高考英語第一輪單元知識點復習Unit 8
a.was adopted b.adopted c.was taken d.took
提示:此處表示“建議被采納”。
答案:a
3.patience
講：n.耐心；忍耐力
構成短語:be out of patience 對……忍無可忍
例:i haven’t the patience to hear your complaints again.
我沒有耐心再聽你的抱怨。
she has no patience with people who are always grumbling.
她不能容忍那些常常發牢騷的人。
if you don’t stop making that noise,i’m going to lose my patience.
如果你不停止吵鬧的話，我將失去耐心。
鏈接•提示
patient adj. 有耐心的。構成短語:be patient with 對……有耐心。
練:i’ll look into the matter as soon as possible.just have a little _______.
a.wait b.time c.patience d.rest
提示:本題通過語境考查名詞的用法。根據第一句話的意思“我將盡快調查那件事情”判斷，此處應表示讓對方“再耐心地等一下”。
答案:c
短語
1.knock down
講:該短語為及物動詞短語，意思為“擊倒；撞倒；駁斥；拆除；降價”。
例:she was knocked down by a bus.
她被公共汽車撞倒了。
he knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.
在第一回合中他把對手擊倒了三次。
these old houses are going to be knocked down.
這些舊房子將被拆除。
the painting was knocked down for $5000.
那幅畫拍賣時以5000美元售出。
i managed to knock his price down from $500 to $450.
我設法壓了他的價，從500美元減到450美元。
鏈接•提示
knock構成的短語還有:knock at 敲……；knock against 撞擊；knock into 撞到……身上；knock over推翻。
練:—_________either you or he going to visit the exhibition?
—he is.i can’t________working until 6 o’clock.
a.is；knock off b.are；knock off
c.are；knock down d.is；knock down
提示:由either...or連接的兩個名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞應該根據靠近它的名詞或代詞來確定。此處靠近謂語的應該是you，故應用are。短語knock off的意思為stop。
答案:b