高中英语 每日一题(第7周)devote(含解析)新人教版必修1

devote

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(2017·天津改编) I feel that I’ve been given a second life ____________________

(devote) something that is meaningful and enormous.

【参考答案】to devote to

【拓展延伸】

1. devote

vt. (常与to连用) 献身；用心于

to... 把……奉献给……

devote oneself to 献身于；致力于；专心于

2. devoted

adj.

忠实的；深爱的

be devoted to 忠诚于；致力于；深爱着

☛Generally speaking, parents are devoted to their children. 一般来说，父母都深爱着自己的孩子。

3. 在 to... 短语中，to是介词，后面接名词或动词-ing。常见的类似短语还有：

pay attention to 注意……

stick to 坚持……

lead to 导致……

to相比……更喜欢……

look forward to 盼望……

1. Overuse of computers will to the failure of our eyesight, which is

a warning to us all.

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A. contribute

D. adjust

B. turn C. devote

2. ____________ to his research, he spared no time to spend a weekend with us.

A. Devoting

D. Lost

B. Devoted C. Caught

3. He’s decided to devote himself a book.

A. to write

D. in writing

B. to writing C. writing

4. 语法填空

①Mr Read made up his mind to devote all he had to (set) up some

schools for poor children.

②Professor Smith made up his mind to devote (him) to making

scientific researches on diseases of blood.

③A brilliant idea occurred to him, while he (devote) his research

in the lab.

5. Devoting to her career, Catherine achieved great success.(单句改错)

1. A 【解析】句意：过度使用计算机会使我们的视力下降，这是对我们大家的一个警告。contribute to表示＂引发，是……的原因之一，造成＂，是固定搭配，且符合句意。turn to转向，向……求助；devote后需要接宾语；adjust to适应。

4. ①setting

to

②himself ③was devoted

5. Devoting→Devoted 【解析】(be) devoted to是固定短语，意为＂致力于＂，此处用形容词短语作状语。

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