1. I prefer living in a modern flat.

　 prefer 后可接不定式或動名詞，意思區(qū)別不大，但搭

　 配不一樣，分別為prefer to do...rather than do...；

　 prefer doing...to doing...

　 I prefer to stay home rather than go out.

　 = I prefer staying hometo going out.

　 prefer后面還可以接名詞，如：

　I prefer a double room to a single one.

　 我寧可住雙人間也不住單人間。

2. get through, go through, live through

　 get through 及物或不及物用法，意為：通過，完成，

　 接通 (電話)，渡過 (難關(guān)) 等。

　 (1) The line is busy, I can't get through.

　 電話線路忙，我打不通。

　 Have you got through your homework?

　 你完成作業(yè)了嗎?

　 注：get through 后接 with 只有“完成”，沒有“通過”的

　 意思，如：

　 I got through with the examination, but I didn't get

　 through.

　 我完成了考試，但沒有通過。

　 (2) go through 及物用法，意為：穿過，仔細查看，瀏

　 覽，經(jīng)歷(苦難)

　 Go through the papers and find out useful information.

　 瀏覽一下這些報紙，找出有用的信息。

　 He went through untold hardship in the war.

　 戰(zhàn)爭中這位老人受盡了苦難。

　 (3) live through 經(jīng)歷，度過

　 The old man lived through two wars in life.

　 老人一生中經(jīng)歷了兩次戰(zhàn)爭。

　 He possibly can't live through this winter.

　 他可能活不過這個冬天。

　 試比較：He can't possibly get through this winter.

　 他可能挨不過這個冬天。

　　 ☆句型詮釋☆

1. despite, in spite of, though, although, as

　 (1) despite, in spite of 盡管，不顧

　 despite, in spite of 是介詞或介詞短語，后面只能接名

　 詞、代詞或動名詞。

　 He came to school despite his serious illness.

　 = He came to school in spite of his serious illness.

　 盡管他病得很重，他還去上學。

　 Despite / ln spite of the rain, we won't stop our work.

　 盡管下雨，我們也不會停止工作。

　 (2) though, although, as 盡管，雖然

　 though, although 為從屬連詞，一般接從句，也可接

　 分詞；though 還可以用于倒裝句，這種表達法相當于

　 as 表示“雖然”時的用法。

　 Although given enough time, he didn't finish the work

　 in time.

　 雖然給了他充分時間，他還是沒有及時完成工作。

　 Seriously m thou曲he was, he went to school.

　 = Seriously ill as he was, he came to school.

　 注：though 還可以單獨作副詞用，意為“可是”、“然

　 而”，通常放句末，如：

　 The boy was injured. It was nothing much, though.

　 那個男孩子受傷了，不過并不重。

5. the Chinese Revolution, ____ the Russian Rev-

　 olution, is the most important political event in

　 ____ history.

　　 A. next to; 不填　 B. close to; the

　　 C. up to; 不填　　 D. as to; the

　　 ☆詞語比較☆

4. He repeats that he is telling the story as ____ by

　 himself at the time.

　　 A. seeing　　 B. to see

　　 C. saw　　 D. seen

3. As you can see, the mini-skirt comes into ____

　 again this year.

　　 A. being　　 B. effect

　　 C. practice　　 D. fashion

2. Seeing its mother coming, the child was so happy

　 that its eyes ____ pleasure.

　　 A. were lighted with

　　 B. lit up for

　　 C. lit up with

　　 D. were lighted up for

1. I can't tell you what it's worth, you nlust get an ex-

pert to ____ it.

　　 A. look into　　 B. look at

　　 C. look up　　 D. look out

8. set aside 把……放在一邊；留出

　 He set aside his book and lit a cigarette.

　 他把書放在一邊，點燃一支香煙。

　 Each month she tried to set aside part of her salary.

　 每月他都設(shè)法留出工資的一部分。

　 aside 其他常見用法還有：

　 stand aside (靠邊站)

　 move aside (移到旁邊)

　 put sth. aside for sb. (把某物留給某人)

[考點2]含 up 的動詞短語

① call up 召喚；調(diào)動；使人想起；打電話給

② light up 照亮；變得高興起來

③ fill up 填寫；盛滿

④ take up 占用；拿起；從事

⑤ pick up 拾起；接送；聽到；學會

[例句] Your letter calls up the days when we worked

together in the countryside 20 years ago. 你的信使人想

起20年前我們在一起工作的日子。

Sue's face lighted up when she heard the good news. 聽

到這個好消息時，蘇流露出愉快的面容。

The room soon filled up with people. 房間里不久就擠

滿了人。

She's taken up flower-decoration at evening classes. 她

在夜校學習插花。

[考例2]It has been raining harder and harder for quite

a few days. The village seemed to be in danger of being

flooded．Mr Smith decided to ____ all the young

men in the village to strengthen the river bank.

　　 A. call in　　 B. call up

　　 C. call at　　 D. call for

[考查目標] 此題主要考查動詞辨義問題。

[答案與解析]B　 call in 召進，請進。call at (a place)

訪問(某地)。call / or需要，去接。

[考點5]副詞短語

① far from 完全不．遠不

② next to 兒乎；僅次于

③ in a hurry 匆忙；很快地

[例句] The problem is far from (being) easy. 這個問題

完全不容易。

Papering the ceiling proved next to impossible without a

ladder. 用紙糊天花板沒有梯子兒乎是不可能的。

She dressed herself in a hurry. 她匆匆地穿上衣服。

▲友情提示：far from 后可接名詞、形容詞，或 being +

形容詞／名詞。next to后常接一些否定詞。

[考例5]I'm terribly sorry to tell you that your work is

far from ____.

　　 A. satisfying　　 B. a satisfaction

　　 C. being satisfactory D. to satisfy

[考查目標] 此題主要考查 far from 的用法。

[答案與解析]C　 satisfaction 是不可教名詞，前不可使

用a。from后不可接不定式。satisfying雖然意思與

satisfactory 相同，但常使用satisfactory，其中being經(jīng)

常省略。

[牛刀小試2]

7. send for 派人請，叫人拿

　 We sent for the document this morning.

　 我們今天上午派人去取這份文件。

　 -- Will somebody go and get Dr. White?

　 有人去請懷特醫(yī)生了嗎?

　 -- He's already been sent for.

　 已經(jīng)派人去了。

　 與 send 的常見搭配有：

　 send off (發(fā)出) send up (發(fā)射) send out (發(fā)出)等。