【考点】与 fire 有关的短语

① be on fire 在燃烧

② set fire to sth = set sth on fire 纵火，放火烧

③ catch fire 着火

④ make a fire 生火

⑤ light a fire 点火

⑥ put out a fire 灭火

⑦ play with fire 玩火；冒险

⑧ be on fire for 因……而激动；充满激情

⑨ be full of fire 充满激情

⑩ under fire 受到攻击

[例句] The students are on fire for what they're learning in the computer class. 学生对电脑课的学习内容充满激情。

The boy is full of fire. 这孩子充满热情。

The grass caught fire．and the grass was on fire for a

short time. 草燃着了，草烧了一会儿。

He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚(谚语)。

▲辨析: be on fire 表示状态。而 catch fire 则表示动作-其完成时不可和段时间状语连用。 

【考例】(2004 全国卷II) The forest guards often findcampfires that have not been ____ completely.

A. turned downB. put out

C. put awayD. turned over

[考查目标] 此题主要考查动词短语辨义。

[答案与解析]Bturn down是“调低。拒绝”的意思；put out是“熄灭，生产，伸出”的意思；put away是“收拾”的意思；turn over是“翻过来”的意思。

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