2014高考英语总复习课件 unit 23 conflict.ppt

2. ________ the ________ of buying a house， it costs little to rent a house. A. Compared to； fee B. Comparing with； charge C. Comparing to； fare D. Compared with； expense 答案 D 解析 句意：与买房相比，租房的费用要少。compare的逻辑主语是“to rent a house”，两者构成被动关系，故用compared；fee强调“学费、律师费等费用”；charge强调“提供服务时索取的费用”；fare强调“车船费等”；expense强调“实际支付的费用总数额”，根据句意可知D项正确。 3. According to news reports personal ________ of guns in the USA causes a lot of trouble. A. wealth B. possession C. matter D. problem 答案 B 解析 句意：根据新闻报道，在美国私人拥有枪支引起了很多的麻烦。possession此处表示“拥有；占有”。 4. I wasn’t sure about Mary when I first met her， but on further ________ I rather like her. A. occasion B. attempt C. communication D. acquaintance 答案 D 解析 句意：在第一次见到玛丽的时候我不太了解她，但进一步地熟悉后，我很喜欢她。acquaintance意为“熟悉；认识”。 5. ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin. A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed 答案 C 解析 句意：长时间暴露于阳光下对皮肤有害。be exposed to意为“暴露于”，此处为-ing短语作主语。 Ⅱ.短语应用 1. — Why is he feeling down today? — Because the suggestion he ________ was turned down. A. put away B. put up C. put down D. put forward 答案 D 解析 句意：——他今天为什么情绪这么低落?——因为他提出的那个建议被拒绝了。put away“收起来；放好”； put up“挂起；张贴”； put down“记下；写下”； put forward“提出”。 2. If a person has not had enough sleep， his actions will give him ________ during the day. A. away B. up C. in D. back 答案 A 解析 give away“泄露”。句意：如果一个人没有足够的睡眠，他在白天的行为会让他暴露。A项正确。 3. Those miners trapped underground were encouraged to ________ until saved. A. hold off B. hold back C. hold out D. hold up 答案 C 解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意：人们鼓励被困在地下的矿工坚持到被营救出来。hold out“坚持”，符合句意。hold off“推迟”；hold back“抑制”；hold up“耽搁”。 知识梳理 at sb.’s expense由某人负担费用；由某人付钱 at the expense of sb. / sth.在牺牲……的情况下；以……为代价 指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价 price 常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费 expense 指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用 cost 探究练习 One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living ________. A. bills B. expenses C. prices D. charges 【解析】 B 由其修饰语living可知，