Module 1 Small Talk语言基础知识（外研版选修六).docVIP

[核 心 单 词] lack v．缺乏；缺少(作不及物动词时常接for或in)n.没有；不足；缺乏 [经典例句]More than half of us admit we lack willpower.我们有超过一半的人承认缺乏毅力。 (1)lack sth　缺乏某物 lack for缺乏(不用于被动语态，常用于否定句) (2)for/through lack of 因为缺乏…… (a) lack of ……的缺乏 (3)lacking adj. 缺少的；不足的 be lacking in 缺乏，不足 ①Lack of knowledge is darker than night. [谚]没有知识比黑夜还要黑。 ②Its not that exercise makes you healthy; its more that ________ leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease不是锻炼使你健康，更多的是缺乏锻炼使你身体很弱，容易感染疾病。 ③She seems to be totally lacking in common sense. 她似乎一点常识都没有。 答案　②a lack of exercise　 Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空 1．The poor family ________ the money to send their son to university. (lack) 2．If I have made any mistakes，Im ready to ________.(apology)． 3. Its beyond my wild ________ to meet you here.(imagine) 4．You neednt wear a suit.Its just an ________ party.(formal) 5．Scientists have ________ a new theory to explain this phenomenon.(advance) 6．Are you ________ when you walk alone in the dark？(nerve) 7．They promised ________ that they would restore the fallen bridge.(confidence) 8．A number of members are ________ from the meeting.(absence) 答案　1.lacked　2.apologize　3.imagination　4.informal　5.advanced　6.nervous　7.confidently　8.absent Ⅱ.单项填空 1． More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities ________ space. A．in search of B．in place of C．for lack of D．for fear of 答案　C　[句意：因为缺乏空间，大城市建起了越来越多的高楼大厦。in search of寻找；in place of代替；for lack of因为缺乏；for fear of生怕，以免。] 2． No one can possibly know ________ when an earthquake will strike. A．in vain B．in return C．in advance D．in danger 答案　C　[句意：没有人预先知道地震什么时候爆发。in vain“徒劳地”；in return“作为回报”；in advance“预先；提前”；in danger“处于危险之中”。] 3．Its reported that the cleanness and freshness of the air in this area lies in the________ of pollution. A．ambition B．assistance C．assessment D．absence 答案　D　[考查名词辨析。句意：据报道，该地区空气的清新源于没有污染。ambition“野心；雄心”；assistance“帮助；援助”；assessment“评价；评估”；absence“缺席；不在某处”。] 4．—Have you made an apology ________ him ________ breaking his window? —Yes, I have. A