高考英语知识精讲
第16讲
一、Language points
1. have mercy on:对…表示怜悯
at the mercy of:任由…摆布或控制
be g…for mercy:乞求…的怜悯
show (little/much) mercy to sb:对…(毫不/非常)仁慈
without mercy:无怜悯之心
2. keep sb company
accompany sb to a place
in the company of sb
accompany sb (at/on sth):给某人伴奏
3. (c)=wealth:(大量)财产
fortune (u)=luck:机会,运气
(c)=fate:个人的前途,命运
fortunate=lucky
fortunately=luckily
4. a spare room:一个备用房间
in one’s spare time:在某人空闲时间里
spare me five minutes:为我抽出5分钟
spare no efforts:不遗余力
spare no expense:不惜成本
spare time:花费时间
kill time:消磨时间
waste time:浪费时间
5. in terms of:就…而言,从…角度,根据
in the long term:长远看来
in the short term=at the moment:在目前
in sb’s terms:在…看来
in relative terms:相对而言
in general/practical/financial:从总体/实际/财政角度
6. go about (doing) sth:着手,从事某事
as far as I know:据我所知
go/get down on one’s knees:跪下
tend to do:倾向于干什么
tend to sth:倾向于什么
therefore (adv.)=as a result of that
so (conj.)
7. in the eyes of sb=in sb’s eyes=in one’s opinion:在某人看来
keep an eye on sb:留神,看管
look sb in the eye:目不转睛地看某人
keep one’s eyes open:留心看,密切注意
8. sb sth:给某人端上…
sb with sth=sth to sb:拿出…来款待某人
serve to do sth:起…作用
a s…:担任,充当…
sb/sth:为…服务,端(饭、菜)
First come, first served.:先到先招待
Make the past serve the present.:古为今用
Let those who can serve as teachers.:能者为师
二、题型归纳──阅读理解解题要决四──词义猜测题
利用文章所提供的语境去推测生词是阅读的必备技能之一。词义猜测题是高考必考的题型,所考词汇可以是生词,也可以是熟词新义,还可以是人称代词的指代内容。
1. 根据定义、解释和复述猜测词义。这种情况下,生词往往出现在前面,定义或解释跟在生词的后面,由or或破折号引出。因此只要找准并正确理解生词的释义,生词的含义也就清楚了。释义部分可以是单词、短语,也可以是句子。在做这类题时,要注意生词与复述部分往往构成同位语,在句中多用逗号、破折号、冒号、分号等来连接。
例:…In another survey, 79% of teens agreed that people at their age aren’t careful enough when giving out information about themselves online. Besides, careless blogging can also affect blog viewers. When you are angry