1. proud
proud,自豪的;得意的;光荣的;高尚的;傲慢的;有自尊心的
比较级:prouder,最高级:proudest
常见搭配有:
be proud of ... = take pride in ... 因为……而自豪
feel proud 感到自豪
例如:
You won the prize in the speech contest. I am so proud of you. 在演讲比赛中你获得一等奖。我为你感到骄傲。
【中考链接】
We felt ________ when Liu Xiang won the first prize again in the race. (2011安徽合肥)
A. brave B. proud
C. successful D. worried
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词词义。brave “勇敢的”;proud “自豪的”;successful “成功的”;worried “焦虑的”。结合句意“刘翔又一次赢得第一名”可知,我们应该是“自豪的”。故选B。
2. make
make,动词,表示“使;让”之意,后常接宾语补足语。
(1) make sb. do sth., “使某人做某事”
例如:
The boss made him work all day.
(2) make sb. / sth. + adj.,“使……处于某种状态”
例如:
The news made us very happy.
(3) make sb. / sth. + n.,“使……成为……”
例如:
We make her monitor.
(4) make sb. / sth. + 介词短语,“使某人(某物)……”
例如:
My mother usually makes my little brother at home.
(5) make sb. / sth. + done,“使某人(某物)被……”
例如:
Tom raised his voice in order to make him heard well.
(6) make sb. / sth. + doing,“使某人(某物)一直……”
例如:
The teacher made him standing all the time.
【中考链接】
—Lets _______ some dumplings right now.
—OK. Ill cut up the meat first. (2011浙江台州)
A. eat B. buy C. heat D. make
【答案】D
【解析】考查词义辨析。eat“吃”;buy “买”; heat “加热”;make“制作,加工”。根据答语“好的,我先切肉”可推测是想做一些饺子,因此用make。故选D。
3. feed
feed,喂养;满足(欲望等);向……提供;供……作食物;饲料(尤指粗饲料);施肥;喂送;草料;(尤指向地方性电视台)馈送电视节目
feed常用短语有:
feed sth. to sb. / feed sb. on sth. 用……喂养……
feed sb. with sth. 用……喂养……
be fed up of ... / be tired of ... / be bored with ... 对……感到厌倦
feed on以……为食
例如:
Dont feed or scare the animals while visiting the zoo. 在动物园不要给动物喂食或惊吓动物。
They can be used as a stock feed. 它们可以作为牲口饲料。
【中考链接】
— I like reading.
—Great!It can _______ your mind.
(2011湖北武汉)
A. read B. lose C. feed D. feel
【答案】C
【解析】 考查动词的用法。it指reading,这里指读书能充实人的思想。feed是“补充;喂”的意思。
1. be proud of
=take pride in为……感到骄傲
例如:
Thats certainly something we can be proud of. 那当然是我们可以引以自豪的事。
【中考链接】
Li Na has won the championship in France Tennis Open. All the Asians _______ her challenging spirit and excellent English. (2011哈尔滨)
A. are proud of B. take care of
C. get along with
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意:李娜获得冠军,全亚洲人为此感到骄傲。用are proud of。正确答案为A。
2. make sure, make a hit和make up
make sure务必;确信
make a hit获得成功;大出风头
make up组成;补足;弥补;编造
例如:
Please make sure nothing is wrong. 请确定这是万无一失。
This invention will make a hit all over the world. 这项发明将在全世界引起轰动。
Women officers make up 13 percent of the police force. 女警占警力的13%。
【中考链接】
Please check your paper to _______ there are no mistakes. (2011大庆)
A. think of B. try out
C. find out D. make sure
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意:请检查试卷,确保没错。正确答案为D。
1. 一般现在时
概念:
经常、习惯性、反复发生的动作或行为及现在存在的某种状况。
时间状语:
always, usually, often, sometimes, every week (day, year, month ...), once a week, on Sundays, etc.
基本结构:
① be动词am, is, are;
② 行为动词,动词原形或动词第三人称单数形式。
否定形式:
① am/ is/ are + not;
② 此时的谓语动词若为行为动词,则在其前加dont,如主语为第三人称单数,则用doesnt,同时还原行为动词。
一般疑问句:
① 把be动词放于句首;
② 用助动词do提问,如主语为第三人称单数,则用does,同时,还原行为动词。
2. 过去将来时
概念:
立足于过去某一时刻,从过去看将来,常用于宾语从句中。
时间状语:
the next day (morning, year ...), the following month (week ...)等
基本结构:
① was/ were/ going to + do;
② would/ should + do
否定形式:
① was/ were/ not + going to + do;
② would/ should + not + do
一般疑问句:
① was或were放于句首;
② would/ should 提到句首。
【中考链接】
—I called you at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.
—Sorry, I _______ with my friends at that time. (2011河南省)
A. swim B. swam
C. will swim D. was swimming
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。上句说:我昨天下午4点钟给你打电话,但是没人接。下句显然是要告诉对方当时正在做什么,故用过去进行时。句意:我当时和我的朋友们在一起游泳。正确答案为D。
【中考链接】
—Excuse me, where is Mr. Browns office?
—Sorry, I dont know. I _______ here for only a few days. (2011河南)
A. work B. worked
C. have worked D. will work
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词时态。句意:我在这才上几天班。正确答案为C。
【中考链接】
Dont make so much noise. The children _______ an English lesson. (2011黑龙江绥化)
A. have B. are having
C. were having
【答案】B
【解析】考查时态。句意:不要太吵闹,孩子们正在上英语课。故用现在进行时。正确答案为B。
【中考链接】
Mr. Black is going to marry a girl he _______ in Japan last year. (2011内蒙古包头)
A. meets B. met
C. has met D. would meet
【答案】B
【解析】考查时态。句意为“布莱克先生打算和他去年在日本结识的女孩结婚”。故选B。
【中考链接】
—You have found your lost umbrella,
havent you?
—Yes. I _______ it behind the door this
afternoon. (2011广西柳州)
A. have found B. will find
C. found
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词的时态。根据答语的句意“今天下午找到的”,可知动作发生在过去,用一般过去时,故选C。
礼貌地请求常用表达法:
Excuse me!
Pardon me!
Could you please tell me the way to the park?
Can I ask you the way to the park?
Im sorry to trouble you but ...
I wonder if you could help me.
【中考链接】
—I cant find my seat. Could you show me, sir?
—_______. May I see your ticket, please?(2011浙江台州)
A. Sure B. I agree
C. Good idea D. It doesnt matter
【答案】A
【解析】考查交际用语。Sure.“当然可以”;I agree. “我同意”; Good idea.“好主意,好办法”;It doesnt matter.“没关系”。由句意“我找不到我的座位,你能指给我吗,先生?”正确答案为A。