重點詞組run into, step up, due to,, show up, according to,t, , make up, take charge of, so far, be similar to, , run after, on average 二、精選詞匯講解1. search
(1) search vt./vi. 搜索,搜尋,搜查 search sb 搜（某人的）身；search somewhere 在某處搜查 search somewhere for sth. 在某處搜尋某物；search for sth. 搜尋/尋找某物 They searched him without any reason.他們毫無理由地搜了他的身。 They searched every part of the temple for the murderer. 他們對這座寺廟進行了全面搜查，以便找出兇手。 Scientists are searching for a cure for the disease. 科學家正在尋找治愈這種疾病的辦法。 He is searching for the missing key. 他正在尋找失蹤的鑰匙。 (2) search n. 搜尋，尋找 in search of … 尋找/尋求某物 The villagers continued their search for the lost child in the forest. 村民們繼續(xù)在森林里尋找那個迷路的孩子。 Migrant workers moved from city to city in search of work. 流動工人為找工作從一個城市移居到另一個城市。 He went in search of a doctor for his sick wife. 他去為他生病的妻子找醫(yī)生。 2.
(1) support vt. 支撐；支持，擁護；維持, 贍養(yǎng)；證實 The old man entered the room supported by his grandson. 老人由孫子扶著進了房間。 They supported the Democratic Party. 他們支持/擁護民主黨。 The desert climate supports little plant life. 沙漠氣候使很少的植物能維持下去/存活。 He has a large family to support. 他要養(yǎng)活一大家子人。 Can you give some examples to support your argument? 你能舉幾個例子來論證你的論點嗎? (2) support n. 支援，幫助；擁護；支撐；； Hunter is the chief support of the family. 亨特是他家的主要贍養(yǎng)者。 Jim was a great support to us when father died. 父親死后，吉姆給了我們巨大的幫助。 We need your support. 我們需要你們的支持。 3. witness
(1) witness n. [c.] 目擊者; 見證人；證明，見證 a witness to/of...是...的目擊證人 The police found the witness to the murder. 警察找到了那個謀殺案的目擊證人。 She was a witness of the accident. 她是那次事故的目擊證人。 You cannot sign your will without witnesses. 沒有見證人的情況下你不能簽署你的遺囑。 His whole life was a witness to his honesty. 他的整個一生就是對他的誠實的見證。 (2) witness vt./ vi. 目擊，親眼看見；為……作證 witness to ... / to doing ... 為某事作證/ 為做某事作證 Did anyone witness the robbery? 有人親眼目睹了這次搶劫案嗎？ She witnessed our wedding. 她見證了我們的婚禮。 He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building. 他證明說看到那個人進了那棟樓。 This gift witnesses to his generosity. 這件禮物見證了他的慷慨。 4.
(1) puzzle vt. 使迷惑,使困惑 The woman’s illness puzzled the doctor, and he couldn’t find the cause. 那婦女的病使那醫(yī)生很困惑，他就是找不到病因。 The teacher was puzzled by the student’s question. 老師被這個學生的問題難住了。 (2) puzzle n. n. 難題,難解之事,謎 We are trying to work out a puzzle. 我們正設法解出一個難題。 (3) puzzled adj. 困惑的,茫然的 ； puzzling adj. 令人困惑的,莫名其妙的 a puzzled mother 一位困惑的母親；a puzzling case 一件令人困惑的案件 I’m puzzled about what to do next. 我很迷茫下一步該干什么。 He couldn’t sleep well as he was thinking about the puzzling problem. 他睡不好，因為他一直在思考著那個令人困惑的問題。 She listened with a puzzled expression on her face. 她臉上帶著困惑的表情在傾聽著。 (4) 注意：在英語中，動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞或過去分詞可用作形容詞。當用來表示人的情緒狀態(tài)或感覺時，常用過去分詞形式的形容詞，這些詞常用來修飾人或look, expression, voice, face 等名詞。當表示事物的特征或?qū)傩詴r，常用現(xiàn)在分詞形式的形容詞。如： frighten vt. 使驚嚇； frightened adj. 感到害怕的； frightening adj. 令人害怕的 disappoint vt.使失望； disappointed adj. 感到失望的； disappointing adj. 令人失望的 surprise vt. 使驚奇； surprised adj. 感到驚訝的； surprising adj. 令人驚訝的 excite vt. 使興奮 excited adj. 感到興奮的，激動的 exciting adj. 令人激動的 5. convincing
(1) convincing adj. 使人信服的,有力的,令人心悅誠服的 convincing evidence 令人信服的證據(jù)； convincing arguments 令人信服的論據(jù) No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs died out. 尚未有人能對恐龍的滅絕作出一個令人信服的解釋。 (2) convinced adj. 相信的，被說服的 I'm quite convinced. 我很相信（這件事）。 (3) convince vt. 使……相信，說服 convince sb. of sth使某人相信某事；sb. be convinced of...某人相信某事 convince sb. that使某人相信某事； convince sb. to do sth. 說服某人做某事 I am convinced of her innocence. 我相信他的清白。 我一直在努力說服他去看醫(yī)生。 We convinced to go by train rather than plane.我們說服Ann坐火車而不是坐飛機去。 He was convinced that it was necessary to get it across to them.他相信有必要告訴他們這件事。 6. due to
(1) due to （作表語）由于, 因為 His absence was due to the storm. 他的缺席是由于那場暴風雨造成的。 (2) duo to (作狀語) 由于，因為 He arrived late due to the storm. 他由于暴風雨而遲到了。 (3) 表示“由于；因為”的常用近義短語還有： because of...; owing to...; on account of... 但thanks to... 幸虧，由于；多虧（表示的是正面的原因） Thanks to his effort, it is more successful than we have expected. 由于他的努力，我們獲得了比預期更大的成功。 7. look into
(1) look into 調(diào)查；檢查 look into a question 調(diào)查一個問題；look into a case 調(diào)查一個案件 The police are looking into the reason why the plane crashed into the sea. 警察正在調(diào)查那架飛機墜海的原因。 (2) look into 注視……的內(nèi)部或深處 He looked into the box/ the mirror/ her eyes. 他注視著箱底/ 鏡子/她的眼睛。 For a while the sisters could not look into each other's faces. 好一陣子姐妹倆都不能互相正視對方的臉。 They stopped to look into the window. 他們停下來看看櫥窗。 He looked into the room but found nobody in. 他朝房間里看但沒發(fā)現(xiàn)有任何人在那。 與look 搭配的常用短語：look about 四處尋找； look for 尋找，期待 look after 照顧，關心； look out 小心，注意；look back 回顧，追憶 look over 仔細查看； look down on/upon 輕視，看不起; look up 仰視，好轉 8. make up
(1) make up編造 The whole story was just made up by him. 整件事完全是他編造出來的。 (2) make up 組成…… （被動結構：be made up of 由……組成） Twelve doctors make up the medical team. 十二名醫(yī)生組成了那個醫(yī)療隊。 The medical team was made up of twelve doctors. 那個醫(yī)療隊由十二名醫(yī)生組成。 (3) make up補足; make up for…補償；彌補 We still need $50 to make up the sum required. 我們需要五十元以補足所需要的數(shù)目。 Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity. 她的美麗不能彌補她的愚蠢。 We should try our best to make up for our loss. 我們應該盡最大努力去彌補我們的損失。 (4) make ( sb./ ooneself) up 化妝 She took over 30 minutes to make (herself) up. 她花了30多分鐘來化妝。 9. take charge of
(1) take charge (of …)負責；接管；照管 （在句中用做謂語）
Who will take charge of the plans of the party? 誰將負責晚會的所有計劃？ John was elected the new president of the club and took charge at the next meeting. 約翰被選為俱樂部的新主席并在下一次的集會上接管了俱樂部。 I am willing to take charge of you, Bob, and to educate you, and provide for you. 鮑勃，我愿意照管你、教育你并且撫養(yǎng)你。 (2) （某人）負責某事; in the charge of sb./ in sb’s charge （某事）由某人負責/照料/管理； 上面兩個短語的區(qū)別是兩者都可以在句中用作表語、狀語、定語，但作表語時，表示人的名詞或代詞作主語時需用前者，表示某人單位、部門、某項工作時需用后者。 Tom works there, in charge of the sales department. 湯姆在那工作，負責銷售部。 Comrade Yang will be in charge of the work for the time being.楊同志將暫時負責那項工作。 The boy was taken in the charge of his tutor. 這男孩受他的家庭教師管理。 This department is in the charge of Sun Qing. 這一部門由孫清主管。 10. be said to do 據(jù)說(某人/某事)…
(1)這兩個句型替換時要注意謂語動詞作相應的變化。 Tom is said to have gone abroad. = It is said that Tom has gone abroad. 據(jù)說湯姆已出國了。 The fox is said to be very sly.= It is said that the fox is very sly. 據(jù)說狐貍非常狡猾。 It was said that she was as effective as god, bringing the dying back to life. = She was said to be as effective as god, bringing the dying back to life. 據(jù)說她是個妙手回春的民間醫(yī)生。 (2) 類似用法的句型： sb./ sth. be believed to do … = It is / was believed that sb./ sth. … 大家都相信…… sb./ sth. be reported to do … = It is / was reported that sb./ sth. … 據(jù)報道…… sb./ sth. be supposed to do … = It is / was supposed that sb./ sth. … 大家公認為…… sb./ sth. be (well) knwn to do … = It is/was (well) known that sb./ sth. … 眾所周知…… sb./ sth. be thought to do … = It is / was thought that sb./ sth. … 大家公認為…… 三、詞匯拓展訓練（一）單項填空 1. Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter _____ physical and mental health. A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at 2. Kathy ______ some French while she was away on a business trip in France. A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up 3. The _______ boy made the police and his family _______. A. gone; puzzled B. missing; puzzled C. missing; puzzling D. lost; puzzling 4. Liu Xiang is believed _________ over $ 20 million in advertisements last year alone. A. to earn B. have earned C. to have earned D. having earned 5. __________ your help, I passed the examination without any difficulty. A. Because of B. Owing to C. Due to D. Thanks to 6. Finally she ___________ that Tom was guilty. A. was convinced of B. was convinced C. convinced D. was convincing 7. Every time he returned from work, Paul would _________ his favorite music to relax himself. A. put on B. take on C. get on D. set on 8. Our teacher told us that she was rather __________ at the __________ result of the test. A. disappointed; disappointing B. disappointing; disappointed C. disappointing; disappointing D. disappointed; disappointed 9. The research group ____________ 15 members has made great achievements in recent years. A. is made up of B. makes up C. made up of D. making up of 10. While our manager is away on business, our company will be _____________ Mr. Zhang. A. in the charge of B. in charge of C. taken charge of D. taking the charge of
(二) 單詞拼寫 1. We haven’t heard much from our uncle _______________（最近）. 2. （證據(jù)）of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer. 3. On __________（平均）, he lost two pounds of weight every month. 4. They’re ______________（研究）the effects of the chemical on the environment. 5. Mr. Smith takes several part-time jobs, because he has a large family to __________ (供養(yǎng)). 6. There are some _____________ (相似) between these two paintings. 7. The ________________ （可能性）that he knew about the stolen files cannot be ruled out. 8. This custom came into ___________（存在）at the beginning of last century. 9. My friend Jack has dived in the Indian Ocean many times looking for _________ (財寶). 10.The boss asked you about the _____________（進展）of your research work.
(三) 選擇合適的短語并用其正確形式填空。 A
1.When John found he was going to be late, he _____________ his pace. 2. The Government set up a working party to _____________ the problem. 3. Girls _________ 45% of the student population in our school. 4. I’ll do it __________________ your instructions. 5. She must have gone out early, for she had not __________ for breakfast. 6. The accident was ___________ his careless use of the gun. B take charge of, so far, be similar to, go missing , run after, on average
1. The technology would ______________ that used to clone animals. 2. I asked him to _____________ the business while I was away. 3. The little girl ___________ several days ago, but the police haven’t got any clue about it. 4. If you ___________ two hares(兔子), you will catch neither. 5. We received 20 calls a day ______________. 6. I haven’t got any reply from her ____________.
(四) 綜合填空 1. --- Is your sick sister still weak? --- Yes, she doesn’t even have enough _________ to walk upstairs. 2. --- Did our school football team win the game as we had expected? --- No, it was so _________. They lost the game by playing too riskily. 3. --- Did they fiind any valuable things like gold and jewels in the tomb? --- Yes, they took away all the _________ there and became rich overnight. 4.--- Have scientists been convinced that there are Yetis? --- Not really, they are still looking for evidence to see whether Yetis really ______. 5. --- What will you leave in the snow if you walk on it? --- ___________. 6. --- Have the police found anyone who saw the accident and could tell how it really happened? --- No, they haven’t found any ____________ yet. 7. --- Look, the clouds are gathering. Is it likely to rain? --- Yes, there’s a high ___________ that it will, especially in this season. 8. ---Can today’s advanced science and technology really explain why and how the Egyptian pyramids were built ? ---No, it still remains _____________. 9. --- Is Liu Xiang a household name all over the country? --- Yes, he is a _________________ hero. 10.--- Have you ever tried riding that strong black horse? --- No, it’s so _________ that I cannot even get close to it.
(五) 短文填空 Justin Foster, an American high school student, (1) missing last Friday night. Police are puzzled about it and have stepped up their (2) for him. People have shown great interest in his disappearance due to (3) of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappearance. Police have found Justin did (4) return home that night, because Justin’s two friends and some (5) have provided some evidence for that. His sister, Kelly, also heard Justin return home at about 11p.m. (6) to Kelly, a bright light then appeared outside her window and a large spaceship was flying outside, with strange-looking (7) in it. Just then she heard Justin shout and the UFO disappeared. She hasn’t seen Justin ever since. She believes the aliens took him, but her parents said she was only (8) . Some other people, like Mavis Wood, also say they have seen aliens. Police haven’t (9) out the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. And they won’t give up until they find (10) evidence. 參考答案(keys):
(一) 1-5 CABCD 6-10 BAACA (二) 1. lately/ recently 2. evidence 3. average 4. researching 5. support 6. similarities 7. possibility 8. existence 9. treasure 10. progress (三) A: 1. stepped up 2. look into 3. make up 4. according to 5. shown up 6. due to B: 1. be similar to 2. take charge of 3. went missing 4. run after 5. on average 6. so far (四) 1. strength 2. disappointing 3. treasure 4. exist 5. Footprints/ Footmarks 6. witness 7. possibility 8. unexplained/ unknown/unsolved 9. national 10. wild (五) 1. went 2. search 3. sightings 4. actually 5. witnesses 6.According 7. creatures 8. dreaming 9. ruled 10. convincing
