高考英語第一輪單元知識點復習Unit 8
unit 8理解:要點詮釋
單詞
1.stick
講:stick可以用作名詞和動詞,名詞的意思為“棒,棍”。作動詞時構成短語stick to,多表示“堅持(原則,計劃,諾言,決定等)”,還有“繼續做某事”的意思。其賓語多是名詞rule,plan,idea,promise,decision 等。其他短語有:stick out 伸出,突出;stick up 突出,伸出,豎立。
例:though we all think the plan should be changed,the manager still sticks to his own ideas.
盡管我們都認為這項計劃應該改變,但經理仍然堅持他自己的觀點。
you should stick to your post.
你應該堅守崗位。
—would you like some wine?
你喝點葡萄酒嗎?
—no,i’ll stick to beer,thanks.
不,謝謝。我還是喝啤酒吧。
we don’t want to hear your opinions;stick to the facts!
我們不想聽你的想法,只講事實!
that’s my story and i’m sticking to it.
我說的就是這些,句句實情。
you must stick to the task until it is finished.
你必須堅持把這項任務完成。
he put a stick into the ground to mark the point.
他在地上插了一根棍子,作為那個地點的記號。
鏈接•提示
注意insist也可以表示“堅持”。其用法為:insist是及物動詞,其后常接賓語從句,這時它有兩個含義:①“堅持認為”, 其賓語從句要用陳述語氣;②“堅持要求”, 其賓語從句要用虛擬語氣,即“should +動詞原形”。
insist on 則表示“堅持做某事”,其賓語常用動詞-ing形式或名詞。介詞on也可改用upon ,意思不變。
注意:無論insist 還是stick 都不能與動詞不定式連用。
練:(湖北八校聯考) to his disappointment,the opinion he had stuck_______out wrong.
a.to turn b.to turning c.to turned d.to be turned
提示:本題考查動詞短語。stick to意為“堅持”,he had stuck to作the opinion的定語,turned作整個句子的謂語。
答案:c
2.adopt
講:adopt用作動詞,主要有“收養;采納;采取;吸收”等義項。
例:having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan.
他們因沒有親生兒女,決定領養一個孤兒。
paul’s mother had him adopted because she couldn’t look after him.
if winter comes,can spring be far behind?冬天來了,春天還會遠嗎?
保羅的母親因為自己無力撫養他,便把他送給別人收養了。
he is their adopted son.
他是他們的養子。
our school has adopted a new teaching method.
我們學校采用了新的教學法。
we’d like to adopt your idea.
我們想采納你的意見。
鏈接•提示
短語adopt sb.as...還有“挑選某人作為……”的意思。名詞為adoption。
練:the suggestion that we have a group of these records printed as soon as possible_______ by the committee.