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starvation n. 挨饿;饿死

(1)单项填空

Many people     death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.

A. were starved of    B. starved to

C. were starved        D. starved for

(2)用starve相关短语的适当形式填空

①Thousands of people        in Africa.

②These children are          love.

③The people on the island         fresh water since it hadn’t rained for nearly half a year.

解析: (1)选B。

starve to death为固定搭配，意为“饿死”，符合句意。

(2)be starved of与starve for均为“渴望”之意。

①starved to death/died of starvation

②starving for

③were starved of

It is my belief that ...我相信……

He has great belief in his doctor.他对他的医生无比信赖。

She has lost her belief in God.她已不相信上帝。

用brief相关短语的适当形式填空

①He came to me        I could help him.

②       that nuclear weapons are immoral.

③The cruelty of the murders was          .

答案：

①in the belief that

②It is my belief

③beyond belief

2. belief  n. [C/U] 信任;信仰，信心;(pl. beliefs)

believe vi.&vt. 相信

常用结构：

have belief in sth./sb.  对某物/某人的真实性和正确性所具有的信心

beyond belief  难以置信

in the belief that ... 相信…

have belief in相信, 信任

to the best of my belief在我看来; 我深信; 就我所知

have belief in the masses相信群众

a person worthy of belief可以信得过的人

There is nothing more natural than a child's belief in his parents.没有任何事情比孩子对他父母的信赖更为自然。

辨析

1. belief faith trust confidence都含有“相信”的意思。

belief 指“承认某事是真的, 尽管有或没有确凿的证据”, 如:

belief in ghosts.相信有鬼

2. faith 指“认为有确凿证据或道理而完全相信”, 如:

I have faith in his ability to succeed.我相信他有成功的能力。

3. trust 指“信赖”、“信任”, 含有“坚定的信念”的意思, 如:

enjoy the trust of the people得到人民的信任。

4. confidence 指“在有证据的基础上相信”, 也常指“自信”、“有把握”, 如:

She has great confidence in her success.她对自己的成功充满信心。

3. gain  n. 获得;增加;获利，获得物;收益;利润

vt. 得到;获得，赢得，增加，增添，到达;(钟、表等)快

He gained full marks in the examination.他考试得了满分。

For the first time in her life she gained a clear idea of how vast the world is.她生平第一次明确地知道世界是多么大。

The company has made notable gains in productivity.该公司在生产能力方面已经有了明显的提高。

My watch gains five minutes a day.我的表一天快5分钟。

辨析

gain/win/get/earn/acquire

1. gain 指在斗争，竞争中做出很大努力而“获得……”，所得到的东西常具有一定价值。

No gains without pains.[谚]没有辛苦就没有收获; 不劳则无获。

No pains no gains.[谚]没有辛苦就没有收获; 不劳则无获。

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.[谚]有时吃亏就是占便宜。

gain one's living谋生

gain the battle打胜仗

gain the audience's attention吸引住听众[观众]

gain the top of a mountain到达山顶

2. win 含有取胜的一方具有优越的特质或条件而能克服各种障碍的意思，意为“赢得”。

win out=To succeed 成功或获胜

win through=To overcome difficulties and attain a desired goal or end.克服困难并达到既定目标或结果

3. get 为普通词，有时指不一定需要努力就能“得到”。

4. earn 意为“赚得”，表示经过艰苦努力所得到的报酬。

She earned a reputation as a hard worker.勤劳的工作使她享有声誉

earn one's living 谋生

earn one's own living 自食其力

5. acquire 意为“获得，取得”，一般指通过漫长的过程而逐渐获得。学得(知识等), 求得, 养成(习惯等)

acquire knwledge of 求得...的知识

We must work hard to acquire a good knowledge of English. 我们必须用功学习才能精通英语。

We must cherish experience acquired at the cost of blood. 我们必须珍惜用鲜血换来的经验。

选词填空(beat/defeat/conquer/win)

①I’m new in the job but I have already              experience.

②Please              me a glass of water.

③His perseverance             him many friends and a gold medal.

④He             up to $50,000 a year by writing stories.

⑤After six years‘ study, he has               a good knowledge of English.

答案：

①gained  ②get  ③has won  ④earns ⑤acquired

4. award  vt. 授予，奖给(后多接双宾语，在多数场合下用被动形式be awarded);判定;n.奖，奖品;奖金

Educational Development Awards [英]教育发展奖金

literary awards 文学奖金

major award 一等奖学金

minor award 二等奖学金

to award  prizes to the winners.

Medals were awarded to the best speakers on the debating team.奖章授给了辩论队中的最佳演说者。

He got the highest award in the contest. 他得到了比赛的最高奖。

辨析

award/prize/reward

1. award既可作动词也可作名词，指为鼓励在工作中达到或完成所提出的要求或条件的人而进行的奖励，往往强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少。

prize为名词，多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽彩中所赢得的奖。这种奖赏有的凭能力获得，有的凭运气获得。

reward既可作动词也可作名词，指对某人的工作或服务等的报答。也指因帮助警察抓到罪犯或帮助失主找到东西而得到的赏金、酬金。

get nothing in reward for one's hard work辛苦工作而无任何报酬

receive a title as a reward for one's services to the nation因对国家有贡献而获得光荣称号

give sb. a reward of ￥100   给某人一百元的报酬

His efforts were rewarded by success. 他的努力获得了成功。

She rewarded the boy with $10 for his help.  她因那男孩帮助而酬谢他十美元。

习惯用语

as a reward for 作为(对某事的)报酬[奖赏]

be rewarded by success 获得了成功

give[offer]a reward to sb. for sth. 为某事而给某人报酬

in reward of 为酬答...; 作为奖励

reward sb. for sth. 为某事报答某人

reward sb. with ...for sth. 为某事而以...报答某人

He won the award for the best student of the year.他获得本年度最优秀学生奖。

A prize was given to the person who had the winning number.奖品奖给了那个获得中奖号码的人。

He received a medal as a reward for his courage. 他得到一枚奖章，作为对他勇敢的奖励。

单项填空

Three university departments have been               $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.

A.Promoted      B.included   C.Secured     D.awarded

解析:选D。

考查词义辨析。

promote  促进，提升;

include包括;

secure保证，使安全;

award授予，奖给。根据句意“被奖励了600,000美元”可知，D项正确。

5. admire   vt. 赞美;钦佩;羡慕。其后可接人或物作宾语，但不可以接宾语从句作宾语。 vi. 惊讶, 惊异

admiration n. 赞美，钦佩;令人赞美的人或物

admirer n. 钦佩者;羡慕者

admire sb. for sth. 因某事钦佩或羡慕某人

express admiration for sb. 对某人表示钦佩

have great admiration for sb. 十分钦佩某人

in admiration of 表示钦佩

with/in admiration 心怀钦佩地

They admired our garden.他们羡慕我们的花园。

I admire (him for) his courage. 我佩服他的勇气。

I admire him for his success in business. 我羡慕他事业有成。

We all admired at his sudden success. 他的突然成功使我们感到惊讶。

Aren't you going to admire my new house? 你难道不想夸夸我的新房子吗?

拓展

warn sb. of sth.警告某人某事

rob sb. of sth.抢劫某人某物

rid sb. of sth.使某人摆脱/除去某物

suspect sb. of sth.怀疑某人某事

accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事

demand answer of sb.要求某人答复

take charge of 负责, 看管

ask a favour of sb.请某人帮忙

完成句子

①Stop looking in the mirror              (自我欣赏).

②Visitors to Beijing usually               (钦佩那里的警察).

③Our school is widely              (羡慕) its excellent teaching .

答案：

①admiring yourself

②admire the policemen there

③admired for

6. remind  vt. 使记起;提醒;使想起

常用结构:

remind sb. of/about sth. 提醒某人记住/想起某事

remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事

remind sb. that ...提醒某人/使某人想起……

must remind him to call; 必须让他记着打电话;

reminded her of college days. 使她回想起了大学里的日子

I reminded him of his promise.我他曾许下的诺言。

Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. 请提醒我明天给我母亲写信。

Please remind me to leave her this note 请提醒我留给她这张纸条

Please remind me that I must call her up before nine. 请提醒我九点前给她打个电话。

The film reminded him of what he had seen in China. 这部影片使他回想起在中国所看到的一切。

翻译句子

①这些照片使我想起我的童年。

②请提醒我每天服三次药。

答案：

①These photos remind me of my childhood.

②Please remind me to take my medicine three times a day.

Please remind me that I should take my medicine three times a day.

7. permission  n. [U]许可，允许

permit vt. 准许，许可，允许; n. 许可(证);执照