浙江省永嘉县楠江中学高中英语人教必修一：Unit5　NelsonMandelaamodernhero学案2(重点单词讲解).doc

[高考佳句]　He has devoted his whole life to world peace.(2011·陕西高考单词拼写) 他把一生都致力于世界和平。 (1)devote oneself to sth./doing sth. 献身于……；致力于…… devote ones life/time/money/energy to sth./doing sth. 把某人的一生/时间/金钱/精力奉献于…… (2)devoted adj. 忠实的；深爱的 be devoted to sth./doing sth.专心于；奉献于…… (3)devotion n. 关爱；关照；奉献；忠诚①For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the worlds best long-distance swimmers.(2012·天津高考阅读表达) 10年来奈雅德一直致力于成为一名世界最好的长距离游泳运动员。 ②He has devoted most of his time and energy to_finding a cure for the disease. 他把大部分时间和精力都花在寻找这种疾病的治疗方法上了。 ③Her son, to_whom she is so devoted, went abroad last year, leaving her alone in the small village. 她非常疼爱的儿子去年去了国外，留下她一个人在小村子里。 2．equal adj.相等的；平等的；胜任的vt.等于；抵得上n.同等的人；相等物 [高考佳句]　So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States.(2012·辽宁高考阅读C) 因此他们将为生活在这样一个世界作准备，在这个世界里中国和美国同样重要。 (1)be equal to sth./doing sth.等于/胜任做某事 of equal importance 同等重要的 (2)A equals B in ... A在……方面比得上B/与B相匹敌 (3)without equal 无与伦比 (4)equality n. 平等 equally adv. 相等地；同等地；均等地；同样地①None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer. 不管是容貌还是在舞艺上我们都比不上她。 ②Its a challenging job but Im sure youll be_equal_to it. 这是一份具有挑战性的工作，但是我相信你会胜任的。 ③This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.(2011·新课标全国卷阅读D) 这个职位同样适合于学校毕业生或某个拥有办公室工作经验的人。 [链接高考] (2012·福建高考)Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be ________ respected. A．especially　　　　　　 　B．equally C．naturally D．normally 3．escape v． n．逃脱；逃生；泄露 [教材原句]　It was a prison from which no one escaped. 那是个无人逃走过的监狱。 (1)escape (doing) sth.　　　逃避(做)某事 escape from 从……逃脱；逃避 escape ones attention/notice 逃过某人的注意 (2)fire escape 太平梯；安全梯；安全出口 a narrow escape 九死一生①If he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong.(2012·广东高考语法填空) 如果他认为坐在后面就能避开别人的注意，那他就错了。 ②Whoever breaks the law wont escape punishment/being_punished! 无论是谁违犯法律都将避免不了惩罚。 ③Last year I had a narrow escape, and I dont want to r