易 错 点 拨 自我完善•误区备考

1. strength/force/energy/power

(1)strength 指固有的潜力。说人时,指“力气”;说物时,指“强度”。也可指“强项,长处”。

(2)force 主要指自然界的力量,暴力,势力以及法律、道德或感情的力量,军事的力量等。

(3)energy 主要指人的精力或自然界的能量。

(4)power 主要指做一件事所依靠的能力、功能;也可指人或机器等事物潜在的或所能发挥出来的力量;还可指职权、权力或政权。

[应用1] 用 energy/power/force和 strength 填空。

(1)Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of __________.

(2)The party came to __________ at the last election.

(3)Gandi insisted on winning independence by peaceful struggles, not by ___________.

(4)Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ___________.

energy  ,   power   ,   force  ,   strength

2. join/combine/unite/connect

(1)join 侧重把原来不相连接的事物紧密地连接在一起,但仍可再分开。也指把分散的人或几个部分的人联合起来,或加入到某团体中去。短语:join up联合起来;join...to/and...连接。

(2)combine 指两个或两个以上的人或物结合在一起。短语: combine with 与……结合。

(3)unite 指联合、团结、结合在一起,构成一个整体。

(4)connect 指两事物在某一点上相连接,但彼此又保持独立。短语:connect...to/with 与……相连;be connected with与……有关系。

[应用2] 用 join, combine, unite, connect的恰当形式填空。

(1)__________, we'll stand; divided, we'll die.

(2)Efforts and confidence _________ to make a full man.

(3)This path __________ the highway up ahead.

(4)This railway ____________ London and Edinburgh.

United  ,    combine  ,    joins  ,    connects

3. glare/glance/stare/gaze/glimpse

(1)glare侧重含有敌对情绪的“怒视”。

(2)glance指快速地“一扫”“一瞥”。

(3)stare指睁大眼睛出神地看或注视,凝视,多出于惊讶、好奇、羡慕等,有时是粗鲁无礼的。

(4)gaze多指由于喜爱、憧憬或快乐而长时间无意识地注视。

(5)glimpse无意识地一瞥,看到粗略印象,强调结果。

[应用3] (1)The policeman ____________ the thief as he drove past.

(2)They ___________ at each other for a long time, after the quarrel.

(3)It’s impolite to ___________ at foreign guests in the street.

(4)He __________ at her and left hurriedly.

(5)The girl likes lying on her back and __________ at the stars above.

glimpsed  ,    glared  ,    stare  ,    glanced  ,    gazing