牛津高中英语模块二复习.doc

I1. curious 【语境展示】 1. The man threw a curious look at the fashionable lady. 2). The girl is curious about everything she sees. 3). My father was curious to know what my brother would say. 4). I heard a curious noise last night and it made me very nervous. 【自我归纳】通过以上例句可知：curious表示“好奇的，想知道的”，如句1；可用于be curious about sth. 结构中，如句2；还可用于 ______ 结构中，如句3，表示“______”；curious还可表示“奇怪的，奇特的”，如句4。 【拓展】 1. curiosity 好奇心，为不可数名词。如： I’m always full of curiosity about foreign cultures. 我对异国文化一直都非常好奇。 The news aroused a lot of curiosity among the local people.这条新闻激起了当地人很大的好奇心。 2. curiously 好奇地；奇怪地。如： The little boy was looking at those people curiously.这个小男孩好奇地看着那些人。 She was there all day but, curiously, I didn’t see her.她一整天都在那里，然而奇怪的是，我却没有看见她。 preserve vt. 1) 保护，保存(使免受破坏) preserve sth. (from)… 保护…以免… I pray that fate may preserve you from all harm. 我祈祷上天保佑你平安。 You can preserve meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。 2) 维护, 保持(状况不变), 保养 preserve the world peace维护世界和平 巧辩异同 protect 强调保护使….免受(伤害, 损失) prevent 阻止……做……；防止……做 He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow. 他举起胳膊以保护脸不受打击。 His parents prevented him from chatting online. 他的父母不让他网上聊天。 3. breathe vt. /vi. 呼吸 breathe (in) fresh air 呼吸进新鲜的空气 举一反三 breath n. 呼吸 hold one’s breath屏住气，不呼吸 out of breath气喘吁吁 take a deep breath. = breathe deeply? 做深呼吸比较：take breath休息一下 present 【语境展示】 1. I am just going out to get a birthday present for my mum. 2. Every member of the committee was present today. 3. At the present moment he is supposed to be in Paris. 4. The students presented flowers to their teachers on Teachers’ Day. 5. We should present some suggestions which would solve this difficult problem. 6. Mr Smith, may I present you to my wife? 【自我归纳】 通过以上例句可知： present作名词，可表示“/ 现在”，如句1；作形容词时，可表示“______，______” ()，如句2；还可表示“ (可作前置定语)”，如句3；作动词时，可表示“赠送”，如______；还可表示“提出（论点、看法）”和“介绍”，如句5和句6。 【拓展】 1. at present 现在，此刻。如： At present, I am living in Henan with my grandfather.我现在和祖父住在河南。 2. for the present 就现在来说，暂时。如： Let’s leave these b