高一英语易混词语精练与点拨（8）

刘健

               高一英语易混词语精练与点拨（8）
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一、couple; pair  
1. She bought a _________of trousers yesterday.  
2. I found a _________of shoes in the bedroom , but they don't make a_______ .
3. Not every ________ is a ________ .  
[答案]1. pair 2. couple , pair 3. couple , pair  
[点拨]两者均可指“一双，一对”。但pair指同种类，同形状，同大小，成对使用，缺一 不可的两件东西；而couple指在某种特定情况下的任何两人或两物，可分可合。另外，两 者也都可指“夫妻”，但couple指表面的结合，而pair指实际的匹配。  
二、appreciate; admire; enjoy  
1. He wanted to drive his car and ________ the view.  
2. Mary ________the dinner very much.  
3. She often goes to concerts to _______the classic music.  
[答案]1.admire 2. enjoyed 3. appreciate  
[点拨]这三个词都有“欣赏”之意。appreciate表示通过理解或正确判断其价值而欣赏享 受； admire表示怀着愉快、满足或惊喜看着某事物，通常用于视觉享受； enjoy仅指得 到感官或精神上的乐趣或满足，具有“享受”之意。  
三、stupid; silly; foolish  
1. He is ________ in learning maths.  
2. Don't be so ________ , my dear.  
3. It is a ________ thing to spend money on something you can't afford.  
[答案]1.stupid 2. silly 3. foolish  
[点拨]stupid指反应迟钝或缺乏正常智力或理解力; silly指愚笨得可笑，十分可鄙，但 有时也含有单纯和无知之意，用于指小孩或亲人时往往有某种亲切感; foolish一般指缺 乏正常推理和判断能力或常识。  
四、hurt; injure; wound; harm;damage  
1. My feelings were ________when he didn't ask me to the party.  
2. In the battle, eight soliders were killed and three _________.  
3. Smoking can ________ one's health.  
4. The driver ________ himself badly in the accident.  
5. The boy ________ my car with a stone.  
6. We won't do anything that will ________ the cause of peace.  
[答案]1. hurt 2.wounded 3. injure 4. hurt 5. damaged 6. harm  
[点拨]hurt指任何肉体和精神或感情上的伤害，尤其指刺伤、打伤等，强调其痛苦的后果 ; injure指由于偶发事故或意外造成的外表或肌体受到的损害; wound常常指因战争、角 斗引起的刀伤、枪伤，尤其指在战场上所受的伤; harm除指肉体或精神上的伤害外，还可用于抽象事物，尤其是指不道德的事情;damage主要指对于物的伤害，强调对于价值、用途和外观等所造成的损失。这种损失或因自然所致、或因人为造成的。  
五、in all; at all; after all; above all  
1. Do it well if you do it __________ .  
2. There are sixty-five students in our classroom _________ .  
3.“Thank you very much.”“Not ___________ .”  
4. Children need many things, but ___________ they need love.  
5. _________ , she is only a girl of eight.  
6. I do not agree __________ .  
[答案]1. at all 2.in all 3. at all 4. above all 5. After all 6. at all  
[点拨]in all意为“总共”、“总计”，可用于句首或句末; at all一般用于条件句或否 定句中，用来加强语气有“根本”、“当然”之意; after all意为“毕竟”、“别忘了 ”，用于句首，表示提醒对方，用于句末，表示“竟然”意; above all意为“首先”、“首要”、“最重要的”，可用于句首或句中。
（待续）