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adapt adjust adopt attract apply adopt appeal
adapt：指修改或改变以适应新条件adapt to sth/sb：适应某物/某人。
You should adapt yourself to the new environment.
adjust：是指―调整、调节‖使之适应。
You can’t see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes
fit： 多指―大小适合‖，引申为―吻合‖。
The shoes fitted me well.
suit：多指―合乎要求、口味、性格、情况‖等。
No dish suits all taste.
match：指―大小、色调、形状、性质等‖相配或相称 与…匹敌 =go with
A red jacket doesn’t match green trousers.
adopt sb：收养 appeal to = attract 吸引 apply for申请
sth：采用 hold /draw one’s attention to应用
〖2010安徽〗----How did you like Nick’s performance last night?
----To be honest, his singing didn’t _______to me much
A. appeal B . belong C refer D. occur
appeal to 意为 ―吸引‖；belong to意为 ―属于‖；refer to意为 ―提到；涉及‖；occur to意为
―突然想到‖。 句意为 ―她的演唱并不怎么吸引我。‖〖答案〗A
〖2010江苏〗Thousands of foreigners were______ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached
表示成千上万的外宾被吸引来参加上海的世博会。〖答案〗C
〖2009浙江〗The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new
environments.
A. adapt B. appeal C. attach D. apply
根据句意, ―关于孩子们美好的事情就是孩子们能很容易适应新的环境‖。adapt to―适应‖;
appeal to―有吸引力, 有感染力；呼吁；求助于；上诉‖等; attach to―粘上, 附上‖; apply to―应
用于, 适应于‖。 〖答案〗A
〖2008辽宁〗You have to be a fairly good speaker to A.hold
〖答案〗A
〖2008天津〗Her shoes
A.suit her dress;they look very well together. C.compare D.match B.fit B.make listeners’ interest for over an hour. D.receive C.improve hold one’s interest使某人保持兴趣。make制造；做；improve改善, 提升；receive接收。
句意为：她的鞋和衣服很搭配, 二者搭配看起来很不错。suit指时间、口味等合乎需要；
fit指大小、尺寸合适；compare比较, 对照；match指颜色、款式等的搭配。〖答案〗D
〖2004全国Ⅰ〗—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?
—A.fits me fine. C.satisfies D.suits B.meets
这四个词在汉语意思上很接近, fit一般指衣服等的尺寸对某人很合适；meet有 ―满足……
的要求‖之意；satisfy的意思是 ―使……满意‖；suit指样式、场合、方便等, 意思是 ―适合……
的要求‖。答语的句意为：这约定正适合我。〖答案〗D
〖2005上海〗The company is starting a new advertising campaign to
its stores.
A.join B.attract C.stick D.transfer
句意为：为了把新的顾客吸引到店内, 公司开始了一场新的广告战。join参加；stick粘, 贴；
固定在某处；transfer转移；传给。〖答案〗B
〖2012高考模拟〗My camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A. treated B. adopted C. adjusted D. adapted
adjust强调, 调节, 使适应; The body adjusts itself to change of temperature. (身体能自行调
节以适应温度的变化。) 本句中adjust是不及物动词。I must adjust my watch. It's slow. (我必
须调一下我的表。它走得慢了。) [答案] C. adjusted.
〖2010陕西工大附中模拟〗Though the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still___ young
people.
A. appeals to B. attracts to C. accounts for D. apply for
考查动词短语的含义及语境。Appeal to投合所好；attract to吸引； account for说明；apply
for 应用。[答案] A
〖2012高考押题〗The people who are out of work should ______ themselves to the new situation
quickly.
A. fit B. match C. suit D. adapt D new customers to
〖2012高考押题〗—Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard?
—No, dear. They don’t ________ well. Put them in the fridge instead.
A. keep B. fit C. get D. last A
〖2012高考押题〗Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does___his
boss.
A. serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports B
〖2012高考押题〗—Will $200 ________ ?
—I’m afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars.
A. count B. satisfy C. fit D. do D
〖2012高考押题〗Ladies and gentlemen, may I ___ your attention to me？I have an important
announcement to make.
A. draw B. attract C. pull
D. drag A
business作―事务、事情‖解时，一般不能用复数，常常指所指派的任务、责任；有时说的
是指派的工作或商业上的买卖活动。It’s none of your business.与你无关!
〖2010湖北〗This restaurant has become popular for its wide of foods that suit all tastes
and pockets.
A. division B. area C. range D. circle
―这家餐馆越来越出名 是由于它做的各种各样的食物适应各种类型人群。‖ ―a range of ―强
调一个系列, 而 ―a wide range of‖意为 ―‖。正好符合题意。从句子结构来讲, 这个句子属于
典型的 ―从句套从句‖。 ―for‖引导原因状语从句, ―that‖引导定语从句。答案C
〖2010江西〗Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached
200,000, a (n) ______ of 40,000 per year.
A average B number C amount D quantity
a number of 许多 amount of 一般加不可数名词表金额, a quantity of 既可以加可数也可以
加不可数, 但没有平均每年增加的意思。〖答案〗A
〖2003上海春〗More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great of
goods.
A.variety B.mixture C.extension D.combination
―a great variety of‖意为 ―品种繁多的‖。 〖答案〗A
〖2001上海〗In the botanic garden we can find a(n)______of plants that range from tall trees to
small flowers.
A.species B.group C.amount D.variety
a variety of ―多种多样的‖。 〖答案〗D
〖2004全国Ⅲ〗The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen
.
A.length B.distance C.way D.space
length长度；distance距离；way道路；space空间, 太空。根据句子的意思, 答案选B项,
指离那儿60英里远的地方。〖答案〗B
〖2007辽宁〗Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a____of exercise.
A. limit B. lack C. need D. demand
a lack of缺乏。句意为：健康问题与不良的饮食习惯和缺少锻炼密切相关。〖答案〗B
〖2012高考押题〗In the of proof , the police could not take action against the man .
A．lack B．shortage C．absence D．failure
shortage 缺乏, 无此搭配。
force.
〖2009山东〗-------He says that my new car is a ______ of money.
-------Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes?
A. lack B. load C. question D. waste
lack缺乏；load负担；question疑问；waste 浪费；根据句意, 尤其是下句的sour grapes(酸
葡萄)可知答案选D。
〖2012高考押题〗My knowledge of Hong Kong came only from some movies: a______ of
criminals are pursued by the police in the narrow streets and then they have a fight.
A. group B. team C. class D. gang
A―组‖；B―队‖；C―种类，等级‖。 〖答案〗 D―一伙‖。
〖2007山东〗I can’t say which wine is best – it’s a(n) _____ of personal taste.
A. affair B. event C. matter D. variety
a matter of意为 ―关于……的问题‖, a matter of principle原则问题；a matter of opinion仁者
见仁, 智者见智。A项意为 ―政治事务, 私人业务‖；B项意为 ―重要事情、大事‖；D项意
为 ―不同种类‖。a matter of ….是固定搭配。〖答案〗C
有能力做某事
解题when在这里的用法很特别，它是并列连词=and then——这一点很重要！记住规律：
was/were about to do...when sth. did...= ...was//were on the point of doing...when sth. did...