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核心单词 1. characteristic n.特色；特性；典型 adj.特有的，表示特性的；典型的 Kindness is one of his characteristics. 和善是他的特性之一。 A characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water. 骆驼的一个特点是不喝水也能活很长时间。 He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his was seen at its best when he worked with others. （2010·01·山东德州检测） A. Characteristic B. character C. Appearance D. temper
解析:选B。句意为：他证明自己是个真正的绅士，和别人一起工作的时候，他的性格总表现出最好的一面。character作名词时，表示“性格；特点”，一般是不可数名词；characteristic是可数名词，常用复数形式，表示“总的特点”。 易混辨析 character/characteristic character n.性格，品质（本身具有的）；角色，人物；字体，字符 characteristic n. 特点，特征（用以区别于其他事物的） 高手过招 单项填空 2. defeat vt.击败；打败；使（计划、希望）落空 Our team defeated our opponent by 5:0. 我们队以五比零的比分战胜了对手。 He was defeated in his plan.他的计划失败了。 易混辨析 defeat/conquer/overcome 三个词都含有“战胜”、“击败”的意思。 defeat指“赢得胜利”，尤其指军事上的胜利，如：defeat the enemy(打败敌人)。 conquer指“征服;战胜”,尤其指获得对人、物或感情的控制，如：conquer nature（征服自然）。 overcome指“战胜；压倒；克服”，尤其指“感情”，如：overcome difficulties（克服困难）。 defeat/beat/win defeat, beat都表示在战斗或竞赛中“战胜,打败(对手)”,后接竞争对手。如：beat the competitor/the country/the team ...打败对手/国家/团队…… win也表示“战胜,赢得”,但它的宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品或表示尊重、崇拜之类意义的词。如：win a race/a battle/a war/a scholarship/a prize/a medal/success/friendship/reward ...赢得比赛/战役/战争/奖学金/奖品/奖章/成功/友谊/奖赏…… 高手过招 选词填空（beat/defeat/conquer/win） （原创） ①By not working hard enough you your own purpose. ②Some countries may be but can never be . ③Who is the drum? ④He the first prize in the writing contest. 答案:①defeated ②defeated; conquered ③beating ④won 3. attend v. 注意；留意；处理(与to连用)=do with； 出席；到场；照看；照料=take care=look after 常用结构： attend school/college 上学/上大学 attend a lecture/meeting 听讲座/出席会议 attend a wedding/ceremony 出席婚礼/参加典礼 attendance n. 出席；出席的人数；伺候；照料 We’ll attend to the problem later. 稍后我们将关注这个问题。 Which doctor is atten