Unit 1 Making a difference著名科学家霍金和他的妻子Senior Book Two 素材新挖掘 考点1. seek vt. & vi.( sought, sought)寻找;探索;追求 The couple used up all their money to seek their 5-year-old son, who was lost six months ago.Many farmers went to towns to seek for employment. 许多农民到城里找工作。seek vt. 尝试;寻找;得到seek vt. =ask for请求seek to do 设法干某事seek for/after搜寻;寻找;寻觅(1)You should ________(征求)advice from a lawyer about what to do next. (2)Dick went to London to _________(寻找)his fortune. (3)They are still ________(设法)to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. (4)Women who________(设法)to be equal to men lack ambition. seekseekseeking seek (5)政治家仍然在寻求和平解决的方法。 (写作小练笔:主谓宾;Politician, peaceful, solution) _____________________________________________考点2. observe vt. 观察;察觉到;遵守 First, they carefully observe what they are interested in.I observed him entering the bank with a gun.我看到他带着枪进了银行。observe vt.观察observe sb./sth. do /doing观察某人或某物正在干某事 observe vt.评述observe vt.遵守observer n. 观察者observation n.观察(1)We _________(观察)the birds throughout the breeding season. (2)“We are late,” she ___________(说). (3)You must observe the speed limit while driving. (替换)____________Politicians are still seeking a peaceful solution.observedobserved obey (4)We have never observed him ____________(这样表现)before. (5)他一生都在观察行星。(写作小练笔:主谓宾;star, life) _____________________________________________【高考链接】Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still__________the traditional customs.(2008年高考湖北卷) A. perform B. possess C. observe D. support【答案】C。【解析】此题考查动词辨析。observe 此处的意思是“遵守”。再如:Please observe the rules, Sir.先生,请遵守规定。 perform“执行...