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(4)用括號內所給詞的適當形式填空
①the majority of people (prefer) peace to war.
②the majority of the damage (be) easy to repair.
解析:(1) 選b。 考查means作主語時謂語動詞的形式。means意為“方式,方法”,單復數(shù)形式相同,被every修飾時謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式;被all修飾時謂語動詞用復數(shù)形式。
(2)majority (3) ①in ②over
(4) ①prefer/prefers ②is
4. occur
vi. 發(fā)生;存在;出現(xiàn)
常用結構:
occur to (主意或想法突然)浮現(xiàn)于腦中;被想起,被想到
it occurs to sb. to do sth. 使某人想到做某事
it occurs to sb. that ... 某人想到……
just then an idea occurred to me. 就在那時我想起了一個主意。
it suddenly occurred to me that i had left my umbrella upstairs.我突然想到我把傘忘在樓上了。
易混辨析
happen/occur/take place
happen是一般用語,尤其指偶然發(fā)生,表示“碰巧、恰好”的意思。
occur 文言意味較濃,常指某特定事物的發(fā)生,也可以表示某種想法出現(xiàn)在人的頭腦中。
take place 指事先計劃或預料到的“發(fā)生”,此外還有“舉行”的意思。
new things are happening all around us.
新事物在我們周圍不斷發(fā)生。
the explosion occurred at 5:30 a.m.
爆炸發(fā)生在早上5點30分。
when will the basketball game take place?
籃球賽何時舉行?
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單項填空
it suddenly to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.
(•01•安徽合肥檢測)
happened b. occurred c. thought d. took place
解析:選b。由空格后的to可知,選b。occur to 一個想法突然呈現(xiàn)……。
5. indicate
vt. 指出;標示;表明;暗示
i asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite.我問他我姐姐在哪,他指了指對面的商店。
research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.研究顯示男人比女人更容易戒煙。
常用結構:
indicate sth. (to sb.)
向(某人)表示某事;把……指給(某人)看
indicate that ...表示……;示意……
聯(lián)想拓展
indication n. 指出;表明
indicative adj.指示的;暗示的
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