(完整版)高中英语模块三第二单元重点词汇讲解牛津版必修3

模块三第二单元重点词汇讲解

一．单词讲解

1.be made up of

be made up of 由……组成、构成。

be made up of相当于_____________（注意无被动）,其主动形式为make up,此时不用介词of.

单项填空

①The football team was _____ teenager boys.

A. made up from

B. made up for

C. made up into

D. made up of

②No decision _____ ab out any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.(2008·北京)

A. will be made

B. is made

C. is being made

D. has been made。

③American Indian _____ about five percent of the U.S. population.(2008·浙江)

A. fill up

B. bring up

C. make up

D. set up （DAC）

联想拓展

有关make的常用短语：

make a face/faces 做鬼脸 make a living 谋生；维持生活

make clear 说明；表明 make friends with 与某人交朋友

make fun of 取笑 make it 走完（一段路）；能成功；做到

make one’s way 前进；行进 make oneself at home 随便；

make sure 查明；确实；务使；确信 make sense 有意义；意思清楚；有道理

make out 辨认；书写

makeup___________.___________,___________ ,___________,______ .__ ______（整理，化妆，和解，组成，编造，弥补）

2. contribute to

对……做出贡献;把(时间)投入……;是……的成因之一；捐献

完成句子

①吃太多的脂肪容易得心脏病。

_____ too much fat can _____ _____ heart diseases.

(Eating ; contribute to/lead to / result in )

②诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福。

Honesty and hard work _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ . (contribute to/lead to / result in success and happiness )

③他主动向红十字会捐款。

He _____ _____ _____ _____ the Red Cross.

( offer to contribute to)

3. differ from

differ from=be different from与……不同

完成句子

①美国英语和英国英语在语法、拼写和发音上稍有不同。

American English _____ a little _____ British English in grammar, spelling and pronunciation.

(differs ; from)

②人类的面部表情在能被有意控制所达到的程度上与动物的表情有区别。Human facial expressions _____ _____ _____ of animals in the degree to which they can be controlled _____ _____ .

(differ from those; on purpose)

4. occupy

占领, 占用（时间，空间等）

Reading occupies most of my free time. 阅读占去了我大部分的闲暇时间。The enemy occupied the town. 敌人占据了这个城镇。

Is that seat occupied?那个座位有人吗？

Many problems occupied his mind. 他脑子里装著许多问题。

She is occupied in writing a novel. 她忙于写小说。

He occupied himself with various social activities.

他终日从事各种社交活动。

— (常与oneself连用或作被动式)使忙碌,使从事( in/with)

: He' s still fully occupied with writing his report

Eg:You need to find something to occupy yourself with when you retire.

5.press

n. 按,压力,杂志报纸 ,新闻报道vt. 压,施加压力，推

系报刊总称，也指报界或报业。

We are pressing the Government hard for a renewal of talks.

我们正急切地要求政府重新开始会谈。

Press this button to start the engine. 按这个按钮开动引擎。

Can you have your report ready for the press by next week?

你的报告能在下星期赶好付印吗？

The power of the press is very great. 新闻界的力量非常大。

The child pressed her nose against the window.

那小女孩把鼻子贴在窗户上。

He pressed her to come with him.