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curious adj.好奇的；求知的；古怪的

(2013·重庆卷完形填空)Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always amazed and curious about the change.尽管他从来没考过第一名，他的数学老师对他的变化感到吃惊、好奇。

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①It is good to be curious about the world around you because I think curiosity is the best teacher.对你周围的世界感到新奇是件好事。因为我认为好奇心是最好的老师。

②People gathered round，curious_to_know what is happening.

人们聚拢过来，很想知道发生了什么事情。

③When I first walked into the network in the world，it is with curiosity.我当初走进网络的世界，是抱着好奇心来的。

represent vt.代表；描绘；表现；体现；象征

(2012·安徽阅读理解)To the Egyptians，green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring.

对埃及人来说，绿色是一种象征着春天的希望和喜悦的颜色。

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(2)representative adj.代表性的；n.代表，代理人

①(朗文P₁₇₃₄)Her greatest ambition was to represent_her_country at the Olympics.她最大的愿望是代表自己的国家参加奥运会。

②You should represent your complaints to the management.

你们应向管理阶层说明你们的不满。

③(2011·天津书面表达)In the afternoon，you together with some of our student representatives are going to visit the Haihe River and enjoy the beautiful scenery there.下午您将和我们的一些学生代表去参观海河，欣赏那里美丽的风景。

approach vt.& vi.接近；靠近；找……商量；n.接近，方法；途径；步骤；通道

(2013·陕西卷完形填空)A moment later，the man came out of the washroom and approached our table.

一会儿后，这个人从洗手间走了出来，并靠近我们的桌子。

(1)at the approach of...在……快到的时候

an approach to...……的方法/通道……

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①The job market has changed and our approach to finding work must change as well.就业市场变了，我们找工作的途径也要改变。

②All_the_approaches_to the airport were blocked by the police.

所有通往机场的路都被警察封锁了。

③(2012·北京书面表达)It is true that he is approaching the end but he has been living a memorable life.诚然，他正接近生命的尽头，但他一直过着一种有意义的生活。

defend vt.保护；保卫

(2013·湖北卷)Don’t defend him any more.It’s obvious that he deliberately destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.不要再袒护他了。很明显，他是故意弄坏花园栅栏的，甚至都没道歉。

(1)defend...from/against保护……免受伤害

defend sb.为某人辩护

(2)defence n．保卫；保护；辩护；答辩

in defence (of...)为了保卫(……)

in sb.’s/sth.’s defence为……辩护；在……的防备下

①It’s the duty for every soldier to defend our country against enemies.卫国抗战是每个士兵应尽的职责。

②Some think that students should be trained to defend_themselves_against some attacks.

有些人认为应该训练学生保护自己免遭某些攻击。

③All the people，men and women，young and old，were fighting against the flood in defence of their own homes.所有的人，无论男女老少，都在与洪水作斗争，保卫自己的家园。

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1．He____________________________________(代表我们学校参加) the competition and all of us were proud of him.

答案：　represented our school to take part in

2．The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died_________________________(保卫祖国)．

答案：　in defence of their country

3．The new cellphones____________________(有许多功能)，but as for me，they are not of great use.

答案：　have lots of functions

4．Generally speaking，almost all the kids__________________(对……好奇) how everything around them wo rks.

答案：　are curious about

5．At the meeting they discussed____________________(三种不同的方法) to the study of mathematics.

答案：　three different approaches

6．—______________________(你主修什么) at the university?

—Ancient Chinese history.

答案：　What are you majoring in