词语点击 Reading Adopt
[例题] 单项填空。
1. The new tax would force companies to ______ energy-saving measures. A. adopt B. carry
D. accept
C. adapt
2． The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt
3. Our eyes slowly ______ to the dark. A. adopted B. adapted
D. matched
C. fitted
[讲解] adopt主要有“收养”、“采用”两个意思。如： She adopted a child whose parents were dead. 她收养了一个父母双亡的孩子。
The government decided to adopt the plan.
政府决定采纳这个计划。 We adopted several measures to deal with the disease. 我们采取了一些措施来对付这种疾病。 可以单独用作形容词，表示adopted的名词是adoption，其过去分词联想[] adopt 。如：“领养的，采纳的” He was pleased by the adoption of a little girl. 他对收养了一个小女孩感到高兴。He is their adopted son. 他是他们的养子。 the adoption of new technology 新技术的采用7 / 1
[拓展] adopt和adapt的区别： adopt意思是“采纳”、“收养”；adapt意思是“改编”、“使适应”。 通过以上讲解可知上面的例题答案为：1. A； 2. D； 3. B。 [练习] 用adopt或adapt的适当形式完成句子。 1. Our school ______ a new teaching method lately. 2. They are not my real parents; I am ______.
3. He tried hard to ______ himself to the new conditions.
4. Since the ______ of the new working method, production has gone up. 1. has adopted / adopted 2. adopted 4. adoption 3. adapt Grammar
词语点击 可用作名词和形容词。alternative 可供选择的事物、选择余地”，是可数名词。如： ◆作名词，意为“ They had no alternative in the matter. ,他们没有选择的余地。在这件事上 That's the only alternative. 那是惟一的选择。
/。如：替代的”作形容词，意为◆ “可供选择的 Please find alternative means of transport. 请找别的运输方法。 Do you have an alternative solution to the problem? 你有别的办法来解决这个问题？ 拓展[] 比较alternative, chooseselect：和 非此即彼”之意；alternative作名词或形容词，多指两者之间的选择，有“连，适用范围最广，可与betweenfrom或）是动词（其名词形式是choose choice 用。它一般指主观上的选择，有最终选定的含义；用作动词，多用于正式场合，指仔细地、审慎地精选，强调客观性，所挑select 选的对象一般是相同种类的。 ”田地，牧场；场地，领域“field的主要意思有等。如：Many farmers are working in the fields.
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许多农民在田里干活。
They rode through forests and fields. 他们骑马穿过森林和原野。
A football field is one hundred yards long. 足球场有一百码长。
He has become very famous in his own field. 他在自己的领域里已经非常有名了。 ◆ field前的介词：
在field前通常用介词in或into，但在sports field和battle field前常用on。如： Don't walk in the tomato field. 不要在番茄地里走。
Why do you want to go into this field again? 你为何还想进入这个领域？ He was killed on the battle field. 他在战场上丧生。 ◆ field的数：
field作“田地”讲时通常用复数形式，除非仅指一块田地。如： The fields are all white when it snows. 下雪的时候大地全白了。
involve v. 包含，需要；牵涉，牵连；参加，加入。后面常接名词和V-ing形式。如：
This lesson involves a lot of work. 这一课需要做的工作有很多。
The test will involve answering questions about a photograph. 考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。 Don't involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
He was involved in a boring discussion. 他卷入了无聊的讨论中。
[联想] involved adj. 被涉及的，有关联的 involvement n. 卷入，参与，加入
[拓展] get / be / become involved in 被卷入……；包含在……；与……有关，专心
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地做……
involve sb in sth. / in doing sth. 使参与
be involved with 与……有牵连，与……有关 project Favour
[例题] 单项填空。
1. May I ask a favour ______ you? A. of
B. for C. to D. on
2. The decision was ______ his favour. A. of
B. for C. in D. to
3. Could you do me ______ favour and help me carry that heavy suitcase? A. a B. the C. / D. an
4. I was ______ him. In other words, I agreed with what he had just said. A. in favour of B. in honor of C. in face of D. in point of [讲解] favour可作名词和动词。
★ 作名词意为“帮助，恩惠；赞同，支持；偏袒，偏爱”等。如： Could you do me a favour and pick up Tom from school tomorrow? 明天你能帮我个忙去学校接汤姆吗？
The suggestion of closing the factory has found favour with many local people. 关闭这个工厂的建议已经得到许多当地人的支持。 As a mother, she showed no favour to any child. 作为母亲，她没有偏袒任何一个孩子。
★ 作动词意为“较喜欢，选择；优惠，特别照顾，偏袒；有助于，有利于”。如： Our teacher favours Mary. 我们的老师偏爱玛丽。 Fortune favours the brave. 幸运眷顾勇者。
The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.
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温暖的气候对多种热带植物有利。
[拓展] in favour (of sth. / sb. ) 支持，赞同 in sb.'s favour 对某人有利
ask a favour of sb. 请某人帮个忙 do sb. a favour 帮某人一个忙
通过以上讲解可知上面例题的答案为：1-4 ACAA。
[联想] favourable adj. 有利的；给人印象好的；赞同的，支持的；优惠的 favourite adj. 特别受喜爱的
n. 特别喜爱的人或事；得到偏爱的人
[练习] 用favour的适当形式翻译下列各句。
牛津高中英语模块5Unit3重点词汇讲解
