【经典实用】M5 Reading Practice and Cultural Corner 重难点精讲练
1.accompany v. 陪伴;伴随……发生;补充;给……伴奏
Accompanied by Hammond's two grandchildren, they are sent on a tour through Jurassic Park in computer controlled cars. (P67)
在哈蒙德的两个孙子的陪伴下,他们被送到电脑控制的轿车中进行环绕侏罗纪公园的旅行。
She asked me to accompany her to the airport.
她要求我陪她到机场去。
Lightning is usually accompanied by thunder.
雷声常常伴随着闪电而来。
The singer was accompanied on the piano by her elder sister.她姐姐为那位女歌手用钢琴伴奏。
accompany sb. to...陪某人去某地(to为介词)
be companied by附有,伴随
accompany sb. on/at the+乐器 用乐器为某人伴奏
in sb.'s company = in the company of sb.=in company with sb.和某人在一起
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③每天有你的相陪,我总会有阳光般的心情的。
________________ every day, I always have a sunny mood.
④与朋友一起度过了一个愉快的夜晚。
A pleasant evening was spent ________________ friends.
【答案】 ③Companied by you ④in the company of
2.knock out 摧毁
But a tropical storm hits the island, knocking out the power supply, and an employee destroys the security system so that he can steal dinosaur embryos and sell them. (P67)但是热带风暴袭击了该岛,摧毁了这里的电力供应,一位雇员为了偷恐龙胚胎贩卖,破坏了这里的安全系统。
The enemy charged up the mountain, attempting to knock out our forces.敌人向山上冲锋,企图把我们的兵力摧毁掉。
knock out的其他含义:
使筋疲力竭;击倒;打败;使惊讶,震撼;敲出;(药品)使(人)入睡;使失去效能
翻译下列句子画线部分的汉语意思
①They knocked themselves out with work.
②He knocked_out the challenger in the first round.
③Her performance completely knocked me out.
④In the fight, the thief knocked_out the policeman.
【答案】 ①累垮 ②打败;淘汰 ③倾倒,使震撼④打昏
3.get out of control摆脱控制
The dinosaurs start to get out of control... (P67)
恐龙开始失去了控制……
The plane got out of control and crashed into the sea.
飞机失控,坠入大海。
under control在控制之中;控制住
beyond/out of control不受控制
lose control of不能驾驭;失去控制
in control of管理,控制着……
in the control of在……的控制之下
bring /keep sth. under control使……受控制
You must get your spending under control.
你必须节制开支。
Who's in control of the project
谁是这个项目的负责人?
The store was in the control of Jim.
这家商店由吉姆管理。
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①强者说,命运掌握在自己手中。
Successor says, we ______________ ourselves.
②教师必须负责管好他的班。
A teacher must ____________ his class.
③他们努力使泛滥的洪水得到控制。
They tried to get flood water ____________.
④公车失去控制,撞上了墙。
The bus ________________ and run into a wall.
【答案】 ①are in the control of ②be in control of
③under control ④get/was out of control
4.as far as we know据我们所知
...the mosquitoes need to be much older, and as far as we know, mosquitoes that old do not exist... (P67)蚊子也需要年代更久远些,而据我们所知,年代那么久远的蚊子根本不存在。
as far as作从属连词,意为“就……来说,在……范围内”,强调程度或范围,常与know, see, concern等动词连用。
As far as I know, he has been abroad.
据我所知,他已经出国了。
as far as I'm concerned据我所知
as far as (it) is known众所周知
as far as I can feel就我的感觉
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①据我所知,他仍在这里工作。
____________, he is still working here.
②就我而言,我并不反对你的计划。
____________, I'm not against your plan.
【答案】 ①As far as I know ②As far as I am concerned
5.absorb v.吸收;吸引……的注意;吞并
In fact, only females can absorb the DNA of another creature. (P67)
实际上,只有雌蚊子才能吸另一种生物的DNA。
Vitamin D is slowly absorbed by the body.
维生素D缓慢地被人体吸收。
The video was totally absorbing the children's attention.录像完全吸引了孩子们的注意力。
absorb... into把……吸收进
absorb... from从……中吸收/取
be absorbed by被……吞并
be absorbed into被并入
be absorbed in(doing)全神贯注于……
He pretends to be absorbed in listening.
他假装在专心听讲。
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①他把全部精力投注在这件工作上。
The task ____________________.
=All his energies ____________________.
②这一地区正在并入邻国。
The area is being ____________ its neighbouring country.
【答案】 ①absorbed all his energies; were absorbed in the task ②absorbed into
单项填空
③When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ________ a magazine.
A.absorbing in B.absorbing to
C.absorbed in D.absorbed to
【解析】 句意:当我开门看到爸爸时,他正坐在椅子上入迷地看一本杂志。absorbed in sth.意为“专心于某物”,用作状语。
【答案】 C
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