大學英語四級考前補習--語法詞匯辨析

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　集體名詞做主語主謂一致
1)通常作復數的集體名詞
集體名詞，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
通常作復數，用復數動詞。如：
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.��
2)通常作不可數名詞的集體名詞
有些集體名詞，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可數名詞，隨后的動詞用單數。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.��
3)既可作單數也可作復數的集體名詞��
集體名詞，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作單數，也可作復數用。��
The city council is meeting to set its agenda.��
4) a committee, etc. of +復數名詞��
如果主語是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +復數名詞”構成，隨后的動詞通常用單數。例如：��
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.��

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　近義詞辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn�瞣ut
這組詞均含有“疲憊的”的意思。
tired可指因體力或腦力消耗太多而需要休息，還可指因長期做某事而失去興趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲憊，一到家就上床睡覺去了。
Exhausted
表達的疲憊程度最強，指因勞累過度而精疲力竭。��
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程師在公共汽車上睡著了。
Fatigued
所表達的疲勞程度比tired和weary強，表示由于過度勞累而引起疲乏，不能再繼續(xù)下去。��
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲憊不堪，不想說一句話