2014年外研版英语选修七：module 2知识点(1)

1.highlight

(1)n. 最重要的部分；最精彩的部分

①The weekend in Venice was definitely the highlight of our trip.在威尼斯度过的那个周末无疑是我们这次旅行的最愉快的时光。

②The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight.比赛的最精彩场面将在今晚的电视节目中播放。 ③The highlight of our tour was seeing the palace.我们旅游中最有意思的活动就是参观宫殿。 (2)v. 使……突出；使注意力集中于……

①The exhibition highlights the result of the reform.该展览突出了改革的成果。

②The test highlighted the students' strengths and weaknesses.这次测试能凸显学生优缺点。 完成句子

调查结果强调了老年人的需求。The survey ________ ________ ________ of the old. 2．chart

(1)n. [C]图；图表；航图；海图 a weather chart 气象图

the course on a chart 海图的航路

(2)vt. 用图表表示；在图上表示；绘制……的图表

We charted their journey on our map.我们在地图上画出他们的旅行路线。 完成句子

该图表显示的是去年的销售额。________ ________ ________ last year's sales figures. 3．settle v. 解决；处理；决定；定居；平静下来

①The two boys settled their quarrel in a friendly way.那两个孩子以友好的方式解决了纷争。 ②We have settled who will pay for the meal.我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。 ③They settled in America in 1999.他们于1999年在美国定居。 知识拓展

(1)settled down 定居下来；平静下来

①He settled down as a farmer with his family.他和家人安顿下来务农。 ②Wait until the excitement has settled down.等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。 (2)settlement n. 解决；处理；住宅区

a lasting settlement of the troubles一劳永逸的解决纠纷的办法 achieve/reach a settlement 达成协议 in settlement(of sth.) 对(债务等的)清偿

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?an issue?an argumentsettle??a quarrel?a matter ?a problem?a mystery solve??a puzzle?difficulties

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(1)他把孩子安顿在卧室的一个角落里。He ________ ________ ________ in a corner of the bedroom. (2)孩子们，不要闹着玩了，静下来做你们的功课。Stop playing, children and ________ to do your homework. 4．competitive adj. 好强的；好竞争的；有竞争力的

①You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport nowadays.如今必须有高度的竞争意识才能在体育运动中取胜。 ②Our firm is no longer competitive in world markets.我们公司在世界市场上已不占优势。

单词积累: compete v．竞争，竞赛 competitor n．竞争者 competition n．竞赛，竞争 compete in 参加……比赛 compete with/against 与……进行竞争，比赛 compete for 为……而竞争 ①Some 1000 athletes competed in 20 events.约1000名运动员参加了20个项目的比赛。 ②The young tennis player competed with/against five other athletes for the world champion. 一位年轻的网球运动员与另外五名运动员为世界冠军而竞争。 介词填空

(1)He will compete ________ a 100-meter race.

(2)The two girls are competing ________ each other ________ the highest mark. (3)John competed ________ other athletes in the game. 5．elect

(1)v. 选举某人；选择或决定

①They elected a new president.他们选举出一位新总统。 ②She was elected to parliament last year.她去年被选进了议会。 ③She elected to become a lawyer.她决定当律师。 (2)adj. 当选而尚未就职的 the president elect 候任总统

注意：在“elect sb.＋职位”句式中，总统、市长等独一无二的职位前不用任何冠词。 单词积累: election n. 选举；推选；当选 elector n. 选举人；竞选人 辨析:choose, select, elect和pick out 这组词都含有“选择”之意。其区别是：

(1)choose通常指在所提供的对象中，经过考虑，凭个人的判断力进行选择，名词choice。 He chose his words carefully, hoping to avoid a quarrel.他用词非常谨慎，希望能避免一场争吵。 (2)select指有目的地、仔细认真地选择，有“精选”的含义；名词为selection。

These stamps are carefully selected from her collection.这些邮票是从她的收藏中挑出来的。

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(3)elect着重遵照一定的规章或法则来“挑选”，尤其指用投票或举手等表决方式选举。 They elected her to represent them on the committee.他们选她在委员会作为他们的代表。 (4)pick out比较通俗，指按个人喜好或希望进行挑选，多用于有形的东西(人或物)。 I want to pick out a tie to wear with my coat.我想选条领带与大衣搭配。 用choose, select, elect, pick out填空

(1)There are ten to ________ from and I don't know which to________. (2)We ________ some for seeds.

(3)A housewife in a supermarket will often________ one nearest to her. (4)We ________ him manager. 6．suit

(1)vt. 合适；适合；相配；适宜于 ①Which date suits best?哪个日期最合适？

②That dress suits you well.那套衣服你穿起来挺合适。 ③You should suit the action to the word.你应言行一致。 (2)n. 一套衣服

A man's suit consists of coat, vest and trousers.一套男装包括外套、背心和裤子。 注意：“一套衣服”不可说a suit of clothing，应说a suit of clothes。 知识拓展:

suit sth. to sb. 让……适合于某人 sth. be suited to/for sb. ……适合于某人 be suitable for/to... 适合于…… suit oneself 随自己的意愿行事；自便 ①It doesn't suit you to have your hair cut short.你不适合剪短发。 ②This kind of books are not suitable for children.这类书不适合孩子们看。 辨析:fit, suit, match

这组词都含有“适合”的意思。其区别是：

(1)fit用作动词，意为“与……相符；(使)符合；适合”，多指衣物等尺寸大小合身、合脚。 The shoes fit me well.这鞋我穿很合脚。

注意：fit用作形容词时，意为“适合的；称职的”，常后接for或动词不定式。 He is fit for the job.他是称职的。

(2)suit意为“适合”，多指衣服的颜色、款式、质地适合，穿起来协调、好看，合乎需要、口味、性格、条件和地位等。

①A green dress won't suit her.绿色连衣裙她穿不合适。

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②Does Oct. 1 suit you?十月一日适合你吗？

(3)match意为“使相称；使相配；使匹配；使一致”。

①The color of the shirt does not match that of the coat.衬衫的颜色与上衣不相配。 ②He matches words and deeds.他言行一致。 用suit，fit，match的适当形式填空。

It ________ you to have your hair cut short. Besides, this necklace ________ your dress, which ________ you well. 7．enormous adj. 巨大的；庞大的

①This is an enormous building.这栋建筑非常大。 ②Their losses had been enormous.他们的损失巨大。 单词积累: enormously adv. 极其；非常

She was looking forward to the get-together enormously.她急切期待着这次聚会。 完成句子

那给他增加了巨大的压力。That placed ________ ________ ________ him.

1.compare...with 作“把……同……作比较”讲，表示同类之间进行具体的比较或对照，以便找出好坏。在现代英语中有一种趋势：compare...with中的with可用to代替。

It's necessary to compare English to/with Chinese in English study.学习英语时有必要把英语和汉语进行一番比较。 注意：compare with中的动词compare作不及物动词时，常与can连用，作“比得上；可与……匹敌”讲，而且常用于否定句。

Living in a city can't compare with living in the country.住在城里比不上住在乡下。

知识拓展:compare...to作“把……比喻成”讲，表示一种比喻或相似，没有绝对的好坏之分，常用简单时态，不能用with，也常用其被动语态be compared to。

①Poets have compared sleep to death.诗人曾把睡眠比作死亡。

②A teacher's work is often compared to a candle.教师的工作常被比作蜡烛。

注意：compare...with和compare...to的过去分词短语compared with和compared to常作状语，与as compared with, by comparison with同义，作“与……比较”解。 语法填空

Michael's new house is like a huge palace, ________(compare) with his old one. 2．look back(at/on)回顾；追忆；倒退

①When I look back at those days, I realize I was desperately unhappy.当我回想起那些日子，我觉得自己痛苦极了。 ②I look back on those days as the happiest time of my life.我回顾那些日子，把它看作是我生活中最快活的一段时间。

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