1、知识详解1 .owevt.欠(债、情)等(回归课本P36)I certainly owe you an apology for not writing more often我当然应该因不能经常写信而向你道歉。归纳拓展例句探源(朗文P1640)You owe it to your supporters not to give up now.为了你的支持者,你现在不能放弃。I owe it to you that I finished my work on time.亏得你帮忙,我才按时完成了工作。Owing to the rain,they could not come.由于下雨,他们不能来了。
2、1翻译句子(1)I owe you my thanks._答案:我应当感谢你。(2)We owe everything to you._答案:我们把一切归功于你。2 .exchangevt. 交换;兑换;交流n.交换;兑换(回归课本P36)Talking of moneyits really easy to exchange travellers cheques at banks or hotels.谈到钱在银行或旅馆和旅行者兑换支票是很容易的事。归纳拓展高效记忆例句探源You can exchange your currency for dollars in the hotel.你可以在旅馆
3、把你的钱兑换成美元。(牛津P691)Would you like my old TV in exchange for this camera?用我的旧电视机换这架照相机,你愿意吗?2The technical cooperation and cultural _ between the two countries are daily on the increase.AexpensesBexchangesCexception Dextension解析:选B。考查名词的辨析。句意:两国之间的技术合作和文化交流正在与日俱增。cultural exchange文化交流。expense花费;except
4、ion除外,例外;extension延伸,均不合语境。3 .expectationn U,C 期待的事物,预期; pl. 期望(回归课本P36)I dont know what your expectations are of London,.我不知道你对伦敦有什么期望归纳拓展in expectation of.期待;指望beyond expectation料想不到,出乎预料have little/no expectation of doing sth.没希望做某事have every/an expectation of doing sth.有希望做某事Obamas winning the N
5、obel Peace Prize was beyond many peoples wildest expectation奥巴马获得诺贝尔和平奖完全出乎许多人的预料。He has little expectation of passing the exam.他对考试及格不抱希望。She ate a light lunch in expectation of a good dinner.她午饭吃得很少,期待晚饭时饱餐一顿。例句探源3完成句子We are confident _ _ _ _(期待)a full recovery.答案:in our expectation of4翻译句子The eve
6、nt didnt live up to expectations._答案:这项比赛有负众望。4 .majorityn大多数,大半;多数党/派 (回归课本P36).,the majority of them are really friendly and Ive made some good friends.,大多数人是真正友好的并且我已经交了一些好朋友。归纳拓展in a/the majority拥有多数的;占多数的the majority of.大多数【温馨提示】(1)the majority of.作主语时,其后的谓语动词的数取决于of 之后的名词;the majority作主语时,谓语动词
7、既可用单数,也可用复数。(2)majority常由great修饰,表示most of;与介词连用作状语时用不定冠词“a/an”。例如:He won by a majority of 500.他以500票的优势获胜。例句探源The majority were/was in favour of banning smoking.大多数人支持禁烟。Thats the majoritys view,I think.我想那是多数人的意见。In the nursing profession,women are in a/the majority.女性在护理行业中占大多数。(2010年高考浙江卷)The ma
8、jority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies.伦敦的大部分出租的房屋都是可能通过房屋代理处做的广告。5Among the members of the committee those who favor the proposed changes are in the _,so the scheme was passed.AmajorityBminorityCmaximum Dminimum解析:选A。考查名词的辨析。in the majority占多数。句意为:委员中赞成修改意见的占大多数,这样方案就通过了。majority多数;minority少数;maximum最大,极大;minimum最小,极小;C、D两项常用于指数学上的最大值和最小值。