【正文】 His father seems(to be) strict. 他父親似乎很嚴厲。 appear不能與 as if 連用，排除 A和 C；再從時態(tài)看可以排除 B。 It always seemed as though everything in my childhood had just happened. 我童年的一切仿佛剛剛發(fā)生一樣。 名師一線講壇 (2)seem“好像，似乎”，可用于以下句型： ??????????? It s e e m s ( to s b . ) t h a t . . . ( 對某人來說 ) 似乎 ……＝ S b . s e e m s to d o / t o be d o i n g / t o h a v e d o n eIt s e e m s as i f / t h o u g h . . . 似乎 ( 好像 ) …… ， 可接虛擬語氣s e e m ＋ ( to be ) ＋ n ./ a d j . 似乎是 ……T h e r e s e e m s to b e . . . 好像有 ……It s e e m s s o . ( ＝ So it s e e m s . ) 似乎是那樣 。 that引導一個同位語從句，在這個同位語從句中又有一個主語從句：what matters。 You have no idea how anxious we were then. 你不知道我們當時多么焦急。 In spite of the fact that he is over sixty，he is still full of spirit. 盡管他已經(jīng) 60多歲了，但仍然精力充沛。根據(jù)句意，答案為 A。 名師一線講壇 16． He was not listening and made a ________answer to the teacher’s question. A． random B． careful C． strict D． at random 解析 ： 選 A。 本題考查介詞短語辨析。故選 A。 At this rate, we will soon be bankrupt. 照這樣下去，我們很快就會破產(chǎn)。 名師一線講壇 12. at all costs 不管多大代價；無論如何 at the cost of 喪失；犧牲 at a cost of 以 …… 的費用 /價格 at any cost 以任何代價 to one’s cost 使某人遭受損失 名師一線講壇 He saved his son from drowning but only at the cost of his own life. 他救了溺水的兒子，但自己卻丟了性命。 He was vain about his looks, spending hours in the gym. 他對自己的外表很自負，在健身房里一呆就是幾個小時。 此處指“我”交換房間后有了新的室友。(朗文 P1589) 名師一線講壇 temporary的反義詞為 permanent adj. “永久的，持久的”。 equip...with...“以 …… 配備 ……” ， be equipped with modern machinery 配備現(xiàn)代化機械。 名師一線講壇 9． We want to________ our children with some special skills, thus, they can live better in the future. A． prepare B． equip C． permit D． allow 解析 ： 選 B。 I’m sorry， but I’m not free tomorrow evening so I have to _________________. 答案： decline your invitation 名師一線講壇 (2)全球經(jīng)濟自 2020年以來一直在走下坡路。 比較網(wǎng)站 名師一線講壇 I offered to give him a lift but he declined. 我主動邀請他搭車但他婉言謝絕了。 Their short term priorities are_____________ ___________________their long term goals. 答案： in direct contradiction to 名師一線講壇 8. decline v． (使 )下降；衰退；謝絕 n. 下降；衰退 （ 1） decline by 下降 …… decline to do sth. 拒絕干某事 （ 2） fall into (a) decline 開始衰退 be in decline 處于下降、衰退中 on the decline 在走下坡路；在衰退（減少） The town fell into (a) decline after the mine closed. 這個鎮(zhèn)在礦井關閉后開始衰落。 (朗文 P323) It’s a contradiction to say you support the government but would not vote for it in an election. 名師一線講壇 你說你支持政府，但又在選舉中不投它的票，這是自相矛盾的。 句意：中國海關條例規(guī)定禁止將珍貴的文物帶出中國。 __________________________________ 答案： The match was postponed for half an hour because of the conflict of players of the two sides. 名師一線講壇 6. prohibit vt. 禁止；阻止 prohibit...from doing …… 做某事 prohibit smoking 禁止吸煙 名師一線講壇 Smoking in this railway carriage is strictly prohibited. 本列車車廂嚴格禁止吸煙。 (牛津 P448) He keeps putting off going to visit his uncle. 他把看望他叔叔這件事一托再托。 (2)delay 指暫時阻撓或阻擋，稍后可再繼續(xù)進行，后跟耽擱的原因。 名師一線講壇 5. postpone vt. 推遲；延期 postpone sth.(to sth.)推遲某事物；使某事物推遲 be postponed for an hour 推遲 1個小時 postpone doing postpone ；耽擱；使延期 名師一線講壇 We’ll have to postpone the meeting until next week. 我們將不得不把會議推遲到下周舉行。 He is going to Canada to seek his fortune. 他想去加拿大掙大錢。 名師一線講壇 3． —What excuse did John give for his rudeness at the meeting? —He didn’t even mention it，________ explain it. A． let alone B． and even not C． or not D． as opposed to 解析 ： 選 A。