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今天是我们每日一词的第242个单词！

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今天的核心词汇是seem [siːm]

v. 似乎，好像

用法：

seem to do/ be

seem adj.

It seems/ seemed that ...

经典例句：

1. You seem kind of nervous.

你好像有点紧张。

2. It seems to me that you don’t have much choice.

在我看来，你没有太多的选择。

3. It seems reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.

要学生们去买一本字典似乎很合理。

遇见真题：

Molly, on the other hand, seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. ”I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says, “She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years. I mean, I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this, and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest, I wish I had made this decision years ago.”

68. Sally seems to be a good manager because ___________.

A. she has set up a new Blazes

B. she keeps in close touch with the workers

C. she has been able to solve a few problems

D. she has been working for the company since 1992

69. According to the passage, Molly ___________ .

A. will not run her business any more

B. seems satisfied with the new arrangement

C. was not pleased with the baby-sitter

D. was successful both in her business and her family

(2015年武汉中考真题阅读理解C篇）

The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

68. On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father_____.

A. seemed to be a little different

B. had no time to phone her as usual

C. became interested in church

D. had forgotten to discuss some things with her

(2014年武汉中考真题阅读理解C篇）

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