▲ 构词：
separation n. [U]分开，分离
▲ 搭配：
① separate A from B 把A和B分开
② A is separated from B by… A和B为……所分开／阻隔
③ separate sth (up) into… 把……分成(几分)
▲辨析：
separate; divide; part 都含“分开”的意思。
separate 指“把原来在一起的人或物分开”。例如:
Separate those two boys who are fighting， will you? (你)把那两个打架的孩子拉开，好吗?
divide 指“施加外力或自然地把某人或某物由整体分成若干部分”。 part指“把密切相关的人或物分开”，还有“分手”之意。
【考例】(NMET 2001)As we joined the big crowd I got ____ from my friends.
A. separated
B. spared
C. lost
D. missed
[考查目标]
动词separate的词义。
[答案与解析]
A separated和get搭配有被动意义，表 示“被隔开；被分隔”。
人教版高一英语单词聚焦：protect的用法
▲ 构词：
protection n. 保护(者/物)，防御
▲ 搭配：
protect sb from / against 防止……遭受……；使……免于，保护……使不受
【考例】
(MET 1992) Clarke was greatly admired at the club for the successful ____.
A. self-satisfaction
B. self-protection
C. self-respect
D. self-service
[考查目标]
protect及其派生词的词义。
[答案与解析]
B self-protection是名词，意思是“自我保护”
人教版高一英语单词聚焦：prefer
prefer v. 宁愿；更喜欢
(1) prefer + n. / pron.
The boy preferred a detective story.
(2) prefer + v. -ing
Do you prefer living abroad?
(3) prefer + to do
She prefers to live among the working people.
(4) prefer sb. to do sth.
She preferred him to stay at home.
(5) prefer + n. / pron. / doing + to + n. / pron. / doing 喜欢……而不喜欢
I prefer the town to the country. / While he was in the office he preferred doing something to doing nothing.
(6) prefer to do...rather than do = would rather do ... than do... 宁愿……而不愿
I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus.
(7) prefer + 从句(谓语动词用should do，should可省略)
She preferred that he should do it in the kitchen.
