3)call的常用词组: call on拜访(某人) call at 拜访(某地) call off取消
call for需要;要求 call in 召集;请……来 call back 回电话;收回
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1)As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain,the visit to the village ______ scenes of my childhood.
A.called up B.called for C.called on D.called in 用适当的介词或副词填空
2)This is the work that calls ______ patience.
3)Human Rights groups are calling ______ the release of political prisoners. 4)He had to call ______ the meeting because of the bad weather. 5)I'll call ______ him tomorrow.Do you want to visit him with me?
6)The company has called ______ all such models as were built in 1990. 7)The government then called ______ troops to deal with the disturbances. 8)The old photo calls ______ memories of my childhood.
2.Snakes come near the house now and then,and they seem to have made their home here,not far from the walnut tree.
蛇时不时地爬到屋子边上来,似乎是在离胡桃树不远的地方安家了. 考点:now and then偶尔;有时
Now and then,unusual creatures are washed to the shore,but they are rarely caught in the sea.
一些奇怪的生物偶然被冲到岸上来,然而在海里很少能捕得到它们. We haven't seen each other for years,but we chat online now and then. 我们已有多年未见过面了,但有时会在网上聊一聊.
1)同义词(短语):sometimes,at times,occasionally,once in a while,from time to time 2)常见的表示频率的副词还有: always,all the time总是 usually 通常
often,frequently,constantly常常
单项填空
1) We get along quite well though there are quarrels between us ______. A.now and then B.here and there C.at one time D.up and down 2)Though they are very busy every day,they manage to get together ______. A.by and by B.now and then C.all the time D.more or less 3.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.
这回我有机会来表现一下自己了.我要发明某种仁慈的东西,既可以把蛇捉住,又不会伤害它们.
剖析:主句以here开头,构成倒装句,以加强语气.
考点:distinguish vt.& vi.显示……的差别;使……有所不同;辨别
His red hair distinguishes himself from his classmates. 他的红头发显出他与同学们之间的不同. Speech distinguishes man from the animals. 语言使人类与动物有所不同.
How do you distinguish between a star and a planet? 你怎样区分恒星和行星?
1)派生词:distinction n.区别;distinctive adj.独特的;distinguished adj.卓越的;著名的 2)distinguish oneself使得自己扬名
This area distinguishes itself for its forests. 这个地区因为其森林而扬名.
3)be distinguished for 因……而著称 4)be distinguished by 以……为特征
5)be distinguished as 作为……而著名;称之为……
单项填空
1)Hangzhou is distinguished ______ its beautiful scenery. A.as B.for C.in
D.by
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2)Can you distinguish ______(在……之间) those two objects? 3)Children should be taught to ______(分辨是非).
4)The Chinese nation is ______(因……而著称) its diligence and courage.
4.I set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. (于是)我着手研究蛇的习性,以便能找到最容易捉住它们的方法.
剖析:不定式to find the easiest way作目的状语,to trap them作way的定语. 考点:set about 开始;着手
The moment we got to the little village,we set about doing research. 一到那个小村庄,我们就开始了研究工作. I must set about my packing. 我得着手收拾行李了.
归纳:set about接动词作宾语时,应接动词的______形式.
1)同义词组:set out to do sth. 2)常用的set短语归纳
set down写下,记下,让乘客下车 be set in以……为背景
set aside留出,拨出,把……置于一旁 set off使爆炸;出发
set up 摆放或竖起某物;创(体育)纪录;建立
The driver stopped the bus and set down some passengers. 那个司机把公交车停下,让一些乘客下了车. The film is set in France in the 1950s.
这部电影以20世纪50年代的法国为背景.
It's wise of people to set aside some money for urgent use. 人们留出一部分钱以备急用是明智的.
I like setting off fireworks when the Spring Festival comes. 春节来临时我喜欢放烟花.
A new government was set up after the war. 新政府于战后成立.
单项填空
1)Let's ______ our personal feelings for now,and get to our business. A.set up B.set off C.set about D.set aside 2)If he sets about ______ what he wants to,nothing will stop him. A.to do B.doing C.done D.does 用适当的介词或副词填空
3)I don't know how to set ______ this job.
4)She set ______ a new world record ______ the 100-metre race.
5)We need to set ______ finding a solution.
5.They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. 它们突然就消失在附近的墙洞里了. 考点一:abrupt adj.突然的;意外的
The abrupt change of the weather resulted in heavy losses to the farmers. 突然的天气变化使得农民们损失惨重. This road has many abrupt turns. 这条道路有许多急转弯.
归纳:an abrupt change 意为“突然的变化”,an abrupt turn 意为“急转弯”.