情有关吗?Nose often bleeds. Be ______ ______ my illness?③我很担心母亲的病情。
I was very ______ ______ my mother‘s illness.④就我个人而言,我是赞成这个提议的。
As far as ______ ______ , I agree with the proposal.单项填空⑤The meeting was concerned ______ reforms and everyone present was concerned ______ their own interests.A. with; forB. for; whichC. for; aboutD. about; with5. settle vi. 安家;定居;停留vt. 使定居;安排;解决n. 高背长椅(老式木家具,有扶手,座下多带柜)At last the old couple settled in the countryside.最后那对老年夫妇在乡下定居了。
It’s time you settled the problem.是你们解决这个问题的时候了。
常用结构:settle down定居;(使)安静settle in安顿下来;适应;习惯于【联想拓展】settled adj.固定的;稳定的settlement n. 协议;解决;定居点;移民【即学即练】完成句子①你现在得安下心来学习了。
You have to ______ ______ to study now.②这家人已定居加拿大。
The family has ______ ______ Canada.单项填空③—Do you know anyone in Paris?—No. I’ll make friends once ______. (2010·福建厦门六中检测)A. I’m settledB. I have settledC. I’ll be settledD. I’m settling6. suffer vt.&vi. 遭受;忍受;经历His face looked very pale, and seemed to have suffered a great deal.他看起来脸色苍白,好像很痛苦。
She suffered the loss of her pupils’ respect.她失去了学生们对她的尊重。
常用结构:suffer from/for sth. (因疾病、痛若悲伤等)受苦,受难,受折磨用法点拨:suffer作及物动词时,其后跟的宾语常是pain, loss, defeat, punishment, hardship等。
在表示“患(某种疾病)”时,要用suffer from表示;suffer作不及物动词时,表示“受到损失,损害”时,其主语一般是物。
【即学即练】完成句子①你常头痛吗?Do you ______ ______ headaches?②她患有健忘症。
She’s ______ ______ loss of memory.单项填空③In the countryside there are many dropouts (失学儿童). I think the difficulty ______ the poor economic conditions.A. lies inB. result inC. leads toD. suffers from7. go through 经历;经受;浏览;用完,做完;详细检查He’s amazingly cheerful considering all he’s gone through.经历了种种磨难,他还是那么乐观,令人惊叹。
I always start the day by going through my e-mail.我一天的开始总是先看电子邮件。
【联想拓展】go after 追求;追赶go ahead 前进;请说(做)吧go in for 爱好;从事;追求go out 外出;(灯,火)熄灭;过时go up 增长,(价格等)上升;正在建设中;烧毁【即学即练】完成句子①你如果想追求幸福的话,用尽你的全力吧。
If you want to ______ ______ your happiness, try your best.②我每天都要经过这栋房子。
I ______ ______ the house every day.③很多人对钓鱼很有兴趣。
Lots of men ______ ______ ______ fishing.④你该出去呼吸一下新鲜空气。
You should ______ ______ to smell the fresh air.单项填空⑤We’d better try to ______ with the experiment, I think. Now let’s ______ with it.A. go through ;go onB. go on; go overC. go over; go throughD. go on; go through8. set down 放下;记下;登记Please set down the bag.请把袋子放下来。
I set down everything that happened then.我记录下了那时发生的每一件事。
【联想拓展】set about (doing sth.)着手(做某事)set out (to do sth.)开始,着手(做某事)set aside留出;不顾set back(把钟等)往回拨;推迟set free释放;解放set off动身,出发(去某地);使爆炸set up开办;建立;设立set an example树立榜样set fire to=set...on fire纵火烧;使……着火【即学即练】完成句子①我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。
We need to ______ ______ finding a solution.②我宁愿她现在就着手做这项工作。
I’d rather she ______ ______ to do the work now.③或许,我应该每天留出一分钟时间,细数一下拥有的幸福,然后,说一声:“谢谢!”Maybe I should ______ ______ just a minute a day to count my blessings and say “Thank you”.④他开心地把鸟放了,这是对他成功的一种庆祝。