【经典实用】M2 Reading Practice and Cultural Corner 重难点精讲练
1.ahead of在……前面; 先于……;比……强或高(主要用作表语)
And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been,but a long way off. (P25)那时她看到面前有一道光,离她不远处就是魔衣橱的后面,但走起来却很远。
We completed the work five days ahead of time.
我们提前五天完成工作。
He is always ahead of the age.他总是走在时代的前面。
He's ahead of me in English.他的英语比我强。
ahead of time提前,提早
ahead of schedule提前
get ahead(of sb.)走在(某人的)前面;领先;胜过(某人)
go ahead往前走,继续,进展,进步
完成句子
①使我吃惊的是,他提前来了。
To my surprise, he came________________.
②他靠多做家庭作业,很快在班上名列前茅。
By doing extra homework, he soon____________ his classmates.
③进行你的计划吧,我完全赞成。
________________ your plan. I'm all for it.
【答案】 ①ahead of time ②got ahead of ③Go ahead with
2.She looked back over her shoulder and there, between the dark tree trunks, she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch a glimpse of the empty room from which she had set out. (P25)她往后看去,在那里,在黑暗的树干之间,她仍然可以看见魔衣橱开着的门口,甚至瞥见她出发时的空房间。
(1)catch a glimpse of瞥见
He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.
当我走过时,他瞥了我一眼。
I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstar.
我原想着能看上一眼那位超级巨星。
catch sight of瞧见,看到
catch hold of抓住
catch one's eyes引起注意
catch the point领会要点
catch up with赶上
Don't let me catch sight of you doing it again!
别让我再看到你干这种事了!
She caught hold of his hands and looked at them.
她抓起他的手来看了看。
He caught the point of view as well as the intention of it.他领会了这种意思及其意图。
完成句子
①我突然在人群中瞅见了她。
I suddenly____________ her in the crowd.
②史密斯小姐抓住我的袖子,把我拉了回来。
Miss Smith ________ my sleeve and pulled me back.
③我五分钟以后就会赶上你的。
I'll____________ you in five minutes.
【答案】 ①caught sight of ②caught hold of ③catch up with
(2)set out出发,动身;开始;陈述,表达;排列,陈列
All of us agreed to set out in half an hour.
我们大家都同意半小时后出发。
He set out to paint the whole house this week.
这一周他开始把整个房子刷一遍。
He set out his ideas in simple English.
他用简单的英语表达了自己的想法。
set aside把……置于一旁;留出
set down放下;记下;登记
set about (doing) sth着手(做)某事
set off出发;使爆炸;引起
set up建立
She set aside her book and lit a cigarette.
她把书放在一旁,点了一支香烟。
I want to set my feelings down on paper.
我想把我的感想写下来。
Do you know how to set about going on this work
你知道怎样着手进行这项工作吗?
She set off on a trip across Europe.
她出发去作横越欧洲的旅行。
【对接高考】
(2012·全国卷Ⅱ)We ________ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
A.set about B.set up C.set out D.set down
【解析】 句意:我们开始着手粉刷整个房子,但是那天只完成了前面部分。set about意为“动身,开始做(后跟v. ing形式)”;set up意为“建立,搭建”;set out意为“动身出发,开始做,着手做(后接不定式)”;set down意为“记下”。根据句意和此空后是不定式“to paint”知选C。
【答案】 C
用适当的介词、副词填空
④On October 1st we set ________ firecrackers in many places.
⑤I suggest you set ________ your work without delay.
⑥I have to set some hours________ specially for writing my paper.
⑦He set ________ the heavy box and took a rest for a while.
⑧The goods are set ________ attractively on the shelf.
【答案】 ④off ⑤about ⑥aside ⑦down ⑧out
3.Any creature who possesses one of these rings has great power.(P27)任何一个拥有其中一个指环的生命都会有巨大的能力。
(1)possess vt.拥有
The country possesses rich mineral deposits.
这个国家拥有丰富的矿藏。
He lost all that he possessed when his house burned down. 他的房子烧毁以后,他的全部财产都没有了。
possession n. 拥有,财产
in possession of sth.占有,控制某物
in the possession of为……所有
take possession of获得,占有,占领
The old professor is in possession of many books.
这位老教授拥有大量的书籍。
He took possession of his new house.
他已住进他的新房子了。
完成句子
①警方握有他的房子与车子。
The police ____________ his house and car.
②这六幢房子是斯特拉的。
The six houses are ____________ Stella.
③她被发现藏有危险物品。
He was found ____________ dangerous drugs.
【答案】 ①took possession of ②in the possession of
③in possession of
单项填空
④—Does the young man standing there ________the company
—No, the company is ________ his father.
A.in possession of; in possession of
B.take possession of; in the possession of
C.take possession of; in possession of
D.take a possession of; in possession of
【答案】 B
(2)power n.力量;能力;权力
Practice has taught us that knowledge is power.
实践使我们认识到知识就是力量。
in power当权
come to/into power(开始)掌权;上台
in one's power为某人力所能及
beyond one's power超出某人的能力
The party expects to be back in power after the election.该党希望大选以后能重新掌权。
The new leader has come to power.新领导上台了。
It was beyond his power to sign such a contract.
签署这样的一个合同超出他的能力。
power/strength/force/energy
power 主要指做一件事情所依靠的能力。
strength 常指固有的潜在力量,着重力气。
force 主要指自然界的力量,如暴力、势力、军事力量等。
energy 主要指“人的精力、自然界的能量”。
用power/strength/force/energy填空
⑤The ________ of the king is very great.
⑥All the passengers pushed the bus with all their ____, but it refused to move.
⑦Matters of this kind should be solved in a peaceful way instead of by means of ________.
⑧He is a man full of ________ and he can do as much work as three men do.
【答案】 ⑤power ⑥strength ⑦force ⑧energy
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