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一、重点单词
1. suspect v. 猜疑；怀疑；猜想 n. 嫌疑犯；可疑对象 adj.不可靠的；不可信的
例 Even when a crime is suspected, proving it is extremely difficult. 即使怀疑有罪，但证明有罪还是很困难。
The police arrested the suspect yesterday.警察昨天逮捕了那个嫌疑犯。
Silence was automatically suspect.沉默不语自然让人怀疑。
[派生] suspicion n.怀疑 suspicious adj.怀疑的；疑心的
2. embarrass vt. 使窘迫；使局促不安
例 Don’t embarrass them with personal questions.不要因为问隐私而让他们难为情。
[拓展] be/feel embarrassed 感到窘迫、难堪
例 I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes. 他对我衣服的评论使我很尴尬。
[派生] embarrassing adj.令人为难的；令人困惑的 embarrassingly adv.使人尴尬地；使人困惑地 embarrassment n.困窘；困惑；难堪
[考题例析] He felt _______ by his lack of money when his friend asked him for help.
A. embraced B. worried
C. embarrassed D. embodied
解析选C。句意：“当他的朋友向他求助时，他因为缺钱而感到窘迫。”故选embarrassed，其它选项无此意义。
3. congratulate vt. 祝贺；庆贺
例 Allow me to congratulate you upon your promotions! 请允许我恭喜你升职！
[拓展] 常用于“congratulate sb. on/upon sth./doing”和“congratulations on sth.”结构
例 Friends and relatives came to congratulate the parents and to see the baby. 亲友们来向父母道贺的同时也看望了婴儿。
Congratulations to you on your success！ 祝你成功！
[辨析] celebrate, congratulate
二者都有“庆祝”之意，但用法不尽相同。
celebrate意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，只能用“事”（节日、胜利、成功等）作宾语。
例 We had a party to celebrate our parent’s silver wedding. 我们举行宴会庆祝父母的银婚纪念日。
congratulate意思是“祝贺、道贺”，只能用“人”作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面用on/upon连接。
例 We congratulate her on winning the contest. 我们祝贺她在比赛中获胜。
[考题例析] ---Tonny, I’m going to get married next month.
---__________.
A. Congratulation B. Celebrate you
C. Congratulate D. Congratulations
解析选D。celebrate不能用人作宾语，表示“祝贺”常用复数形式Congratulations。
4. distribute v. 分配；散布；分布
例 The foreman distributed the work every morning. 工头每天早晨分配工作。
[拓展] distribute sth. to…把某物分给……
例 The teacher distributed paper to each member of the class. 老师给班上每一个同学发纸。
distribute sth. among…在……中分发
例 Mother distributed candy among the children. 妈妈给孩子们分发糖果。
distribute sth. over…把……分配到……
例 The farmers are distributing manure over field.农民们正在田间施肥。
[派生] distribution n. 分配；分发；发行 distributive adj. 分发的；分配的；发行的
5. considerate adj. 体贴的；考虑周到的；体谅的
例 It was very considerate of you to remember her birthday. 你还能记得她的生日，真是体贴入微。
[派生与拓展] consider v. 考虑；认为，其后可接动名词作宾语，不能接不定式作宾语，但可接不定式作宾补。
例 I’m considering changing my job.我正考虑换个工作。
Charles Babbage is generally considered to have invented the first computer.查里斯被普遍认为是发明第一台计算机的人。
considerable adj. 值得考虑的；重要的；相当多的
例He is a man of considerable influence.他是一个有巨大影响的人物。
considering prep. 就……而论；考虑到
例 Considering the strength of the opposition, we did very well to score the goals.考虑到对方的强大抵抗，我们能进这几个球已经很不错了。
consideration n. 考虑；思考
例 Before writing your answers, please give careful consideration to the questions on the test.在写答案之前，请仔细思考一下考卷中的问题。
6. commit v. 犯（错误，罪行）；提交；托付；押交；判处；承担义务
例 He admitted that he committed a terrible mistake. 他承认自己犯了一个严重的错误。
The sick man committed himself to a doctor’s care.那个病人把自己交给医生照顾。
The government has been committing itself to attempting to revive the crippled economy.政府一直致力于复苏瘫痪的经济。
[拓展] commit sth. to sb.把某物托付给某人commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱commit sb. to do sth.责成某人做某事commit sth. to memory把某事记住commit sth. to paper/writing把某事写下来
7. beyond prep. 在……那边；超出；adv.在远处，向远处
例 I’m curious to know what there is beyond those hills. 我好奇地想知道翻过这些山是什么地方。
You can’t see beyond the horizon.地平线之外你什么也看不见。
The price of the suit was beyond what he could pay. 那套衣服他买不起。
Your ball did not fall here, look beyond for it. 你的球没落在这儿，再到前面去找找。
They gave me nothing beyond. 他们没有另外给我什么东西。
[考题例析] I’m sorry it’s _______ my power to make a final decision on the project.
A. over B. above
C. off D. beyond
解析选D。句意：“对不起，对这个工程作最后决定超出了我的权力范围。”“beyond my power”是固定搭配，意思是“超出了我的权力范围”。
8. acknowledge vt. （公开）承认；对……打招呼；答谢
例He acknowledged that he had been beaten. 他承认被击败了。
He acknowledged the greeting with a nod.他以点头回答了对他的问候。
She acknowledged the gift with a pleasant letter. 她亲切致函对馈赠礼物表示谢忱。
[拓展] It is universally acknowledged that…
……是大家公认的
例 It is universally acknowledged that Taiwan is part of China. 台湾是中国不可分割的一部分是大家公认的。
acknowledgement n. 承认；感谢；回复no acknowledgement of …没有得到……的答复 in acknowledgement of sb’s help对某人的帮助表示感谢
例 The accused man made acknowledgement of his guilt. 被告表示认罪。
We have had no acknowledgement of our letter. 我们尚未接到对方的收函通知。
9. accomplish vt. 达到；完成；做到；走完（距离）；度过（时间）
例He is so lazy that he will never accomplish anything. 他很懒惰，必将一事无成。
I accomplished two hours’ work before dinner. 晚饭前我完成了两个小时的工作。
My grandmother has accomplished the age of 97. 我祖母已达97岁高龄。
[派生与拓展] accomplished adj. 完成了的；有才艺的；有成就的
例 With their work accomplished the boys went out to play. 功课做完后，孩子们出去玩去了。
He is an accomplished surgeon and is respected by his patients. 他是个技术精湛的外科大夫，深受病人的爱戴。
be accomplished at/in 擅长
例 She is accomplished at/in dancing and singing.她擅长跳舞和唱歌。
accomplishment n. 完成；成就；造诣
例 I want you to list Augustus’ accomplishments.我让你列出奥古斯都的成就。
[考题例析] The project, _____by the end of 2008, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A. accomplished
B. being accomplished
C. to be accomplished
D. having been accomplished
解析选C。根据句意，工程到2008年才完工，表示将来应使用不定式。
10. instant adj. 立即的；（食品）即食的，速溶的 n. 顷刻；瞬间conj. 一……就……
例 Wearing peculiar clothes usually creates an instant talking point. 衣着怪异通常马上就会成为人们谈论的焦点。
Instant powered milk is excellent to add to fresh milk for drinking. 速溶奶粉加在鲜奶里是非常好的。
She could change her mind in an instant. 她的主意说变就变。
Elizabeth regretted her words the instant they went out. 话刚一出口，伊丽莎白就后悔了。
[考题例析] You see the lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instant
C. on the instant D. in an instant
解析选A。表示瞬时性的名词词组如the moment, the instant, the minute, the second等，意为“一……就……”，可以用作连词，引导时间状语从句，其他介词短语不能引导句子。
11. particularly /especially/specially用法辨析
particularly意思是“尤其” “格外地”，通常以不寻常的方式突出某一事物的个性或独特之处。它可与especially通用，但更强调“与众不同”。
例This handbook is particularly useful for middle school students. 这种手册对中学生尤其有用。
especially意思是“格外地” “主要地” “尤其”，用于强调某种特别感受，常用于介词或连词前。
例The sight here is very beautiful, especially when there is fog. 这儿的景色很美，尤其是有雾的时候。
specially意思是“为了某一特别的目的” “专门”。
例These shoes were specially made for you.这鞋是专门为你做的。
[考题例析] It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, _______ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally
C. basically D. especially
解析选D。句意：“在国外总是很困难，尤其是你不会说那个国家的语言的时候。”其他副词意思不合语境。
二、重点短语
1. stick with坚持做；继续注意
例 Stick with reading the book and you’ll find its end unexpected. 你再往下读就会发现这本书的结局出人意料。
The film ended, but his eyes still stuck with the screen. 电影结束了，但他的眼睛仍盯着银幕。
[拓展] stick to坚持做；粘住 stick on 怀疑；增加；逗留 stick out伸出；坚持抵制 stick up竖起;张贴 stick up for 支持
2. the number of 与a number of
the number of + 复数名词，中心词是the number（数量），作主语时，谓语动词用单数；a number of +复数名词，中心词是复数名词，a number of作定语，相当于many，作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
[考题例析]
①Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _______ in the clothing industry.
A. is working B. works
C. work D. worked
解析选C。a large number of作定语，修饰women，主语是复数名词women，谓语动词应使用复数形式。由nowadays可知，应使用现在时。
②The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.(NMET1996)
A. were; was B. was; was
C. was; were D. were; were
解析选C。the number是主语，of后是定语，修饰the number，“数量”是不可数名词，谓语动词应使用单数形式。a number of them意思是“他们中的许多人”，表示复数意义，谓语动词用复数。
3. have no choice but to do不得不做某事
have no choice but to do是一固定短语， but在此句中是介词，作“除了……以外”（= except）解，往往用于含有否定意义的句子中（no/not…but…除……之外，别无……），其后可跟名词、代词或动词不定式。
例 There is no one here but me.这里除了我以外没有别人。
They had no other choice but to surrender.他们别无选择，只好投降。
but用作介词时，后面还可接动词原形。这种情况常出现在实义动词do作谓语或固定搭配can not but/can not help but(不得不)中。
例 I can do nothing but wait here. 我没有别的办法，只能在这儿等。
I can’t help but feel sorry for her.我只能为她难过。
I can not but admire his courage.我不得不佩服他的勇敢。
[考题例析] Sandy could do nothing but ______ to his teacher that he was wrong.
A. admit B. admitted
C. admitting D. to admit
解析选A。介词but前的谓语动词是实义动词do，but后的不定式省略to。
4. make up弥补；编造；组成、构成；占；化妆；安排、拼凑成
例The teacher helped him make up the lessons he had missed when he was ill. 老师帮他补上了他生病时所缺的课。
Our teacher asked us to make up a dialogue in groups. 老师要求我们按小组来编对话。
The whole story is made up.整个故事都是编造的。
I object the way the committee is made up. 我反对委员会的组成方式。
She never goes out without making herself up first.她不化妆是从不外出的。
I can make up a bed for you on the floor. 我能为你铺个地铺。
[拓展] be made up of是make up“组成，构成”的被动形式。
例 Are all animal bodies made up of cells? 所有动物的身体都是由细胞构成的吗？
The medical team is made up of five doctors and ten nurses. 医疗队是由五位医生和十位护士组成的。
make up for “补偿，弥补”
例This beautiful autumn makes up for the wet summer. 今年秋色宜人，弥补了夏季潮湿的缺点。
[考题例析]
①The world is ______ seven continents and four oceans.
A. made up of B. made out of
C. made from D. made in
解析选A。句意：整个世界是由七大洲和四大洋组成的。
②The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ______.
A. make it out B. make it off
C. make it up D. make it over
解析选A。句意：这个观点令我非常困惑，于是我停了几秒钟试图把它搞明白。make out意思是“搞清楚，弄明白”，其他短语意思不符。
5. bring back带回；使复原；使被回忆起
例 Hunters could bring the game back alive.猎人们可以把所捕的猎物活着带回来。
That music always brings back happy memories. 那段音乐总是勾起人们的美好回忆。
[拓展] bring out“出版”，相当于publish
例 When are the publishers bringing out his new book? 出版商何时出版他的新书?
bring in“引进；赚取”
例 The open policy brings in a lot of new fashion.开放政策带来了许多新时尚。
bring up“抚养；提出；呕吐”
例 She has brought up five children. 她养育了五个孩子。
He was ill and brought up his dinner. 他病了，把吃的饭全吐出来了。
bring down“使价格降低”
例 I don’t know what brought down the price of clothing. 我不知道衣服为什么降价。
bring about“引起；导致”
例 What brought about the forest fire? 这场森林大火是怎么引起的？
1. suspect v. 猜疑；怀疑；猜想 n. 嫌疑犯；可疑对象 adj.不可靠的；不可信的
例 Even when a crime is suspected, proving it is extremely difficult. 即使怀疑有罪，但证明有罪还是很困难。
The police arrested the suspect yesterday.警察昨天逮捕了那个嫌疑犯。
Silence was automatically suspect.沉默不语自然让人怀疑。
[派生] suspicion n.怀疑 suspicious adj.怀疑的；疑心的
2. embarrass vt. 使窘迫；使局促不安
例 Don’t embarrass them with personal questions.不要因为问隐私而让他们难为情。
[拓展] be/feel embarrassed 感到窘迫、难堪
例 I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes. 他对我衣服的评论使我很尴尬。
[派生] embarrassing adj.令人为难的；令人困惑的 embarrassingly adv.使人尴尬地；使人困惑地 embarrassment n.困窘；困惑；难堪
[考题例析] He felt _______ by his lack of money when his friend asked him for help.
A. embraced B. worried
C. embarrassed D. embodied
解析选C。句意：“当他的朋友向他求助时，他因为缺钱而感到窘迫。”故选embarrassed，其它选项无此意义。
3. congratulate vt. 祝贺；庆贺
例 Allow me to congratulate you upon your promotions! 请允许我恭喜你升职！
[拓展] 常用于“congratulate sb. on/upon sth./doing”和“congratulations on sth.”结构
例 Friends and relatives came to congratulate the parents and to see the baby. 亲友们来向父母道贺的同时也看望了婴儿。
Congratulations to you on your success！ 祝你成功！
[辨析] celebrate, congratulate
二者都有“庆祝”之意，但用法不尽相同。
celebrate意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，只能用“事”（节日、胜利、成功等）作宾语。
例 We had a party to celebrate our parent’s silver wedding. 我们举行宴会庆祝父母的银婚纪念日。
congratulate意思是“祝贺、道贺”，只能用“人”作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面用on/upon连接。
例 We congratulate her on winning the contest. 我们祝贺她在比赛中获胜。
[考题例析] ---Tonny, I’m going to get married next month.
---__________.
A. Congratulation B. Celebrate you
C. Congratulate D. Congratulations
解析选D。celebrate不能用人作宾语，表示“祝贺”常用复数形式Congratulations。
4. distribute v. 分配；散布；分布
例 The foreman distributed the work every morning. 工头每天早晨分配工作。
[拓展] distribute sth. to…把某物分给……
例 The teacher distributed paper to each member of the class. 老师给班上每一个同学发纸。
distribute sth. among…在……中分发
例 Mother distributed candy among the children. 妈妈给孩子们分发糖果。
distribute sth. over…把……分配到……
例 The farmers are distributing manure over field.农民们正在田间施肥。
[派生] distribution n. 分配；分发；发行 distributive adj. 分发的；分配的；发行的
5. considerate adj. 体贴的；考虑周到的；体谅的
例 It was very considerate of you to remember her birthday. 你还能记得她的生日，真是体贴入微。
[派生与拓展] consider v. 考虑；认为，其后可接动名词作宾语，不能接不定式作宾语，但可接不定式作宾补。
例 I’m considering changing my job.我正考虑换个工作。
Charles Babbage is generally considered to have invented the first computer.查里斯被普遍认为是发明第一台计算机的人。
considerable adj. 值得考虑的；重要的；相当多的
例He is a man of considerable influence.他是一个有巨大影响的人物。
considering prep. 就……而论；考虑到
例 Considering the strength of the opposition, we did very well to score the goals.考虑到对方的强大抵抗，我们能进这几个球已经很不错了。
consideration n. 考虑；思考
例 Before writing your answers, please give careful consideration to the questions on the test.在写答案之前，请仔细思考一下考卷中的问题。
6. commit v. 犯（错误，罪行）；提交；托付；押交；判处；承担义务
例 He admitted that he committed a terrible mistake. 他承认自己犯了一个严重的错误。
The sick man committed himself to a doctor’s care.那个病人把自己交给医生照顾。
The government has been committing itself to attempting to revive the crippled economy.政府一直致力于复苏瘫痪的经济。
[拓展] commit sth. to sb.把某物托付给某人commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱commit sb. to do sth.责成某人做某事commit sth. to memory把某事记住commit sth. to paper/writing把某事写下来
7. beyond prep. 在……那边；超出；adv.在远处，向远处
例 I’m curious to know what there is beyond those hills. 我好奇地想知道翻过这些山是什么地方。
You can’t see beyond the horizon.地平线之外你什么也看不见。
The price of the suit was beyond what he could pay. 那套衣服他买不起。
Your ball did not fall here, look beyond for it. 你的球没落在这儿，再到前面去找找。
They gave me nothing beyond. 他们没有另外给我什么东西。
[考题例析] I’m sorry it’s _______ my power to make a final decision on the project.
A. over B. above
C. off D. beyond
解析选D。句意：“对不起，对这个工程作最后决定超出了我的权力范围。”“beyond my power”是固定搭配，意思是“超出了我的权力范围”。
8. acknowledge vt. （公开）承认；对……打招呼；答谢
例He acknowledged that he had been beaten. 他承认被击败了。
He acknowledged the greeting with a nod.他以点头回答了对他的问候。
She acknowledged the gift with a pleasant letter. 她亲切致函对馈赠礼物表示谢忱。
[拓展] It is universally acknowledged that…
……是大家公认的
例 It is universally acknowledged that Taiwan is part of China. 台湾是中国不可分割的一部分是大家公认的。
acknowledgement n. 承认；感谢；回复no acknowledgement of …没有得到……的答复 in acknowledgement of sb’s help对某人的帮助表示感谢
例 The accused man made acknowledgement of his guilt. 被告表示认罪。
We have had no acknowledgement of our letter. 我们尚未接到对方的收函通知。
9. accomplish vt. 达到；完成；做到；走完（距离）；度过（时间）
例He is so lazy that he will never accomplish anything. 他很懒惰，必将一事无成。
I accomplished two hours’ work before dinner. 晚饭前我完成了两个小时的工作。
My grandmother has accomplished the age of 97. 我祖母已达97岁高龄。
[派生与拓展] accomplished adj. 完成了的；有才艺的；有成就的
例 With their work accomplished the boys went out to play. 功课做完后，孩子们出去玩去了。
He is an accomplished surgeon and is respected by his patients. 他是个技术精湛的外科大夫，深受病人的爱戴。
be accomplished at/in 擅长
例 She is accomplished at/in dancing and singing.她擅长跳舞和唱歌。
accomplishment n. 完成；成就；造诣
例 I want you to list Augustus’ accomplishments.我让你列出奥古斯都的成就。
[考题例析] The project, _____by the end of 2008, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A. accomplished
B. being accomplished
C. to be accomplished
D. having been accomplished
解析选C。根据句意，工程到2008年才完工，表示将来应使用不定式。
10. instant adj. 立即的；（食品）即食的，速溶的 n. 顷刻；瞬间conj. 一……就……
例 Wearing peculiar clothes usually creates an instant talking point. 衣着怪异通常马上就会成为人们谈论的焦点。
Instant powered milk is excellent to add to fresh milk for drinking. 速溶奶粉加在鲜奶里是非常好的。
She could change her mind in an instant. 她的主意说变就变。
Elizabeth regretted her words the instant they went out. 话刚一出口，伊丽莎白就后悔了。
[考题例析] You see the lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instant
C. on the instant D. in an instant
解析选A。表示瞬时性的名词词组如the moment, the instant, the minute, the second等，意为“一……就……”，可以用作连词，引导时间状语从句，其他介词短语不能引导句子。
11. particularly /especially/specially用法辨析
particularly意思是“尤其” “格外地”，通常以不寻常的方式突出某一事物的个性或独特之处。它可与especially通用，但更强调“与众不同”。
例This handbook is particularly useful for middle school students. 这种手册对中学生尤其有用。
especially意思是“格外地” “主要地” “尤其”，用于强调某种特别感受，常用于介词或连词前。
例The sight here is very beautiful, especially when there is fog. 这儿的景色很美，尤其是有雾的时候。
specially意思是“为了某一特别的目的” “专门”。
例These shoes were specially made for you.这鞋是专门为你做的。
[考题例析] It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, _______ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally
C. basically D. especially
解析选D。句意：“在国外总是很困难，尤其是你不会说那个国家的语言的时候。”其他副词意思不合语境。
二、重点短语
1. stick with坚持做；继续注意
例 Stick with reading the book and you’ll find its end unexpected. 你再往下读就会发现这本书的结局出人意料。
The film ended, but his eyes still stuck with the screen. 电影结束了，但他的眼睛仍盯着银幕。
[拓展] stick to坚持做；粘住 stick on 怀疑；增加；逗留 stick out伸出；坚持抵制 stick up竖起;张贴 stick up for 支持
2. the number of 与a number of
the number of + 复数名词，中心词是the number（数量），作主语时，谓语动词用单数；a number of +复数名词，中心词是复数名词，a number of作定语，相当于many，作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
[考题例析]
①Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _______ in the clothing industry.
A. is working B. works
C. work D. worked
解析选C。a large number of作定语，修饰women，主语是复数名词women，谓语动词应使用复数形式。由nowadays可知，应使用现在时。
②The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.(NMET1996)
A. were; was B. was; was
C. was; were D. were; were
解析选C。the number是主语，of后是定语，修饰the number，“数量”是不可数名词，谓语动词应使用单数形式。a number of them意思是“他们中的许多人”，表示复数意义，谓语动词用复数。
3. have no choice but to do不得不做某事
have no choice but to do是一固定短语， but在此句中是介词，作“除了……以外”（= except）解，往往用于含有否定意义的句子中（no/not…but…除……之外，别无……），其后可跟名词、代词或动词不定式。
例 There is no one here but me.这里除了我以外没有别人。
They had no other choice but to surrender.他们别无选择，只好投降。
but用作介词时，后面还可接动词原形。这种情况常出现在实义动词do作谓语或固定搭配can not but/can not help but(不得不)中。
例 I can do nothing but wait here. 我没有别的办法，只能在这儿等。
I can’t help but feel sorry for her.我只能为她难过。
I can not but admire his courage.我不得不佩服他的勇敢。
[考题例析] Sandy could do nothing but ______ to his teacher that he was wrong.
A. admit B. admitted
C. admitting D. to admit
解析选A。介词but前的谓语动词是实义动词do，but后的不定式省略to。
4. make up弥补；编造；组成、构成；占；化妆；安排、拼凑成
例The teacher helped him make up the lessons he had missed when he was ill. 老师帮他补上了他生病时所缺的课。
Our teacher asked us to make up a dialogue in groups. 老师要求我们按小组来编对话。
The whole story is made up.整个故事都是编造的。
I object the way the committee is made up. 我反对委员会的组成方式。
She never goes out without making herself up first.她不化妆是从不外出的。
I can make up a bed for you on the floor. 我能为你铺个地铺。
[拓展] be made up of是make up“组成，构成”的被动形式。
例 Are all animal bodies made up of cells? 所有动物的身体都是由细胞构成的吗？
The medical team is made up of five doctors and ten nurses. 医疗队是由五位医生和十位护士组成的。
make up for “补偿，弥补”
例This beautiful autumn makes up for the wet summer. 今年秋色宜人，弥补了夏季潮湿的缺点。
[考题例析]
①The world is ______ seven continents and four oceans.
A. made up of B. made out of
C. made from D. made in
解析选A。句意：整个世界是由七大洲和四大洋组成的。
②The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ______.
A. make it out B. make it off
C. make it up D. make it over
解析选A。句意：这个观点令我非常困惑，于是我停了几秒钟试图把它搞明白。make out意思是“搞清楚，弄明白”，其他短语意思不符。
5. bring back带回；使复原；使被回忆起
例 Hunters could bring the game back alive.猎人们可以把所捕的猎物活着带回来。
That music always brings back happy memories. 那段音乐总是勾起人们的美好回忆。
[拓展] bring out“出版”，相当于publish
例 When are the publishers bringing out his new book? 出版商何时出版他的新书?
bring in“引进；赚取”
例 The open policy brings in a lot of new fashion.开放政策带来了许多新时尚。
bring up“抚养；提出；呕吐”
例 She has brought up five children. 她养育了五个孩子。
He was ill and brought up his dinner. 他病了，把吃的饭全吐出来了。
bring down“使价格降低”
例 I don’t know what brought down the price of clothing. 我不知道衣服为什么降价。
bring about“引起；导致”
例 What brought about the forest fire? 这场森林大火是怎么引起的？