2021屆高考英語詞匯延伸與閱讀練習（四十七）

2021屆高考英語詞匯延伸與閱讀練習(四十七)

1.warn/wo11/

v.&n.警告/警示；告誡，提醒

拓展

(l)wamsb.of/aboutsth.警告/提醒某人注意某事

warnsb.(not)todosth.提醒某人(不)做某事

warnsb.against(doing)sth.提醒某人提防/不做某事

⑵warningn.警告；提醒

例句

①Wewerewarnednottocheatagainorshewouldneedtoseeourpaients.

我們被警告不要再作弊，否則她將需要見我們的家長。

②MyfatherwarnedmeagainstgoingtotheWestCoastbecauseitwascrowded

withtourists.

我父親警告我不要去西海岸，因為那里擠滿了游客。

串記

Teachersoftenwarnusofthedangerofgoingswimmingaloneintheriver,but

somestudentsignorethewarning.

老師經常警告我們獨自下河游泳的危險，但有些同學無視老師的警告。

2.waste/weBt/

v.&n.浪費；廢物/料；a.無用的，廢棄的

拓展

go(run)towaste浪費，白費

wealthfromwaste廢物利用

wastein(在…上)浪費…

wasteon把…浪費在…上

wastefula.浪費的，不經濟的；奢侈的

wastefulnessn.浪費；揮霍無度

例句

①Youarefoolishtowastesomuchmoneyonamusement.

你在娛樂上浪費那么多錢，太傻了。

②Hewastedhistime(in)doingnothing.

他無所事事，浪費光陰。

串記

It'swastefulthattheyoungspendsomuchmoneybuyingsomanyluxuries.

年輕人花那么多錢買那么多奢侈品簡直是浪費。

3.way/wei/

n.方式/法；路途；方向；方面

拓展

alltheway一路上；自始至終

bytheway順便說說，順便問一下

bywayof經由；當作

givewayto給...讓路

inaway在某種程度上；有點兒

innoway決不

inone'sway擋道的；妨礙人的

loseone'sway迷路

noway決不；一點也不

ontheway在...途中

outoftheway偏僻的；不同尋常的；不擋道；把…移開

例句

①Thesevegetablescanbecookedinseveraldifferentways.

這些蔬菜可以用幾種不同的方法烹調。

②Welookedatvariouswaysofsolvingtheproblem.

我們考慮了解決這個難題的各種方法。

串記

Innowayshouldtheoldbeinyoungpeople'sway.

老年人絕不能妨礙年輕人的發(fā)展。

4.weak/wi:k/

a.虛/脆弱的(反strong/tough)；不擅長的，差的(反good/excellent)

拓展

beweakin不擅長，在…方面不行

beweakfrom/with由于…而虛弱的

weakenv.減少；(使)變弱/淡

weaknessn.弱點；軟弱；嗜好

例句

Theteacher'ssoweakthatthechildrendowhattheylike.

這老師太軟弱了,孩子們因此可以為所欲為。

串講

Inthisway,wecanturnweaknessintostrengths.

這樣，我們就能把弱點轉化為強項。

5.wear/wes/(wore,worn)

v.穿/戴著；蓄留著；磨損；面帶/露

拓展

wearaway逐漸磨損，磨蝕出凹痕

weardown(以不斷的壓力或阻力)使磨損或壞掉

wearoff逐漸消失；效果逐漸減少；藥效漸漸消失

wearout磨損，耗盡；穿破；使精疲力竭

wearya.疲倦的；厭煩的；令人厭煩的;v.疲倦；厭煩

例句

①Whatshouldanintervieweewearforaninterview?

面試者在面試時穿什么比較好？

②Hispatiencebegantowearoutafterquarrelingwithhisneighbourforanhour.

在和鄰居爭吵一個小時之后，他開始忍耐不住了。

課后練習

OnDecember26,2004,hundredsoftouristsrelaxedonSriLanka?sYalaNational

Park'sbeaches.Butatmid-morningthepark'selephantsbegancryingwildlyand

runningawayfromtheoceanandupanearbyhill.Thepuzzledkeeperscouldtellthe

animalswerewomedaboutsomething.Butwhat?

Whatthekeepersdidnotknowwasthata30-fbotwallofwaterwasheaded

straighttowardthem.Thistsunamihadbeencausedbyanearthquakemorethan1,000

milesawayintheIndianOcean.Whenthehugewavehitthecoast,itcausedsevere

damage.Manypeopledied.Theelephants,however,werenotsweptawaybythe

water.Theystoodsafelyonthehill.

Scientistshavelongsuspectedthatanimalssensenaturaldisastersbeforehumans

do.Peoplehavetoldstoriesofdogsrefusingtogooutsideandsharksswimmingto

deeperwatersbeforeahurricane.Afterthe2004tsunami,peoplesaidtheysaw

tigers,monkeys,andwaterbuffaloescapingtohighergroundbeforethewatersrushed

in.Eveninthehardest-hitareasofsouthernAsia,therewerefewanimaldeaths.

It'sunlikelythatananimal,sso-calledsixthsensecomesfromsomemagical

powertoseeintothefuture.Expertsbelievethatanimalsmaybemoresensitivethan

humanstochangesintemperatureandotherenvironmentalconditionsthattakeplace

beforeanaturaldisaster.TheelephantsinSriLanka,forexample,mayhavepickedup

vibrations（震動）fromwithintheEarth,asignthatdangerwascoming.Because

vibrationsinthegroundtravelmuchfasterthananoceanwave,theelephantsmay

havefelttheearthquakethatcausedthetsunamiwellbeforethetsunamiitselfcameto

thecoast.

Afewscientistsarecallingforasystemtotrackreportsofstrangebehaviorin

people'spets,hopingthatthesereportscanserveasawarningsystemthatanatural

disasterisabouttohappen.ButMarinaHaynes,ananimalbehaviorscientistatthe

PhiladelphiaZoo,says,“Itwouldbeanunreliablewaytopredictdisasters.ltcanbe

difficulttoknowwhatananimalisdoing.Istheanimalnervousbecauseanearthquake

isabouttohappenorisitfrightenedbecausethereisanenemynearby?

l.WhathappenedtotheelephantsinSriLanka'sYalaNationalParkonDecember

26,2004?

A.Theydiedinthenaturaldisaster.

B.Theyweredisturbedbythetourists.

C.Theymovedfromthehilltotheseaside.

D.Theybehavedstrangelybeforethetsunami.

2.Howdidtheauthorpresentanimals'sixthsenseinParagraph3?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byshowingresearchfindings.

D.Bytellinganinterestingstory.

3.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.Theadvantagesofbeingsensitive.

B.Theinfluencesofthenaturaldisaster.

C.Howanimalspredictanaturaldisaster.

D.Howelephantsmakeuseoftheirsixthsense.

4.WhatisHaynes'attitudetowardsawarningsystem?

A.Delighted.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Disappointed.

l.D細