Unit 8
理解
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要点诠释
单词
1.drown
讲:
vt.
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vi
使溺死,淹死;淹没;消除;忘å�?/p>
例:
Betty tried to drown herself in the lake.
贝蒂企图投湖自杀ã€?/p>
The noise from the airplane drowned his voice.
来自飞机的噪音淹没了他的声音ã€?/p>
The streets were drowned by the floods.
那条街道被洪水所淹没ã€?/p>
He tried to drown his sorrows in drinks.
他试图以酒消愁ã€?/p>
He drowned himself in his job.
他埋头工作ã€?/p>
He fell from a bridge and drowned.
他从桥上掉下去淹死了ã€?/p>
练:
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How dangerous it was!
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Yes,but for the passerby s quick action,the girl___________.
A.was drowned
B.has drowned
C.should be drowned
D.could have been drowned
提示
:
本题考查虚拟语气的用法。短è¯?/p>
but for
的意思为“多亏了;如果不是„„的话â€?/p>
,要æ±?/p>
主句的谓语动词用虚拟语气,动作发生在过去,谓语用
could have done
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答案
:D
2.calm
讲:
adj.&vt.
宁静的,风平浪静的,镇静的;使平静(镇静ï¼?/p>
例:
It was a calm,cloudless day.
那是个无风无云的日子ã€?/p>
The high wind passed and the sea was calm again.
大风过后,大海又风平浪静了ã€?/p>
He always keeps/stays calm in an emergency.
他碰到紧急事件时总是保持镇定ã€?/p>
She tried to speak in a calm voice.
她尽量用平静的声音讲话ã€?/p>
She got frightened and excited,but is much calmer now.
她受惊吓而显得激动,但现在平静多了ã€?/p>
They tried everything to calm him down.
他们想尽一切办法让他镇静下来ã€?/p>
链接·提示
比较ï¼?/p>
quiet
安静的,不吵闹的ï¼?/p>
still
不动的;
silent
沉默的,不发表意见的ã€?/p>
练:
When I started playing for him,he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous.After
I______down,I played better.
A.fell
B.stepped
C.slowed
D.calmed