必修 2 Unit 1 Cultural relics
核心单词 1. survive
vi.生还,幸存;流传下来;幸免
vt. 经历……而幸存;比……活的时间长 常用结构:
survive on sth. 靠……生存(意思等同于live on sth.) survive sb. (by ...) 比某人多活……
Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.
在这次撞车事故受伤的6个人中,只有2个人活了下来。 I can’t survive on $20 a week.
每周20美元无法维持我的生活。
Few buildings in Beichuan County survived the big earthquake on May 12, 2008.
在2008年5月12日的大地震中,北川县残留的建筑物寥寥无几。 She survived her husband by ten years. 她丈夫去世后她又活了10年。 联想拓展
survival n. 存活,幸存;残存;遗留;旧风俗 survivor n.生还者,幸存者 高手过招
完成句子 ①The old couple 从战争中幸存下来). ②His only chance of (生存) was a heart transplant. ③In the terrible accident, there were no (幸存者). 答案:①survived the war ②survival ③survivors 2. select
vt. 挑选;选择 易混辨析
select/choose/elect/pick out
四个词均含有“选译”之意。
select强调在广泛的范围内进行“精选或淘汰”,侧重以客观为标准进行选择。
choose为普通用词,侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择,着重指被选者的优点。
elect指按照一定的规章和法律,用投票方式进行的慎重的选择。
pick out为口语用词,强调“从个人角度在众多事物之中进行挑选”,有时含有“任意选择”的意思。 高手过招
选词填空(select/choose/elect/pick)
①Please a good book for me.
②She a diamond ring from the collection. ③We our monitor by a show of hands. ④She the red sweater rather than the pink one. 答案:①pick ②selected ③elected ④chose 3. design
n. 设计;图案;构思 vt. 设计;计划;构思 常用结构:
by design=on purpose 有意地,故意地
be designed to do ... 目的是做……;被打算做…… be designed for ... 为……而打算/设计 I like the design of that rug. 我喜欢那块地毯的图案。
A new highway between the two cities is being designed. 这两个城市之间的一条新高速公路正在设计中。 The experiment is designed to test the new drug. 实验的目的是测试新的药品。
The house are specially designed for the old people.
这些房子是专门为老年人设计的。 高手过招 单项填空
I like the television programme educate not merely entertain. A. designed to B. designed for C. is designed to D. is designed for
解析:选A。be designed to do ...为固定搭配,意为“目的是”,为过去分词短语在句中作后置定语,修饰名词programme。B、D两项be designed for中for为介词,后面需接v.-ing形式或名词,故排除。 4. fancy
adj. 奇特的;异样的 vt. 想象;设想;爱好 n. 想象力;幻想;爱好 常用结构:
fancy that ... 以为是…… fancy oneself 自负,自命不凡 fancy (doing) sth. 喜欢,想要(做)某事 fancy 用于感叹句中时表示“没想到,竟然”。 My sister likes to collect fancy clothes.
我姐姐喜欢搜集奇装异服。
I used to fancy what I would like wearing a long snow-like dress.过去我常常想象自己穿着雪白长裙的模样。
Children usually have a lively fancy. 孩子们往往拥有丰富的想象力。 Many students fancy playing football. 很多学生喜欢踢足球。
Fancy meeting you here!真没想到会在这儿遇到你! I fancy (that) it’s going to rain today. 我看今天要下雨。
答案: ①to say→saying ②to go→going
高手过招单句改错(原创)①Fancy her to say that! ②Do you fancy to go with me this weekend?
5. consider
vt. 考虑;认为 常用结构:
consider doing sth./sth.考虑做某事
consider sb./sth. as/to be ...认为;以为;觉得 consider it+adj.+to do sth ...认为做某事是…… We are considering going to Canada. 我们正考虑到加拿大去。
We consider this (to be) very important.
我们认为这非常重要。 联想拓展
consideration n. 考虑;关心
considering prep. 考虑到;就……而言 take sth. into consideration 考虑(某事) Considering her age, she has done very well. 考虑到她的年纪,她已经做得非常好了。 高手过招 (1)单项填空
Charlie Chaplin is to be one of the greatest actors in the world. A. Regarded B. believed C. thought D. considered
(2)翻译句子 ①你是否考虑过如何到达那里?
②他会被认为是个软弱无能的领导人。
解析:(1) 选D。考查词义辨析。think, regard, consider都有“看作”的意思,然而搭配不同。think一般与of搭配,形成think of ...;regard与as搭配,形成regard ...as; consider可以与as搭配,形成consider ...as,也可以跟不定式,形成consider sb. to do sth.的搭配。 (2)①Have you considered how to get there? ②He will be considered a weak leader.
6. worth
adj.值得(做某事); 有(做某事)的价值 n.价值; 用处
be worth doing sth.值得(做某事);有(做某事)的价值
be worth sth.用于“数量、持续时间等”的名词之后,表示某物价值多少金额。 The new car cost a lot of money, but it’s certainly worth it. 买这辆新汽车花了很多钱, 但确实物有所值。
The thieves stole one million pounds worth of jewellery. 窃贼偷走了价值100万英镑的珠宝。