5. The heavy storm ____to our trouble in the long marching, besides we were too tired.

4. -- Would you like to go swimming with Jack and Jim?

　 -- That ____.

3. The policemen rushed into the bedroom, only to find the couple ____ on the bed, dead.

2. There's plenty of time left; No ____.

1. The Smiths said they would take ____ to repair the windows by themselves.

17. wonder v. 驚奇，驚嘆，對(duì)……感到驚奇，想知道

[C] 奇跡，奇觀奇事I wondered that he couldn't answer such an easy question. 他竟然回答不出這樣簡(jiǎn)單的問(wèn)題，真讓我感到奇怪。/ I don't wonder at her refusing to marry him. 她拒絕嫁給他，對(duì)此我一點(diǎn)也不奇怪。/ It is really a wonder that he can recover from the SARS. 他能從非典型性肺炎中康復(fù)真是一個(gè)奇跡。

▲ 構(gòu)詞：wonderful adj. 令人驚奇的．奇妙的，極好的，令人愉快的

▲ 搭配：

① what a wonder! 多么令人驚異!真想不到!

② It is a wonder that... 奇怪的是……

③ (It's) no / little / small wonder (that…) 難怪…，…并不奇怪It's no wonder that you are so happy. 難怪你這么高興。

④ do / perform / work wonders 創(chuàng)造奇跡，取得驚人成就

[考例](2005湖北) He hasn't slept at all for three days. ____ he is tired out.

A. There is no point　　　 B. There is no need

C. It is no wonder　　　　 D. It is no way

[考查目標(biāo)] 考查 wonder 的詞義。

[答案與解析]C　 “他已經(jīng)三天沒(méi)有睡覺(jué)了，現(xiàn)在筋疲力盡也不足為奇�！备鶕�(jù)句意，答案選C。 no wonder 表示“不足為奇的”；no point 表示“沒(méi)有意義”；no need表示“沒(méi)有……的必要”；no way 表示“決不”。

[牛刀小試1]

用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：

(lie, remind, case, depend, add, measure, hurry)

16. remind

(1) vt. 提醒

① remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人某物；提醒某人注意某事Be sure to remind her of the meeting she has to attend. 務(wù)必提醒她要參加那次會(huì)議。

② remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事Please remind me to post the letter. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐壹哪欠庑拧?/p>

③ remind sb. that-clause 提醒某人…… She reminded me that I hadn't written to mother. 她提醒了我，我還沒(méi)給媽媽寫(xiě)信。

(2) vt. 使(人)想起，使記起

① remind sb. of sb. / sth. 使……想到某人或某物 He reminds me of his father. 看到他使我想起他的父親。

② remind sb. that-clause 使人回憶起…… The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late. 看到鐘使我想起我已經(jīng)晚了。

[考例][2000上海春招]what you said just now ____ me of that American professor.

A. mentioned B. informed　 C. reminded D. memorized

[考查目標(biāo)] remind基本用法。

[答案與解析]C　 remind表示“提醒；讓……想起”。

15. reduce vt. & vi 減少，縮減，減化

reduce prices 降低價(jià)格

reduce air pollution 減少空氣污染

reduce one's weight 減肥

reduce noise 減少噪音

[注意]reduce 作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，僅作“減肥”講。I must reduce to get into that dress. 我必須減肥才能穿上那條裙子。

[拓展]reduce...to 使……陷入不良狀況；把……歸納成；把……降職為(to為介詞) He was reduced to begging for food. 他淪落到討飯的地步。

[短語(yǔ)]　　　　 order 使……恢復(fù)秩序；整理

reduce...to　　 silence使安靜，使沉默下來(lái)

tears 使哭了起來(lái)

14. press vt. & vi. 按，壓，夾 n. 壓力，印刷機(jī)，新聞界　 Press this button to start the engine. 按下這個(gè)按鈕啟動(dòng)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。/ My shoes presses my toe. 我的鞋擠腳趾。/ The power of the press is very great. 輿論的力量是巨大的。

[拓展] pressure n. 勞累，緊張；pressing adj. 緊迫的，懇切的

[短語(yǔ)] be pressed for time / money 缺時(shí)間／錢(qián)；press on 加緊趕路，奮力前進(jìn)；in the press 正在印刷

13. measure 的用法

▲ 搭配：

① make sth to sb's measure 按某人的尺寸制作某物

② take measures 采取措施　 ③ beyond / above measure 無(wú)法估量地；無(wú)限的，極度地，非常，極為

[考例][2004天津] I realized strength and courage aren't always ____ in medals and victories, but in the struggle we overcome.

A. measured　　 B. praised　 C. tested　　 D. increased

[考查目標(biāo)] 本題考查measure的意思。

[答案與解析]A　 measure的基本詞義是“衡量，量”。