阅读理解。 Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Subject ◆noun OF CONVERSATION/BOOK 1 a thing or person that is being discussed, described or dealt with: an unpleasant subject of conversation/ We seem to have got off the subject we’re meant to be discussing./ Cliniate change is still very much a subject for debate. AT SLLEGE 2 an area of knowledge studied in a sllege, etc: Biology is my favouritc subject. OF PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH 3a person or thing that is the main feature of a picture or photograph, or that a work of art is based on: Classical landscapes were a popular subject with many 18th century painters. OF EXPERIMENT 4 a person or thing being used to study sth GRAMMAR 5 a noun, noun phrase or pronoun representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb (I in I sat down. ), about which sth is stated(the house in the house is very old)OF COUNTRY 6 person who has the right to belong to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen: a British subject adjective(formal) 1 – to sth likely to be affected by set, especially sth bad: Flights are subject to delay because of the fog. 2 – to sth depending on sth in order to be completed or agreed: All the holidays on offer are subject to availability. 3 ~to sth/sb under the authority of sth/sb All nuclear installations are subject to international safeguards. 4[only before noun] controlled by the government of another country: subject peoples ◆verb (formal) to bring a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force: The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule. Subject sb/ sth to sth [often passive] to make sb/sth experience, suffer or be affected by sth, usually sth unpleasant to be subjected to ridicult: The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment. submit ◆verb 1 ~ sth (to sb/sth) to give a document, proposal, etc, to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it: to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it: to submit an application/ a claim/ a complaint/ Completed projects must be submitted by 10 March. 2 (formal) to accept the authority, control or greater strength of sh/sth; to agree to sth because of this: ~ (to sb/sth) She refused to submit to treats. ~yourself (to sn/sth) He submitted himself to a search by the guards. 3~that…(law or formal) to say or suggest sth: The president submitted that the evidence was inadmissible. subscribe ◆verb 1 ~(to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth: Which journals does the library subscribe to? 2~(to sth) to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to support a charity: He subscribes regularly to Amnesty International. 3~(for sth) (finance) to apple to buy shares in a company 4 [usually passive] ~sth to apply to take part in an activity, use a service, etc: The tour of Edinburgh is fully subscribed. Subscribe to sth(formal) to agree with or support an opinion, at theory, etc. The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers. Such ◆verb 1~sth (+adv./ prep.) to take liquid, air, etc, into your mouth by u sing the muscles of you lips: to such the juice from an orange 2 to keep sth in your mouth and pull on it with your lips and tongue~at/on sth Stop sucking your thumb! 3 to take liquid, air, etc. out of sth 4~sb/sth+ adv. /prep, to pull sb/sth with great force in a particular direction: The canoe was sucked down into the whirlpool. 5 sth sucks(slang)used to say that sth is very annoying: Their new CD sucks. Suck it up(NAmE, informal) to accept sth bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions such sb in I such sb into sth [usually passive] to involve sb in an activity or a situation, especially one they do not want to be involved in such up (to sb)(informal, disapproving) to try to please sb in authority by praising them too much ,helping them, etc, in order to gain some advantage for yourself suggest Verb 1 to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about ~sth(to sb) May 1 suggest a white wine with tis dish, Sir? ~itself (to sb) A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution), it is suggested that… t has been suggested that bright children take their exams early. 2 to tell sb about a suitable person, thing, method, etc, for a particular job or purpose ~sb/sth for sth Who would you suggest for the job? ~sb/sth Can you suggest a good dictionary? ~how, what, etc…Can you suggest how I might contact him? 3 to put an idea into sb’s mind; to make sb think that sth is true~(that)…All the evidence suggests(that) he stole the money. ~sth The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack. ~sth to sb What do these results suggest to you? 4 to state sth indirecly~(that)… Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy? 1. What does the word “pull ” mean in the sentence “Ken is hoping to pull the girl with his flashy new car ” ? A. remove sth. fixed B. suck smoke in C. move the body with force D. attract sb. sexually 2. The word “pull” in the sentence “His family’s name gives him a lot of pull in this town.” can be replaced by ________. A. actions B. effort C. influence D. handles 3. When we say “accomplish one’s job”, we mean _________. A. pull one’s weight B. pull the string. C. pull up one’s roots D. pull the carpet from under one’s feet 4. Fill in the blank in the sentence “The movie Avatar has ________ huge audiences in this city.” A. pulled over B. pulled in C. pulled down D. pulled through
阅读理解。
Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.
Subject
◆noun OF CONVERSATION/BOOK 1 a thing or person that is being discussed, described or dealt with: an unpleasant subject of conversation/ We seem to have got off the subject we’re meant to be discussing./ Cliniate change is still very much a subject for debate. AT SLLEGE 2 an area of knowledge studied in a sllege, etc:
Biology is my favouritc subject. OF PICTURE/PHOTOGRAPH 3a person or thing that is the main feature of a picture or photograph, or that a work of art is based on: Classical landscapes were a popular subject with many 18th century painters. OF EXPERIMENT 4 a person or thing being used to study sth GRAMMAR 5 a noun, noun phrase or pronoun representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb (I in I sat down. ), about which sth is stated(the house in the house is very old)OF COUNTRY 6 person who has the right to belong to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen: a British subject adjective(formal) 1 – to sth likely to be affected by set, especially sth bad: Flights are subject to delay because of the fog. 2 – to sth depending on sth in order to be completed or agreed: All the holidays on offer are subject to availability. 3 ~to sth/sb under the authority of sth/sb All nuclear installations are subject to international safeguards.
4[only before noun] controlled by the government of another country: subject peoples
◆verb (formal) to bring a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force: The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.
Subject sb/ sth to sth [often passive] to make sb/sth experience, suffer or be affected by sth, usually sth unpleasant to be subjected to ridicult: The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment.
submit
◆verb 1 ~ sth (to sb/sth) to give a document, proposal, etc, to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it: to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it: to submit an application/ a claim/ a complaint/ Completed projects must be submitted by 10 March. 2 (formal) to accept the authority, control or greater strength of sh/sth; to agree to sth because of this:
~ (to sb/sth) She refused to submit to treats.
~yourself (to sn/sth) He submitted himself to a search by the guards. 3~that…(law or formal) to say or suggest sth: The president submitted that the evidence was inadmissible.
subscribe
◆verb 1 ~(to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth: Which journals does the library subscribe to? 2~(to sth) to pay money regularly to be a member of an organization or to support a charity: He subscribes regularly to Amnesty International. 3~(for sth) (finance) to apple to buy shares in a company 4 [usually passive] ~sth to apply to take part in an activity, use a service, etc: The tour of Edinburgh is fully subscribed.
Subscribe to sth(formal) to agree with or support an opinion, at theory, etc. The authorities no longer subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as teachers.
Such
◆verb 1~sth (+adv./ prep.) to take liquid, air, etc, into your mouth by u sing the muscles of you lips: to such the juice from an orange 2 to keep sth in your mouth and pull on it with your lips and tongue~at/on sth Stop sucking your thumb! 3 to take liquid, air, etc. out of sth 4~sb/sth+ adv. /prep, to pull sb/sth with great force in a particular direction: The canoe was sucked down into the whirlpool. 5 sth sucks(slang)used to say that sth is very annoying: Their new CD sucks.
Suck it up(NAmE, informal) to accept sth bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions such sb in I such sb into sth [usually passive] to involve sb in an activity or a situation, especially one they do not want to be involved in such up (to sb)(informal, disapproving) to try to please sb in authority by praising them too much ,helping them, etc, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
suggest
Verb 1 to put forward an idea or a plan for other people to think about ~sth(to sb) May 1 suggest a white wine with tis dish, Sir? ~itself (to sb) A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution), it is suggested that… t has been suggested that bright children take their exams early. 2 to tell sb about a suitable person, thing, method, etc, for a particular job or purpose ~sb/sth for sth Who would you suggest for the job? ~sb/sth Can you suggest a good dictionary? ~how, what, etc…Can you suggest how I might contact him? 3 to put an idea into sb’s mind; to make sb think that sth is true~(that)…All the evidence suggests(that) he stole the money. ~sth The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack. ~sth to sb What do these results suggest to you? 4 to state sth indirecly~(that)… Are you suggesting (that) I’m lazy?
1. What does the word “pull ” mean in the sentence “Ken is hoping to pull the girl with his flashy new car ” ?
A. remove sth. fixed
B. suck smoke in
C. move the body with force
D. attract sb. sexually
2. The word “pull” in the sentence “His family’s name gives him a lot of pull in this town.” can be replaced by ________.
A. actions
B. effort
C. influence
D. handles
3. When we say “accomplish one’s job”, we mean _________.
A. pull one’s weight
B. pull the string.
C. pull up one’s roots
D. pull the carpet from under one’s feet
4. Fill in the blank in the sentence “The movie Avatar has ________ huge audiences in this city.”
A. pulled over
B. pulled in
C. pulled down
D. pulled through
题目解答
答案
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B