This new jacket fits her well . 这件夹克很合她的身。

对比：This new jacket suits her beautifully . 这件夹她穿着真漂亮。

That colour suits you best .

Try the new key and see if it fits the keyhole .

Does this time suit you ?

No dish suits all tastes .

当表示“使……适合”的意思时，fit 常与 for 连用;suit 常与 to 连用。

His experience fits him for the job .

He suited his speech to his audience . 他使自己的演讲适合于听众。

The People's Great Hall and the Historical Museum match the Tian An Men beautifully . 人民大会堂和历史博物馆把天安门陪衬得极为美丽。

3. area 面积，地区，区域。可以指任何一个地区。

There are various kinds of wild animals in this area .在这个地区有各种各样的野生动物。

His farm covers a large area .

Some areas of the town is very dirty .

a desert area 沙漠区， an occupied area 被占领区，an earthquake-stricken area 地震灾区

测试要点：

(1) have / cover an area of 占地……

This park covers an area of 1,000 mu .

(2) in area 从面积上讲

China is the largest country in Asia in area .

(3) with an area of 拥有……的面积

Our school is one with an area of 500 mu .

China is a country with an area of 9.6 million square kilometres . 中国领土面积达 960 万平方公里。

(4) 区别 area , region , district

area 作“地区”指整体中较大的、界限不很分明的一部分，不是行政上的地理单位。

region 指具有更大的区域的固定边界，是指行政管理区。

district 指特别划定的具有特别意义并隶属管辖的地区。

It is easy to find the area of the city where the wealthiest families live . 很容易找到城市中最富有的家庭居住的地区。

The area surrounding the North Pole is called the Arctic region . 北极周围的地区称为北极区。

This country has nine autonomous regions . 这个国家分为九个自治区。

The busiest shopping district in Beijing is around Wangfujing Street .

Have you ever been to the District of Columbia ?

4. cattle 牛(总称);家畜。

He has 5 ( head of ) cattle on the farm . 他在农场有 5 头牛。

Cattle feed on grass . 牛以草为食。

测试要点：

cattle 是具有生命意义的集体名词，表复数时其后不要加 -s 。类似的还有：folk 人们，people 人们，人民，police 警察，poultry 家禽，force 人员.

The cattle are running along the hillside .

The police are after the thieves .

Only the people are the greatest .

5. living 活着的，现存的

They didn't find any living things on the moon , did they ?

He is believed to be one of the best living novelists . 他被认为是当今最优秀的小说家之一。

测试要点：区别 living , alive , live , life ,

● alive ; living ; live ; lively ; life ; lives

这四个词都有“活着”之意，它们的用法各不相同。

1. alive [['laiv] 意为“活着”，侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物;可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补。虽有死的可能，但还活着。例如：

The badly wounded soldier was still alive when taken to the hospital .

He is dead , but his dog is still alive . 他死了，但他的狗仍然还活着。

No man alive is greater than he . 在活着的人中没有人比他更伟大了。(注：此时 alive 含有“在所有活着的……之中”)

He wanted to keep the fish alive . 他想让鱼活着。

living 意为“活着”强调说明“尚在人间”，“健在”，可用来指人或物，作定语或表语。例如：

Comrade Wang is really a living Lei Feng in our country .

My first teacher is still living . 我的启蒙老师仍健在。

English is a living language . 英语的活的语言。

A living language should be learned through listening and speaking .

He is regarded as one of the best living writers at present . 他被认为是当代活着的最好的作家之一。

注意：living 前加上 the , 表示类别，指“活着的人们”。例如：

The living must finish the work of those dead . 活着的人必须完成那些死去的人的事业。

living 还可用于短语，例如：make a living 谋生。

live [laiv]“活着的”，通常指物，不指人，常用来作定语放名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。例如：

a live wire 有电的电线，a live fish 一条活鱼。

Do you like a live show or a recorded show ? 你是喜欢直播还是录音 。

He said he had seen a live whale . 他说他看见过活鲸鱼。

make a / one's living by + ing 通过干……谋生

lively ['laivli] 则意为“活泼的”，“活跃”，“充满生气的”，可作定语、表语或宾补，既可指人，又可指物。例如：

Jenny is a lively girl . 詹妮是个活泼的女孩。

Everything is lively here . 这儿一切都生机勃勃。

He had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting . 他有一种奇特的方法，使他的课生动有趣。

life 是名词作生命可数，作生活不可数。其复数是 lives 。类似把 fe 变为 -ves 的还有：wife , shelf , leaf , half , loaf , thief , knife , wolf , self .

I prefer country life to city life .

These children are full of life . 这些孩子充满火力。

Many people lost their lives in the accident .

all one's life 一生 ，true to life 栩栩如生，in one's life 在……的一生中，come back to life 苏醒过来，live / lead a happy life 过着幸福的生活。

用 alive ; living ; live ; lively ; life ; lives 填空：

1) Both plants and animals are _____ things .

2) Who is the greatest man ______ ?

3) They were ______ and as happy as ever .

4) Millions of people hunt and fish for a _______ .

5) His lessons are ______ and interesting .

6) Many soldiers gave their for the liberation of China .

7) After a long time , he came back to .

8) In the animal world the strong while the weak die .

9) We are sorry that they are still a bitter today .

10) More attention should be paid to the people's standard .

答案：1. living 2. alive 3. lively 4. living 5. lively 6. lives 7. life 8.live 9. living , life 10. living

C. 单元重点词组扫瞄

Lesson 33

1. What was the conference like ?

相当于：What did you think of the conference ? / How do you like the conference ? / What's your opinion of the conference ?

2. cause / do damage to 给……造成损失或者破坏

The earthquake caused great damage to the city .

3. be fit for sb to do 适合某人干……

This house is fit for us to live in .

4. do something about 对……采取措施

You ought to do something about your child's injury .

5. think of ways of doing 千方百计地干……

They think of ways of prevent factories from polluting this town .

(6) hear about / of 听说

How did you hear about our products ? 你是怎么知道我们的产品的 /

I've been hearing quite a lot about him lately . 最近，我们一直听人提起他。

(7) pay special attention to 特别注意……

It's a good idea to pay special attention to keeping fit . 特别注意锻炼身体是个好注意。

(8) have large families 有很多人口的家庭

Lesson 34

1. cause … to … 引起……

Pollution has caused much damage to our earth . The causes of damage are obvious . 污染已经对我们的地球产生巨大的损害。损害的原因是不言而喻的。

2. have a large population 人口众多

This city has a population of more than 1.3 million .

Many parts of the world once had large populations . 世界上许多地区曾经人口众多。

3. in the heart of 在 …… 的中心

Dunhuang in China is deep in the heart of the Gebi Desert .

中国的敦煌在戈壁滩的腹地。

That hotel stands in the very heart of Guangzhou .

4. fail to do sth 未能……

The main speaker failed to come because of bad weather .

5. limit the numbers of 限制……的数量

One suggested answer is for farmers to limit the numbers of their cattle . 有人提出的解决办法是让农民限制他们饲养畜牧的头数。

The numbers of cars in our city must be limited . 我市的汽车辆数必须加以限制。

注意区别：the numbers of ……的总数，the number of ……的数目