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1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)專心-專注-專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)閱讀四 選詞填空Unit 1P11 malevolent, apathetic, expedient, vilify, potent, simulation, misdirect, therapy, alternative, arouse, placate, alleviateThe aborigines土著居民 peered at our cameras with malevolent curiosity. 有惡意的，壞心腸的There was a big mess

2、in front of Gate 1, as passengers for several different flights were misdirected to the same gate.對(duì)指導(dǎo)錯(cuò)誤They appealed for foreign aid to alleviate their national food shortage. 減輕，緩和Dont panic! This is just a simulation of fighting, not a real war scene.The country is preoccupied with inventing some

3、sort of potent new weapons.強(qiáng)有力的I tried very hard to arouse his interest in his school work, but I failed. 激起，喚起At the moment, the politicians are thinking of possible means to placate the public. 安撫，撫慰People who practice this religion will become very apathetic; they wont even care about their famil

4、y members. 冷淡的，沒(méi)感情的Heat therapy is an effective way to alleviate muscle pain.I think its too cruel to leave him behind. Dont you have an alternative?In the present situation, our priority is to find the most expedient measures to solve the problem. 有利的，方便的He was vilified for making such talks in pub

5、lic.誹謗Reading FOURP22 inflict, defiance, defy, consensus, denounce, capitulate, vilify, confinementThe president radical statement was denounced by the opposition party. 指控，告發(fā)，譴責(zé)The prisoners of war had been held in confinement for a month before they were rescued. 限制He inflicted a great deal of suf

6、fering on his aged parents.打擊She defied her parents wishes and eloped私奔 with Paul. 公然反抗The government failed to reach a consensus on the penalties to impose on those who breached the infectious disease act.一致，同意The little boy gave the invaders a look of hatred and defiance and flatly 斷然地refused to l

7、ead the way. 反抗，蔑視Unit twoP34 reap, strap, barbaric, serve, court up, free up, tangible, revenge, abolish, figure, maximum, deterrentThe time will come when we are reaping the full benefits of this new scheme.Because of its high cost, the state government has decided to abolish the death penalty by

8、the end of the year.I counted up my years of working in this factory and felt sad that I had to retire before my time.His irrational explanation only serves to increase our suspicions. 為服務(wù)The villagers took their revenge by setting fire to his mill.You need to free up some space on the hard disk to

9、run this program on your computer.The baby was strapped to a highchair so he could safely watch us cooking. 用帶綁住Some factors are less tangible for example, job satisfaction and emotional bonding between the colleagues. 明確的They figured it was better not to say anything about it for the time being.認(rèn)為S

10、ome people believe it a barbaric act to shoot an animal.粗野的，野蠻的P39 slay, tremulous, oscillate, manslaughter, dispense, equilibrium, traumatic, reconcile, sorely, rehabilitationCheck to see if the needle indicating current is oscillating. 擺動(dòng)For the first ten minutes, her voice was tremulous. Later sh

11、e grew more confident and handled the rest of the presentation well. 震顫的She pleaded guilty of manslaughter, not murder. 殺人Two American tourists were slain in their hotel room. Police are now investigating the case.被殺 slay 殺死She could not reconcile herself to the fact that she was betrayed by her bes

12、t friend. 使安于，使甘心I for one was sorely disappointed that she decided to quit the job.Stocks plummeted垂直下落 until a week later when prices seemed to find some new level of equilibrium. 均衡Psychologists have been using new methods in the rehabilitation of the juvenile delinquents（少年犯）. 康復(fù)P45 malevolent,

13、luminous, cop out, underworld, execute, eerily, perch, shaft, vent, intelligible, pane, streakHe was among the first batch of criminals who was executed through lethal 致命的injection. 將處死The wealthy businessman was found to have connections with the underworld.黑社會(huì)The health official decided to resign

14、when the epidemic流行病 was rampant猖獗的 in the country, giving the impression to the public that he was copping out. 放棄，逃避The little girl was eerily quiet this morning. Check to see if she is sick.怪異地，恐怖地The mans malevolent stare makes me shudder.The little boy was curious about the luminous dial of his

15、 new watch: he was trying to pry open the surface to see whats inside. 發(fā)光的，夜光的Each time she has difficulties, she telephones her best friend to vent her frustration. 發(fā)泄The woman was obviously unhappy to learn the news, but she just moaned and made no intelligible response. 可理解的，明了的，清晰的Unit threeP63

16、swerve, harass, trespass, prowl, paranoid, wield, dump, slash, saddenDrivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the dead body of the kitten小貓. 突然轉(zhuǎn)向，轉(zhuǎn)彎，偏離方向You have to be very careful in this country. Tourists caught trespassing will be prosecuted起訴. 擅自進(jìn)入I am saddened by war, disease a

17、nd poverty in this area of the world.He slashed his neck with a sharp sword and dropped dead within seconds. 砍，砍傷People really got paranoid when SARS was rampant. 偏執(zhí)狂癥狀的He found himself prowling around his own room in the dead of the night and started to wonder what had happened.徘徊，潛行P68 avid, deter

18、rent, flinch, idyllic, assailant, paranoia, close-knit, propel, devastation, incarcerateYou are wrong if you imagine that married life will be idyllic.田園詩(shī)的，牧歌的Police came right in time to rescue him from the assailant.襲擊者M(jìn)any people in the SAR-affected areas are viewing the world with a mounting par

19、anoia.偏執(zhí)狂It is widely believed in Singapore that caning is a deterrent to crime. 威懾力量，制止物The medical community should not flinch in the face of this challenge.畏懼，退縮The current crisis had created a close-knit community.嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)腏ohn was propelled by both guilt and the need to turn himself in to the police.

20、 驅(qū)策，The prisoners of war were incarcerated for as long as ten years.監(jiān)禁P72 legacy, escalate, spree, felon, carnage, endorse, assault, campaign, legislate, gratify, outrageStrange enough, there was no legacy of bitterness between the people of the two countries after years of war. 遺產(chǎn)Tom went on a shop

21、ping spree after he got the bonus. 嬉戲，歡鬧The government endorsed the plan.贊同They responded with assaults against the enemys bases.攻擊His contempt towards the position outraged the boss.激怒He was gratified that his efforts had worked.The Jews ran away to escape the carnage in the country. 大屠殺There is a

22、danger that the conflict might escalate into a war between the two countries.逐步上升Parliament must legislate against individuals possession of guns.立法Unit fourP90 stricken, incorporate, spell, resonance, posterity, senility, comatose, posthumously, baskWe can incorporate a few chapters of the former b

23、ook into the new book. 把合并He was shocked to learn of the outbreak of the epidemic; his hair turned grey overnight and his voice lost its resonance.洪亮Outsiders are not allowed into the stricken area.受侵襲的There has been a long spell of rainy weather.一段時(shí)間了He suffered a massive stroke and was comatose fo

24、r two weeks. 昏睡狀態(tài)The old man had to write when he was found to suffer from senility.高齡，衰老，年老糊涂He was writing his autobiography for the benefit of posterity.后裔，子孫，后代She was posthumously awarded the medal after the war.于死后P94 alleviate, intervention, pin, anonymity, disintegration, shatter, terminally

25、, palliative,Scientists have invented an electronic device to alleviate back pain. 減輕They decided to install safety glass which does not shatter if its broken. 粉碎He requested anonymity for fear of political persecution困擾.匿名Many social factors are behind the disintegration集成，結(jié)合，整體 of marriages.崩潰The

26、countrys intervention in the internal affairs of many other countries caused immense international disputes.干預(yù)P97 challenge, coordinate, terminally, heed, irony, dichotomy, ally, alternative, overturn, adequateIs it right to hide from a patient the fact that he is terminally ill？在晚期Heed what I say!

27、Or youll regret some day. 留意The teaching of language accuracy and language fluency should not be placed in dichotomy. 分裂，兩分The Danes are good at using irony in speech. Very often they say the opposite of what they mean. 反語(yǔ)，諷刺She is very good at coordinating activities in emergency situations. She al

28、ways has a way of making people work together to put things under control.協(xié)調(diào)In World War Two, several countries sent their allied forces to fight Germany and Japan.同盟國(guó)，同盟者，We face a greater challenge in this information age.The southern area in the country has an adequate steady rainfall.When we are

29、 running short of energy, we have to find sources of alternative energy.I a fit of fury, she overturned the table and all the food fell on the floor.Unit fiveP106 unjustifiable, outweigh, contradiction, conditional, incalculable, induce, exclusive, treadmill, hysteriaFor human knowledge to be absolu

30、tely sure of itself is an contradiction in terms. 自相矛盾的說(shuō)法Diligence and intelligence are not mutually exclusive; as you may need a bit of both to achieve success in your studies.唯一的，排外的，除外的，全部的The recovery from his illness will be entirely conditional on his cooperation with his doctors.以為條件The diffe

31、rences between educated, skilled and highly-paid workers on the one hand and unskilled, illiterate of unemployed workers on the other may well outweigh what they have in common. 超過(guò)Since then, they have abandoned treatment and the sense of relief is incalculable. 數(shù)不清的In some developing countries, chi

32、ldren as young as six and seven work in textiles and leather, unprotected form fire-risk and exposed to poisonous substances which induce respiratory and central nervous system disorders.導(dǎo)致For many people, one of the bonuses, of retirement is the ability to get off the treadmill and stop rushing.繁重的

33、工作They found there had been no unjustifiable delay and said time had been needed to assemble evidence.不合理的My nerves were so strained I was probably on the point of hysteria.情緒爆發(fā)，情緒激動(dòng)He knew her too well to think that she would allow affection to outweigh her sense of right and wrong.P110 toxic, prom

34、ote, stellar, graceful, sabotage, motivating, self-imposed, defective, self-esteem, pervasive, crushed被壓碎的narcissisticPhysics appears a strong, fundamental discipline; computing; a strong, pervasive one;普遍的Even simple activities, such as the right way to hold and use a pair of scissors, may need to

35、be shown to pupil with very poor vision, because defective vision may make it difficult to see exactly how to manipulate utensils and objects without precise demonstration on how to do so. 不完美的Our policy is to promote wider participation and more opportunity in higher education. 促使，促進(jìn)It hadnt taken

36、long to determine that the plane had been sabotaged.破壞In our narcissistic culture, how can two people, infected with self-love, learn to love each other? 自戀的，自我陶醉的Her oval face with its large dark eyes and high forehead was set on a long, graceful neck.Once a fire has started, you could have as litt

37、le two minutes to get out before heat of toxic fumes overcome you.有毒的Within a few years, their firm had become a leader in the move to one of Wall Streets stellar performers.主要的，顯著的P118 temperament, realms, paralysis, downplay, steer, ostracism, sidelines, impose, eliminate, ethic, name-calling, spo

38、rtsmanshipIn his theory of writing, he tended to downplay content in favor of process.將輕描淡寫My new project led me into unexplored realms of psychology which I might otherwise have ignored. 領(lǐng)域，范圍Bankrupts often have to face the ostracism of their friends, and sometimes even of their own families.排斥As

39、a nation we are now obsessed to the point of paralysis with rules and regulations.麻痹，癱瘓，完全無(wú)力Such a move would impose severe hardship and very great practical problems at a time when the families had more than enough distress to cope with. 加（負(fù)擔(dān)），把強(qiáng)加于His parents were keen on the work ethic and equippe

40、d him with perfect manners. 倫理準(zhǔn)則Most people are happier with an animal whose temperament is similar to their own.性情One of a teachers functions in a class debate is to steer students away from any personal attacks of one another.指導(dǎo)，操縱，帶領(lǐng)Unit sixP129 hostility, coo, feline, toss-up, split, surrogate,

41、duplicate, fuse, subtext, confound, well-heeledEuropes divisions are the subtext of a new movie thriller called Zentropa.弦外之音Uncle Giles became a sort of surrogate rather to them after the accident.代理者，代理人Their friendship is regarded with suspicion and hostility.敵意I has been arranged for her well-he

42、eled relatives to sit in the first row.富有的If youve lost your key I can give you a duplicate.副本Cats, like other felines, are excellent hunters, strong and agile, with a keen sense of hearing and very good eyesight.貓科的The match is a toss-up, either team could win if they played well enough.勝負(fù)各半的機(jī)會(huì)，難以決

43、定的事If we travel together we can split the cost of the petrol.分擔(dān)The coins had fused together into a solid mass in the intense heat.熔合His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.使困惑，使混亂，混淆P144 crucial, defective, subtle, superficial, justify, vindicate, term, spawn, misconceptionIt is a gl

44、orious victory, and his choice of players has been fully vindicated.證明The films success spawned several sequels and a rush of films about outer space.造成，釀成He was born with a defective liver. How unfortunate!有缺陷的Not the subtle difference in meaning achieved by simply reordering the word in the senten

45、ce. This may seem inconsequential, but can matter a lot. 微微的Its a misconception that all physiotherapists are very fit and good-looking.誤解，謬見(jiàn)The closure of these mines cannot be justified on the ground of economy.證明是正當(dāng)?shù)腍e appears only to have a superficial knowledge of the subject.Women over 40 seem

46、 to be just as capable of carrying a baby to term as younger women. 把叫做，稱為Fine weather is crucial to the success of this experiment.Unit sevenP159 kinship, horrify, uplift, harness, abolish, obliterate, proliferate, constitute, peril, endorse, profound, belligerentThe prime minister clarified that h

47、is government did not endorse a homosexual lifestyle even though they allowed homosexuals to be employed in government positions.認(rèn)可How can we harness energy from the dam to power the generators?利用，駕馭If this bomb were dropped, it could obliterate the entire city.消滅They felt a sense of kinship althoug

48、h they were not related because they had gone through thick and thin together.親密關(guān)系She fainted upon hearing the horrifying news.Her husbands extra-marital affairs left her in a state of profound shock and anger.深深的，深刻的He abolished slavery and segregation and brought about freedom for his citizens.Rea

49、ding about how others overcame obstacles and succeeded uplifted her spirits.鼓舞，振奮The success of the coffee chain has led to a proliferation of cafes around the city.激增We have to decide on what constitutes a majority votewhether it is at least 50%or 60% of those present.制定，制定P163 fault line, render,

50、attest, blueprint, consensus, prevailing, gird, spectacular, repositoryTechnology rendered his job obsolete, so he had to return to school to learn a new trade. 使得，使成為These issues have created a fault line in the peace negotiations.The overwhelming majority who voted for that republican candidate sh

51、owed the prevailing attitude towards abortion at that time. 主要的，普遍的You can get spectacular views of Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.壯觀的During the revolution, his house became a spectacular repository of books meant to be burnt. 貯藏處The prime minister will unveil his blueprint for economic struct

52、uring at the next budget announcement.His medical records attest to his long history of heart problems.證明You should gird yourself for a long battlethis is only the beginning.使做好準(zhǔn)備Let us come to a consensus regarding on this issue. 一致P168 amateur, unwittingly, instantaneously, prognosis, runaway, conventional, agitate, wave, triggerThe danger of war can be reduced by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.傳統(tǒng)的，非核的The doctors prognosis is that he has another three months to live.預(yù)知The passengers in the vehicle died instantaneously in the head-on col