Unit 4 Global warming
核心单词
1. subscribe
vi. 同意；捐赠；订阅
vt. （签署）文件；捐助
常用结构：
subscribe to ... 同意，赞许；（在文件等下面）签名，署名
subscribe sth. to ... 捐助
subscribe to/for ... 订阅；订购(书籍等)
He did not subscribe to my proposal.
他不赞同我的建议。
He subscribed a large sum to the relief fund.
他向救济基金捐赠巨资。
He subscribed his name to a petition. 他在请愿书上签名。
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①只有疯子才会同意这样的观点。
②我订了一份《妇女周刊》。
答案：①No one but mad people would subscribe to such views.
②I subscribed to a Wee...点击查看全部>> kly Women’s magazine.
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2. tend
vt. & vi.
（常与to连用）有某种倾向；有……的趋势；走向；趋向；朝向；照管，照料；看护
People under stress tend to express their full range of potential.
处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
He tends to pitch the ball too high.
他往往把球掷得过高。
Prices are tending upward. 物价在上涨。
The woman stayed at home to tend her child.
那个妇女呆在家里照料她的孩子。
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I never forget the days when I was by the villagers when I was
wounded.
Tended B. observed C. monitored D. Cared
解析：选A。tend 用作及物动词，意为
“照顾；照料”;observe观察；注意；monitor 监视；监控； care为不及物动词，care
for 才有 “照顾；照料”的意思。
3. oppose
vt. 反对； 反抗；对抗；（与to连用）使反对，使相对
Many members of the council opposed the building of the luxury houses in
the centre of the city.
许多议会议员反对在市中心建造豪华型住宅。
My mother is opposed to the new plan.
我妈妈是反对这个新计划的。
Many residents are opposed to the plan of building the
motorway.许多居民反对修建那条高速公路的计划。
常用结构：
as opposed to （表示对比）而，相对于
易混辨析
oppose/object/resist
oppose
为常用词，指“对某人、某事采取积极行动来反对”，强调动作,尤指“反对一种观念、思
想、计划等”。
object 常指“用言论或论据等表示反对”,
强调“个人嫌厌”和“由于与个人有关，因此提出反对意见”。
resist指“积极地反抗、对抗”；“用武力阻止……的前进”。
高手过招
单项填空
The professor, out the project, made a comment on the report.
A. was opposed to carry B. opposed to carry
C. opposed to carrying D. opposed carrying
解析：选C。短语be opposed to sth./doing
sth.意为“反对/某事/做某事”，其中to是介词。此处用过去分词作后置定语，相当于定
语从句 who was opposed to carrying。
4. consequence
n.［C］结果；后果；影响
I’m quite willing to accept the consequences.
我完全愿意承担后果。
You should know the consequence of not studying hard.
你应该知道不用功学习的后果。
This had the unexpected consequence that he got fired.
这件事有了意外的后果，那就是他被革职了。
常用结构：
as a consequence (of ...)
=in consequence (of ...)
=as a result (of ...) 结果;因此；由于……的原因
联想拓展
consequent adj.（+on/upon） 因……而起的；随之发生的
consequently adv. 结果；因此；必然地
高手过招
翻译句子
①降雨量很大，结果田地被淹了。
②他努力学习，因此通过了考试。
答案：①The rain was heavy and consequently the land was flooded.
②He studied hard, and in consequence he passed the exam.
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5. average
adj. 平均的；普通的
n. 平均;平均数
The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
这个班男生的平均年龄为十五岁。
It was an average piece of work.那是一件普通的作品。
The average man is not interested in this subject.
普通人一般对这个题目不感兴趣。
常用结构：
on average 平均地；通常
above/below average 高于/低于平均数/水平
an average of ... ……的平均数
up to average 达到平均数
The average of 4 and 8 is 6. 4和8的平均数为6。
Two students are absent each day on average.
平均每天有两个学生缺席。
高手过招
选词填空(ordinary/average/normal/com>>收起