1.【课本原句】 Most of us probably like pop music and have our favourite performers,...

　　【考点】perform 的语义和用法

　　1. “表演”。后面可以跟宾语，也可以不跟宾语。例如：

　　The actors performed Twelfth Night last night. 昨晚演员们演出了《第十二夜》。

　　The seals performed well at the circus.马戏团的海豹表演得很好。

　　2. “进行”，“履行”，“执行”。通常后面要跟宾语。例如：

　　The doctor performed the operation.医生做了这个手术。

　　He performed his experiment over and over, working till midnight. 他一遍又一遍地进行试验，直到深夜。

　　Perform your promise. 请履行你的诺言。

　　同根词：performer n.表演者 performance n. 表演；执行，履行，完成；行为；成绩。例如：

　　His performance in the exam was disappointing. 他这次考试成绩令人失望。

　　He failed in the performance of his duty.他未能履行自己的职责。

　　【考题举例】

　　1. “It wasn't a big to-do,” said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service.(2004NMET,阅读E)

　　2. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist(心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, performed two experiments.(2004NMET重庆,阅读D)

　　3. Now that Bob has publicly _______ he was wrong, he is _______ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. (2004NMET浙江,完形填空54和55)

　　54. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained

　　55. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing

　　【考题解析】 1.句意：“这没有什么大惊小怪的。”一位美国区委法官Fred Biery 说。这位法官是负责这项服务的。此处的perform就是“执行，进行，履行”的意思。

　　2.句意：为了探索究竟“第六感官”是否存在，Kentucky大学的心理学家Robert Baker做了两个实验。

　　3. 句意：既然Bob公开承认他是错的，那么，他就应该与Pat一起共同抚养孩子和做家务活。perform 一般不与with 连用。要表示“与…… 一起做某事”就用“share...with...”来表达。share 的本义是“分享，分担”。因此，答案分别为A和C。

　　【考题预测】 1. All the duties were ________ by my father. My mother had nothing to do at home.

　　A. shared B. operated C. performed D. made

　　2. 【课本原句】 Latin music—music that uses traditional styles from Latin America—has spread all over the world.

　　【考点】 spread 的词形、语义和用法

　　spread 的过去时和过去分词与原形一样，都是spread。意思有：

　　①“伸展，延伸”。 后面跟介词短语或者副词。例如：

　　The city spreads for ten miles to the north. 这座城市向北方延伸了10英里。

　　②“传染，传播，散布”。后面跟介词短语或者副词。例如：

　　The illness spread quickly in the town. 疾病迅速在城市里蔓延。

　　③“铺开，展开”。后面要跟宾语再加其他。例如：

　　He spread a blanket on the bed. 他把毯子铺在床上。

　　She spread the wet clothes to dry. 她把湿衣服铺开晾干了。

　　【考题举例】

　　1. The game was a great success in the United States and it soon s _______ to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries. (2001，北京春,单词拼写)

　　2. With the rapid growth of population, the city _______ in all directions in the past five years. (NMET2003)

　　A. spreads B. has spread C. spread D. had spread

　　3. As new businesses are added and the company's reputation spreads, the value of the franchise increases and sales of franchises become easier. (2004,上海,阅读D)

　　【参考答案】 1. spread。此处spread意思是“传开”。2. 答案B。3. 此句中spread意思是“传开”。

　　【考题预测】 2. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.(翻译成汉语)

　　3. 【课本原句】 Rock singers, on the other hand, make music their life. They play music to satisfy their inner desire.

　　【考点】 desire 的用法

　　1.作动词意思是“渴望”，后面可以跟名词、代词、to不定式或者宾语从句。例如：

　　We all desire happiness and health.我们都渴望得到幸福与健康。

　　Give our guests whatever they desire. 我们的客人要什么就给什么。

　　Mary greatly desired to go to Paris.玛丽非常想去巴黎。

　　I desire that you shall be there. 我期望你去那里。

　　2. 作名词意思是“愿望，期望，希望”。后面跟to不定式，for sth.或者that 从句。例如：

　　I have no desire to discuss the question.我不想讨论这个问题。

　　He told her of his desire for success. 他给她讲述了他对成功的期望。

　　短语：leave a lot to be desired 没有想象的那么好

　　The book left a lot to be desired.这本书并没有想象的那么好。

　　【考题举例】

　　After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, _______ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space. (2004,上海,37)

　　A. where B. what C. that D. how

　　【参考答案】答案B。what 作do的宾语。

　　【考题预测】 3.The cooking here leaves a lot _______ .

　　A. to desire B. desiring C. to be desiring D. to be desired

　　4. 【课本原句】His parents are dead and he lives with a family that treats him badly.

　　【考点】 treat 的用法

　　①“对待”。例如：

　　Please treat the matter seriously. 请认真对待此事。

　　He treated me well. 他对我不错。

　　②“治疗”。例如：

　　The doctor is treating my disease.医生在给我治病。

　　③“论述”。例如：

　　The writer treated the subject fully in his book. 作者在书中详细地论述了这个问题。

　　④ treat...as “把……当作……看待”。例如：

　　The police treated the death as a case of murder. 警察认为这次惨案是他杀。

　　⑤ treat...to“请……吃”，“招待……吃”。例如：

　　I'll treat you to lunch. 我将请你吃午饭。

　　【考题举例】

　　Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady.(2004, 辽宁阅读A)

　　More patients _______ in hospital this year than last year.(NMET2004，江苏，26)

　　A. treated B. have treated C. had been treated D. have been treated

　　【考题解析】 答案D。treat 是“治疗”的意思。根据句意应该用被动语态，所以排除A、B两个答案，再根据this year确定为现在完成时。

　　【考题预测】 4. I learned that lesson when I decided to _______ Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal.

　　A. treat B. share C. divide D. devote

　　Key:

　　1. C 2. 学生们已经组织了一个相似的团体，SADD即反对酒后驾车团体，而且在他们的朋友中也传播相同的信念。 3. D 4. A

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