The government has to calculate the likely effects on taxes of a big drop in the oil price.

政府必须估算出油价大幅度下降对财政收入可能产生的影响。

calculate vt. 计算；估计；安排

calculate on 指望，依靠

calculation n. 计算

(1)The scientists are able to ____________(计算出)accurately

when the spaceship will reach the moon.

(2)I ___________(估计)that Aunt Lena will arrive at 8.00 p.m.

(3)We cannot _______________(指望)his help.

(4)你算花多少钱了吗？(写作小练笔:主谓宾；cost)

____________________________________

calculate

calculate

calculate on

Have you calculated the cost?

【高考链接】

The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars. (2009年高考湖北卷)

A. calculated B. considered C. completed D. controlled

【答案】A。

【解析】此题考查动词辨析。根据句意可知此处表示"损失(数据)还没统计......"，应选择calculated。considered "考虑"，

completed"完成"，controlled "控制"均不符合上下文。

考点6. abandon vt. 离开；遗弃

After 15 days it was decided to abandon the search for people who might have survived the coal mine accident.

The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.

那个狠心的男人抛弃了他的妻儿。

abandon vt. 抛弃；舍弃；离弃；放任

abandon vt. 停止做(某事)

abandon n. 放肆；放纵

(1)He _____________(抛弃)his wife and went away with all their

money.

(2)They ____________(停止)the game because of rain.

(3)The search for the missing sailors was abandoned after two

days.(替换)________________

(4)I found ____________________(一辆被遗弃的汽车)in the

street.