大家先做一下练习,看看自己是否掌握这些词和短语。
i.fill in the blanks with the words given below.change the forms where necessary.
harmony hedge harness hazard horizon
humble harsh halt heave highlight
1.the officer_______ his troops for a rest.
2.the panel discussion on cultural exchange____ the experience of people-to-people relations.
3.man is trying to _______ the limitless power of sun.
4.my cat and dog live in perfect_______.
5.the doctor was _______ about his work, although he cured many people.
6.he will get a_______ punishment,because he violates the school discipline too many times.
7.rock-climbers sometimes _______ their lives.
8.the storm _______ the sea into mountainous waves.
9.buying a house is the best _______ against inflation.
10.science gives us a new _______.
译句:
1.halted 军官命令部队停止前进,休息一下。
2.highlights 小组讨论文化交流时,突出民间关系的交流经验。
3.harness 人类极力利用取之不尽的太阳能。
4.harmony 我的猫和狗相处得十分和睦。
5.humble 这位医生虽然治好了许多人的病,但对他的工作仍很谦逊。
6.harsh 他将受到严厉的惩罚,因为他违反学校纪律的次数太多了。
7.hazard攀岩者有时冒着生命危险。
8.heaved 风暴在海面上掀起万丈波涛。
9.hedge 购买房子是防止通货膨胀的最佳保障。
10.horizon 科学使我们大开眼界。
ii.complete each sentence with one of four choices given below:
1.it is not easy to learn english well but if you _______ ,you will succeed in the end.
a)hang up b)hang about
c)hang on d)hang onto
2.san francisco is usually cool in the summer,but los angeles_______.
a)is rarely b)rarely is
c)is hardly d)is scarcely
3.we had to _______ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
a)go in for b)hold on to
c)put up with d)keep pace with
4.small farms and lack of modern technology have _______ agricultural production.
a)blundered b)tangled
c)bewildered d)hampered
5.there was something wrong with the traffic signal.our bus was_______ for nearly half an hour.
a)held on b)held back
c)held in d)held up
6.when jane fell off the bike,the other children_______.
a)were not able to help laughter
b)could not help but laughing
c)could not help laughing
d)could not help to laugh
7.the story was so touching that i could hardly _______ my tears.
a)hold on b)hold on to
c)hold up d)hold back
8.should you require any further details at this time,please do not_______ to contact me.
a)void b)hesitate
c)delay d)prevent
9.the discussion quickly became a very _______ argument about increasing price.
a)heated b)roaring
c)warm d)boiling
10.the painting was a valuable family possession,which had been _______ from generation to generation.
a)handed over b)handed out
c)handed down d)handed across
1.「答案」c)。
「解析」a)hang up“挂断(电话)”,b)hang about“闲荡”,c)hang on“坚持下去”,d)hang onto“抓紧(某物)”。可见选项c)hang on符合题意,是正确答案。句意:学好英语不容易,但如果你坚持下去,你最终能成功。
2.「答案」b)。
「解析」句中有情态动词、助动词或to be时,rarely等要放在这些动词之后、主要动词之前,但在省略句中,这类词要放在情态动词、助动词或to be之前。句意:旧金山夏天通常凉爽,洛杉矶夏天很少有凉爽的时候。
3.「答案」c)。
「解析」a)go in for“从事,爱好”,b)hold on to“坚持,抓紧”,c)put up with“容忍,忍受”,d)keep pace with“与……保持一致,跟上”,根据以上辨析可知,选项c)put up with符合题意要求。句意:孩子们在家时,我们不得不忍受许许多多的喧闹声。
4.「答案」d)。
「解析」d)hamper意为“阻碍,束缚”。其他三个动词的意义是:a)blundered“盲动,脱口而出”;b)tangled“纠缠”;
c)bewildered“迷惑”。句意:小农场以及缺乏现代技术束缚了农业的生产。
5.「答案」d)。
「解析」短语动词hold up意为“耽搁,受阻,使停止”,符合题意。句意:交通灯出了故障,我们的车被塞近半小时了。
6.「答案」c)。
「解析」can't help doing something是固定搭配,意为“忍不住做某事”。句意:当珍妮从自行车上掉下来时,其他孩子都忍不住大笑起来。
7.「答案」d)。
「解析」hold back意为“抑制”。句意:那个故事太感人了,我几乎不能控制住眼泪。
8.「答案」b)。
「解析」don't hesitate to do something意为“干……不要犹豫”。句意:如你需要任何详情的话,请随时与我联系。
9.「答案」a)。
「解析」heated argument“激烈的争论”,这是固定搭配。roaring常与applause搭配,表示“雷鸣般的掌声”; boiling常见的搭配有boiling hot“酷热的”或boiling water;warm的搭配也很多,但都不能与argument搭配。句意:讨论很快变成关于涨价问题的激烈争论。
10.「答案」c)。
「解析」hand down“传下来,传给”。a)hand over“移交,交给”,b)hand out“发给,散发”,d)hand across不是短语。句意:这幅画是珍贵的家族财产,是一代一代传下来的。