4. The light was still on after mid-night in the room. He

　 was ____ to know what was happening in it.

3. One or these methods ____ to protect the earth

　 and reduce waste.

2. When Mr. Brown left the firm, the director ____

　 him with a gold watch．

1. My deskmale studies day and night to make great

____ to catch up with us.

11. update vt. 更新；改造；使現(xiàn)代化；為……提供最新消

　 息 (通常用于句型update sb. on sth.)

　 The software needs updating.

　 這種軟件需要更新。

　 The contents of the website are updated every other

　 day.

　 該網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)容隔天更新一次。

[牛刀小試1]

用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：

(complete, curious, effort, seek, present, elect,

nmtch, observe, inform)

1. undertake (undertook, undertaken) v. 著手做，進(jìn)

　 行，從事；承擔(dān)，接受，同意；保證，擔(dān)保

　 Next he undertook to pay off John's debts.

　 接下來他著手償清約翰的債務(wù)。

　 It is good for us to undertake self-criticism often.

　 經(jīng)常作自我批評(píng)對(duì)我們有好處。

　 The question is who will undertake responsibility.

　 問題是誰將承擔(dān)責(zé)任。

　 He undertook to be our guide.

　 他同意做我們的向?qū)А?/p>

　 I can't undertake that you will make a profit.

　 我不能保證你會(huì)獲利。

12. switch vt. 轉(zhuǎn)換，轉(zhuǎn)變；n. 開關(guān)；轉(zhuǎn)換器

　 You drive first and then we'll switch over.

　 你先駕駛，過一會(huì)兒咱們?cè)贀Q一下。

　 Could you switch the TV over?

　 請(qǐng)你改換電視頻道好嗎?

　 另外，switch off / on 是固定短語，意思是“切斷／(接

　 通)電源等”。

4. seek (sought, sought) vt. & vi. 尋找，探索；追求，

　 請(qǐng)求；設(shè)法，企圖(跟不定式)

　 [詞組]seek to do sth. 企圖干某事

　 seek one's fortune 發(fā)大財(cái)

　 seek one's advice 征求意見

　 seek for solution 尋找解決方法

　 seek after truth 追求真理

　 play hide and seek 捉迷藏

　 seek out 找了來，找到

　 The travelers sought shelter from the rain.

　 旅行者在找地方躲雨。

　 You should seek advice from your lawyer on this

　 matter.

　 在這件事情上你應(yīng)該征求律師的意見。

　 I have never taught to hide my views.

　 我從來就沒有企圖隱瞞自己的觀點(diǎn)。

　 He sought out his friend in the crowd.

　 他在人群中找出了他那位朋友。

[考點(diǎn)1]seek的用法

▲搭配：

① play hide-and-seek 捉迷藏

② seek for 尋找

③ seek jobs 找工作

④ seek after 追求

⑤ seek out 找到；挑選

⑥ seek advice from sb 請(qǐng)教某人

▲ 句型：seek to do sth 試圖／企圖干某事

▲ 辨析：discover；find；find out；invent；look for；

search；seek；make sure

discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，指找到原來就存在，但沒被人認(rèn)識(shí)或

發(fā)現(xiàn)的東西；也可相當(dāng)于find，但比find更正式。

find 強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的過程，通常用于找到丟失的東西，用于可以

看到或感覺出來的場合。find out意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)，查明，弄

清”。指經(jīng)過詢問、探查、研究后弄清楚，查明事實(shí)真相。

invent“發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造”，指發(fā)明、創(chuàng)造出原來沒有的東西。

look for指尋找某人或物，但不一定找到，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的

過程。

search意為“搜身，在……中搜查”．后跟被搜的

對(duì)象，search for... 意為“搜尋，尋找”，后跟搜尋或?qū)ふ?/p>

的目標(biāo)，

seek意為“尋找”，可用于seek (for) sth。make

sure 和 find out 同義，但find out可以直接跟名詞，而

make sure 需接 of 后方可跟名詞。另外 make sure 還可

表達(dá)“確保”之意。后面經(jīng)常接 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。

find out 則無此意。例如：

We suddenly discovered that it was too late to catch the

train. 我們突然發(fā)覺已來不及趕火車了。

I finally found the missing keys in a jacket. 最后我在上

衣口袋里發(fā)現(xiàn)了丟失的鑰匙。

Have you found out how much the tickets cost? 你有沒

有閭清楚票價(jià)?

Edison invented the light bulb. 愛迪生發(fā)明了燈泡。

He was looking for the missing car．but he didn't find

it. 他一直在找丟失的汽車，但未找到。

He is searching for his key. 他正在搜尋他的鑰匙。

We must seek (for) solution to current problems. 我們

必須尋找對(duì)目前問題的解決辦法。

I must go back and make sure I closed the window. 我

必須回去看看我有沒有關(guān)上窗戶。

[考例1]You should ____ advice from your lawyer

on this matter.

　　 A. ask　　 B. give　　 C. find　　 D. seek

[考查目標(biāo)] 動(dòng)詞的搭配關(guān)系及其在語境中的用法。

[答案與解析]D　 seek advice from sb.意為“向某人請(qǐng)

教”。

9. relate v. 有關(guān)、涉及

　 relate sb. / sth. 理解或同情某人(或某物)

　 relate...to 與……有關(guān)、涉及

　 I can't relate those two ideas.

　 我看不出這兩種看法之間的聯(lián)系。

　 I can't relate what he does to what he says.

　 我無法將他所做的與他所說的聯(lián)系起來。

　 I simply can't relate to classical music.

　 我對(duì)古典音樂簡直一竅不通。

7. present

　 可作動(dòng)詞，名詞和形容詞，具體用法如下：

　 (1) 動(dòng)詞用法

　 動(dòng)詞意思較多，主要意思有“提交，贈(zèng)予，介紹”等。

　 The committee is presenting its investigation report

　 next week.

　 委員會(huì)將于下星期提出調(diào)查報(bào)告。

　 They presented flowers to their teacher.

　 他們獻(xiàn)花給老師。

　 (2) 名詞用法

　 作名詞時(shí)意為“禮物；現(xiàn)在”

　 The children unwrapped their Christmas presents with

　 delight.

　 孩子們高興地把圣誕禮物拆開。

　 Everything is going on well at pmsent.

　 目前一切進(jìn)展良好。

　 (3) 形容詞用法

　 作形容詞意為“出席的”，“到場的”，“目前的”

　 How many people were present at the meeting?

　 會(huì)議有多少人出席?

　 What is your present joh?

　 你現(xiàn)在的工作是什么?