词语点击ReadingAdopt[例题] 单项填空。

1. The new tax would force companies to ______ energy-saving measures.A. adoptB. carryC. adaptD. accept2．The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.A. adaptB. bringC. receiveD. adopt3. Our eyes slowly ______ to the dark.A. adoptedB. adaptedC. fittedD. matched[讲解] adopt主要有“收养”、“采用”两个意思。

如：She adopted a child whose parents were dead.她收养了一个父母双亡的孩子。

The government decided to adopt the plan.政府决定采纳这个计划。

We adopted several measures to deal with the disease.我们采取了一些措施来对付这种疾病。

[联想] adopt的名词是adoption，其过去分词adopted可以单独用作形容词，表示“领养的，采纳的”。

如：He was pleased by the adoption of a little girl.他对收养了一个小女孩感到高兴。

He is their adopted son.他是他们的养子。

the adoption of new technology新技术的采用[拓展] adopt和adapt的区别：adopt意思是“采纳”、“收养”；adapt意思是“改编”、“使适应”。

通过以上讲解可知上面的例题答案为：1. A； 2. D； 3. B。

[练习] 用adopt或adapt的适当形式完成句子。

1. Our school ______ a new teaching method lately.2. They are not my real parents; I am ______.3. He tried hard to ______ himself to the new conditions.4. Since the ______ of the new working method, production has gone up.1. has adopted / adopted2. adopted3. adapt4. adoptionGrammar词语点击alternative可用作名词和形容词。

◆作名词，意为“可供选择的事物、选择余地”，是可数名词。

如：They had no alternative in the matter.在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地。

That’s the only alternative.那是惟一的选择。

◆作形容词，意为“可供选择的/替代的”。

如：Please find alternative means of transport. 请找别的运输方法。

Do you have an alternative solution to the problem?你有别的办法来解决这个问题？[拓展] 比较alternative, choose和select：alternative作名词或形容词，多指两者之间的选择，有“非此即彼”之意；choose 是动词（其名词形式是choice），适用范围最广，可与from或between连用。

它一般指主观上的选择，有最终选定的含义；select用作动词，多用于正式场合，指仔细地、审慎地精选，强调客观性，所挑选的对象一般是相同种类的。

field的主要意思有“田地，牧场；场地，领域”等。

如：Many farmers are working in the fields.许多农民在田里干活。

They rode through forests and fields.他们骑马穿过森林和原野。

A football field is one hundred yards long. 足球场有一百码长。

He has become very famous in his own field. 他在自己的领域里已经非常有名了。

◆ field前的介词：在field前通常用介词in或into，但在sports field和battle field前常用on。

如：Don’t walk in the tomato field.不要在番茄地里走。

Why do you want to go into this field again? 你为何还想进入这个领域？He was killed on the battle field.他在战场上丧生。

◆ field的数：field作“田地”讲时通常用复数形式，除非仅指一块田地。

如：The fields are all white when it snows.下雪的时候大地全白了。

involve v. 包含，需要；牵涉，牵连；参加，加入。

后面常接名词和V-ing形式。

如：This lesson involves a lot of work.这一课需要做的工作有很多。

The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。

Don’t involve other people in your trouble.别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。

He was involved in a boring discussion.他卷入了无聊的讨论中。

[联想] involved adj. 被涉及的，有关联的involvement n. 卷入，参与，加入[拓展] get / be / become involved in 被卷入……；包含在……；与……有关，专心地做……involve sb in sth. / in doing sth. 使参与be involved with 与……有牵连，与……有关projectFavour[例题] 单项填空。

1. May I ask a favour ______ you?A. ofB. forC. toD. on2. The decision was ______ his favour.A. ofB. forC. inD. to3. Could you do me ______ favour and help me carry that heavy suitcase?A. aB. theC. /D. an4. I was ______ him. In other words, I agreed with what he had just said.A. in favour ofB. in honor ofC. in face ofD. in point of[讲解] favour可作名词和动词。

★作名词意为“帮助，恩惠；赞同，支持；偏袒，偏爱”等。

如：Could you do me a favour and pick up Tom from school tomorrow?明天你能帮我个忙去学校接汤姆吗？The suggestion of closing the factory has found favour with many local people.关闭这个工厂的建议已经得到许多当地人的支持。

As a mother, she showed no favour to any child.作为母亲，她没有偏袒任何一个孩子。

★作动词意为“较喜欢，选择；优惠，特别照顾，偏袒；有助于，有利于”。

如：Our teacher favours Mary.我们的老师偏爱玛丽。

Fortune favours the brave.幸运眷顾勇者。

The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.温暖的气候对多种热带植物有利。

[拓展] in favour (of sth. / sb. ) 支持，赞同in sb.’s favour 对某人有利ask a favour of sb. 请某人帮个忙do sb. a favour帮某人一个忙通过以上讲解可知上面例题的答案为：1-4 ACAA。

[联想] favourable adj. 有利的；给人印象好的；赞同的，支持的；优惠的favourite adj. 特别受喜爱的n. 特别喜爱的人或事；得到偏爱的人[练习] 用favour的适当形式翻译下列各句。

1. 你偏爱哪个颜色?2. 学生赞成改革。

3. 他将这视为极大的恩惠。

4. 谁是你特别喜欢的作家？favour1. Which colour do you favour? / What is your favourite colour?2. The students were in favour of reform.3. He regards this as a very favour.4. Who is your favourite writer?majority是名词，意思是“大多数”，“大部分”，“多数票”等。

如：The majority were / was against the plan.多数人不赞成这个计划。

The resolution was passed by a large majority.这个决议以多数票通过。

[拓展]1. 一般可以说: the majority of the books / eggs / people 等, 不可以说：the majority of the milk / land / time等；2. majority作主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数；若强调团体中的个体，谓语动词用复数；majority构成的the majority of短语后面可以接单数或复数名词，其谓语与该名词的数保持一致。

如：The majority of criminals are young people.大部分的罪犯是年轻人。

3. the majority of与a majority of的区别：the majority of sb. / sth.指多数人/物，大部分人/物。

如：the majority of the woman / people。