3. The government has promised to take ____ the

　 energy crisis.

　　　 A. part in　　　　　　　　 B. advantage of

　　 C. action on　　　　　　 D. risks of

2. All too ____ it was time to go back to school af-

　 ter the summer vacation.

　　 A. fast　　　　　　　　 B. quick

　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. soon

1. Mark ____ his hand slowly and carefully, and

　 there, in his palm, lay a shining diamond ring.

　　 A. made out　　　　　　 B. held out

　　 C. left out　　　　　　　 D. picked out

9. take action 采取行動

　 take notes 記筆記

　 take effect 見效，生效；開始發(fā)生作用

　 take exercise 做體操，做健身活動

　 take farewell 告別，辭行

　 take ground 占領陣地，(飛機)著陸

　 take notice 注意

　 take office 就職

　 take steps 采取措施

[考點1]含“動詞+out”的短語

①wipe out擦洗……的內部；去除，消滅

②start out啟程(一start off)；著手進行(+t0 do sth)

③hold out伸出；提供；堅持

④stand out顯眼；突出

⑤pick out選出；分辨出

⑥leave out省略；遺漏

⑦work out算出

⑧die out滅絕；消失

[例句]We always wipe the bottles out before returning

them to the milkman. 我們總是把瓶子內部擦干凈后再

送還給送奶工人。

They wiped him out to keep him from appearing as a

witness. 為了阻止他出面作證，他們除掉了他。

It's a long trip; we'll have to start out early and start

back for home in the afternoon. 這是一段長旅程，我們

必須很早動身，下午再起程回家。

Our food supplies won't hold out long. 我們的食品存量

維持不了多久。

The road sign is easy to read I the words stand out

well. 路標很容易認；上面的字非常突出。

Tom pm’ked out his cousins from the crowd. 湯姆從人

群中認出了他的堂兄弟。

How can you leave out such important information? 你

怎能漏掉這么重要的信息?

▲ 辨析：wipe off / away / up擦去，擦掉；start out / off

= set out / off = leave 后接 for + 地點；go off后接to +

地點。

[考例1](NMET 2002改編)We thought of selling this

old furniture．but we decided to ____ it. It might

be valuable.

　　 A. hold on　　 B. hold on to

　　 C. hold uD　　 D. hold to

[考查目標] 此題主要考查短語的辨義問題。

[答案與解析]B hold on 繼續(xù)；堅持。hold on to 抓住

不放。hold up 舉起。hold to 遵循；堅持(看法、說法

等)。

[牛刀小試2]

10. put an end to 結束

　 put an end to 結束

　 bring sth. to an end 結束

　 come to an end 結束

　 make (both) ends meet 收支相抵

[考點3]“take + 名詞”短語

① take action (on) 采取行動

② take steps / measures 采取措施

③ take notes 紀錄

④ take a chance 碰碰運氣

⑤ take breath 歇一歇，喘口氣

⑥ take risks 冒風險

⑦ take advantage (of) 利用；引誘

⑧ take aim (at) 瞄準

⑨ take charge (of) 負責(處理某事，照顧某人)，接管

⑩ take effect 生效，起作用

[例句] Let's see how they will take action next. 我們要

觀察他們下一步要采取什么行動。

The police had to take firm action to deal with the ri-

ots. 警方只得采取堅決行動來處理騷亂。

The government has taken measures to preserve order.

政府已采取措施維持秩序。

Half-way up the mountain we stopped to take breath.

我們爬到半山腰后停下來歇口氣。

They took a risk in driving on, in spite of the storm. 盡

管有暴風雨，他們還是冒險駕車趕路。

He's using his charm to try to take advantage of her. 他

正利用他的魅力試圖引誘她。

Take careful aim at the target before firing. 開火前要對

目標仔細瞄準。

The new law takes effect from tomorrow. 新法律從明

天起生效。

[考例3]Immediate action must be ____ before it is

too late.

　　 A. taken　 B. made　 C. carried　 D. put

[考查目標] 此題主要考查固定短語的動詞搭配問題。

[答案與解析]A　 在take action短語中，只可使用

take．不可使用其他動詞。

11. do for

　 1)“使失敗，使完蛋”(常用被動式be done for)

　 That young man's case is done for.

　 那年青人的官司輸定了。

　 2)“設法獲得”(用于疑問句中與how和what連用)

　 How did you do for water while erossing the desert?

　 當你通過沙漠時，你是怎樣獲取水的?

[考點4]與harmony有關的短語

① in harmony with 與……協調一致

② out of harmony with 與……不協調一致

③ in harmony 和睦，和諧

[例句] The color of the sofa is in harmony with the sit-

ting room. 沙發(fā)的顏色與臥室的顏色很協調。

He soon found himself in harmony with his new co-

workers. 不久，他發(fā)覺自己與新合作的工人們關系融

洽。

The music is out of harmony with his tastes. 這音樂不

合他的興趣。

The boys sang in harmony．男孩子唱和聲。

[考例4]I had ____ Mrs. Reed or the children, or

her chosen servant.

　　 A. nothing in harmony with

　　 B. something out of harmony to

　　 C. a lot in harmony with

　　 D. none of harmony to

[考查目標]此題主要考查短語搭配以及句意理解問

題。

[答案與解析]A　 由介詞搭配可知B、D兩項不對。由

Dr可知C項是錯誤的。因為or作為連詞時，用在否定

句中。

[考點5]含 knock 的短語

① knock about / around 漫游，閑逛；(狠)打

② knock down 擊倒，撞倒；拆除

③ knock...out of 把……敲出來

④ knock into sb 撞到某人身上

⑤ knock off 停止(工作)；扣除

⑥ knock over 打翻

⑦ knock at 敲門／窗等

[例句] The writer has knocked about in Europe for

months. 那個作家在歐洲漫游了好幾個月。

Our house is being knoeked down to make way for a

new road. 為了給新公路讓路，我們的房子正在拆除。

I want to see you when we knock off. 下班后我要見你。

[考例5]It is reported that prisoners was ____ a lot

in the prison.

　　 A. knocked about　　 B. knocked down

　　 C. knocked over　　 D. knocked off

[考查目標] 此題主要考查短語辨義。

[答案與解析]A　 正確理解句意是解題的關鍵。題意

是：據報道犯人在這座監(jiān)獄里經常受到毒打。

7. All children between the ages of 5 and 16 must

　 　　　　　　　school.

　　 [短語歸類]

[考點2]含all的副詞短語

① all for 完全贊成

② all of a sudden 突然，冷不防(=all at once = sudden-

　 ly)

③ all too 實在太

④ all but 幾乎；差不多

⑤ all over 到處；各處

⑥ all the better 更好

⑦ all along 一直；始終

[例句] I'm all for doing nothing till the police arrive. 我

完全贊成警方到達之前我們不要亂動。

The bus stopped all of a sudden and the passengers

were thrown forward. 汽車突然停下，乘客們身子向前

傾斜。

The holidays were all too short. 假期實在太短了。

▲友情提示：all是副詞，“全部。都”的意思。

[考例2]We were talking on the phone when,

____, the line went dead.

　　 A. all too　　 B. all of once

　　 C. all of a sudden　　 D. all sudden

[考查目標]此題主要考查準確使用短語的能力。

[答案與解析]C　 短語即成語，是不可改變的。從句意

可知，空白處應是“突然”之意。

6. I didn't say anything because I was ____ the

　 other kids would laugh at me.

5.　　　　 ____ at the door before entering, please.

4. What surprised me was not what he said but the

　 ____ he said it.