9. rather than：而不是 other than=except or rather：更确切地说

8. use up=run out of　 用完 　　 give out=run out　　 耗尽

7. It is no good/use +doing sth There is/seems no point in doing sth There is no need to do sth

6. engage sb to sb：使某人与某人订婚 get engaged to sb：与某人订婚(动作) be engaged to sb：与某人订婚(状态) be engaged in (doing) sth：忙于/从事某事

4. expect+ sb/sth：期待，预料 expect+ to do sth：期望做某事 expect+ n+ to do：期望…做… expect+ to be done：期待…被… expect+ that-clause expect+ …+ than/as+ clause expect+ …+ than/as+ (it is) expected You arrived earlier than I had expected/expected. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. appear: 不能接as if, 强调外表给人某种印象，有时含有实际并非如此。 　　 seem：可跟as if, 暗示判断有一定的根据，这种判断往往接近事实。 　　 look：可接like/as if，强调视觉印象，后面跟形容词

3. be sure of/about +n./pron.：对…有把握，确信… 　　 be sure that-clause：确信 　　 be sure wh-clause：能确定…，知道… sb be sure to do：一定会…的，必定… sb be certain to do It is certain that-clause make sure+ that-clause make sure+ of sth/doing sth：确信，对…有把握 make sure+ to do sth：一定要做…

2. match +n. +to/with +n.：使…(和…)调和，相配 　　 match +n. +against/with +n.：使…(和…)交手，使…比赛

1. lean against/on/upon+n. 　　 lean n.+against/on/upon+n. 　　 lean back后仰 　　 lean forward俯身向前 　　 lean to the left向左侧身 　　 lean to/toward…：倾向…，向…倾斜

例1：　　　 Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to　 support　 the family. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I se on TV.　　　 Flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. A. Taking　 B. Passing　 C. Buying　 D. Sending [分析]利用文化背景知识解答。众所周知，Valentine’s Day为西方国家的情人节，这一天情人之间、夫妻之间一般是要互送鲜花来庆祝的。因此借助这一文化背景知识很快可以选出答案。

例2：Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed　　　　 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing smoothly from her. A. member　 B. actress　 C. player　 D. character [分析]本题考查文化背景知识。莎士比亚为英国文学巨匠，他的作品人们耳熟能详，尤其是《威尼斯商人》更是广为人知。其中主要人物有乐于助人的安东尼奥，贪婪自私的夏洛克，还有机智、漂亮的鲍西亚。根据文意可知此题答案。

例3：Fire stations are strangely exciting places. In the normal course of events the great doors are shut, and behind them, the fire-engines wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly cared for. But the moment the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and the firemen come　　　 . A. fleeing　 B. laughing　 C. jumping　 D. rushing [分析]考查生活常识。每当有火警的时候消防队员都是快速出动，此处用rushing表示方式，修饰come。Fleeing“逃逸”，laughing“笑”，jumping“跳”，均与语境不符。

例4：It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep____ sky. A. grey　 B. blue　 C. black　 D. cloudy [分析]考查生活常识。晚上天空的颜色一般是深蓝色。

It was a bright Saturday morning in the late fall. I had stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and__1__ the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I__2__ a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How ya doin’?” __3__ up, I saw a boy wearing a mechanic’s uniform worn by employees of the gasoline station next to the café. He looked__4__, but, at first, I was unable to__5__ where we had met. He also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his__6__ and probably my coffee began to thaw(解冻) out my__7__. Five years earlier, he had been traveling home late on a February night. A fierce__8___ had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts were getting__9___. He recalled__10__ a drift just down the road from my house. He had walked to my house for__11__. I had taken my pickup and a tow-rope and__12__ his car out of the snowdrift and up to the highway where maintenance(维护) trucks had__13___ away the snow. This has been a__14__ occurrence here during the winter. I cannot__15__ the times someone has also pulled my car from a snowdrift. ___16__, it was an unforgettable experience for him, and his memory of our unexpected meeting in a snowstorm__17__ my entire day. Leo Buscaglia wrote, “Too often we underestimate(低估) the__18_ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment(赞扬), or the smallest act of__19__, all of which have the potential to turn a__20__ around.” 1. A. preview B. scan　 C. order　 D. buy 2. A. noticed B. got　 C. caught　 D. felt 3. A. Looking B. Standing C. Rising　 D. Glaring 4. A. sensitive B. friendly　 C. familiar　 D. grateful 5. A. reflect B. determine C. regain　 D. recall 6. A. story　 B. experience C. appearance D. greetings 7. A. heart　 B. feeling　 C. memory　 D. wonder 8. A. sandstorm B. snowstorm C. hurricane D. rainfall 9. A. high　 B. slippery　 C. thin　 D. deep 10. A. blocking B. hitting　 C. knocking D. crashing 11. A. help　 B. advice　 C. emergency D. shelter 12. A. pulled B. dragged　 C. pushed　 D. dug 13. A. collected B. cleared　 C. threw　 D. melted 14. A. basic B. common　 C. forgettable D. practical 15. A. count B. keep　 C. master　 D. predict 16. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 17. A. covered B. influenced C. brightened D. filled 18. A. meaning B. relation　 C. value　 D. power 19. A. caring B. offering　 C. sharing　 D. forgiving 20. A. course B. fate　 C. truth　 D. life

本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者在咖啡馆里喝咖啡的时候，遇到了自己曾经在风雪之夜帮助过的一个年轻人。作者已经记不起对方了，但年轻人对作者给予的帮助却多年不忘。这使作者意识到一个善意的举动有多么大的力量。

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10. suffer vi.: 受苦，受害，受损失 　　 He suffered a lot during the war. 　　 Your reputation will suffer. 　　　　　　 vt.：遭受，容忍，耐住 　　 He is suffering the loss of his wife. 　　 These plants cannot suffer a cold winter. 　　 suffer from: 患…病，受…之苦 　　　 Last week I suffered from a bad cold. 　His hometown suffered from heavy snow in 2008.