1.There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries.
2.It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.
词语辨析:
1). divide/separate v.
【解释】 divide “把一个整体分成若干部分”,破坏了宾语的完整性,常与 “into”连用 separate 指”把原来连在一起或靠近的部分分割开来”,常与 “from” 连用
2). puzzle/confuse
【解释】 puzzle 指“情况错宗复杂, 因而使人感到困惑不解” confuse 指“把事物混淆或弄乱“或“由于混淆、混乱而糊涂”, 语气较弱, 常指暂时现象
3) debate/argue/discuss/quarrel辩论,争论
【解释】 debate就已经确定或统一的问题,各述己见,公开,正式的争论.含交锋的意思 argue 指提出理由或事实,试图在争辩中说服对方,或促使他人拥护自己倡导的理由或观点: discuss指一般讨论,谈论 quarrel常指因琐事而感到气愤,进行争吵
4) influence/affect
【解释】 Affect着重影响一个人的感情或健康,也指事物受到影响 influence影响,指对人或事物起某种作用,使其行为,性格或观点等发生变化,常含有潜移默化的意味.
常见考点考法
You should understand the traffic rule by now. You've had it____ often enough. (05天津卷) A. explaining B. to explain C. explain D. explained
【答案】选D
【解析】 本题考查非谓语动词充当宾语补足语的用法。在have sth. done结构中,"done"与sth. 含有被动关系。在本题中,the traffic rule与explain有被动关系,因此,选D。
There are plenty of jobs ______ in the western part of the country.
A. present B. available C. precious D. convenient
【答案】选B
【解析】考查通过句意选择同类词中恰当的形容词。 present adj.现在的, 出席的, 当面的;
available adj.可用到的, 可利用的, 有用的, 有空的, 接受探访的;precious adj.宝贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的, 过于精致的, 珍爱的; convenient adj便利的, 方便的.通过句意及语境可知,正确答案是B
News reports say peace talks between the two countries_____________ with no agreement reached. (NMET2003)
A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up
【答案】选D
【解析】broken out 为爆发,比如战争的爆发 broke down 可译为汽车抛锚
broken up 为分手 broke in 表示闯入。每一个词组都会有多个解释,根据句意答案应该是broke up
Helen had to shout________ above the sound of the music.?(2004全国高考Ⅲ)
A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear?
C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard?
【答案】选D
【解析】根据题意"海伦只好喊,以便使别人听到自己的声音",所以应当用动词不定式表目的,但自己应当是被听到,所以要用head