2.debate

【教材原句】(P1)Practise describing people and debating

练习描写人物和辩论

(1)n. 辩论;争论

have a debate with sb.about sth.与某人辩论某事

be under debate 在讨论中

beyond debate 无可争辩

①(牛津P514)After a long debate，Congress approved the proposal.经过长时间辩论，国会通过了这项提议。

③We must debate the question with the rest of the members.

我们必须和其他会员讨论这个问题。

④They were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside.

他们正在讨论要去山上还是去海边。

2.They had a fierce__________as to whether their company should restart the trade relationship which was broken years ago.

A.debate　　　　　　　 B.clash

C.disagreement D.contest

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解析：选A。句意为：他们就公司是否应当恢复几年前中断了的这一贸易关系进行了一场激烈的争论。debate 争论，辩论，指持不同观点的各方据理力争，并最终作出决定。clash冲突，打斗，显然较为严重，disagreement 争执;不一致。

3.curious 　adj.　好奇的;好求知的;爱打听隐私的

【教材原句】 (P2)The scientist’s name is similar to the English word curious...

这个科学家的名字和英语单词curious 很相似……

be curious about sth.对……感到好奇

be curious to do sth.很想/渴望做某事

It is curious that... ……是奇怪的

①(朗文P492)A few curious neighbours came out to see what was going on.一些好奇的邻居出来看发生了什么事。

②I was curious to know what would happen next.

我很好奇想知道接下来会发生什么事。

③(朗文P492)It is curious that so many people are interesting in something that happened over 20 years ago .

这么多人对20多年前发生的事情感兴趣，真是奇怪。

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④She decided to call the stranger out of curiosity.

她出于好奇决定给那个陌生人打电话。

⑤Curiously enough，he seems to have known what we would do next.

说来奇怪，他似乎已经知道我们下一步怎么做。

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3.The light was still on after midnight in the room.He was

________to know what was happening in it.

A.strange　　　　　　　　B.curious

C.serious D.interesting

解析：选B。该句意为：半夜房间里的灯仍旧亮着，他想知道发生了什么事。

4.seek 　vt.& vi.　寻找;探索;追求