▲ 句型：

① be curious to do sth 急于千某事；渴望干某事

② It's curious that... 真奇怪......

【考例4】(1998上海) Don't be too ____ about

things you are not supposed to know.

A. strange B. amusing

C. curious D. conscious

[考查目标] 形容词在语境中的用法。

[答案与解析]C be curious about表示"对某事好奇"。

2. debate n. & v. 辩论，争辩，参加辩论；讨论，考虑

(如何较好)

They were debating about a foolish question.

他们正在争论一个愚蠢的问题。

They debated the question in whispers.

他们小声辩论了这个问题。

After a long debate, they finally reached an agreement.

经过长时间辩论后，他们终于达成一致协议。

The subject was hotly debated.

这个主题经过激烈的辩论。

We were debating where we should go for our holiday.

我们正在讨论去哪里度假。

[提示] debate多作可数名词，有时也作不可数名词。

After much debate, we decided to move to Oxford.

我们经过充分讨论决定迁往牛津。

5. disable vt. 使丧失能力

He was disabled in the war；he lost his left arm.

他在战争中残废了；他失去了左臂。

The disabled are to receive more money.

残疾人应该接受更多的捐助。

【考点8】effort的用法

▲ 搭配：

① make a good / great effort 做出很大努力

② make an effort 尽心；努力

③ make every effort 尽一切努力

▲ 句型：

① make a great / good effort (to do sth) ∥ make every

effort ∥ make great / good efforts

② Please make an effort to do sth 请劳驾干......

③ do sth with a great effort / great efforts 费力干某事

④ do sth without effort (毫)不费力地干某事

⑤ devote one's (great) efforts to doing sth

⑥ spare no effort(s) to do sth 不遗余力干某事；尽全力

干某事

【考例8】(2000上海春招)The rescue team made every

____ to find the missing mountain climber.