1、閱讀難點突破-詞匯推測 學案第一部分1. balance(1) The school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects.(2) Second, what happens when somebody tries to transfer funds from one account to another, but the source account doesn't have a large enough balance?句意：學校力求權衡花在藝術和科學課程上的時間。當有人試圖將資金從

2、一個帳戶轉移到另一個帳戶，但是源帳戶沒有足夠多的余額時會發生什么情況？詞義：熟義：名詞: 平衡 動詞:使平衡, 保持平衡生義：名詞: 差額，余款 動詞:權衡2. build(1) For instance, we have helped them build 36 stadiums. And we will continue to do so in the future. (2) It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build. 句意：例如我們已經幫助他們建設了36座體育場館，我們今后還將繼

3、續這樣做。它顯示我們在頭發、眼睛的顏色、聲音、氣味以及身材等方面的偏愛。詞義：熟義：動詞：建立；建設生義：名詞：身材；體形3. train (1) I see my degree as something which will train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job. (2) In the old days this used to be done with a baggage train of camels. (3) His telephone call interrupted my train

4、 of thought.句意：我把我的學歷視為開發心智、增加就業機會的東西。在古時候，這常常由一隊拉行李的駱駝來完成。他的電話打斷了我的思路。詞義：熟義：名詞：火車, 列車動詞：培養, 訓練生義：名詞：行進中的隊列 短語： train of thought 意為"思路, 思緒"。4. stand(1) She was standing beside my bed staring down at me. (2) The building stands about 40 meters high.(3) This reviewing stand is very clos

5、e to the square and it is easy for people to view the ceremony from it.句意：她當時站在我床邊低頭凝視著我。這個建筑物高達40米。這座觀禮臺距離廣場很近, 便于觀禮。詞義：熟義：名詞：貨攤, 貨架動詞：站立，站著；忍受生義：名詞：看臺, 觀禮座動詞：位于某處；高度為, 高達5. admit  (1) Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying alcohol illegally. (2) She was admitted to the ho

6、spital with a soaring temperature. (3) The theatre only admits 1,000 persons句意：14至16歲的少年中有多達2/3的少年承認非法買過酒。 她因高燒被接收入院。(admit patients： 收治（收置）患者)劇場只能容納1000人。詞義：熟義：動詞：承認生義：動詞：允許進入；容納6. subject(1) He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off. (2) Peter always subjects

7、his wife to his will.(3) Smokers are more subject to heart attacks than non-smokers.句意：他試圖轉變話題，但她不愿被打斷。彼得總是能讓他的妻子順從他的意愿。吸煙者比不吸煙者更容易患心臟病。詞義：熟義：名詞：學科，科目；話題生義：動詞：使順從形容詞：易遭受的7. run(1) I'm afraid the color will run if I wash your new skirt.(2) The discussion between the teachers and the students has

8、run for two hours.(3) He ran a lot of tests and it turned out I had an infection called mycoplasma. (4) The little girl is running a fever and she needs help. 句意：如果我洗你的新裙子的話，恐怕會褪色。老師和學生之間的討論已經持續了兩個小時。他進行了許多化驗，結果證明我感染了支原體病毒。這個小女孩正在發燒，她需要幫助。詞義：熟義：動詞：跑；奔跑生義：動詞：管理，經營；掉色, 褪色；持續；進行，運行；患（病）8. support(1) It

9、 was hard to come to terms with her death after all the support she gave to me and the family. (2) The results support our original theory.(3) He supported himself by means of a nearby post. 句意：她曾給我和這個家庭很大的幫助，她的去世讓人難以接受。這些結果證實了我們最初的理論。他倚在旁邊的一根柱子上。詞義：熟義：動詞：支持生義：名詞：幫助, 支持；動詞：證實9. develop  (1) It&

10、#39;s hard to say at this stage how the market will develop.   (2) Now you have a good opportunity to develop a greater understanding of each other.  (3) The space agency says a problem has developed with an experiment aboard the space shuttle.  句意： 在現階段很難說市場會如何發展。現在你們有了一個好機會來增進彼

11、此的了解。航天局說在航天飛機上做的一項實驗出了問題。 詞義： 熟義：動詞：開發；生長；使成長 生義：動詞：進步；顯露10. loose(1) If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that its taken out. (2) Murray and Alison came to some sort of loose arrangement before he went home. (3) After years of fast and loose lending, major Banks have b

12、egun tightening standards for loans to small businesses often described as the backbone of the jobs market. (4) She was still in her nightgown, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders. 句意：如果有顆牙齒非常松動，你的牙醫可能會建議拔掉它。在他回家之前，默里和艾莉森做了些松散的安排。經過多年的快速和松散的貸款，各大銀行已經開始緊縮標準，為中小企業貸款時常常被形容為就業市場的骨干。她仍穿著睡

13、衣，頭發披散在肩上。詞義：熟義：形容詞：寬松的；不牢固的； 生義：形容詞：松散的；不精確的副詞：松散地11. content(1) Previous students have had nothing but praise for the course content and staff. (2) I'm perfectly content with the way the campaign has gone. (3) Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve. (4) Sunflower margarine

14、 has the same fat content as butter. 句意：以前的學生們對該課程的內容和教師只有稱贊。我對這次活動開展的情況感到心滿意足。將平鍋里的東西全部倒入漏勺。  葵花籽人造黃油跟黃油的脂肪含量一樣。詞義：熟義：名詞：內容，目錄形容詞：滿意的生義：名詞：容量；滿足12. drive(1) I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday. (2) John will be best remembered for his drive and enthusiasm. (3) He crashed into

15、 a tree in driving rain. (4) The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels. 句意：我想周日我們可以去開車兜風。約翰將因其干勁和熱情被人們牢記。在暴雨中他撞上了樹。電流流入驅動輪子的電動機。詞義：熟義：名詞：驅車旅行；開車兜風動詞：開車；駕駛；驅動生義：名詞：（人的）強烈欲望；魄力；驅動器動詞：吹，刮第二部分1.When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting inline.

16、I was the first to get there and sure that I could get the ticket without any problem. 2.The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around Tucson with the top down.3.

17、Apple trees may not grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.4.This should not be our only concern. It is troubling that these robots try to empathize with children. Empathy

18、 allows us to put ourselves in the place of others, to know what they are feeling. Robots, however, have no emotions to share, and they cannot put themselves in our place. No matter what robotic creatures “say” or squeak, they dont understand our emotional lives. They present themselves as empathy m

19、achines, but they are missing the essential equipment. They have not been born, they dont know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love. A.emotion B. pain C. fearD. thinking5.We had been driving through Albuquerque, New

20、 Mexico from Texas after a week of visiting family and friends after 15 years of not seeing them. Suddenly, we noticed it was snowing, and soon, as we got closer to Albuquerque, huge snow piles littered the sides of the road.6.Here is The Pines, whose cook has developed a special way of mixing forei

21、gn food such as caribou, wild boar and reindeer with surprising sauces.7.In the corner there may be a Christmas tree with its branches decorated with shining ornaments such as colored lights and glass balls, and sometimes hung with gift.8. Anyone who wishes to train the mind needs first to create fa

22、ntastical palaces in the imagination. Then they should cut each building into cubbyholes for memories. In a short amount of time, they will notice improvement with remembering things. To keep the skill sharp, MAs deliberately empty their palaces after competitions, so they can reuse them and they re

23、commend that beginners do the same. What does the underlined word “cubbyholes” probably mean? A. Small spaces. B. Blacks holes. C. Technical skills.D. Different numbers.9. Why does it matter whether we judge morality in our native language or a foreign one? According to one explanation, such judgmen

24、ts involve two separate and competing ways of thinkingone of these, a quick, natural “feeling,” and the other, careful deliberation about the greatest good for the greatest number. When we use a foreign language, we unconsciously sink into the more careful way simply because the effort of operating

25、in our non-native language signals our cognitive (認知的) system to prepare for difficult activity. The underlined word deliberation is closest in meaning to _. A. consideration B. guidanceC. selectionD. arrangement10. After several attempts, another truck saw us. It passed us, but someone in it persua

26、ded the driver to back up and help. Two white men, taller than I, probably also in their 30s, got out and grabbed their shovel. They knew exactly what to do, shoveling the snow, and revealing a pathway of pavement for our tires to drive on.11. Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our a