【正文】 ________ fault with other people though he doesn39。 find fault with意為“挑毛病”。s name in vain輕慢地談?wù)撃橙? We tried in vain to make him change his mind. 我們想使他改變主意，結(jié)果是白費(fèi)心機(jī)。 [考試題 ] ⑨ (湖北 )His efforts to raise money for his program were ________ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets. A. in place B. in sight C. in effect D. in vain 答案與解析： D 句意：他為他的項(xiàng)目籌集資金的努力付諸東流了，因?yàn)闆]有一個(gè)人愿意從腰包里掏出一分錢。又如： They tried in vain to persuade her to ，但枉費(fèi)了一番口舌。 5. oppose ，反抗，抵制，阻撓 be opposed to as opposed to與 …… 對(duì)照 opposable ；可對(duì)立的 opposite n．對(duì)立面；對(duì)立物 ，對(duì)面的 面 …… 相對(duì)，在 …… 對(duì)面 Father does not oppose the idea at all. 父親絲毫不反對(duì)這個(gè)想法。 [詞語辨析 ] oppose, object與 resist ① oppose為及物動(dòng)詞，指“對(duì)某人、某事采取積極行動(dòng)來反對(duì)”，著重指動(dòng)作，尤指“反對(duì)一種觀念、思想、計(jì)劃等”。作不及物動(dòng)詞，后常跟 to連用。 [考試題 ] ⑩ (山東省臨沭縣 )The government managed to have two chemical factories built, though ________ by the citizens. A． being opposed to B． opposed to C． was opposed to D． having been opposed to 答案： B [用 oppose, object或 resist的適當(dāng)形式填空 ] ?The soldiers were ________ the enemy. ?I ________ to his plan. ?The father ________ his son39。 He saved the children from the fire at the cost of his own life. 他舍身把孩子們從大火中救出。 [考試題 ] ?(天津十二區(qū)縣 )Her irresponsible behavior ________ her father many sleepless nights. A. costs B. takes C. spends D. pays 答案與解析： A 考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：她那不負(fù)責(zé)任的行為使她父親在很多個(gè)夜晚不得安睡。根據(jù)答語的前半部分可知說話人認(rèn)為那個(gè)男子要價(jià)太高，此處 costly是形容詞，表示“昂貴的”。 ?(黃岡質(zhì)檢 )The terrible accident almost ________ the driver his life. A. valued B. counted C. took D. cost 答案與解析： D 考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：那起可怕的事故差點(diǎn)要了那個(gè)司機(jī)的命。 7. postpone ；延緩；擱置 postpone sth. (to/until sth.)推遲到 …… postpone doing We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th. 我們把比賽從 3月 5日推遲到 3月 19日舉行。 [詞語辨析 ] postpone, delay與 put off ① postpone指將某一活動(dòng)“延期”到某一確定時(shí)間。 ③ put off指主觀上有意“拖延”時(shí)間。s ________ making a decision until we have more information. ?They decided to ________ the meeting. ?The sports meeting will be ________ because of some reason. postpone put off delayed 8. wipe v．擦，拭，抹，擦掉 wipe out徹底毀滅 wipe sth. with …… 擦 …… wipe away擦掉，擦干 wipe...off...從 …… 擦下去 wipe up用布擦凈 (液體或污漬 )；用布擦干 wipe sth. from one39。 The cost of the new building will wipe out all the pany39。 Wipe your nose with your handkerchief. 用手帕擦擦你的鼻子。 We are prohibited from drinking alcohol during working hours. 工作時(shí)間內(nèi)我們不得喝酒。 ② forbid“禁止”，為常用詞，常用結(jié)構(gòu) forbid sb. to do sth.。 [預(yù)測題 ] Traffic regulations ________ people from riding bicycles on the sidewalk. A. stop B. prohibit C. prevent D. keep 答案： B [用 prohibit, forbid或 ban的適當(dāng)形式填空 ] Smoking is __________ in the office building. His parents ________ him wine. Bicycles are ________ from the new motorway. prohibited forbid banned 10. foresee ，預(yù)知 The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen. 損害程度是無法預(yù)見的。t reach land very soon. 可以預(yù)見，如果不能很快地靠岸登陸，我們必死無疑。 ② forecast強(qiáng)調(diào)“預(yù)報(bào)”，指通過分析一些相關(guān)的信息、數(shù)據(jù)來預(yù)測。 [預(yù)測題 ] Those who can ________ difficulties on their way ________ success may keep calm when they really appear. A. forecast。 to C. foresee。 of 答案： C [用 foresee, forecast或 predict的適當(dāng)形式填空 ] The difficulties could not have been ________. Hurricanes have been __________ for tomorrow afternoon. She ________ that he would marry a doctor. foreseen forecast predicted 11. rob ，搶掠；盜走；剝奪 rob sb./some place of /某處某物 While she was walking, her handbag was robbed. 在她散步時(shí)，她的手提袋被搶了。 [考試題 ] (南安三校 )On his returning from work he found his house ________. A. robbing B. robbed C. stealing D. stolen 答案與解析： B 房子不可能被 steal，故排除 C、 D兩項(xiàng)；house與 rob之間是動(dòng)賓關(guān)系，所以用過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語。 We asked them to e to our party, but they declined the invitation. 我們邀請(qǐng)他們來參加我們的聚會(huì)，但他們婉言謝絕了。 ② refuse語氣比 decline重，主語可以是人也可以是物。 [預(yù)測題 ] —Did you take part in his birthday party? —No, though he invited me, I ________. A． denied B． accepted C． declined D． adopted 答案： C 13. equip vt.amp。 [預(yù)測題 ] The explorers were told to ________ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage. A． associate B． equip C． relate D． feed 答案： B 14. fortune n. [U] 機(jī)會(huì)；運(yùn)氣； [C]命運(yùn)；大筆的錢 fortunate ，運(yùn)氣好的 fortunately try one39。s fortune為某人算命 e into a fortune繼承大筆遺產(chǎn) make a fortune發(fā)財(cái) [考試題 ] (2020 The millionaire 暗示留給他的孩子們的應(yīng)該是財(cái)產(chǎn) /巨款。 He said he39。s what he said. 他說他明天要來，至少，我認(rèn)為他是這么說的。ll be back by Friday. A. at any rate B. at a rate C. at this rate D. at the rate 答案與解析： A at this rate照這樣； at any rate意為“不管怎么樣”。故選 A項(xiàng)。由題意知選 C項(xiàng)。句意：應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究涉及探究理論科學(xué)知識(shí)的應(yīng)用方法。 It seems＋ n./adj.＋ that從句中， it為形式主語， that從句為真正的主語。 There seems (to be) every reason to believe that business will get better. 看來，完全有理由相信生意會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)好。北京市崇文區(qū) )Oh！ My God！ A file seems ________ by mistake! A. deleted b. to be deleted C. being deleted D. to have been deleted 答案與解析： D 此題考查不定式的時(shí)態(tài)語態(tài)。 ② (合肥市質(zhì)檢 )The little girl showed no anxiety before the petition. She seemed ________ it pretty well. A. to prepare B. preparing C. having prepared D. to have prepared 答案與解析： D prepare動(dòng)作發(fā)生在 seemed之前，故用不定式的完成時(shí)態(tài)。 隨 堂 檢 測 Ⅰ .單詞拼寫 1． They spent a lot of money e________ the school with puters. 2． The group o________ the mayor and is trying to find a candidate to run against him. 3． He went from city to city, s________ for work. 4． Nowadays more and more farmer workers leave their hometown and rush into big cities to make a f________. equipping opposes seeking fortune 5． Some old people don39。t t________ so much noise. 6． We have to p________ going to France because the children are ill. 7． The high cost of equipment p________ many people from taking up this sport. 8． The activities of Welsh mines went into ________(減少 )after about 1880. tolerate postpone prohibits decline 9． Completed projects must be ________(提交 )by 10 March, 2020. 10． They have been living in reduced ________ (情形