大纲核心词汇.doc

第  PAGE 21 页 共  NUMPAGES 21 页 高考英语核心词汇 * ability能力；才能 【常见短语】 ability to do sth. of high / low / average ability sb’s abilities as sth. to the best of your ability 【词典例句】 1. The health center serves all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. (Longman) 2. The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time. (Oxford) 【高考考例】 1. The ability to express an idea is as important as the idea itself. (湖南 2011) 2. If you grow up in a large family, you are more likely to develop the ability to get on well with others. 【用法搭配】 表示能力时，后面常常用动词不定式作定语而不能用of doing sth.. I admire people who have the ability of being positive. (×) I admire people who have the ability to be positive. (√) * access (接近的)方法；通路；可接近性 【常见短语】 have / get / gain / deny access to easy access to ... 【词典例句】 1. We have access to the Internet at the library. (Merriam-Webster) 2. The police managed to gain access through an upstairs window. (Longman) 【高考考例】 The system has been designed to give students quick and easy access to the digital resources of the library. (浙江2009) 【用法搭配】 注意access后面常常跟介词to, 其形容词为accessible；后面也同样和介词to搭配。如： The information should be accessible to all. *adapt 改变；改编；适应 【常见短语】 adapt sth. for sth. adapt oneself to sth. 【词典例句】 1. Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. (Oxford) 2. The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments. (Cambridge) 3. The teachers adapted the curriculum so that students of all abilities will benefit from it. (Merriam-Webster) 【高考考例】The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments. (浙09) 【用法搭配】 adapt意为“改变”时，相当于modify；意为“适应”时，相当于adjust。 注意其形似词：adopt 收养，采用。 * admit 承认；准予进入 【常见短语】 admit defeat / responsibility I don’t mind admitting ... 【词典例句】 1. You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. (Oxford) 2. I didn’t think I’d like the mo