词汇精练
1) The performance was so amusing that the people pr esent star ed.
A.in bewilderment B.in astonishment
C.with unde rstanding D.in joking
2) He was full of for his br avery.
A.ene rgy B.surprise
C.admiration D.pride
3) When he was a student ，his fa the r gave him a monthly towards his expenses.
A.salary B.allowance
C.wage D.money
4) The suspect gave a signed to the police.
A.confes sion B.confusion
C.concession D.conve rsation
5) Two words have been crossed.
A.down B.off
C.over D.away
6) I have no time at my own.
A.disorde r B.dismis sal
C.r efusal D.dis posal
7) This company has the right to pr int Mr.Dare’s book s.
A.extensive B.intensive
C.exclusive D.comprehensive
8) I t is recommended that the project until all the preparations have been made.
A.is not star ted B.will not be sta rted
C.not be star ted D.is not to be star ted
9) Some fish have a greater for acid water than others.
A.tole rance B.resistance
C.dependence D.pe rsistence
10) He didn’t expect to run some of his friends here.
A.to B.into
C.up against D.for
11) They wanted to their talent.
A.s how their face B.show themselves
C.show up D.show off
12) The was caused by a group of heckle rs.
A.calamity B.inte rruption
C.revolution D.peace
13 ) They have many new measures for health protection.
A.put into B.put into effect
C.put in order D.put up
14) Thei r cheering our team on to victory.
A.s purred B.encouraged
C.forced D.urged
15) Specialists were summoned to discuss about the of crops.
A.imported B.exported
C.surplus D.cer eal
答案：
1) B 2 ) B 3 ) B 4 ) A 5) B 6) D 7) C 8) C
9) A 10) B 11) D 12 ) B 13 ) B 14) A 15) C
Part One In Class Reading
What，Me ？Showing Off ？
词汇精解
admiration* [.... dm....r ei....n] n.钦佩，赞赏，羡慕
[考点] to admi ration 出色地，令人钦佩地
a rouse/ call for th/ excite admi ration of the public 引起公众的倾慕
[例句] The tourists paused in admiration of the beautiful view.
adorable* [....d....r..bl ] adj.可崇拜的，可爱的，迷人的，讨人喜欢的
[考点] an ador able child 可爱的孩子
adorable t raits 值得钦佩的品质
an ador able house 一栋舒适的房屋
[例句] You ar e r eally an adorable gir l.
aggravation* [.... ..r....vei....n ] n.① 加重( 病情、负担、罪行、危机等) ，更恶化②烦恼，恼火
[例句] His aggravation is caused by leaving hospital too soon.
allowance4 [....lau..ns ] n.津贴，补助，零用钱，宽容，允许
[考点] make allowance ( s) 考虑到客观情况，体谅
make allowance ( s ) for 体谅，原谅；考虑到，顾及
a housing allowance 房贴
a meal/ t ravel allowance 伙食/ 出差补贴
an education allowance 教育津贴
a baggage allowance 行李重量限额
[例句] Joe’s salary includes a monthly meal allowance.
angle4 [........l] n.[数] 角，角落，角度
v.(用暗示等方法) 取得，谋取
[考点] an acute/ sha rp angle 锐角
a blunt angle 钝角
a complementary angle 补角
a right angle 直角
angle of version 视角
from the political angle 从政治角度
[例句] We need to look at the issue from a different angle.
angst [......st ] n.焦虑，担心，忧虑，疑惧( 尤指对于世界局势)
[考点] be obsessed with a sense of angst 无法摆脱焦虑不安之感
[例句] The sense of not being wanted can set up an angst.
astonishment * [....st..ni..m..nt ] n.惊讶，惊奇
[考点] to one’s astonishment 令某人惊奇的
[例句] Everyone looked at him in astonishment.
awhile [....wail ；( US) ....hwail ] adv.片刻，一会儿，暂时
bait [beit ] n.饵，诱惑物
vt.以饵引诱(动物) ，把饵装上
[考点] rise to/ jump at/ swallow/ take the bait 上钩，中圈套
[例句] Interviewers at tempted with baited questions to worm out his intentions.
blazing [..bleizi..] a dj.炽烧的，闪耀的，强烈的，燃烧的，炫目的
[考点] a blazing fire 烈火
pick cotton in the blazing summer 在炎热的夏天采棉花
a blazing lie 人人都看得出的谎言
be in a blazing temper/ anger 大发脾气
[例句] He jumped to his feet in a blazing fury.
brood6 [bru..d] n.( 动物中鸟或家禽的) 一窝，( 同种或同类的) 一伙
v t.①忧思，沉思② (禽类) 孵蛋
[考点] a brood of chicken 一窝小鸡
a new brood of poets 一群年轻诗人
brood on/ over/ about 忧伤，担忧
[例句] He did not say anything ，brooding on the brutal luck of his life.
confess4 [k..n..fes] v.承认，坦白，忏悔
[同义] admit
[反义] deny
[考点] confes s to sth.承认某事
confes s oneself to be 承认自己是.
confes s one’s crime/ fault 认罪/ 错
[例句] He confes sed himself to be guilty.
crave [kreiv] v.恳求，渴望，渴望得到，迫切需要
[考点] c rave s b .’s forgivenes s 恳求某人的宽恕
c rave for me rcy 恳求怜悯
c rave after affection 渴望得到爱
[例句] She is an insecur e child who c raves at tention.
darkly [..d....kli] adv.悲观地，忧郁地
detain6 [di..tein] v.拘留，留住，阻止，耽搁
[考点] be detained by business 因公滞留
[例句] The police detained the man to make fur ther inquiries.
epistemology [e..pisti..m..l..d..i] n.[哲] 认识论
expound [ik..spaund] v.详细说明，解释，详述，阐述
[考点] expound a theory/ one’s view to sb.向某人阐述自
己的理论/ 观点
expound on a subject 就某个题目作说明
expound on the cha racte r of sb.评论某人的性格
[例句] The teacher expounded the topic to the clas s.
exult [i....z..lt ] vi.非常高兴，欢跃，狂喜，欢欣鼓舞
[考点] exult over/ in/ a t 因.而高兴
exult to find that 了解到.而感到十分喜悦
[例句] The people exulted in/ a t the victory.
forgivable* [f......iv..bl ] adj.可原谅的，可宽恕的，可饶恕的
[例句] I suppose a lit tle over excitement is forgivable under the cir cumstances.
gorgeous6 [........d....s ] adj.华丽的，灿烂的，非常漂亮的，
令人愉快的
[考点] a gorgeous sunset 绚丽的夕照
a gorgeous t riumph 辉煌的胜利
a gorgeous meal 丰盛的一餐
a gorgeous weather 宜人的天气
[例句] The night sky was gorgeous with billions of stars.
gourmet [....u..mei] adj.出于美食家之手的
[考点] a gourmet dish 佳肴
a gourmet living 饮食讲究的生活
a gourmet restaurant 菜肴精美的餐馆
[例句] The kitchen was described as the gourmet in town.
gross4 [..r..us] a dj.①粗俗的，粗野的②总的，毛的
[同义] total ，entir e，whole
[考点] gross income 总收入
gross words 污秽的语言
gross behavior 粗鲁的举止
in ( the ) gros s 大体上；大量地，以批发方式
[例句] Depa rtment stor es merchandise in the gros s.
harshly * [..h......li] adv.严酷地，严厉地
injustice* [in..d....stis ] n.不公平，不讲道义，非正义，无道义
[例句] You will see with your own eyes cruelties and injustices.
meditat ively [..medit..tivli ] ad j.深思地，沉思地
name drop [..neimdr..p ] v.借名流权贵来抬高自己
narcissistic [..n....si..sistik] adj.自恋的，自我陶醉的，孤芳自赏的
needy [..ni..di] a dj.① (处于) 缺少或欠缺状态的② 极其贫穷的，无生计的
[考点] a needy family 贫困家庭
a needy count ry 穷国
[例句] They ar e among the neediest children in Britain today.
nonstop [..n..n..st..p ] adj.& adv.不断的( 地) ，不停的(地) ，直达的( 地)
[考点] nonstop inflation 持续的通货膨胀
a nonstop flight from New York to Rome 从纽约到罗马的直达飞行
[例句] The phone had been ringing nonstop for the last thir ty six hours.
offensive4 [....fensiv] ad j.讨厌的，无礼的，攻击性的，冒犯的，令人不快的
[考点] assume/ take the offensive 采取攻势
on the offensive 处于优势的
launch an offensive 发动攻势
offensive weapons 进攻性武器
[例句] We took immediate offensive action.
outshine [aut....ain] vt.使相形见绌，胜过，优于
[例句] He outs hone his fellow students in every skill.
overwhelming6 [....uv....hwelmi..] ad j.势不可挡的，巨大的
[考点] an overwhelming force 势不可挡的军队
an overwhelming happiness 莫大的喜悦
an ove rwhelming majority of votes 压倒多数的选票
[例句] The temptation was ove rwhelming.
permissible6 [p....mis..bl] a dj.许可的，可允许的
[考点] permissible e rror 容许误差
a permissible explosive 许用炸药
[例句] It is not permissible for children to bring their pets to school.
proclaim6 [pr..u..kleim] vt.宣布，声明，显示，显露
[考点] proclaim wa r against 对.宣战
publicly proclaim 公开宣布
proclaim a state of emergency 宣布紧急状态
[例句] The young prince was late r proclaimed king.
restrained* [ri..st reind ] ad j.受限制的，拘谨的，有限的，克制的，自制的，受约束的
