Module 9 Unit 2 Witnessing time
一、重点单词与短语:
1. associate vt. 联想,联系
vi. 交往,结交
adj. 非正式的;副职的
①associate with 与……交往/联系
②associate…with… 把……和……联想/联系起来
③be associated with与……有联系,与……有关联
▲association n. 联系,联合,联想 [c/u];协会,社团 [c]
④in association with 与……联系/联合
典题赏析:
1) When foreigners think of China, they always _______ it with the Great Wall.
A. advertise B. associate C. attach D. combine
2) The company will send a representative to _______ their business in that region.
A. attend to B. attempt at C. associate with D. approve of
3) Advertisements are not only made and paid for by business, but by individuals, organizations and _____ that wish to inform or educate the public.
A. imaginations B. connections C. associations D. instructions
4) The cancer risks _____ with smoking have been well proved.
A. combined B. associated C. caused D. joined
2. under the title of在……名称下;以……的名目;冠以……之名
3. in a gesture to (= in order to) 为了……
4. appoint vt. 任命,委任;约定,指定;命令
①appoint sb. to be/as… 任命某人为……
②appoint sb. to do sth. 命令/派某人干某事
▲appointment n. 约会,约定 [c];任命,选派 [c];职位 [c];家具,设备(复)
③make an appointment 约会,约定
④make/have an appointment with sb. 和某人有个约会/约定
⑤keep an appointment 守约,践约
⑥break an appointment 失约
⑦by appointment 按约定
5. mend vt. 修理;修补;解决;改进
mend clothes/socks/nets 补衣服/袜子/网 mend a road 修路 mend a window 修理窗户
①mend one’s ways 改邪归正,改过自新
②mend a fault 改正错误
辨析:mend, repair与fix的区别
1) mend多指修补衣服、袜子等小的日常用品,偶尔也用于道路、门窗等,也可用于比喻,指改进行为、修改法律等。
Let me mend the socks for you. 让我来给你补袜子。
It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚。
2) repair则用于建筑、堤坝、机器、车辆等大型物体的修理。
They are repairing the house. 他们正在修房子。
I had my radio repaired yesterday. 昨天我请人修了收音机。
3) fix与repair用法相同,多用于口语中。另有“安装,固定,确定”之意。
Have you had your watch fixed? 你已找人修你的表了吗?
The workers are fixing the machine. 工人们在安装机器。
典题赏析:
1) You had better _______ your shoes _______.
A. to have; mended B. have; mended C. have; mending D. have; mend
2) —What happened to your shoes?
—They want _______.
A. to mend B. being mended C. mending D. mended
3) Someone will have to ______ the hole in the roof.
A. fix B. mend C. repair D. fix up
4) All that remained was to ______ the date of the wedding.
A. repair B. mend C. fix D. finish
6. one day “一天,有一天”,用于将来时或过去时。
①some day“总有一天”,用于将来时。
②another day“改天,改日”。
③the other day“前几天,几天前”,用于过去时。
典题赏析:
1) I am sorry I can not come to your home today. I will call on you _______.
A. some day B. the other day C. another day D. one day
2) —When shall we meet again?
—Make it _______ day you like; it's all the same to me.【全国卷】
A. one B. any C. another D. some
7. divorce vt. 与……离婚,使离婚,使分离
vi. 离婚
n. 离婚,脱离,分离 [c/u]
①get/be divorced离婚
②divorce sb.
get/be divorced from sb. 与某人离婚
③divorce...from... 把……和……分开/划分
典题赏析:
1) It is hard to _______ love _______ duty in our mind. 在我们的心中爱和责任是很难划分的。
2) The man got married _______ a girl last year, but a year later he was divorced _______ her.
A. to; to B. from; from C. to; from D. from; to
8. affair n. 事,事情,事件 [c];事物,时态(复);
私事;风流韵事 [c];公共事务 [c]
①current affairs 时事
②the affairs of state 国家大事
③family affairs 家事
④love affairs风流韵事
⑤the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部
典题赏析:
1) Every evening we learn about current _______ by watching TV.
A. things B. matters C. events D. affairs
2) On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ____ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
A. affair B. end C. incident D. event
3) The serious _______ along the border increased our fears of the war.
A. accident B. affair C. incident D. event
4) The lawyer advised him to drop the _______, since he stood little chance to win.
A. event B. incident C. case D. affair
5) A small talk is a conversation about ordinary or unimportant matters, usually at a social ______.
A. affair B. business C. event D. accident
9. be charged with 被指控犯有……罪
10. sentence vt. 判刑
n. 判决,宣判;句子 [c]
heavy/light sentence 重/轻判 death sentence 死刑 life sentence 终生监禁
①sentence sb. to death判处某人死刑
②be sentenced to death被判处死刑
③serve a sentence 服刑
④make a sentence 造句子
典题赏析:
1) The murderer was sentenced _______ death.
A. with B. for C. as D. to
2) He was _______ from his post because he was responsible for the accident.
A. selected B. removed C. sentenced D. cancelled
11. on behalf of sb. 代表某人,代替某人
典题赏析:
1) ______ all my fellow students from China, I wish to say a word of hearty thanks to Mr. Brown.
A. In addition to B. On behalf of C. At the back of D. During the course of
2) I’d like Jane, _______ Joan, to go to the farewell party on behalf of our class.
A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. or other
3) —How did you make so rapid progress in your English?Do you have any secrets?
—No. Only _______ hard working.
A. in terms of B. in honor of C. by means of D. on behalf of
4) James Cameron is considered one of the greatest directors in the world _______ his influence in film industry.
A. in exchange for B. in spite of C. on behalf of D. in terms of
12. be open to 对……开放;容易受到(诱惑,批评等);愿接受……的
13. apparent adj. 明显的,显然的,显而易见的;表面的 (more~, most~)
①be apparent to sb. 对某人是显而易见的
②It is apparent to sb. that… 在某人看来……是显而易见的。
Her grief is apparent to me. 她的悲伤我看得出来。
It is apparent to me that he is right. 在我看来,他是对的。
▲apparently adv.
典题赏析:
1) Even though her talent was _______ to everyone who heard her sing, life got in the way of her dreams.
A. apparent B. abundant C. absurd D. academic
2) It was very ____ of you to help me clean the house, or I will never finish it in such a short time.
A. content B. merciful C. apparent D. considerate
14. in terms of 在……方面;从……方面来说
①in the long/short term 就长期/短期而言
②be on good/bad terms with sb与某人关系好/坏
③come to terms达成协议;和好
④come to terms with甘心忍受
典题赏析:
1) _______ achievement, last week’s ministerial of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade. 【湖南卷】
A. In terms of B. In case of C. As a result of D. In face of
2) _______ what his parents think, he is leaving home for a new job in a big city.
A. Regardless of B. Instead of C. In terms of D. Lack of
3) Our city is more open to the outside and ranks No. 2 in the country _______ the level of the internationalization.
A. in honor of B. in terms of C. in place of D. in charge of
15. stress vt. 强调;重读
n. 强调,重视;重音,重读;压力 [c/u]
①lay/place/put stress on 强调,重视
②under the stress of 在……的压力下
典题赏析:
1) _______ is known to us all, things can easily go wrong when people are under _______.
A. Which; control B. As; load C. It; strength D. As; stress
2) One of the most effective ways to reduce ___ is to talk about feelings with someone you trust. 【浙江卷】
A. production B. stress C. energy D. power
二、重点句型:
1. The Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, as is the marathon, a long distance race created in honor of a Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens to report the victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
罗马字母表是希腊人的发明,马拉松赛跑也是。这项长跑比赛是为了纪念一名希腊战士而设立的。公元前490年,他从马拉松一直跑到雅典去报告马拉松战役大捷。
分析:句中as is the marathon里的as用作连词,意为“也是如此”,相当于so,其构成为:as+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。
The beginning of the story is excellent, as is the ending. 故事的开头很精彩,结尾也是。
Tom comes from the USA, as does Jim. 汤姆来自美国,吉姆也是。
They can speak Spanish, as can we. 他们会讲西班牙语,我们也会。
We have been to Beijing, as have they. 我们到过北京,他们也到过。
典题赏析:
1) A better understanding of the environment is necessary, _______ is the willingness to act.
A. and B. as C. or D. nor
2) I travel to the Binhai New Area by light railway every day, _______ do many businessmen who live in downtown Tianjin. 【天津卷】
A. as B. which C. when D. though
一、重点单词与短语:
1. BACB 5. BCBC 6. CB 7. divorce from; C 8. DDCCC 10. DB 11. BCCD 13. AD 14. AAB 15. DB
二、重点句型:
1. BA
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