英语单词
第一课
1. inhibitions-- if you are trying to learn another language, you con’t allow your __________ to control your progress. You must be confident and willing to make mistakes.
2. incredible--Nigel tells some quite ___________ stories sometimes. I never know when to believe him.
3. endemic-- when traveling to certain tropical countries, find out what diseases are ___________ to the region and take the necessary medications.
4. Eerie-- When Olivia, whose grandparents are from Spain, visited the country for the first time, she had an __________ feeling that she had been there before.
5. Exhilarated-- Although traveling can be exhausting, I always feel __________ when I arrive in a new country.
6. lucid-- After spending several days hiking across the mountains with little food and water, Chen’s speech was slurred and he did not appear ____________.
7. decked out-- Every new Year’s Eve, james loves to get ____________ in his party hat and clothes.
8. Awe-inspiring-- There are many amazing places to see in Egypt, but the Temple of Karnac, in Luxor, is certainly one of the most _____________ sights I have ever seen.
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9. plummeted-- We planned to have a barbecue last night, but the temperature _____________ in the afternoon so we ended up eating indoors with the heat turned on.
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gracious-- I’ve found that in most countries the local people are quite
want visitors leave with wonderful impressions of their country.
第二课
1. elaborate-- Green plants __________ organic compounds from inorganic by means of photosynthesis(光合作用).
2. Prosecute-- Many court cases in the past 15 years have shown that a competent physician who carries out euthanasia will suffer no ___________.
3. controversy-- Euthanasia has been a very ___________ issue in Europe since at least 1936.
4. Ammunition-- The facts he had collected through on-the-spot observation provided him with ___________for his argument.
5. compassionate-- We will never take __________on snake-like scoundrels(无赖).
6. respondent-- 76% of those who participated in the poll gave almost the same ____________.
7. hospitalization-- John’s arthritis is getting so unbearable these days that he has to be ______________.
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8. surge-- Hatred against those spreading rumors about him _________ (up) within him.
9. moderate-- Despite some exceptions, compassionate killings are dealt with very __________ in British courts.
10. zealous-- The advocates of euthanasia have been working with such great _________ that they are regarded as quite radical in some European countries.
第三课
1. backwards—Very many of time things we bend over _________to do involve taking some risk.
2. babe—Joe said that the first time he was at the conference he was just like _________in the woods.
3. chance—Sometimes,even a ________remark may result in tragedy. 4. odd—The________are usually in favor of those who are brave enough. 5. smite—Mind you:she always________with her tongue.
6. splash—Dick is not the kind of person who likes to_________his money about.
7. shine—You can rest assured that the sun is not always________on him. 8. hasty—I asked him to beat a________retreat but my words were like water
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off a duck’s back. 第四课
1. involve—I don’t want to get_________in that sort of event.
2. touch—Humorous writers ofter_________our hearts with their writings. 3. spoil—If you litter,you will_________the natural beauty of the surroundings.
4. boost—Consumers help_________more jobs and help boom the economy.
5. get on—Sandra doesn’t seem to_________nicely with her new boss. 6. get cross—Employees usually take care not to__________with their bosses.
7. fling mud at—A friction manager is also fond of___________other people.
8. heart-to-heart—She didn’t seem to understand you,you should have a___________talk with her.
9. profusion—Don’t be ’s still a__________of chances for you to mend fence with you.
10. bite one’s tongue off—Sandra__________________whenever she thought of her rudeness at the party.
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第五课
1. bane—This high tech is more of a_______than a boon for mankind. 2. anecdote—He listened to these small-town___________with contempt. 3. mundane—George resented returning to this kind of_________routine. 4. stimulus—Light is a__________to growth in plants.
5. intriguing—To me that’s what is really___________about him. 6. epidemic—All the schools in the city were closed during the___________of scarlet fever.
7. bout—Mother was in the midst of a__________of house cleaning. 8. pathological—His hatred of her was almost____________. 第六课
1. go a long way—A bit of wisdom and experience________________. 2. embarrass—How?By asking______________questions.
3. prospective—They also give parents and___________students the opportunit to ask searching questions.
4. gauge—By
going
to
open
days,parents
and
their
children
being
older,wiser
and
can___________the culture of the institution.
5. disputing—While not__________the importance of any of these,I had a
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different agenda.
6. do one’s utmost—Many universities_________________to separate students from their parent.
7. masquerade—So,______________as
a
mature
student,Ioften___________in to the back of the student sessions.
8. out of touch—and the chap at University of London seemed a bit_____________.
9. deserve—And,of course,they___________all the credit when they get in. 第七课
1. tyranny—All men recognize the right of revolution; that is,the right to refuse allegiance to,and to resist,the government,where its__________or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.
2. fragment—In an international conference UN Scretary General Kofi Annan says that the freshly minted plans for Iraq___________as soon as they begin to take shape.
3. flock—Visitors soon began to_________in from county houses,villages and lonely uplands to see the reception,or if not to see it.
4. deem—It seems to me if I were young and in love I should never________a man of ordinary caliber worthy of my devotion.
5. lament—And looked so contented and cheerful that Meg was ashamed
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to__________her hard lot.
6. dissolve—I handled this amazing antiquity with the greatest possible tenderness,lest it should_____________in my hands.
7. When it come to trade in the underdeveloped parts of the world,most Western countries want to_____________________________.
8. hark back to—Whilst the film does become somewhat over-indulgent in parts,its nostalgic feel is excellently used to make all of us want to________________the care-free days of childhood.
9. relevant
to—Research
projects
should________________the
requirements of the country and should help in improving the quality of life of the people.
10. tailor—Legal advice needs to_____________specific circumstances,and you should therefore consult with an attorney for advice regarding your particular.
11. carve out niches—Because nomadic life style is often unstable and hostile,nomade are always fighting their way through harsh elements and foreign territories in the effort to_________________for themselves.
12. notch up—We expect the group consisting of Poland,hungary,the Czech Republic and Slovakia still to_________________growth of almost 2% this year. 第八课
1. audacity—And,madam, continued she,she has had the_________to affront
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your ladyship and to call you ugly-yes,madam,she called you ugly old cat to my face.
2. opulent—The’get-rich-quick’afforts in attempting to achieve and sustain a_________life style will invariably involve corruption,aggression in humans.
3. loiter—It was well worth one’s while,even if he had no idea of buying or selling,to ________through the bazaars and observe the various sorts of traffic that were going forward.
4. in all incerity—I can state________________that I wish nothing but freedom,justice and equality,life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
5. contrive—Elegant Venetian buildings and palaces peer over the ancient maze of narrow streets and labyrinth of canals that_________to make this a unique city.
6. enormity—No wonder that who canducted such an infraction of the rights of humanity should have sought to veil the___________from the eyes of the world.
7. subservience—It was the soft,amiable Negro voice,like those I remembered from early childhood,with the note of docile__________________in it.
8. condescend—Great commanders do not______________to fight in person but conduct the field operations by orders delivered through aides-de-camp.
9. profile—It was true that her________was beautiful;it was extraordinary how a girl had such a perfection of outline which took your breath away.
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10. deft—The painter was sitting before the open window,an easel in front of him,a palette in his left hand,painting with___________,swift touches. 第九课
1. undermine—The root cause of the grave historical error that is___________American image and interest is the outcome of its misguided.
2. hinge on—Afghanistan’s future as a democratic nation___________the government’s ability to emancipate Afghan women in all spheres of society.
3. espouse—Father Claude taught the boy to respect the rights of others, to________the cause of the poor and weak and to revere god.
4. inhabit—Some of these lizards__________the high and damp parts of the islands,but they are much more numerous in the lower and sterile districts near the coast.
5. paradox—It is an interesting___________that while Johnson’s reputation as the chief English man of letters of his age seems secure for all time,his work.
6. Stagnated—Our village life would have __________if it had not been for the unexpected forests and meadows which surrounded it.
7. predicament------Night was falling rapidly, and their _______________was rended doubly worse when they could not even find the trail which they had been following.
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8. jeoparadize---------The man is mad -----quite mad---and we cannot longer ___________our own throats merely to humor his crazy and criminal whims.
9. Wake up to-------What I can say is that the uprising in Iraq will continue and the American publicmay well _____________the deaths of thousands of its sons and daughters.
10. inextricanbly---------He felt the good and bad within himself _______mingled and overlapping. 第十课
1. Stray-------Most visitors to America’s national parks rarely______ more than a few yards from their cars or tours buses because it’s easy to be lost in valleys and among trees.
2. Huddleing---------Your children should go out in the fresh air rather than _______ up against the radiator like that.
3. traipsing ---------She spent the day ________round the shops , but found nothing suitable to buy.
4. reticent---------After so many years of hard life experiences, he has formed a habit of keeping _________ about his past, which makes his colleagues very suspicious of him.
5. tense-----She was very ______as she was waiting for the interview because she know there were a lot of candidates competing for the position in this big
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company.
6. astounded--------Psychologists were ________to discover that volunteers in the experience were often willing to inflict pain on others if they were told to. 7． gregarious--------Pigeons are _________bird but blackbirds tend to be solitary. 8. Conseling--------------People who have been involved in serious accidents often need some___________________to help them recover from the terrible experience.
9. documentation------------Passengers without proper _______will not be allowed to travel in this area.
10. squarely--------------She refuses to come down _____________on either side of the arguments.
11. optimism---------------Judging from your examination results, I think that you have grounds for cautious___________about getting a university place.
12. tentative-------------After looking at all the applications, we reached a ____________conclusion that three or four people might be worth interviewing.
13. succession---------A ____________ of scandals and revelations has undermined the government’s prestige over the past year.
14. confide--------------If you ___________ in someone you can share your feelings and secrets with him because you trust him not to tell other people.
15. tragedy--------Hitler’s invasions of Poland led to the ___________of the Second World War and the Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedies the world has ever known.
16. mustering---------For this venture to be really sucessful we must start
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by__________the enthusiasm of parents, teachers and pupils.
17. console------When Mary’s lost her money during her travel abroad, a friend said to her: “_________ yourself-----it could have been worse. What if you’d had your passport stolen as well as your money!”
18. traumas------Five years of psychotherapy helped him to deal with his childhood____________.
19. figure out---I really can’t ____________why he has done such a foolish thing for he is always so sensible in his life and work.
20. melted away-----Her anger ,em barrassment and reserve were ___________ when she read the letter.
第十一课
1. noxious------It
has
been
alleged
that
the
factory
is
dumping_______chemicals in the river.
2. odor; incision----------_________can become a problem if the ventilation in the room is inadequate. The new technique involves surgeons making small ___________in the skin into which tubes are inserted.
3. cosmetic------Social workers have dismissed the government’s latest efforts to sort out the homeless problem as purely_________.
4. prompted---------Seeing the children in the park ____________thoughts of his own sons on the other side of the Atlantic.
5. complication------If there are no _____________, the doctor says that
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she’ll be able to come home within two weeks.
6. socialites---------It is one of those glossy magazines with endless pictures of minor celebrities and___________attending balls.
7. Satirizes-------------“Spitting image ” is a British television program which ___________the political events of the past week.
8. certify-----------I hereby ___________that the above information is true and correct.
9. specialize-----------I enjoy working in general medicine but I hope to be able to ________in the future.
10. supplement-----------The money he got from teaching evening classes provides a ___________ to his income of his job to pay the 10-year housing loan.
11. precautions----------A quarter of all burglaries are carried out in the homes whose owners have failed to take basic __________to lock doors and windows.
12. accreditted------The agency was not ________by the Philippine Consulate to offer contracts to Filippinos abroad.
13. inspection----------He had a suspicion that the certification was forgery, but on closer_________, it seemed OK.
14. hazards-----------It was snowing heavily in the mountain areas. The drivers were facing the dual _____________of black ice and frozen snow.
15. confidential ----------These documents should never leave the room for they are of high_____________.
16. premiere------------As one of the nations_________________scientist, he
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committed to attracting young people to science.
17. phenomenal; flaw-------------------------The Beatles’s rise to fame was quite___________—in less than two years it was a household name , for no body had heard anything like that before. His inability to admit that he is wrong is a _____in his character.
18. screened ---------All luggage is _______________at the airport to make sure it contains nothing illegal or dangerous.
19. momentarily---------She was _____________confused with road signs but soon found out the right way in the downtown of the big city.
20. fluttering--------------Somewhere a band was playing and brightly colored flags were__________in the breeze.
第十二课
1. assume-------We can’t _________the suspect to be guilty simply because they have decided to remain silent.
2. steadfast---------The group remain_________in its support for the new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers.
3. unrivaled-----------Among other things, the museum boasts an ______________collection of French porcelain.
4. stagnant----------People who live in the crowded cities often experience breathing problems during the summer when high temperature combine with ____________polluted air.
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5. devastate---------The closure of the factory could_____________the lives of thousands of families in the area whose incomes depend on it.
6. intrigued-----------Throught history, people have been ______________by the questions of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
7. engulfed-----------Northern areas of the country were____________by/in a snowstorm last night.
8. renewed-----------Some of the concerns of the1960s, such as environmentalalism, have received ___________support today.
9. conscience---------The television coverage of so many starving people was designed to pick/stir up the public_____________.
10. testament----------The detail of her wildlife painting is a __________to her powder of observation.
11. ennoble-------He has this theory that suffering can _________a person’s character.
12. infuses----------The
arrival
of
a
group
of
friends
on
Saturday______________new life into the weekends.
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