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Ⅰ.词汇短语过关

1．content n．内容，目录，容量；满足 adj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足

be content with＝be satisfied with对……感到满足/满意

be content to do sth.＝be willing to do sth.愿意做某事

content sb./oneself with sth. 使某人/自己对……满意

in content and form 在内容和形式上

[即学即练1]

(1)Are you ____________ your present salary？你对现在的薪水满意吗？

(2)My parents ________________________ in the country.我父母甘愿住在乡下。

(3)Simple praise is enough to ____________.一点点表扬就足以使他满足。

(4)Show me __________________ your suitcase.给我看看你手提箱里的东西。

答案：content with；are well content to live；content him；the contents of

提示：content 用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用contented，如：a contented expression“满足的表情”； content 前的修饰词用 well，而不用 very。

2．astonish vt. 使吃惊；使惊讶

astonishing adj. 令人十分惊异的

astonished adj. 感到十分惊讶的

astonishment n. 惊讶

to one‘s astonishment 使某人万分惊讶的是

in astonishment 惊讶地

be astonished at/by sth. 因某事而吃惊

be astonished to do sth. 因干某事而吃惊

[即学即练2]

(1)We __________________ the news of her sudden death.她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。

(2)It ____________ us to hear that you did not receive our letter. 听说你还没收到我们的信，这使我们十分惊讶。

(3)It was an ____________ story.这故事令人惊讶不已。

答案：were astonished at；astonished；astonishing

3．entertain vt.&vi. 使快乐，款待

entertaining adj. 引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的

entertainment n. 招待，款待，娱乐

entertain sb. with sth. 用……使某人快乐

entertain sb. to sth. 用……招待/款待某人

give an entertainment to sb. 招待某人

[即学即练3]

(1)He often __________ the children ______ funny expressions. 他经常用滑稽的表情逗孩子们玩儿。

(2)I usually _________ my friends ______ dinner on Sundays.我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。

(3)It’s not a very serious film, but a good _______________.这不是一部严肃的电影，而是一部很好的娱乐片。

答案：entertains with；entertain to；entertainment

4．overcome v. 战胜；克服；征服

be overcome by sth.……使某人垮掉，……使某人昏迷

be overcome with emotion/excitement/horror/grief 因情感/兴奋/恐怖/悲伤而不能自持

[即学即练4]

(1)In the final game Sweden easily ____________ France.在决赛中，瑞典队轻松战胜了法国队。

(2)Her parents __________________ grief at the funeral.在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。

(3)The dead woman had __________________ smoke.这个女人是被烟呛死的。

答案：overcame；were overcome with；been overcome by

5．convince vt.使确信，使信服，使认识

convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的

convinced adj.确信的；深信的；坚信的

convince sb. of sth. 说服某人相信某事

convince sb. that... 使某人信服(相信)

be convinced of... 确信……

be/feel firmly convinced that... 确信；笃信；坚信……

[即学即练5]

(1)We finally ____________ them ______ our adventure.
＝We finally ___________ them ____________ our adventure.我们最终令他们信服了我们的冒险经历。

(2)Her smile ___________ him ______ she was happy.她的微笑使他确信她快乐。

(3)They __________________ the result of the experiment finally.他们最终相信了实验结果。

(4)I __________________ his guilt. ________he is guilty. 我确信他有罪。

答案：convinced of；convinced to believe；convinced that；were convinced of；am convinced of；that

(5)There is now ____________ evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.现有令人信服的证据说吸烟能导致肺癌。

答案：convincing

6．direct vt.&vi. 导演；指挥；指示　adj. 径直的；直接的；直率的　adv. 直接地

direct sth. to/towards sth./sb.

direct sth. at/against sth./sb.把……对准(某方向或某人)

direct sb. to sp. 给某人指路，为某人领路

direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事

that 从句(用虚拟语气)

the direct road/train 直通道路/直达列车

be in direct contact with sb. 与某人有直接的联系

go direct to sp. 直接去某地