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Unit 5Why do you like pandas?
一、【辨析】cute,smart与clever
cute
聪明的,侧重“可爱”
多用来形容动物,多指某种东西因小巧玲珑而可爱。
smart
聪明的,侧重“顽皮”
指人时,多指思维能力强,办事巧妙。还可指人的外部形象“潇洒、时髦”。
clever
聪明的,侧重“有头脑的”
多指人或动物的脑子灵活,理解事物快。
【经典练】
1. —Do you like monkeys?
—Yes, they are _________.
A. boring B. lazy C. scary D. cute
2、Oh, look at that dog! He’s so________________. 哦,看看那条狗!它太可爱了
二、【辨析】sleep,go to bed与go to sleep
(1)sleep可作延续性动词,意为"睡觉",也可作名词,意为"睡眠"。
He slept for two hours. 他睡了两个小时。 He had a long sleep. 他睡了长长的一觉。
(2)be asleep睡着,asleep作形容词,意为"睡着的",强调状态。
The boy was asleep with his head on his arms. 那个男孩枕着自己的胳膊睡着了。
(3)fall asleep睡着,入睡,表示动作的过程,侧重于指无意识地入睡。
The old man sat in his chair, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
老人坐在扶手椅里,闭上眼睛睡着了。学科*网
(4)get to sleep睡着,入眠,强调进入睡眠状态,多用于否定句、疑问句或条件句中。
I was waiting for the sound of the other shoe! I can’t get to sleep.
我在等另一只鞋的落地声!我睡不着。
(5) go to bed上床睡觉,强调睡的动作,不一定睡着。一般说来,go to bed在前,然后才是
go/get to sleep或 fall asleep。
We usually go to bed at nine o’clock. 我们通常九点钟就寝。
【经典练】
1. A lion usually _________ (sleep) over twenty hours every day.
2. Sometimes people can be too tired to ________.
A. fall asleep B. go to sleep
C. fall sleepy D. go to sleepy
3. It will be hard for us to get up in the morning if we ________ to bed too late.
A. go B. went C. will go D. have gone
4. I didn’t have a good ______ last night, so I was so _____ that I fell _____ in class.
A. sleep; asleep; sleepy B. asleep; sleep; sleepy
C. sleep; sleepy; asleep D. sleepy; sleep; asleep
5、I felt so ______________ that I fell ______________ in the History class this afternoon.
A. sleeping;asleep B. sleepy;asleep
C. sleepy;sleep D. asleep;sleepy
三、【辨析】symbol 与sign
symbol
“象征, 符号”,指被人们选出的物体或图案,用来代表另一事物,并作为该事物的标记或象征。
In the picture the tree is the symbol of life. 在这幅画中,树是生命的象征。
sign
“记号,标记”,指具体的用于识别或指示的标志,如指标牌,卡片等。
The sign reads: “keep off the grass”.
牌子上写着“请勿践踏草坪”。
【经典练】
1. It’s said that red eggs are a _________ of good luck, so some people eat them on th