2016高考英語一輪復習Unit 2
提示:句意為:在他的小說中，他常把生命比作河流。compare...to...把……比作……。
答案:d
3.end
講:v.& n.結束
例：when will the meeting end ?
會議什么時間結束？
he ended his speech with “happy new year” to everybody.
他在演講結束時祝大家新年快樂。
鏈接•拓展
end構成的短語:
(1)end in以……的結果
(2)end(up)with以……而結束
(3)at the end of在……的盡頭
(4)by the end of到……為止
(5)in the end最后
(6)without end無盡的；無限的
(7)put an end to結束/終止
(8)come to an end告終；完結
(9)make(both)ends meet使收支相抵
練：you’ll ______________ in hospital if you drive so fast.
a. die up b. end up c. turn up d. give up
提示:end up表示“終了、結束”。
答案:b
短語
1.come about
講：該短語意為“（某事）發生”。
例：do you know how the phrase came about?
你知道這個成語是怎樣產生的嗎？
how did it come about that you didn’t report this to us in good time?
你怎么沒及時向我們報告？
鏈接•提示
表示“發生”的詞(組)還有: happen ,take place ,break out ,occur。這些詞(組)均不能用人作主語，均無被動語態。
練：i really don’t know how ______________.
a. was the difference come about
b. the difference was come about
c. did the difference come about
d. the difference came about
提示:由于賓語從句中必須使用陳述語序，首先排除a、c項；由于come about不能用于被動語態，故選d。
答案:d
2.more or less
講:該短語意為“大約；差不多；幾乎”。
例：that table is more or less two meters long.
那張桌子大約兩米長。
i’ve more or less finished the book.
我差不多已經讀完這本書了。
she could earn $200 a day ,more or less.
她一天大約能掙200美元。
鏈接•提示
more or less是一個固定結構，or不可換成and。more or less可以修飾數詞，意為“大約”；還可修飾動詞、分詞、形容詞，意為“或多或少，差不多，幾乎”。通常放在系動詞、助動詞或情態動詞之后，或放在動詞之前，也可置于句末。
練：if you ______________ finished ,i’ll start clearing up.
a. more or less have b. more and less have
c. have more and less d. have more or less
提示:全句意思為:如果你差不多吃完了，我就開始收拾了。
答案:d
3.bring in
講：該短語意為“吸引；引入；請……做；讓……參加；提出（新法案）；賺得；掙”。
例：experts were brought in to advise the government.
政府請來專家出謀劃策。
they want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports.
他們想提出一項限制武器出口的議案。
how much does she bring in now?
她現在掙多少錢？