考 点一、动词基本词义辨析
【考例1】
Parents and children should communicate more to ______ the gap between them so that they can understand each other better. (2012天津)
A. open B. narrow C. widen D. leave
解析：B。句意：父母和孩子之间应加强交流以缩小代沟，从而更好地理解对方。open打开，公开；narrow缩小，使变窄；widen加宽；leave离开。
【考例2】
We were all agreed that the cottage would ______ a perfect holiday home for the family. (2012江西)
A. make B. turn C. take D. have
解析：A。句意：我们一致同意，这个小屋将会给我们的家庭营造一个完美的假日家园。make在句中意为“用作(某事物)”。 turn“变成”，后面接名词时，一般不加冠词。
