Period 4 单元语法讲练(Using language) 1．devote v．致力，献身，倾注 (1)devote to 致力于；献身于 devote sth．to (doing)sth． 把……献给；致力于 devote oneself to 致力于；献身于；专心于 (2)devoted adj． 挚爱的；忠诚的 be devoted to (doing)sth． 献身于(做)某事；专心致志于(做)某事 (3)devotion n． 深爱；奉献 [即学即练] 单句语法填空/句式升级 ①He always devotes his attention to _____(help)the homeless children． ②We appreciated his _____(devote)of time and money to the project． ③The young lady is devoted to teaching the deaf children，and she has little time to care for her own daughter． →_____，the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter．(过去分词短语作状语) →_____，the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter．(动词-ing形式短语作状语) 2．reserve n．(野生生物)保护区；贮存 v．保留；贮存；预订 (1)without reserve 毫无保留地；完全 keep sth．in reserve 保存某物以备用 (2)reserve sth．for sb． 为某人保留某物 reserve the right to do sth． 有做某事的权利 (3)reservation n． 保留；预订(房间、座位等) make a reservation 预订(座位、房间等) [即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子 ①Say all you know and say it _____ reserve． ②A double room with a balcony has been reserved ___ him． ③I'd like to make a _____(reserve)for two nights for my family and myself in this hotel． ④我们总是存些钱备用，以防万一。 We always _____，just in case． 3．affect v．影响；打动；(疾病)侵袭 (1)be affected by 受……影响；被……感动 be affected with a high fever 发高烧 (2)effect n． 作用；影响；结果 in effect 事实上 have an effect on 对……有影响 [即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子 ①_____(affect)by the rise of house prices，people in big cities live under great pressure． ②We want to know whether the drug has an effect __ people's health． ③Favorable policies are __ effect to encourage employees' professional development． ④他因为发高烧没有参加会议。 He didn't attend the conference because he _____． 4．adopt v．采取(某种方法)；收养 (1)adopt an idea/a plan 采纳意见/计划 adopt measures 采取措施 (2)adopted adj． 领养的 adoption n． 采用；收养 [名师点津] adapt与adopt词形相近，但adapt意为“适应；改编”。 [语境助记] The young couple had no children of their own，so they adopted an orphan．After a few months，the child came to adapt to his new life． 这对年轻夫妇没有亲生的孩子，于是他们领养了一名孤儿。几个月过后，这个孩子渐渐适应了他的新生活。 [即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子 ①She treated her _____(adopt) son as if he were her own child． ②If you cannot have children of your own，why not consider _____(adopt) ③最近我们学校采用了一种新的英语教学方法。 Our school _____ teaching English recently． 5．reduce v．减少，降低 (1)reduce...to... 把……减少到…… reduce...by... 把……减少了…… reduce sb．to tears 使某人流泪 (2)be reduced to (doing)sth． 沦落到……地步 [即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子 ①To improve the air quality，the use of private cars should _____(reduce)． ②With great effort，she has reduced her weight __ f ... ...
