一周回顧基礎(chǔ)英語詞匯鞏固與提升

1、【一周回顧】基礎(chǔ)英語詞匯鞏固與周一初級閱讀：導(dǎo)語: 這篇文章講述了人與動物之間非常溫馨的感情，是一個很感人的故事。文中的女主角，一位母親，從養(yǎng)狗到慢慢接受了這個小動物，小狗“薄霧”在丈夫患病后為女主人公帶來精神上的安慰和釋懷。In 2004, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were unitedne lust.heir desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of their caniBut why, they pleaded. “Because I dont ha

2、ve time to take care of a dog.” “But well do it. ” “Really? Youre going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? B athe the dog?” “Yes, yes, and yes.” “I dont be ve you.” “We will. We promise.”They didnt. From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppyday), neither thought to walk the dog. While I was sl

3、ow to accepttt I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appoi ntments, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. As she looke d up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large), shecalculated, “The medium one is the sucker in the pack.”Quickly, she

4、 and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind mel d (心靈融合) . Shed look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand which, strangely,I almost always did. In no time, she became my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I wat

5、chedevi.Even so, part of me continued to resent walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair, Id balk (不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked. “Not fair,” I d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.Then one day January 1, 2007, to be exact my husband s doctor uttered an unthin

6、kable word: leukemia ( 白血病). Witht, I spent eight toten hours a day with Joe in the hospital,ng anything and everything Icould to ease hisfort. During those six months of hospitalizations,Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when s he returned from school. My work colle

7、agues adjusted to my taking off ata moments notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life change閱讀部分d; no part of my old routine remained.Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paown households to deal with., I declined because I

8、knew they had theirAs the months went by, I began to realizet I actually wanted to walkMisty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quie t, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the days medi cal drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the

9、days upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.When serious illness visits your household, its, not just your daily routineand your amptions about the futuret are no longer familiar. Prettymuch everyone you act differently.Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had noerest in Joe

10、s blood counts or marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only onething on her mind: squirrels! She was so joyoust even on the worstdays, she could make me s. On a daily basis she reminded met life goes on.After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow.Im grateful-to a po. The

11、truth is, after years of balking, Ive come to enjoy my walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwingher whole beingo the here-and-now of an exerciset has never onceended in victory, she reminds me, too,t no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future is, theres almos

12、t always some measureof joy to be extracted from the moment.1. Why didnt the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?A.B.C.She was afraid the dog would get the family,o trouble.It would be her business to take care of the dogHer husband and daughter were united as one.D. She didnt

13、want to spoil he daughter.2. Which of the following is the closesteaning to The mediumA.B.C.one is “he sucker in the pack.” (Paragraph 3)?The middle-agedloves me most.”The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”D. The woman is the kind and trustwor

14、thy one in the family.”3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3t.A.B.C.Misty was quite cleverMisty could solve math problems the writer was a slow learnerD. no one walked Misty theday4. The story came to its turning powhen.A.B.C.Joe Joethedied in 2009 fell ill in 2007writer began to walk the dogdog ti

15、red to please the writerD. the5. Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joepital?was in hosA.B.C.Misty couldnt live without her Her friends didnt offer any helpThe walk provided her with spiritual comfort.D. She didnt want Misty to others companion.6. What is the message the writer wants to

16、 convey e?A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.B .A disaster can change everything in life.he passagC. Moments of joy suggestt there is still hope ahead.D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.【必背詞匯1. canine】canine 在本文中的意思是形容詞（“ 養(yǎng)）狗的，” 可作名詞，作名詞時近似于 puppy 和 dog“小

17、狗”。比如：Canine teere for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh.犬齒用來咬穿、咬死獵物，還可以撕肉。又如：Shes a spelist in canine psychology and behaviour. 她是狗心理和行為。2. balk本文中 balk 的意思是“不心甘情愿的”，balk 還有“猶豫；阻礙；推諉”的意思。例如：To e mancipate all mind, we will balk at no sacrifice. Event of our lives.為了全人類的解放, 即使犧牲生命也在所不惜。又如

18、：Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments. 面對動物實驗，哪怕是生物專業(yè)的大學(xué)生也會畏縮。3. adjustadjust 在這里的意思是“適應(yīng)，” adapt, adjust, conform,這些動詞均有使適合，適應(yīng)之意。modate, suit, fitadapt：指人或物在原有情況和重要性。adjust：adjust 與 adapt 含義很接近，但 adjust 所改變的幅度要小一些，側(cè)重過程，主要用于調(diào)整角度、高度、光點等。某些改變以適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境或不同的條件，強調(diào)改變的目的conform：多指與某模式或規(guī)則相

19、符，也引申指改變等以適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境。modate： 節(jié)的有利。suit：指適合要求，從而使人滿意愉快。fit：含義廣，指人或物適合或適應(yīng)某一目的或用途。用詞，指以外部條件標準改變自己或某事以求得適應(yīng)，著重改變或調(diào)例如：Adjust the aerialsition and direction for the best reception. 調(diào)整天線的位置和方向以達到最佳接收效果。再比如：We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society.普通的社會生活。在培訓(xùn)的戰(zhàn)士，以使他們適應(yīng)4. squirrel

20、本文中看到了 squirrel 這個詞，在這里的意思是“松鼠，” 常用俚語 squirrel out of “從(某事物中)掙脫出來，擺脫(某事物)”。例如：The squirrel stashes away nuts for wer. 松鼠貯藏胡桃以備過冬。再例如：A grey squirrel is scmb. 一只灰色的松鼠在樹枝間跳來跳去。ering from limb to li5. unpredictableunpredictable 是形容詞“無法的”，也可作名詞表示“不可的事”。比如：He is un他喜怒無常，一會兒哭，predictable,one moment, laug

21、hing the next.一會兒笑。再比如：No-one knows where they stand with him; he is utterly unpredictable. 誰也不知道他怎樣他們；他是個完全不可捉摸的人?！九c】1.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二行“While I was slow to acceptthe one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appot I would bements, to feed and clean her“作者慢慢地她要去接父女倆尾，比如說安排見寵物醫(yī)生等，這意味著最終將由她來

22、照顧這一只狗。2.D 猜題意。根據(jù)這 3 葛單詞的意思不難知道 small 指的是作者的女兒，medium 指的是作者，一個 woman; and large 指的是作者的丈夫，根據(jù)后文他們有了心靈相通不難得出小狗認為這個婦女是最信任的和最好心的。3.A 推理題。根據(jù)第三段“Mistylculated 它在計算”可以得出D。Misty could solve mathknew this on day one 它在第一天就知道”和“she ca這只狗是非常聰明的。另外也可以根據(jù)意思派出選項 BC problems 就算文章中出現(xiàn)了一個計算的詞語，但也不能夠得出能夠解答數(shù)學(xué)題的結(jié)論，而且根據(jù)也可以

23、把它排除。4.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第一句話“Then one day-January 1,2007, to be exac t-my husbands doctor uttered and unthinkable word leukemia (白血病)然后，2007 年 1 月 1 日，確切的說丈夫的醫(yī)生宣布丈夫得了白血病”，說明這一天是一個轉(zhuǎn)折點，所以可以得出為 B。5.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第八段第二行 quiet peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the days medical drama unfold

24、ed 安靜，安靜的時間來收集想法，搜有的這一切都是精神上的安慰。所以選擇 C。6.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段 no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future, theres almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment 不管現(xiàn)在是多么或者將來是難以，總是有一些提取快樂的方法，此題易錯選 A，雖然這句話是正確的，但是這篇文章并不是在說樂。時期享受快周三初級閱讀：導(dǎo)語: 這篇文章講述了作者的一個煩惱：一臺總出問題的彩色電視機。一件令人苦惱的

25、事情卻被作者用輕松幽默的語氣敘述出來，是篇很有意思的小文章。My colorevihas given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothesmeo buying a discontinued mt wouldnt fit. I let a salesclerk fool. I realized this a day later, when

26、Isaw newspr advertisements for the seseventy-five dollars lessn I haid. The set worked so beautiful when Igot it homet Iwould keep it on until sions signed off for the night. Fortunay, I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gottento bed.Then I started develoa problem

27、 with the sett involved sic(靜電)noise. For some reason, when certain shows switchedo a commerl,a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began t o appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another c hannel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique

28、would not wo rk, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the sic noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended uphitting the set the repair s

29、hoexpecting morwith my, and it stopped working altogether. My trip top cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keepe trouble.1. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?A.B.C.D.ended all their programsprovided fewer channelschanged to commerlsshowed

30、all-night movies2.A.B.C.D.How did the author finally get this TV set working again?By By ByByshaking and hitting it turning it on and off switching channelshaving it repaired3.A.B.C.D.How does the author sound whenCurious Anxious Cautious Humorousling the story?【必背詞匯】1. discontinueddiscontinued 在本文中

31、的意思是（“ 使）中斷，” 近義詞 cheesed“停止”。比如：The bus service was discontinued because nobody used it. 那條營運。再如：The Leica M2 was discontinued in 1967.停產(chǎn)。線因沒有乘客而停止M2 型相機于 1967 年2. sic本篇閱讀中的 sic 的意思是“靜電”，近義詞 electrosic“靜電的。” 比如：For some months the share price remained fairly sic. 有那么幾個月，價格一直非常地穩(wěn)定。再如 The number of y

32、oung people obtaining qualifications has remained sic or decreased. 獲得資格證的年輕人數(shù)量一直維持不變或出現(xiàn)下降。3. channelchannel 在閱讀中的意思是“頻道”，channel 也有“海峽”的意思。channel, strait 這兩個名詞均含海峽之意。channel： 指比 strait 長而寬的海峽。strait： 指短而窄的海峽。常用復(fù)數(shù)形式但作單數(shù)用。比如：The series goes out at 10.30pm, Fridays, on Channel 4. 這部連續(xù)劇每周五晚上 10 點 30 分

33、在第 4 頻道。再如：She had heard the news-flash on a TV channels news update. 她在一家的快訊中聽到了這則簡明。4. helplesslyhelplessly 在本文中的意思是“無力地”，比如：Theirsonwatched helplessly as they他們在大浪中。再比如：C helplessly away. 即使最強壯vanished beneath the waves. 他們的兒子無助地ross-currents can sp the strongest swimmer的游泳者也會無助地被交叉水流沖走。5. techni

34、quetechnique 的意思是“技術(shù)，” technique, technology 這兩個名詞均有技術(shù)之意。technique： 多指具體的某種技術(shù)和技巧。technology：technology 含義比 technique 廣泛，泛指生產(chǎn)工藝、科學(xué)技術(shù)。比如：This technique brings life to instruction and eases assimilation of kno wledge. 這一方法給教學(xué)帶來了 ，也使知識的吸收變得容易了。再如：The new tec hnique has been used to identify the sex of f

35、oetuses. 這一新技術(shù)已經(jīng)被用來鑒別 的 。【與】1.A.詞義推測題。根據(jù)后一句，幸運的是，我不用整晚上看選 A。了，否則我不能睡覺了，故2.D.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段，可知作者修電視機花了 62，故選 D。3.D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)開頭說：沒有電視可知作者語調(diào)幽默。故選 D。就可以睡覺，中間還說晃動電視來鍛煉肌肉，周五初級閱讀：導(dǎo)語：這篇文章探討了人們住的房子對身材的影響。聽上去不可思議，但是作者通過室內(nèi)光線明暗或抑制或助長暴飲暴食、室內(nèi)顏色對胃口的影響等等角度，有理有據(jù)的向大家證明，房間的裝修效果圖確實影響身材。Your house may have an effect on y

36、our figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead ofagainst you. Here are some ways to turn your homeplan.o part of your dietOpen the curtains and turn up y to encourage overea

37、ting, forwhen theyre in poorly lit plathe lights. dark environments are more likel people are often less self-conscious(難為情) and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesnt have enough window light, get more lthe place with brightness.s and floodMind the colors. Research suggests warm co

38、lors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent lessn those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us lessgry. So when its time to repa, go blue.Dont fet the clock or the radio. People w

39、ho eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories(卡路里) per mealn those who rush throughtheir meals. Begin keng track of the time, and try to make dinner lastat 30 minutes. And while youre at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turning on relaxing music. It makes you

40、 less li kely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plants can easily makes us fat.We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, totala liquike(攝入) jumps by 14 percent. And well pour ab

41、out 30 percentmoredo a short, wide glassn a tall, skinny glass.1.A.B.C.D.A home environment in blue can help people .digest food betterreduce foodakeburn more caloriesregain their appetites2.A.B.C.D.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?Eat quickly. Play fast musicUse smaller spoonsTurn down th

42、e lights3.A.B.C.D.What can be a suitable title for the text?Is Your House Making You Fat? Ways of Serving DinnerEffects of Self-ConsciousnessIs Your Home Environment Relaxing?【必背詞匯1. figure】figure 指的是“身材，”form, figure, sh, outline 這些名詞均有形式或外形之意。form：最普通用詞，含義廣，既可指客觀物體的外形，又可用于抽象概念的形。figure：指輪廓、外形，尤指體態(tài)

43、，相貌或身體。sh：通常指由線和面所圍成的外觀上的形，側(cè)重形狀。outline：指任何形狀的輪廓線。例如：They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them. 他們差不多快到船邊時，一個人影從他們旁邊飛奔而過。又如：Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair. 阿利斯泰爾看見了坐在椅子里的羅絲的模糊身影。2. pound在本文中 pound 表示“磅，” 一磅約等于 450 克。例如：The one thousand pound bomb was triggered b

44、y a wire.那顆重達 1,000 磅的he drop was caused partly by the pounds streng是由一根導(dǎo)線的。再如：Tgainst the dollar. 下降的部分原因在于英鎊對的升值。3. appetizingappetizing 在本文中它表示形容詞“促進食欲的，” 例如：Kippers are dyed yellow to make them more appetizing.煙熏鯡魚被腌成了黃色，令人垂涎欲滴。再例如：The r oast beef is very appetizing. 烤牛肉讓人胃口大開。4.ake在文中，ake 在這里表示

45、“吸收”，近義詞 absorb“吸收，吸引。” 例如：We are constantly being reminded to cut down our fatake. 不斷有人提醒要減少脂肪量。又如：Nutritionists say only 33% of our calorieom fat. 營養(yǎng)學(xué)家說所攝入的卡路里中只應(yīng)有 33來自脂肪。ake should be fr5. liquidliquid 在文中表示“液體，” solid 表示“固體?！?例如：Some people moved in silky, liqu id movements, others were jerky, p

46、robably drunk. 一些人動作平穩(wěn)流暢，其他人則跌跌撞撞，大概是喝醉了。再如：The hot liquid splashed down on the concret e and rebounded. 滾燙的液體潑在水泥地面上又濺了起來?！九c】1.B. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句話 in one study,可知在藍色的房間內(nèi)人吃的相對較少。2.C. 推理判斷題。最后一段介紹，要想少吃，要用小碗小勺，前面介紹說到，吃得快，房間暗會增加飲食，放舒緩的音樂有助于減少飲食的速度和進食量。故選 C。3.A.主旨大意題。根據(jù)開頭的后文可知，本文就房間的布置給那些想減肥的議。所以選 A 可以更好

47、地概括全文。提了一些建周二初級寫作：【作文題目】假設(shè)你叫李華,你的家鄉(xiāng)有很多茂密的森林,但現(xiàn)在森林已變成了荒漠.請根據(jù)下面幾幅圖的內(nèi)容,向一家英文報社寫一封 120 詞左右的信,陳述以下內(nèi)容:當?shù)赝恋厣衬慕?jīng)過舉一例來說明土地荒漠化的你的看法.寫作部分注意: 1.信的開頭部分已寫好(不計入總詞數(shù))2. 生詞提示:荒漠 wasand【范文】Dear editor,Some years ago, my hometown used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass could be seen all over the hill

48、s. As time went on, people destroyed almost the whole forest to grow more crops. To make matters w orse, people let their cattle eat up the grass. So, you can only see waste land instead of green forests now. As a result, when it rains, the soil is washed down the hills ando the rivers. Strong winds

49、 also blow away thevaluable soilts on the top of the fields. I do hope all the people will take good care of the forests and plant more trees to improve our livingconditions.【必背詞匯1.thick】thick 在這篇范文中表示“粗壯的”，thick 的詞義很多，除表示“（樹木）粗壯的”之外，還有“濃的；茂密的；厚的；不透明的”等。例如：Teddy ran thick fingers through his u nruly

50、tch of hair. 特迪用自己的指頭捋了一下濃密蓬亂的頭發(fā)。又例如：My underskird ridden upo a thick band around my hips.襯裙已經(jīng)躥到臀部，厚厚地卷成一圈。再例如：The air is thick with acrid smoke from the fires.空氣中彌漫著火災(zāi)產(chǎn)生的刺鼻濃煙。2. cattle在范文中，cattle 的意思是“?！保?beast, brute, creature, cattle, animal 這組詞都有“動物”的意思，其區(qū)別是：beast 指有別于爬行動物、昆蟲等的較大的四腳獸類或牛、馬等牲畜。bru

51、te 特指野于人時，突出其野蠻或。creature 通常指生物或動物，與非生動相對。指人時，則含憐憫或輕蔑的意味。cattle 指大牲畜，尤其指牛。animal 普通用詞，指區(qū)別于植物和礦物而言的動物的總稱。例如：Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.兩個老頭兒在外面街角遲遲不走，聊著牛的事情。又如：Cowboys drove covered wag ons and rode horses, lassoing cattle. 牛仔們有的趕著大篷車，有的騎著馬，拋套索捕牛。3. wasandwa

52、sand 這個詞表示“荒地”，近義于 barren land“不毛之地”。例如：Everything waswrong, his life seemed to be a wasand. 每件事都不對勁，他的生活百無聊賴。再如：The pollution has already turned vast areas使大片地區(qū)淪為不毛之地。o a wasand. 污染已經(jīng)4. blow范文中的 blow 的意思是“吹走”，常用短語 blow off“減輕，電器斷電；爆發(fā)”；blow over（“ 風(fēng)雨）平息、或輕拂”。（壓力）”；blow out“吹滅；例如：Her cap fell offhe s

53、treet and blew away.帽子掉在大街上，被風(fēng)吹走了。再例如：He blew a ring of blue smoke. 他吐出了藍色的煙圈。5. conditioncondition 表示“條件”，condition 也有“情況，環(huán)境”的意思。condition, s situation, circumstance 這些名詞均有狀況，情況之意。 condition： 一般強調(diào)產(chǎn)生影響的原因或環(huán)境，復(fù)數(shù)形式指籠統(tǒng)的情況。e, sus,se： 普通用詞，指人或物在環(huán)表、心靈以及健康方面的狀況，或指在某一階段的狀態(tài)或形式。sus： 指一個人在政治、社會、經(jīng)濟、法律上的地位或，暗含地位

54、顯要意味。也可用于指政治等事態(tài)的狀況。situation： 指明確具體的環(huán)境情況或處境。circumstance： 多指周圍的情況或某事發(fā)生時的情況。例如：Youll also get expert advice on keng your hair in good condition.你還會獲得有關(guān)如何保持良好發(fā)質(zhì)的建議。再如：Rust and flaking pahe metalwork is in poor condition. 生銹和掉漆說明金屬配件損毀嚴重。mean t【必背例句】I do hope all the people will take good care of the f

55、orests and plant more trees to improve our living conditions.為了提高生活條件，心希望所有人能夠好好對待森林，多種樹?！尽窟@篇作文要求大家根據(jù)和題目給出的條件寫出文章，大家要多注意作者翻譯的方法，多注意上的文字和內(nèi)容。周四初級寫作：【作文題目】請根據(jù)下面所提示信息,寫一篇關(guān)于你校開展環(huán)境保護周活動的。支持舉辦 2008 年奧運會，保護活動目的生存的環(huán)境。6 月 3-8 日活動時間主辦學(xué)生會和團委打掃操場，給樹木、花草澆水；收集舊報紙、舊書、空罐頭盒、廢玩具，分類后送交回收中心。活動內(nèi)容活動意義提高了的環(huán)保意識。注意:1.詞數(shù):100 左右;2.參考詞匯:學(xué)生會和團委 the Young League and Students Union; 3.內(nèi)容要連貫,不能逐句翻譯.【范文】In order to support Beijing to hold the 2008 Olympic Games and protectour environment, an activity wasents Union of our school during theanized by the Young League and Studk from June 3