重點、難點分析:

1. reflection n. 考慮，深思；映射；反射

The last year of high school was a time for hard work and also a time for reflection.高中的最后一年是勤奮學習的時刻，也是認真思考的時刻。

The young couple looked at their reflection in the calm water.那對年輕情侶在平靜的水面上看著自己倒映在水中的影像。

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

reflect v. 反射；反映；reflective adj. 沉思的；reflector n. 反光面

【高考鏈接】

(1) Usually a child’s behavior is a ______________ of his family environment.(2004 上海春季)

A.recognitionB.reflection

C.returnD.record.

(2) The shapes of the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest work togethe ______________ rthe Chinese traditional idea of “ round heaven and wide earth”.(2008 石家莊市二模)

A.reflectB.reflectingC.to reflectD.reflected

答案：1. B 2. B

2. be suited to 合適，適宜

Your behavior wasn’t suited to the occasion. 你的行為不合適宜。

He is suited to teaching. 他適宜教書。

【詞義辨析】match， suit 與fit

這三個都可表示“適合，配得上”，但用法上有區(qū)別

(1) match：指“相配，配得上”，指人或物在品質、顏色、設計等方面相當或相配。

(2) suit：指“適合，中意，恰當”，多指符合需要、口味、性格、條件等。尤指衣服的式樣、顏色或發(fā)式與人相配。

(3) fit：指“大小、長短、形狀、位置等適合”及服裝合身。

【高考鏈接】

(1)—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

—That ______________ me fine.(2004 全國卷)

A.fitsB.meetsC.satisfiedD.suits

(2) Her shoes ______________ her dress; they look very well together.(2008 天津卷)

A.suitB.fitC.compareD.match

答案：1. D 2. D

3. appear vi. 出現(xiàn)；看上去，顯得

(1) 出現(xiàn)，顯露（反義詞disappear）

A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain. 雨后天空出現(xiàn)了彩虹。

(2) 顯得，看起來好象

They appeared not to know what was happening. 他們似乎不知道正在發(fā)生的事。

It appears that (as if) he will win the prize.看來他會得獎。

(3) appearance n. 出現(xiàn)；出場；顯露；外表

Don’t judge by appearance. 不要以貌取人。

【詞義辨析】appear， seem 與look

(1) appear: 指外表看起來似乎如此，而實際上卻不得而知。

(2) seem: 指從跡象上作出判斷，雖然有一定的根據，但還是令人難以相信。

(3) look: 憑一個人的視覺作出判斷，但含有較多的真實性，即看上去如此，而實際也如此。

【高考鏈接】

1. The ______________ on his face told me that he was angry.(2006 湖北卷)

A.impressionB.sight

C.appearanceD.expression

2. I invited Mr. and Mrs. Smith to dinner but neither______________(2006金華十校聯(lián)考)

A.appearedB.happenedC.occurredD.looked

答案：1. D 2. A

4. tough adj.

(1) 堅韌的，強健的

tough shoes堅韌的鞋 tough plastic堅韌的塑料

(2) (身體) 強壯的，結實的

He looked the toughest of all the challengers.在所有的挑戰(zhàn)者中他看起來最強壯。

(3) 頑固的，不屈不撓的

a tough customer 難纏的顧客 tough competition艱難的競爭

(4) (工作等) 費力的，棘手的

tough problems棘手的問題

5. go about 從事，著手做；（謠言等）流傳

Despite the threat of war， people go about their work as usual.盡管戰(zhàn)爭一觸即發(fā)，人們仍像平時一樣工作。

Could you please inform me how to go about contacting a lawyer?請您告訴我怎樣去聯(lián)絡律師？

6. note v. 指出，特別提到；記錄

Please note that the book must be returned within a week. 請注意這本書必須在一周內歸還。

Let me note down your address and telephone number. 讓我記下你的地址和電話號碼。

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

make a note of sth. 記下某事；take notes記筆記；

take note (of) 注意，留意；compare notes 交換意見

7. approach vt. 對付，處理 n. 方法

There are several ways of approaching the problem. 處理這個問題有好幾個方法。

His method presents a new approach to foreign languages. 他提出了學習英語的新方法。

【高考鏈接】

At the meeting， they discussed three different ______________ to the study of mathematics.(2006 湖北卷)

A.approaches B.means

C.methods D.ways

答案：A

8. determined adj. 堅決的，決意的

I was determined not to follow their advice. 我決定不聽他們的建議。

My mother was determined that I shall marry Jack.母親決定讓我嫁給杰克。

【聯(lián)想發(fā)散】

determine v.決心；決定做某事

(1) He determined to travel no farther that night.他決定那天晚上不走得太遠。

(2) He has determined that nothing shall prevent him.他已決定沒什么會阻擋得了他。

determination n. 決心，果斷

a woman of determination 有決斷力的女人

【高考鏈接】

______________ to give up smoking， he threw away his ______________ cigarettes.(2008 江西南昌市三模)

A.Determined; remained

B.Determined; remaining

C.Determining; remained

D.Determining; remaining

答案：B

9. Some jobs may seem very dull but are very important to society， while others can appear very exciting but actually very difficult and boring. (P2， L7—8) 有一些工作可能看上去很枯燥，但對社會卻非常重要；而另一些工作可能看起來很令人振奮，但實際上很難做。

考點：while充當關聯(lián)詞既可引導時間狀語從句意為“當……時候”、讓步狀語從句意為“雖然，盡管”；也可引導并列句，表轉折，意為“可是，然而”。

【高考鏈接】

(1) The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain， ______________ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.(2006天津卷)

A.sinceB.whenC.asD.while

(2)—Are you ready for Spain?

—Yes， I want the girls to experience that ______________ they are young.(2008上海卷)

A.whileB.untilC.ifD.before

(3) ______________ the Internet is of great help， I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.(2008湖南卷)

A.IfB.WhileC.BecauseD.As

答案：1. D 2. A 3. B

10. Similarly， many ordinary jobs may look dull， but they are as essential as water to our society.(P3， L40) 同樣地，很多普通的工作可能看起來乏味，但是對我們社會來說卻像水一樣必不可少。

考點：ordinary，common，usual 與 regular的區(qū)別是高考常考知識點。

【詞義辨析】ordinary，common，usual 與 regular

ordinary：“平凡的，普通的”，多指人平淡無奇。

common：指“普通的，共同的”，強調大家都有的，比較普遍的。

usual：指“通常的”，一般指在時間上延續(xù)過去一貫的，習慣性的動作或狀態(tài)。

regular：指“定期的，有規(guī)律的”。

【高考鏈接】

(1) Letterboxes are much morein the UK than ______________ in the US， where most people have a mailbox instead.(2006浙江卷)

A.commonB.normalC.ordinaryD.usual

(2) A new ______________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. (2007 天津卷)

A.normalB.usualC.regularD.common

答案：1. A 2. C

11. All of them together， though， help society function. (P3， L51) 所有的這些工作加在一起，卻有助于社會運作。

考點：though的用法歸納：

(1) conj. 表示“雖然；即使；盡管”

The article is very important though it is very short.那篇文章雖然很短，但很重要。

注意：①從句主語若與主句主語一致，謂語又包含be動詞，這兩個詞常可以省去。

The girl， though (she was) plain， had a good， kind face.雖然這女孩很簡樸，但她有一張漂亮好看的臉蛋兒。

②可引導倒裝語序。即：將從句中表語或狀語等放在though之前。

Exhausted though she was， there was no hope of her being able to sleep.雖然她很疲憊，但卻無法入睡。

(2) adv. 表示“可是，然而”。置于句末或句中。

There is no excuse， though， for hurting her feeling.

【高考鏈接】

(1)—Have you been to New Zealand?

—No， I’d like to，__________ .(2005山東卷)

A.tooB.thoughC.yetD.either

(2)—How is everything going on with you in Europe?

—Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped， __________.(2005江蘇卷)

A.thoughB.insteadC.eitherD.too

答案：1. B 2. A