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Adopt
[例题] 单项填空。恭喜别人生孩子的祝福语
1. The new tax would force companies to ______ energy-saving measures.
A. adopt B. carry
C. adapt D. accept
2． The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A. adapt B. bring
C. receive D. adopt
3. Our eyes slowly ______ to the dark.
A. adopted B. adapted
C. fitted D. matched
[讲解] adopt主要有“收养”、“采用”两个意思。如：
She adopted a child who parents were dead.
她收养了一个父母双亡的孩子。
The government decided to adopt the plan.
政府决定采纳这个计划。
We adopted veral measures to deal with the dia.
我们采取了一些措施来对付这种疾病。
[联想] adopt的名词是adoption，其过去分词adopted可以单独用作形容词，表示“领养的，采纳的”。如：
He was plead by the adoption of a little girl.
他对收养了一个小女孩感到高兴。
He is their adopted son.
他是他们的养子。
the adoption of new technology
新技术的采用萤火虫飞
[拓展] adopt和adapt的区别：
adopt意思是“采纳”、“收养”；adapt意思是“改编”、“使适应”。
通过以上讲解可知上面的例题答案为：1. A； 2. D； 3. B。
[练习] 用adopt或adapt的适当形式完成句子。
1. Our school ______ a new teaching method lately.
2. They are not my real parents; I am ______.
3. He tried hard to ______ himlf to the new conditions.
4. Since the ______ of the new working method, production has gone up.
1. has adopted / adopted 2. adopted
3. adapt 4. adoption
Grammar
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alternative可用作名词和形容词。
◆ 作名词，意为“可供选择的事物、选择余地”，是可数名词。如：
They had no alternative in the matter.
在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地。
That’s the only alternative.
那是惟一的选择。
◆ 作形容词，意为“可供选择的/替代的”。如：
弗格森爵士Plea find alternative means of transport. 请找别的运输方法。自言自语造句二年级
Do you have an alternative solution to the problem?
你有别的办法来解决这个问题？
[拓展] 比较alternative, choo和lect：
alternative作名词或形容词，多指两者之间的选择，有“非此即彼”之意；
choo 是动词（其名词形式是choice），适用范围最广，可与from或between连用。它一般指主观上的选择，有最终选定的含义；养羊的利润
lect用作动词，多用于正式场合，指仔细地、审慎地精选，强调客观性，所挑选的对象
一般是相同种类的。
field的主要意思有“田地，牧场；场地，领域”等。如：
Many farmers are working in the fields.
许多农民在田里干活。
They rode through forests and fields.
他们骑马穿过森林和原野。
A football field is one hundred yards long. 足球场有一百码长。
He has become very famous in his own field. 他在自己的领域里已经非常有名了。
◆ field前的介词：
在field前通常用介词in或into，但在sports field和battle field前常用on。如：
举足轻重的近义词Don’t walk in the tomato field.
不要在番茄地里走。
Why do you want to go into this field again? 你为何还想进入这个领域？
He was killed on the battle field.
他在战场上丧生。
◆ field的数：
field作“田地”讲时通常用复数形式，除非仅指一块田地。如：
The fields are all white when it snows.
下雪的时候大地全白了。
involve v. 包含，需要；牵涉，牵连；参加，加入。后面常接名词和V-ing形式。如：
This lesson involves a lot of work.
这一课需要做的工作有很多。
The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.
考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。
Don’t involve other people in your trouble.
别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
He was involved in a boring discussion.
他卷入了无聊的讨论中。
[联想] involved adj. 被涉及的，有关联的
involvement n. 卷入，参与，加入
[拓展] get / be / become involved in 被卷入……；包含在……；与……有关，专心地做……
involve sb in sth. / in doing sth. 使参与
be involved with 与……有牵连，与……有关
project
Favour怀孕的初期症状
[例题] 单项填空。
1. May I ask a favour ______ you?
A. of B. for C. to D. on
2. The decision was ______ his favour.
A. of B. for C. in D. to
3. Could you do me ______ favour and help me carry that heavy suitca?
A. a B. the C. / D. an
4. I was ______ him. In other words, I agreed with what he had just said.
A. in favour of B. in honor of
C. in face of D. in point of
[讲解] favour可作名词和动词。
★ 作名词意为“帮助，恩惠；赞同，支持；偏袒，偏爱”等。如：
Could you do me a favour and pick up Tom from school tomorrow?株洲旅游
明天你能帮我个忙去学校接汤姆吗？
The suggestion of closing the factory has found favour with many local people.
关闭这个工厂的建议已经得到许多当地人的支持。
As a mother, she showed no favour to any child.
作为母亲，她没有偏袒任何一个孩子。
★ 作动词意为“较喜欢，选择；优惠，特别照顾，偏袒；有助于，有利于”。如：
Our teacher favours Mary.
我们的老师偏爱玛丽。
Fortune favours the brave.
幸运眷顾勇者。
The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.
温暖的气候对多种热带植物有利。
[拓展] in favour (of sth. / sb. ) 支持，赞同
in sb.’s favour 对某人有利
ask a favour of sb. 请某人帮个忙
do sb. a favour
帮某人一个忙
通过以上讲解可知上面例题的答案为：1-4 ACAA。
[联想] favourable adj. 有利的；给人印象好的；赞同的，支持的；优惠的
favourite adj. 特别受喜爱的
n. 特别喜爱的人或事；得到偏爱的人
[练习] 用favour的适当形式翻译下列各句。
1. 你偏爱哪个颜色?
2. 学生赞成改革。
3. 他将这视为极大的恩惠。
4. 谁是你特别喜欢的作家？
favour
1. Which colour do you favour? / What is your favourite colour?
2. The students were in favour of reform.
3. He regards this as a very favour.
4. Who is your favourite writer?
majority是名词，意思是“大多数”，“大部分”，“多数票”等。如：
The majority were / was against the plan.
