词汇-9. commitment
【原句呈现】Changing the world—my commitment. 【考点聚焦】
▲commitment意义的识别； ▲相关短语。 【考题研读】
①It is the respect for universal rights, our respect for different cultures, and our _______ to international laws that guide China’s openness to other countries. A. comprehension
②Chances are you split up the last time because you didn'treally want to make acommitment. A. attention
④One hundred percent _______ to your studies, though it can be lonely and no fun at all, will leave precious marks on your youth. A. attention
【归纳拓展】
make a commitment(to…) (对……)作出承诺 carry out one’s commitment 履行承诺 commitmentto…致力于对……
B. commitment
C. reference
D. reaction
B. commitment
C. reference
D. reaction
B. contribution
C. commitment
D. consideration
参看模块五 Unit 1词汇-7. committed。 词汇-10. vacant 【原句呈现】 【考点聚焦】
▲与vacant意义类似的词义辨析。 【考题研读】
①The position in that company is still _______ and you can apply for it now. A. empty
②The landlady had a few _______ rooms to rent for the students. A. empty
③She was surprised to find the fridge _______; the child had eaten everything! A. free
B. blank
C. empty D. bare
B. blank
C. vacant
D. hollow
B. vacant
C. blank
D. hollow
【归纳拓展】
vacant“空的”，指位置、房屋等无人占用，职位，职务的空缺等
empty“空的”，指在任何容器或建筑物内没有物或人，也可以指谈话内容的空洞 empty还可以作动词用，意为“倒空，变空，排空” bare赤裸的，裸体的
blank空白的，空的，无信息的，未填写的，茫然的，空虚的
hollow指物体内部或中心是空的(尽管考试说明中没有这个词，但是熟悉一下有好处)
词汇-11. remind
【原句呈现】It reminded me of my time in Sudan, where several Doctors without Borders staff were attacked as people tried to get the food. 【考点聚焦】
▲remind及其名词意义的识别； ▲相关短语。 【考题研读】
①—Please call me at 8:00 tomorrow morning. I’m kind of forgetful. —Don’t worry about that and you’ll be surely _______. A. warned
②A trip to the forest park is a wonderful _______ of my happy childhood, when I had no end of fun with my playmates.
A. adventure B. celebration C. reminder D. attraction
③In our childhood, we were often _______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners. A. demanded
④Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself _______ of his own dreams.
A. reminding
⑤We must have enough evidence to _______ the members of the committee of the safety of nuclear plants.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t agree to our plan. A. remind
B. inform
C. convince
D. warn
B. to remind
C. reminded
D. remind
B. reminded
C. allowed
D. hoped
B. remembered
C. informed
D. reminded
【归纳拓展】
remind sb. to do sth.使某人想起做某事；提醒某人做某事
remind sb. that ...使某人想起……；提醒某人/警告某人…… remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某事，提醒某人某事
类似remind sb.of sth.的结构还有：治愈某人某病cure sb.of a disease
抢某人某物rob sb.of sth. 警告某人某事warn sb.of sth. 通知某人某事inform sb.of sth. 怀疑某人某事suspect sb. of sth. 控告某人某事accuse sb. of sth.
reminder提醒，让某人想起……的事
词汇-12. refer to
【原句呈现】I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations or the UN, as it is
more often referred to.
【考点聚焦】
▲refer to意义的识别；
▲其名词reference及其所构成的短语。 【考题研读】
①The new president spoke at the APFC meeting for nearly an hour without _______ his notes. A. bringing up B. looking for C. trying on
②If you come across an unknown English word, you can _______ your e-dictionary to find its meaning.
A. lead to
B. contribute to
C. refer to
D. adapt to D. referring to