全国各地接二连三地发生了多起特大安全事故，造成严重的人员伤亡，特别是北京密云、吉林商厦等特大安全事故，引起了党中央和国务院的高度关注Unit 2 Poems1. convey vt.传达，表达，运送；传导，传播convey sth.to sb.向某人传达/运送某物convey sth./sb.to some place把某物/某人送到某地convey ones feelings/thanks/wishes to sb.向某人表达某种感情/谢意/祝愿The old farmer conveyed his farm to his son.老农夫将农场转让给了儿子。I cant convey my feelings in words. Words cannot convey my feelings.我无法用言语来表达我的情感。Your luggage will be conveyed (convey) to the hotel by taxi.出租车会将你的行李送到酒店。【易混辨析】convey/transport/transmitconvey表示传达；传送，常指通过媒介传递、输送，也常用来表示交流、使知道、传达(信息、情感等)transport主要限于人或有形物体的、往往是长距离的运输，常指交通运输。transmit指发送或传播某物，特别是信号的传送、疾病的传播等。 （1）选词填空convey/transport/transmit The food _ by air was quickly sent to the refugees. They are trying to find a better way of _ energy. The song _ how deeply he loves his country.（2）完成句子He found it hard to (表达他的感情).Pipes (输送燃气至)every family.言语无法表达我对她有多么的生气。 _ how angry I am with her.（3）I wish to take this opportunity to _my best wishes and festival greetings to you and your family members.A. submitB. displayC. conveyD. provide【答案】（1）transported transmitting conveys（2）convey his feelings convey gas to Words cannot convey2. flexible adj. 灵活的；可弯曲的The government needs a more flexible approach to education. 政府在教育方面需要采取更加灵活的方法。Our plan needs to be flexible enough to satisfy the needs of everyone. 我们的计划必须能变通以满足每个人的需要。 【归纳拓展】flexibly adv. 灵活地flexibility n. 灵活性；柔韧性；适应性 Computers offer a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized. 利用计算机，工作安排可以灵活得多。 He dealt with the matter flexibly. 他灵活地处理了这件事情。Rather than sticking to the principles stubbornly, China is now adopting a new concept in economic policies in a/an _ way that shows its own characteristics.A. sustainableB. flexibleC. invisibleD. availableThe mans adaptability makes him different from many people. Hes in new or unusual situations.A. acceptableB. respectableC. reliableD. flexible【答案】D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这个人的适应能力使他不同于很多人。他能灵活地适应新的或不寻常的形势。acceptable可接受的;respectable值得尊敬的;reliable可靠的,可依赖的;flexible灵活的,能适应新情况的。3. take it easy(take things easy)轻松；不紧张；从容 The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks.医生叫我休息几周。【归纳拓展】take ones time别着急，慢慢来take sth.seriously重视某事，对某事严肃对待take.for granted认为理所当然take.as.把当做Now that youve finished your exams，you can take it easy.既然你已经考试完了，你可以放松一下。Take your time；theres a lot of time left.别着急，还有很多时间。Believe it or not，I always take your suggestions seriously. 信不信由你，我总是认真对待你的建议。Some of us always take it for granted that our parents or grandparents should take care of us.我们中的有些人理 所当然地认为父母或者祖父母应该照顾我们。Come on! Jim. Well be late for our train. . Im taking a short cut. Well arrive at the train station on time.A. Not badB. Dont mention itC. Take it easyD. It dependsChallenging as the task is, Id like to undertake it. . After all, its a chance for you to promote your ability.A.Good for youB.Take it easyC.You betD.You must be kidding【答案】说对了;You must be kidding你肯定是在开玩笑。4. run out（of sth）（1）用完，完成 We are running out of time. 我们没有时间了。（2）（指物）被用完，被耗尽 By the time his patience had completely run out. 到这时候他已经完全没有耐心了。【易混辨析】run out/run out ofrun out是不及物动词短语，通常以物作主语，意为贮存的某物或供应品被耗尽，同give out；run out of是及物动词短语，常以人作主语，意为耗尽，用光（贮存物、供应品等），同use up。【归纳拓展】run after 追赶；追逐 run across 偶然遇见run into 撞上；偶然遇到The students patience has run out.学生们已失去耐心。It was yesterday that he ran across one of his old friends.昨天他偶然遇到了他的一位老朋友。 （1） 句型转换Please lend me some money. Mine has been used up.I_ my money. Please lend me some.My money _. Please lend me some.Our food ran out soon after the earthquake.z*xxkWe _ our food soon after the earthquake.（2）翻译句子她感到她变得缺乏灵感了。(run out of) _快点!我们没时间了。(run out)_（3）The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience _ at last.A. used upB. gave outC. run outD. was run out【答案】（1）have used up/have run out of；has run/given outran out of/used up（2）She felt that she had run out of inspiration. Please hurry up! Our time is running out.5. be made up of 由组成，构成A peace team made up of ten soldiers and an officer was sent to Africa. 一支由十名战士和一名军官组成的维和部队被派往非洲。The medical team is made up of/consists of two doctors and five nurses. 医疗队是由两位大夫和五位护士组成的。【归纳拓展】make up构成；组成；编造；化妆；补上make up for sth. 弥补某事make out 理解；辨认出It took her half an hour to make herself up. 她化妆用了半个小时。She determined to work twice as hard as before to make