高二英语A Trip Along the Three Gorges.docVIP

Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges 重点词汇 1.surround vt.围绕；环绕 e.g. She stood surrounded by colleagues and admirers. ---E. L. Doctorow e.g. He knew only that he _______ here with a gun in his hand, _______ by men who wanted to kill him.(2013浙江杭州高中第二次月考) A.lay ; surrounding B.was lying ; surrounded C.was laying ; surrounded D.laid ; surrounded [解析] B。句意：他只知道他躺在这儿，手里拿着枪，被一群想杀他的人围绕着。此题考查动词时态及非谓语动词作状语，第一空根据题干可知表示过去某时刻正在做的事故用过去进行时，lie此处是“躺”的意思，故进行时是lying；第二空表示被包围，故用表示被动的过去分词，故选B。 e.g. ________by?the?police, the?kidnappers?had?no?choice?but?to?surrender.(2010北京西城区高三) A.Surrounded??????????B.Having?surrounded? C.To?be?surrounded????????D.Surrounding [解析] A。句意：绑匪被警察包围，别无选择只能投降。此题考查非谓语动词，根据句意句子主语与surround是被动关系，故排除B、D项；且表示已完成的动作，故排除C，选A。 [同根词] surrounding n.环境；周围的事物（常用复数）；adj.周围的 e.g. She?insisted?that?animals?should?live?in?their?natural________.(2010江苏启东检测) ?A.surrounding??????? ???B.resources? C.environments??????????D.surroundings [解析] D。句意：她坚持动物应该生活在自然环境中。此题考查词义辨析，environment是不可数名词，故排除C；surrounding作名词用复数故排除A；B“资源”；natural surroundings“自然环境”，故选D。 2.narrow vi.变狭窄；vt.使...狭窄；adj.狭窄的；勉强的 e.g. Stephens concerns narrowed to practical matters: how soon he could leave. ---I. McEwan e.g. A positive attitude and communication between parents and children will help______ the generation gap. A.close B.narrow C.bridge D.reduce [解析] B。句意：父母与孩子间一个积极的态度与沟通会有助于缩小代沟。此题考查此题辨析，close“关闭”；bridge“n.桥;v.消除”；reduce“减少”；narrow此处指“缩小，减小”，故选B。 [同根词] narrowly adv.勉强地；险些... e.g. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94.We were only ________ beaten. (2007天津) A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly [解析] C。句意:篮球比赛最后的比分是93比94。我们险些被打败。nearly几乎;slightly稍微;narrowly勉强地;险些;lightly轻微地;轻度地。 3.exploit vt.开发 e.g. To make sure that the resources of the North Sea were exploited for the benefit of the nation. ---T. Benn e.g. There are a great umber of natural resources in the desert, which