8. imagine的用法

▲構(gòu)詞：① imagination n. [C / U] 想像，想像力，想像的事物 ② imaginative adj. 富有想像力的

▲搭配：① imagine sth / doing sth ② beyond (all) imagination (完全)出乎意料地

[考例] I can hardly imagine Peter ___across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.　 (MET 1991)

　　 A. sail　　 B. to sail　 C. sailing　 D. to have sailed

[考查目標(biāo)] imagine的基本用法。

[答案與解析] C imagine后接動(dòng)詞的-ing形式，本句的Peter是這個(gè)動(dòng)名詞的邏輯主語。

7. fun的用法

▲構(gòu)詞：funny adj. 有趣的．滑稽的，好笑的；奇特的，古怪的

▲搭配：

① make fun of 取笑；嘲弄；開某人的玩笑

② (just)for / in fun = (just) for the fun of it 取樂，非認(rèn)真地，說／做著玩的

③ be full of fun…… 很好玩

④ have fun with sb. 和某人開一個(gè)玩笑

⑤ have (some) fun 玩得(很)高興，玩得(很)開心

⑥ It's (great) fun to do sth干某事很有趣；干某事真是一件趣事；干某事真開心

⑦ What fun (it is) to do sth! 干某事多么有趣呀!

⑧ have a lot of fun doing sth 干某事玩得很開心

[考例] (200上海春招) This is not a match. We're play- ing chess just for ____.

　 　A. habit　　 B. hobby　　 C. fun　　　 D. game

[考查目標(biāo)] fun構(gòu)成的短語for fun的意思。

[答案與解析]C，for fun 常在句中用作狀語，意思是“說／做著玩的”。

6. favourite = favorite (A. E) 最喜愛的；最喜愛的人或事物

　 (1) adj. 最喜愛的My favorite sport is playing football.

　 (2) n. [C] 最喜愛的人或事物He is a favorite with his uncle.

5. difficulty n.

　 (1) difficulty (通常作復(fù)數(shù)) 難事，難點(diǎn)，難題She met with many difficulties when travelling.

　 (2) 在以下句型中，difficulty是不可數(shù)名詞，不能用復(fù)數(shù)形式。

　 have (some) difficulty (in) doing sth.

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　干某事有困難

there is (some) difficulty (in) doing sth.

　 have (some) difficulty with sth.　　　

在某事上有困難

　 there is (some) difficulty with sth.

　 do sth. with difficulty / without difficulty 困難地／輕而易舉地做某事

　 We had a lot of difficulty in finding your house.

　 Do you have any difficulty with your English?

　 [注意]

(1) 以上句型中，difficulty前可加some, little, much, a lot of, no, any修飾

　 (2) 以上句型中，亦可用trouble來代替difficulty。

4. deserted adj. 空無一人的；被遺棄的；被拋棄的

　　 (1) 空無一人的a deserted street / area空無一人的街道，地區(qū)；The office was quite deserted.辦公室里空無一人。

　　 (2) 被遺棄的　 a deserted child 被遺棄的孩子

(3) desert ['dezot] n. 沙漠

desert [dI'zo:t] vt. 丟棄；遺棄

　　 He deserted his wife and children after becoming rich.

3. consider　 v. 的用法

▲構(gòu)詞：consideration n. 考慮，思考；體諒，顧及

▲搭配：① consider doing sth. 考慮做某事 ② consider sb (to be / as)... 認(rèn)為／覺得某人……③ consider that- clause 認(rèn)為…… ④ take sth into consideration 考慮 ⑤ under consideration 在考慮中

[考例]Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.　 (NMET 1993)

　　 A. to invent　　　　　 B. inventing

　　 C. to have invented　 D. having invented

[考查目標(biāo)] consider的幾種常見用法。

[答案與解析] C consider本身是被動(dòng)語態(tài)時(shí)，后接不定式的各種結(jié)構(gòu)。如果表示已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情．用不定式的完成形式。

2. compare　 v. 的用法

▲構(gòu)詞：comparison n. 比較

▲搭配：① compare...to... 比擬；比作 ② compare... with / to... 將……和……相比較 ③ compare notes 對(duì)筆記；交換意見

[考例] ____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. (2004湖北)

　　 A. Compare　　 B. When comparing

　　 C. Comparing　　 D. When compared

[考查目標(biāo)] compare的用法。

[答案與解析] D　 本句compare用在句首作狀語，并有“被比較”的意思。

1. argue　 v. 的用法

▲構(gòu)詞：argument n. 1. [C]爭(zhēng)論 2. [U]討論．辯論3. [C]論據(jù)

▲ 搭配：

① argue with / against sb. over / on / about sth. 與某人　 爭(zhēng)論某事

② argue for / against sth. 辯論贊成／反對(duì)某事

③ argue that... 主張，認(rèn)為，爭(zhēng)辯說

④ argue sb into / out of doing sth. 說服某人做／不做某事

　 ▲友情提示：“說服某人做／不做某事”還可表達(dá)為：talk / persuade / reason sb. into / out of doing sth.

⑤ settle the argument 解決爭(zhēng)端

　 ▲友情提示：an argument with sb about / over sth. 為某事和某人而發(fā)生的爭(zhēng)執(zhí)

[考例]What laughing ____ we had about the socially respectable method for moving spaghetti (意大利式細(xì)面條) from plate to mouth.　 (2004全國(guó)卷I)

　 A. speeches　 B. lessons　 C. sayings　 D. arguments

[考查目標(biāo)] argue名詞形式的詞義。

[答案與解析] D　 argument的詞義是“爭(zhēng)辯，辯論”。

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