一、重点词汇过关
1. color
(1) 颜色;肤色;颜料;脸色
例如:
Nancy likes the skirt well enough, but doesn’t like the color(. 南希还挺喜欢这件裙子,只是有点不满意它的颜色。)
The color is coming back to your face.(你的气色在好转。)
(2) 粉饰;给……涂颜色
例如:
The sun was beginning to color the sky above.(太阳开始给上方的天空涂抹色彩。)
【Exercise】
( )1. Look at the flowers! They are in different _______.
A. prices B. sizes C. colors
( )2. —Kids, _______ the little ducks yellow.
—But Miss Fang, I have no (绘画颜料).
A. color B. leave C. cause
( )3. —Which hat would you like?
—The black one. The _______ matches my new skirt quite well.
A. size B. background C. color
【Keys: 1~3 CAC】
2. dictionary
(1) 字典;词典;辞书
例如:
I read English book with the help of a dictionary.(我借助一本字典阅读英文书。)
When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand(. 他写作时手边总备有一本字典。)
(2) 相关短语:
a living dictionary 活词典;学识渊博的人
a walking dictionary/library 活词典;学识渊博的人
speak like a dictionary 讲话很有学问(或很精确);谈吐不凡
【Exercise】
( )When I have any math problem, Mom always helps me with it. She is my
walking _______.
A. dialogue B. history C. dictionary 【Key: C】
3. excuse
(1) 借口;理由
例如:
Loser always has an excuse.(失败者总有借口。)
(2) 原谅;为……申辩;给……免去
作为借口;请求宽恕;表示宽恕
例如:
He excused himself by saying that he was late because of the terrible weather.(他为自己辩解说他迟到是因为恶劣天气。)
Many people excuse him for something wrong that he has done.(很多人已经原谅了他做过的错事。)
【Exercise】
( )1. —Look, the teacher is very angry with Alex.
—Well, he came late again. But that’s no _______ to shout at him.
A. problem B. lesson C. excuse
( )2. —I hope you’ll _______ me, Mr. Crum.
—It doesn’t matter this time, but you should not speak to people like that.
A. follow B. excuse C. help
( )3. —He can find many _______ for not going to school.
—He probably puts his mind to online games.
A. questions B. times C. excuses
( )4. —Let’s hurry, Jim.
—Sure. We have no _______ to be late this time.
A. fun B. excuse C. money
( )5. —How about the girl (受伤)in the traffic accident?
—The situation allows no _______. We have to send her to the hospital as
soon as we can.
A. help B. excuse C. time
【Keys: 1~5 CBCBB】
4. trip
(1) . 旅行
例如:
I am interested in the ten day trip next spring. (我对明年春天为期10 天的旅行很感兴趣。)
(2) 相关短语:
a trip to the moon 一次月球旅行
make/take a trip 旅行
a pleasant trip 一次愉快的旅行
business trip 公务旅行;出差
例如:
Mark was sent to Paris on a business trip.(马克被派往巴黎出差。)
Last week, I had a pleasant trip to the capital of our country, Beijing.(上周,我前往我国首都北京进行了一次愉快的旅行。)
(3) 辨析:trip,journey,tour 和travel
①trip 常指短距离直达目的地的旅行。在日常用语中,trip 可与journey通用。
例如:
I am going on a trip to the seaside during the summer holidays(. 暑假期间我将去海边旅行。)
He went on a trip to Sanya.(他去三亚旅行了。)
②journey 主要指单程较远距离的海、陆、空旅行。表示“去旅行”时,应使用go on a journey,而不是go to a journey。
例如:
Mr. Smith went on a journey from Paris to New York.(史密斯先生进行了一次从巴黎到纽约的旅行。)
A pleasant journey to you.(祝你旅途愉快。)
③tour 意为“旅行,周游,观光”,主要目的是游览或视察,距离可长可短,常带有“最后回到出发地”的含义。
例如:
He is making a tour of the world.(他环游世界去了。)
They spent two months on a tour through most of the countries of Europe(. 他们用了两个月的时间去旅行,游历了欧洲的大部分国家。)
④travel 一般指到国外或远方旅行,它与journey 的不同之处在于不强调某一目的地,有“到各地游历”的意思,作名词时常用复数形式。
例如:
He has just returned from his travels.(他刚刚旅行回来。)
One day in his travels in China, he got to Guangzhou(. 在中国旅行期间的一天,他去了广州。)
【Exercise】
( )1. —What do you think of your last _______?
—I had a very scary experience in the mountains. I won’t go there again.
A. year B. trip C. study
( )2. —I can’t see many kinds of birds here in winter.
—That’s because lots of them _______ to the north during September.
A. travel B. tour C. trip
( )3. —I’ll go to Sydney next week.
—That’s quite a long _______. Take care.
A. trip B. tour C. journey
( )4. —I don’t like the bus _______. It’s cheap but not comfortable.
—Me neither. I like riding on the train.
A. trip B. tour C. travel
【Keys: 1~4 BACC】
5. price
(1) 价格;价值;代价
例如:
They will have to pay a high price for the house.(他们将不得不高价买下这栋房子。)
(2) . 给……定价
例如:
They are going to be priced at about 330 yuan(. 它们的价格将会定在 330 元左右。)
(3) 相关短语:
price list 价格表 ceiling price 最高价
selling price 售价 wholesale price 批发价
price tag 价格标签;价格牌 list price 标价;定价
total price 总价;总费用 floor price 底价;最低价
fixed price 固定价格 fair price 公平价格
【Exercise】
( )1. —I want to buy a ticket of the film . Do you know its
_______?
—I am not sure. Maybe it’s 50 yuan.
A. cover B. size C. price
( )2. —How about five dollars a hat, madam?
—The price sounds _______. I’ll take three then.
A. cheap B. fair C. useful
( )3. —What about this mobile phone? It is 8,400 yuan.
—It’s much too expensive. I don’t want to pay such a high _______.
A. cost B. bill C. price
( )4. —Are these cakes on sale here?
—Yes, they are sold at different _______.
A. prices B. baskets C. colors
( )5. What _______ will global warming bring us? Scientists have given us a
clear list.
A. news B. dangers C. prices
【Keys: 1~5 CBCAB】
二、重点短语过关
1. think about
(1) think about 意为“考虑;思考”。
(2) 相关短语:
think deeply about 深思;默想;考虑
think seriously about 认真思考
think hard about 努力思考;冥思苦想
think twice about sth. 对某事多加考虑
think more about 多想想
(3) 辨析:think of,think about 和think over
①think of 意为“想起;记起;有……想法;有……看法;对……有意见;考虑”。
think about 意为“考虑;回想”,着重于想的过程。
think over 意为“仔细考虑”。
例如:
I know the person you mean, but I can’t think of his name(. 我知道你讲的人是谁,但记不起他的名字。)
We are thinking of going to Spain for our holiday this year.(我们有今年去西班牙休假的想法。)
What do you think of my new dress?(你觉得我的新衣服怎么样?)
She thinks of no one but herself.(她只考虑自己,从不考虑他人。)
I am thinking about the friends I have lost.(我正在回想我失去的朋友们。)
Think over, and you’ll find a way.(仔细考虑一下,你就会有办法的。)
We need several days to think this matter over.(我们需要几天的时间来仔细考虑一下这件事情。)
②think about 和think of 表示“考虑”和“对……有某种看法”时,可以互换。
例如:
Don’t think of/about me any more.(不要再考虑我。)
They’re thinking about/of buying a new car.(他们正在考虑买一辆新车。)
What do you think of/about the film?(你认为那部电影怎么样?)
③think of 表示下列意义时,一般不和think about 换用:
a. 表示“想要,打算”
b. 表示“想出,想到”
c. 表示“关心,想着”
d. 表示“想起,记得”
例如:
Helen, are you thinking of marrying Tom?(海伦,你打算和汤姆结婚吗?)
Who thought of the idea?(谁想出的这个主意?)
Lei Feng was always thinking of others.(雷锋总是为别人着想。)
I can’t think of his name.(我想不起他的名字。)
④think about 表示“回想过去的事情”和“考虑某计划是否切实可行”时,一般不和think of 换用。
例如:
I often think about what you said.(我常常回想起你说过的话。)
I’ll think about your suggestion and give you an answer tomorrow. (我要考虑一下你的建议,明天再给你答复。)
【Exercise】
( )1. Use your head, and you will _______ a way to do the job.
A. think about B. think of C. think over
( )2. —I don’t know whether I should (接受)his gift.
—Stop for one minute and _______ it!
A. think of B. think with C. think about
( )3. —I think you _______ your study very carefully.
—I’ll be OK. Thank you.
A. think of B. think over C. think about
( )4. —Why did you call me out?
—I want us to _______ what we’d better do.
A. think of B. think over C. think about
( )5. —Tell me what you _______ my Christmas card.
—It’s not very beautiful, but you make it by yourself.
A. think of B. think over C. think up
( )6. —What’s the name of the boy playing basketball there?
—Sorry, I can’t _______ his name right now.
A. think of B. think over C. think about
( )7. —How is Ivy’s job as a (女售货员)?
—She is _______ looking for a job more interesting.
A. thinking of B. thinking over C. thinking about
( )8. —Do you like your Chinese teacher?
—Yes, I _______ him as a good teacher.
A. think of B. think over C. think up
【Keys: 1~5 BCBBA 6~8 ACA】