A. expanded
B. enlarged C. widened D. survived
②Nowadays many new couples like to _______ their wedding photos and hang them on the wall.
A. extend
③—Excuse me, sir. My visa is due at the end of this month. Can I _______ it? —Sure. You can just go to the Public Security Office in our city to fill in some forms. A. postpone
B. confirm
C. expand
D. extend
B. enlarge
C. stretch
D. spread
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词汇-6. urgent
【原句呈现】Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts, the UN helps countries with other
problems such as lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases. 【考点聚焦】
▲urgent意义的识别；
▲urgent后面跟从句时，从句中谓语动词的形式。 【考题研读】
①Don’t call me unless there are some _______ matters.
A. lazy B. urgent
C. free D. relaxing
②She was _______ with me for _______ information, because her husband didn’t come back all the night from watching. a multi-national naval parade in Qingdao. A. curious, farther B. eager, more
③In my opinion, it is also urgent that the library _______ open during the vacation. A. must be kept
B. is kept
C. would be kept
D. be kept
C. urgent, further D. hasty, less
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词汇-7. alternative
【原句呈现】If I had taken an alternative path and studied medicine, I would know a lot of medical knowledge. 【考点聚焦】
▲alternative意义的识别； ▲相关短语。 【考题研读】
①The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents.But
_______
explanations are hard to find.
A. alternative B. aggressive C. ambiguous D. apparent
②As oil is running out on the earth, we are in need of searching for other _______ energy resources. A. alternative
③Not knowing how to grow crops, the primitive people had no _______ but to gather the fruit and hunt animals for food. A. conception
B. command
C. virtue
D. alternative
B. abundant
C. creative
D. automatic
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have no alternative but to do除了……外别无选择
“除了……外别无选择”的同义表达：do nothing but do sth.,
have nothing to do but do sth., have no choice but to do sth.
have the alternative of doing sth.有做某事的选择
the alternative后可接介词to或of，接to表示代替，接of表同位关系。
词汇-8. means
【原句呈现】Health care is limited as there are no doctors or nurses in the villages—no one has the
means to pay them.
【考点聚焦】
▲means作主语单复数的判断； ▲相关短语及交际用语；
▲几个表示“方法”意义的词的习惯搭配。 【考题研读】
①In my opinion, every means you’ve thought of _______ not practical. A. being
B. to be
C. are
D. is
②We express our thoughts _______ words and body language. A. in terms of
③I’ve tried hard to improve my English. But by no means _______ with my progress. A. the teacher is not satisfied C. the teacher is satisfied
④—Can I come and have a look at your new house? —Yes, _______! A. with pleasure
⑤He decided to adopt a different _______ to teaching the language in a natural way. A. method
B. means
C. way
D. approach
B. I like it
C. I quite agree
D. by all means
B. is the teacher not satisfied D. is the teacher satisfied
B. in spite of
C. in case
D. by means of
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