1．address vt. 向……发表演说；直接向……说话(熟义：n.地址 v. 写地址) It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting. 据说我们的校长将在会议上发表演说。 2．act vi. 起作用(熟义：行动)

It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act. 药物需要几分钟起作用。

3．drive v. 迫使某人(做不好的事)(熟义；驾驶) Hunger drove her to steal. 饥饿迫使她偷窃。

4．escape v. 被忘掉；被忽视(熟义：v. 逃跑；逃脱) His name escapes me for the moment. 此刻我忘记了他的名字。

5．fail v. 不足，缺乏；忽略；衰退(熟义：失败，不及格) Our water supply failed. 我们供水不足了。

He never fails to write to his mother every month. 他从来不忘记每月写信给他的母亲。

6．introduce v. 以……开始(熟义：介绍，引进) He introduced his speech with a joke. 他的演讲以一个笑话开始。

7．knock vt. 批评，说……不好(熟义：敲，打) The critics knocked his latest play. 评论家抨击了他最近的戏剧。

8．labour vi. 费力地行走，干苦活(熟义：劳动)

They laboured through the thick forest and up the steep hill. 他们艰难地穿行于茂密的森林，攀登于峻峭的山岭。 9．admit vt. 允许进入，容纳(熟义：承认)

The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house. 仆人打开门，并请我进去。

The theatre only admits 1,000 persons.

这个剧场只能容纳一千人。

10．back vt. 支持(熟义：n.背，后面) Many of his friends backed his plan. 他的许多朋友支持他的计划。

11．count vi. 重要；vt. 认为 [熟义：数(数目)] Every minute counts. 每分每秒都重要。

On the whole she counted herself a fortunate wife. 总的说来，她自认为还是一个幸运的妻子。

12．cover v. 走完(一段路)，够付(费用)，看完(多少页书)；涉及；报道(熟义：覆盖) Here is ￡5; that should cover all your expenses. 这儿有5英镑，应该够你的费用。

13．develop vt. 染上，冲洗，开发(熟义：发展)

The year she was born her father developed a rare disease called lupus. 她出生的这一年，她的父亲得了一种称为狼疮的罕见疾病。 14．employ vt. 使用，采取(熟义：雇佣) The country employed a new policy. 这个国家采取了一种新的政策。

15．freeze v. 不许动，停止走动(熟义：冻结，冻冰) Freeze! Drop your arms! 不许动，放下武器！

16．figure v. 认为，想像(熟义：n.数字；雕塑，人物) She figured that she would be next. 她认为她可能就是下一个。

17．fine v. & n. 罚款(熟义：adj. 好的，晴朗的) He was fined $200. 他被罚了200美元。

18．head v. 动身去(熟义：头) The ship was heading for Shanghai. 这艘船开往上海。

19．jump n. & vi. (大幅度)上涨(熟义：跳) Last week the price of goods jumped. 上周物价急剧上涨。

20．lay vt. 向……提出；制定(熟义：放，摆设，生蛋) The prisoner laid an escape plan. 那个囚犯制定了一个越狱计划。 【高频考点突破】 考点一、考查动词辨析

例1．【2015·浙江】16. If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to on the sea?

A. float

D. split

【举一反三】（2014浙江卷 ）9. No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _____ when the unexpected will happen.

A. prove B. imply C. demand D. predict

考点二、考查动词短语辨析

例2、【2015·浙江】11 . We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or our emotions than for straight facts.

A. block off.

B. appeal to C. subscribe to D. come across

B. drown

C.

shrink

【举一反三】（2014重庆卷 ）7. She drove so fast at the turn that the car almost went ___ the road.

A.on B. along C.from D. off 考点三、动词短语辨析

例3. 【2015·湖北】26.Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ______ sooner or later. A. stand out B. break up C. get out D. turn up

【举一反三】（2014陕西卷）18. Ralph W. Emerson would always ______ new ideas that occurred to him.

A. set off B. set about C. set up D. set down 【经典考题精析】

1.(2015·浙江，7)Body language can give a lot about your mood，so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.

2.(2015·江苏，27)The university started some new language programs to cater the country's Silk Road Economic Belt.

3.(2015·江苏，29)The whole team count Cristiano Ronaldo, and he seldom lets them down.

4.(2015·湖北，25)There is no doubt that this candidate's advantage lies his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.

5.(2015·湖北，26)Don't worry.I'm sure your missing glasses will turn sooner or later.

6.(2015·陕西，25)Peter will take his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.

7.(2015·天津，10)Tom had to turn the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.

8.(2015·福建，25)It is said that body language account 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7 per cent.

1.（2014安徽卷）26．Terry, please your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you. A. look up from B. look into C. look back on D. look through

2.（2014安徽卷）28．When the sports hero at our party, he was welcomed with open arms.

A. turned up B. left off C. moved on D. got away

3.（2014安徽卷）34．Shakespeare's writing is still popular today. It has really the test of time.

A. failed B. stood C. taken D. conducted

4.（2014大纲卷）31. Caroline doesn’t have a gift for music, but she _____ it with hard work. A. goes back on B. takes away from C. makes up for D. catches up with