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2012届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版必修二Module 2 知识详解 ① reduce 　vt.　减少；缩减；约束，限制；使降低，降职； 　　　　　使……变为(某个状态)(回归课本P12) reduce...to...把……减少到……,reduce...by...把……减少了……,reduce sb.to doing sth.迫使某人做某事；使某人不得不做某事,reduction n.缩小，减少；缩版,make a reduction减价 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】 ①The expenses have been reduced to 1,000 yuan one month. 每月的费用已降到1,000元。 ②The expenses have been reduced by 200 yuan one month. 每月的费用已降了200元。 ③Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets. 最后夏洛特被迫沦落到沿街乞讨。 ④We can make a reduction if you buy in bulk. 如果你大批购买，我们可以降低价格。 1．Many students have dropped out of school and now the number of our class has ________50. A．reduced by　　　 B．reduced toC．increased to D．increased by 解析：选B。reduce...to后面数字指减少后的总量，reduce...by后面数字指纯减少的量或比率。由上面说到drop，故排除C、D。 【即境活用】 2. Since then the number of people stopping smoking ________10%. A．has reduced to B．reduces byC．has reduced by D．reduces to 解析：选C。由since then可判断主句应用现在完成时，排除B、D两项；再根据句意“自从那时戒烟人数减少了10%”，强调差额用介语by，故选C。 ② likely 　adj.　很可能的，看来要发生的；(像是)可靠的，可信的；似乎有理的　 adv.　很可能 (回归课本P9) Drug users are more likely to get into trouble at school. 吸毒者更有可能在学校遇到麻烦。 【归纳总结】 ① It is likely that he will be late. ＝He is likely to be late.他可能会迟到。 ②“He said you’d be giving them a lift.” “Not likely！” “他说你会让他们搭便车。”“绝不可能！” ③It is likely that you could suffer from bad health if you keep smoking. 如果继续吸烟，你很可能会健康状况不佳。 ④That means the price is likely to go down because of the competition.这意味着价格有可能因为竞争而下降。 【例句探源】 likely，possible，probable 三者都有“可能的”之意，区别如下： (1)likely是形容词，表示某事很可能发生，与probable 意思相近，但主语可以是人也可以是物。常用于“It is likely that...或sb./sth.be likely to do...”句型中，但不能说“It is likely for sb.to do sth.”。 (2)possible可能性相对小，作表语时，主语不能是人，常用句式为“It is possible for sb. to do sth.”或“It is possible that...”。 【易混辨析】 (3)probable 带有“很可能”的意味，语气比possible强，作表语时不能用人或不定式作主语，常用句式为“It is probable that...”。 ①It isn’t likely that I should accept such an offer as that. ②It’s possible_to break with old habits. ③It is _probable that he will succeed. 3.Young Americans who don’t go to univer