3. be sure of/about +n./pron.：對…有把握，確信… 　　 be sure that-clause：確信 　　 be sure wh-clause：能確定…，知道… sb be sure to do：一定會…的，必定… sb be certain to do It is certain that-clause make sure+ that-clause make sure+ of sth/doing sth：確信，對…有把握 make sure+ to do sth：一定要做…

2. match +n. +to/with +n.：使…(和…)調(diào)和，相配 　　 match +n. +against/with +n.：使…(和…)交手，使…比賽

1. lean against/on/upon+n. 　　 lean n.+against/on/upon+n. 　　 lean back后仰 　　 lean forward俯身向前 　　 lean to the left向左側(cè)身 　　 lean to/toward…：傾向…，向…傾斜

例1：　　　 Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to　 support　 the family. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I se on TV.　　　 Flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. A. Taking　 B. Passing　 C. Buying　 D. Sending [分析]利用文化背景知識解答。眾所周知，Valentine’s Day為西方國家的情人節(jié)，這一天情人之間、夫妻之間一般是要互送鮮花來慶祝的。因此借助這一文化背景知識很快可以選出答案。

例2：Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed　　　　 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing smoothly from her. A. member　 B. actress　 C. player　 D. character [分析]本題考查文化背景知識。莎士比亞為英國文學巨匠，他的作品人們耳熟能詳，尤其是《威尼斯商人》更是廣為人知。其中主要人物有樂于助人的安東尼奧，貪婪自私的夏洛克，還有機智、漂亮的鮑西亞。根據(jù)文意可知此題答案。

例3：Fire stations are strangely exciting places. In the normal course of events the great doors are shut, and behind them, the fire-engines wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly cared for. But the moment the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and the firemen come　　　 . A. fleeing　 B. laughing　 C. jumping　 D. rushing [分析]考查生活常識。每當有火警的時候消防隊員都是快速出動，此處用rushing表示方式，修飾come。Fleeing“逃逸”，laughing“笑”，jumping“跳”，均與語境不符。

例4：It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep____ sky. A. grey　 B. blue　 C. black　 D. cloudy [分析]考查生活常識。晚上天空的顏色一般是深藍色。

It was a bright Saturday morning in the late fall. I had stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and__1__ the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I__2__ a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How ya doin’?” __3__ up, I saw a boy wearing a mechanic’s uniform worn by employees of the gasoline station next to the café. He looked__4__, but, at first, I was unable to__5__ where we had met. He also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his__6__ and probably my coffee began to thaw(解凍) out my__7__. Five years earlier, he had been traveling home late on a February night. A fierce__8___ had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts were getting__9___. He recalled__10__ a drift just down the road from my house. He had walked to my house for__11__. I had taken my pickup and a tow-rope and__12__ his car out of the snowdrift and up to the highway where maintenance(維護) trucks had__13___ away the snow. This has been a__14__ occurrence here during the winter. I cannot__15__ the times someone has also pulled my car from a snowdrift. ___16__, it was an unforgettable experience for him, and his memory of our unexpected meeting in a snowstorm__17__ my entire day. Leo Buscaglia wrote, “Too often we underestimate(低估) the__18_ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment(贊揚), or the smallest act of__19__, all of which have the potential to turn a__20__ around.” 1. A. preview B. scan　 C. order　 D. buy 2. A. noticed B. got　 C. caught　 D. felt 3. A. Looking B. Standing C. Rising　 D. Glaring 4. A. sensitive B. friendly　 C. familiar　 D. grateful 5. A. reflect B. determine C. regain　 D. recall 6. A. story　 B. experience C. appearance D. greetings 7. A. heart　 B. feeling　 C. memory　 D. wonder 8. A. sandstorm B. snowstorm C. hurricane D. rainfall 9. A. high　 B. slippery　 C. thin　 D. deep 10. A. blocking B. hitting　 C. knocking D. crashing 11. A. help　 B. advice　 C. emergency D. shelter 12. A. pulled B. dragged　 C. pushed　 D. dug 13. A. collected B. cleared　 C. threw　 D. melted 14. A. basic B. common　 C. forgettable D. practical 15. A. count B. keep　 C. master　 D. predict 16. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 17. A. covered B. influenced C. brightened D. filled 18. A. meaning B. relation　 C. value　 D. power 19. A. caring B. offering　 C. sharing　 D. forgiving 20. A. course B. fate　 C. truth　 D. life

本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。作者在咖啡館里喝咖啡的時候，遇到了自己曾經(jīng)在風雪之夜幫助過的一個年輕人。作者已經(jīng)記不起對方了，但年輕人對作者給予的幫助卻多年不忘。這使作者意識到一個善意的舉動有多么大的力量。

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10. suffer vi.: 受苦，受害，受損失 　　 He suffered a lot during the war. 　　 Your reputation will suffer. 　　　　　　 vt.：遭受，容忍，耐住 　　 He is suffering the loss of his wife. 　　 These plants cannot suffer a cold winter. 　　 suffer from: 患…病，受…之苦 　　　 Last week I suffered from a bad cold. 　His hometown suffered from heavy snow in 2008.

9. in(out of) condition/in good(bad) condition：情況良好(糟糕) 　　 On/upon condition that(引導條件狀從)：如果…，在…條件下

8. make up：化妝，編造，組成(部分組成整體)，占…(比例) be made up of：一個整體是由幾個部分組成 =be composed of =consist of make up for：彌補

7. 部分否定句：all, both, every, everyone, everything等總概括詞與否定詞not連用時，表示部分否定，意思是“并非…都…”。

6. marry sb to sb be/get married to sb marry sb be/get married to sb with sth

5. intend+ to do/doing intend+ sb to do intend+ that-clause(虛擬語氣) intend… + as…: 打算(使)…成為… be intended for…：(為…而)準備