易 错 点 拨  自我完善•误区备考

1. glance/glare/stare/glimpse

(1)glance 指快速地看某人或某物一眼。

(2)glare 指以强烈的敌意或怒气,威吓般注视。

(3)stare 指由于生气、害怕或吃惊而睁大眼睛注视某人或某物。

(4)glimpse 意为“瞥见”,是 glance 动作的结果。

1. [应用1] 用 glance, glare, stare, glimpse 的适当形式填空

(1)He walked and ________ at his watch now and then.

(2)They ________ at each other across the table after the quarrel.

(3)The children ______ at the stranger with open eyes.

glanced  ,   glared   ,    stared

(4)He ________ a short white¬haired figure heading for the back door.

glimpsed

2. average/common/ordinary/usual/general/normal

(1)average“普通的;平常的;一般的”,强调事物处于平均水平。

(2)common“普通的”,强调常见的,大家都有的;也可解释为“共同的,共有的”。

(3)ordinary“平常的,普通的”,强调没有任何特别之处。

(4)usual“通常的”,一般指和过去一贯的,一样的。

(5)general一般的,大体的

(6)normal正常的

[应用2] (1)It is very _________ for him to get up so early.

他早起是很自然的事情。

(2)I plan to meet you at the ______ place.

我计划和你在老地方碰面。

(3)Skim the passage and tell the _______ idea of it.

浏览全文,说出大意。

normal  ,   usual   ,   general

(4)It was an _________ piece of work.

那是一件普通的产品。

(5)Flu is a ______ disease.

流行感冒是常见病。

(6)It was an _________ lunch of soup and rice.

这是一顿由汤和米饭组成的普通午餐。

average   ,   common   ,   ordinary

3. take place/come about/happen/occur/break out

都有“发生”之意,并且都用做不及物动词,即无被动语态。

(1)take place强调必然性或按事先的安排而发生。

(2)happen, come about多为偶然发生。

(3)break out多指战争、火灾、地震、疾病等的突然发生。

(4)occur多指意想不到的事情的发生。

[应用3] (1)Argument occasionally ______ between them.

他们之间偶尔也发生争论。

(2)How did it ____________ that they knew where we were?

他们是怎么知道我们在什么地方的呢?

(3)When does the meeting ______________?

会议什么时候举行?

occurs   ,   come about   ,   take place

(4)If anything _________ to you, let me know.

要是你出了什么事,就告诉我。

(5)Fire ______________ during the night.

夜间突然发生了火灾。

happens   ,    broke out