2016高考英語備考單元知識搜索與探究歸納Unit10 The world around us
重難聚焦
重點單詞
要點1 present
【例題】 which is wrong?
a. he promised me a present for my birthday.
b. he promised that he would give me a present for my birthday.
c. he made a promise which he would give me a present for my birthday.
d. he promised to give me present for my birthday.
解析:c項中promise后跟同位語，引導詞不能用which。
答案:c
歸納與遷移
(1)present adj.現在的，目前的
the present leader現任領導
present trends目前的潮流
在手邊的；出席的：
thirty guests were present at the ceremony.
有三十位客人出席這次典禮。
the present subject正在考慮的主題
present company excepted. 本公司除外
（2）present n.禮物；贈品
a birthday present 生日禮物
a christmas present圣誕禮品
at present現在
（3）present v.引見，介紹
introduce a young woman to society with conventional ceremony.
用傳統的禮儀介紹（青年婦女）進入社交界。
上演
present a play上演一出戲
要點2 common
【例題】 they are brothers, but they have nothing_______ each other.
a. in common with
b. in common to
c. on common with
d. common with
解析:根據用法“have nothing/much in common with sb. 與某人沒有（很有）共同的地方”，排除b、c、d三項。
答案:a
歸納與遷移
（1）共同的；共通的；聯合的；公共的
a common cup 公用杯子
（2）常見的；常有的
snow is common in cold countries.
在寒冷的國家雪是常見的。
（3）普通的；熟悉的
the common 普通人
the humorous joke is common property.
這個幽默笑話大家都知道。
（4）常用詞組：
common sense常識
have much/nothing in common有（沒有）共同的地方
重點短語
要點1 die out
【例題】 elephant would______ if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.
a. die off b. die out
c. die of d. a or b
解析:題意是“如果允許人們隨意捕殺大象的話，大象就會滅絕”。a項的意思是“一個個先后死去”；c項“死于”。
答案:b
歸納與遷移
（1）die away逐漸停止，逐漸消失
the noise of the motorcar died away.
摩托車的噪聲消失了。
（2）die back(植物）枝葉枯萎
（3）die down逐漸減弱，逐漸模糊
after the excitement of the audience died down, the speaker restarted his speech.
等聽眾激動的情緒平息后，演講人又重新開始演講。