【易混辨析】defend/guard/protect
指积极地抵抗、防御或挫败迫在眉睫的危险或侵袭，也可指为某人或某论点辩护。常与againstdefend 连用。 guard protect 高。常与against，from连用。 ?When a dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 当一只狗攻击我时，我用一根棍子防卫。
?It’s important to guard against diseases. 预防疾病很重要。 ?We must protect children from danger. 我们必须保护儿童免遭危险。 【巧学妙记】
意为＂保卫,警卫,看守＂，指为了保证安全而站立守卫，含有警惕之意。常与against连用。 指借用某种东西作为防御、保护工具，使人或物免受伤害，这种保护的成功率比defend，guard
1. 单句语法填空
①He made a long speech _____________ (defend) his views from objections. ②They defended themselves against _____________ (attack). ③The best _____________ (defend) is a good offense. 2. 用defend, guard或protect的适当形式填空
①She ______________herself successfully in court yesterday.
②A line of forts was built along the border to ______________the country against attack.
③We keep dogs to ______________our houses at night against thieves. 3. 同义句改写
He has hired a lawyer to defend him against his action.(用defence改写) ______________________________________________________________________________
______ 【答案】 1. ①defending 2. ①defended
②being attacked ②protect/defend
③defence
③guard
3. He has hired a lawyer in his defence against his action. 6. ★likely
adj. 可能的。常见用法：
It’s likely that sb....=sb be likely to do...某人很可能……
?I shall be likely to catch a cold if I go out tonight without my overcoat. 如果今晚不穿大衣出去，我会感冒的。 【拓展延伸】
unlikely adj. 不太可能发生的 be unlikely to...不大可能……
【易混辨析】likely/possible /probable
侧重从表面看，某事很有可能发生，与probable意思相近。likely在作表语时，其主语likely 可以是人也可以是物。 强调客观上有可能，但也常常暗示＂实际上希望很小＂。常用的句式为＂It is possible possible for sb to do sth＂ 或＂It is possible+that从句＂。其作表语时，不能用人作主语。 主要指有根据、合情理、值得相信的事物，常有＂大概，很可能＂的意味，语气较possibleprobable 强。常用的句式为＂It is probable+从句＂。其作表语时，不能用人或不定式作主语。 ?John is likely to be in London this autumn. 今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。 ?It’s possible that he will not accept the invitation. 他有可能不接受邀请。 ?It is highly probable that it will rain today. 今天很可能会下雨。
用likely, possible或probable填空
1. The thieves were not _____________ to know how much it is worth.
2. According to the test, it is _____________ that the disease has a genetic element. 3. Would it be _____________ for me to leave a message for her?
【答案】 1. likely
2. probable
3. possible
7. ★in general
总的来说；通常；一般?大体?来说?as a whole；usually?
?I know how it works in general terms. 我大致知道其中的運作原理。
同义句改写
In general, about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions. 1. ____________________, about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions.
2. ____________________, about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions. 【答案】
1. Generally speaking 7. ★function
(1) n. 作用；功能；职能。形容词形式为：functional adj. 实用的；运转正常的；功能上的。常见搭配：
perform/fulfill a function 履行职责
?In your new job you will perform a variety of functions. 在新的工作岗位上，你将要履行许多不同的职责。
(2) vi. 起作用；运转。常见搭配： function as 起……作用；用作……
?This chair can also function as a bed. 这把椅子也可以当床用。
2. Generally
The teacher was asked to explain the word’s grammatical _____________. A. personality C. function 【答案】
B. representative D. solution
C 【解析】句意：(学生们)要求老师解释一下那个单词的语法功能。personality个性，性格；representative代表；function功能；solution解决方法。 8.★at ease
舒适；快活；自由自在。常见用法： feel/look at ease感到/看上去心情放松 put/set sb at ease使某人放松
?The most universal facial expression is,of course,the smile — its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. 最普遍使用的面部表情当然是微笑——其作用是表示快乐和安人心境。
?He gets on with strangers with ease. 他与陌生人相处自如。
?Machines ease the workers of heavy manual labour. 机器使工人从繁重的体力劳动中解脱出来。 【拓展延伸】
1. with ease轻易地，毫不费力地 take one’s ease休息，轻松一下 2. ease sb’s mind 使某人安心
ease sb of sth 减轻(痛苦、忧虑等)；使某人安心
1. 用适当的介词填空
①The dentist soon put the small girl ______________ ease. ②The horse jumped over the fence ______________ ease. ③I never feel ______________ease in his company. ④She won the 400m race ______________ease. 2. 同义句改写
He eased himself of anxiety and felt at ease.
①______________________________________________________________(用现在分词短语作状语改写)
②______________________________________________________________(用过去分词短
语作状语改写) 【答案】 1. ①at
②with
③at
④with
2. ①Easing himself of anxiety, he felt at ease. ②Eased of anxiety, he felt at ease. 9. ★lose face 丢脸。
?There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone＂loses face＂and smiles to hide it. 还有不愉快的微笑，比如当某人＂丢了面子＂就会用微笑来掩饰。 【拓展延伸】
1. lose one’s head 发狂；失去理智 lose one’s heart to sb 爱上某人 lose heart 失去勇气；丧失信心 lose one’s job 失业 lose one’s life 牺牲 lose one’s way 迷路 2. be faced with 面对；面临 save face 保全面子；有脸面
in the face of 面对……；在……面前 face to face 面对面；相对 be faced with 面对……；面临…… to one’s face 当着某人的面；直接地 make faces/a face 做鬼脸
?To know the truth, you’d better have a talk with him face to face. 要知道真相，你最好跟他面对面地谈一谈。
?The naughty boy often make faces (a face) in class, which makes his teacher angry. 那个调皮的男孩经常在课堂上做鬼脸，这令他的老师非常生气。 【巧学妙记】
Yesterday, Jim took Tom’s pen, as a result, the pen was recognized by Tom. In the face of his classmates, Jim thought he lost face. In order to save his face, he decided