2021高考英語備考單元知識搜索與探究歸納 Unit8 First aid
(3）n. 目擊者，證據，證人
a witness of the accident 事件的目擊者
these facts are a witness to his carelessness.
這些事實證明了他的粗心。
要點2 fire
【例題】the little girl was seriously burnt when her dress ______.
a. caught fire b. made a fire
c. set on fire d. lit a fire
解析:本題考查fire的詞組辨析。句意為“衣服著火了，小女孩被嚴重燒傷了”。catch fire“著火”；set fire to“放火”；make a fire“生火”；light a fire“點火”。
答案:a
歸納與遷移
(1）fire作為名詞，指“火；射擊；興奮，熱情”等
常用詞組有：
catch fire著火
the garage caught fire last night, and the fire lasted the whole night.
汽車修理廠昨天著火了，大火燒了一夜。
set fire to sth.放火燒,使燃燒
the robbers set fire to the bank after robbing.
搶劫后，搶劫者放火燒了銀行。
on fire燃燒；激動的，充滿熱情的
the house is on fire.
房子著火了。
madame curie was on fire for radioactivity.
居里夫人對放射現象充滿熱情。
(2）fire作為動詞，常指開火(fire at向……射擊），燃燒，解雇等
aim and fire at the target.向目標瞄準并射擊。
damp wood are not easy to fire.
潮濕的木頭不易著火。
according to the law of labour, bosses can’t fire workers at will any longer.
根據勞動法,老板們再也不可以任意解雇工人了。
要點1 on the way
【例題】winter is______ ;squirrels are busy storing pine nuts.
a. in the way b. by the way
c. on the way d. in a way
解析:本題考查way的詞組。in the way“擋道”；by the way“順便說”；on the way“即將到來”；in a way“從某種意義上來說”。
答案:c
歸納與遷移
(1）在……的路上
we met him on the way to town.
我們在去小鎮的路上碰到他了。
i’ll buy some bread on the way home.
我會在回家的路上買些面包。
(2）即將到來
the spring festival is on the way.
春節就要到來了。
on the way to success/recover/getting well/becoming an officer of the company
就要成功了；就快康復了；正越來越好；就要成為公司的高級職員了
(3）就要出生
she has two children with another one on the way.
她有兩個孩子，現在還懷著一個。
(4）其他短語：all the way一路上,沿路；從遠處,特地；自始至終
the other way around 相反的,顛倒過來
in any way無論如何,在任何情況下
by the way順便