Unit 10重難點解析
1. Use the questions below to get started and try to think of more questions.(Speaking)
get started意為 “開始活動、工作等”。類似的還有：get washed洗臉；get dressed穿衣；get lost迷路。如：
Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you wouldn’t have time to _____ before the party. (NMET 2004 I)
A. get changed B. get change
C. get changing D. get to change
此題選A。句意為 “你恐怕在晚會開始之前沒有時間換衣服了”。
2. We often talk about how important it is to take good care of ourselves and our planet... (Reading)
這里賓語從句是一個感嘆句結構，how是感嘆副詞。如：
You can’t imagine how proud Du Li was when she won the first gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
你難以想象當杜麗贏得2004年雅典奧運會首枚金牌時是多么自豪。
Parents are taught to understand ______ important education is to their children’s future. (廣東2004)
A. that B. how C. such D. so
此題選B。賓語從句是一個感嘆句結構，原句缺少感嘆副詞how。
3. When the habitat of a species is changed or destroyed, the animal or plant has to either adapt to the change or find a new home. (Reading)
1）species意為“（動植物）物種；種類”，單復數同形。如：
A species can become endangered for different reasons.
一個物種瀕危可能是各種原因引起的。
The Origin of Species was written by Charles Darwin.
《物種起源》是查理達爾文寫的。
2）either...or...是并列連詞，連接兩個并列成分，意為“或者……或者……”。連接并列主語時，謂語要與鄰近的主語保持人稱和數的一致。如：
Either my father or my brothers are coming. 不是我父親就是我兄弟要來。
Either say you’re sorry or else get out! 你要么道歉,要么滾開!
3）adapt意為“使適應(to)；使適合(to)；改編(for; from)”。如：
You should adapt yourself to the new environment. 你應該適應新環境。
The movie was adapted from a novel.
這部電影是由小說改編的。
4. Even small things can make a big difference. (Post-reading)
1）even用作副詞，意為“甚至；更”，起加強語氣的作用。如：
Everyone was on time for the meeting -_____ Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything. (湖南2004)
A. but B. only C. even D. yet
此題選C。這里even表示強調，意為“即使；連……都”。
2）make a/no/much difference意為“有影響/無關緊要/很重要”。如：
Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health.
鍛煉對你的身體狀況影響很大。
5. Professor Stevenson, who has devoted himself to protecting the milu deer, gave a talk to Chinese college students in Beijing. (Grammar)
devote oneself/one’s life/one’s time to表示“把自己/某人一生/某人的時間投身于”，to 是介詞，后接名詞、代詞或動詞-ing形式。devoted to表示“專心致志于, 獻身于；熱愛，很喜歡”。如：
Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children. (上海2000)
A. devotes B. spends C. offers D. provides
Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to _____ some schools for poor children. (上海2001春)
A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up
Her son, to whom she was so _______, went abroad ten years ago. (上海2001)
A. loved B. cared C. devoted D. affected
這三個題的最佳選項分別為A、B、C。例1和例3側重于動詞詞義辨析和該短語的識別；例2側重于該結構中介詞to的判斷與運用。he had是定語從句，修飾先行詞all, 此處省略了關系代詞that。
6. Reduce the amount of rubbish. [Integrating Skills]
reduce常用作及物動詞，意為“減少，縮小（尺寸、數量等），降低（價格、程度等）”。如：
-The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets.
-Yes. But I’m sure something will be done to _____ air pollution. （上海1998）
A. reduce B. remove C. collect D. warn
此題選A。從上句“汽車排出大量的廢氣”可知，應用reduce表示“采取措施的目的”是“降低空氣污染的程度”。
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