Lesson 6~10 高英期末必备.doc

Lesson 6Blackmail I. Word explanation:1. cryptic a. hidden b. strange c. mystery d. sacred2. errand a. task b. a trip to get sth. c. a written message d. a piece of business3. offensive a. attract b. aggression c. intervening d. onslaught4. swift a. quick b. smooth c. timely d. swept5. abrupt a. sudden b. erect c. erupt d. corrupt6. blandness a. frankness b. mildness c. polite d. blank7. swinging a. full of life b. move back and forth c. turn around d. turn out8. hunch a. doubt b. double c. suspect d. intuitive feeling9. poise a. self-assurance b. poison c. direct attention d. pointless10. discreet a. secret b. hidden c. careful d. casual11. inevitable a. certain b. not to prevent c. not to avoid d. evident12. adept a. adapt b. adopt c. add d. expert13. rivet a. attach b. tie down c. fasten firmly d. hammer14. abundant a. absolute b. complete c. profuse d. thorough15. respite a. postponement b. respect c. in spite of d. despite16. spaciousa. special b. large c. magnificent d. glorious17. appointa. point to b. name c. important d. furnish18. apparenta. appearing b. parental c. disappear d. evident19. reprovinga. understanding b. comforting c. blaming d. approve20. essentiala. sensitive b. sentimental c. fundamental d. primordialII. 见期中试卷 III. Replace each underlined part with one word learnt in the text, the first letter of which is given: 1. Where did you get that foolish and absurd idea? (ridiculous)2. Hands pressed together with the fingers interlaced, she stood there, silently praying to God. (clasped)3. Could you do me a favour by posting the letter? (oblige)4. Visitors to the factory must act in accordance with the rules. (comply)5. I dont think anyone can blame you for not being cautious. (accuse of)6. The boys are not at fault in this case. (to blame)7. Prospecting for gold is a dangerous way to earn a living. (hazardous)8. The plane was old. There was not enough fuel. And bad flying conditions were an unexpected factor which made the whole situation even more complicated. (complication)9. The boys face showed the fact that he had been eating jam. (betrayed)10. Lincoln is a striking and obvious example of a poor boy who succeeded. (conspicuous) Lesson 9 Mirror of America I. Words explanation:1. range a. to launch b. to wander c. to seek d. to wonder2. cruisea. voyage b. crowd c. cloud d. boat3. profounda. perfect b. deep c. proud d. desirable4. frailtya. weakness b. stiffness c. frugality d. fracture5. corea. centre b. thread c. edge d. front6. obsessa. to process b. to observe c. to occupy d. to absorb7. attesta. to prove b. to arrest c. to attend d. to progress 8. cosmosa. custom b. system c. universe d. course9. sluma. a piece of ground going up or downb. a city area of dirty, poor living conditionc. an area of soft wet landd. the entire tract of country drained by a river10. perceptiona. understanding b. conception c. entrance d. percentage11. rebuffa. to puff b. to oppose c. to refuse d. to reprove12. debunka. to retell b. to expose c. to impress d. to describe13. flirta. to fling over b. to play with c. to throw away d. to point at14. ingenuitya. stupidity b. reality c. cleverness d. truth15. deplorea. to look for b. to ask for c. to be in lack of d. to be sorry about16. long and tiringa. scathing b. cynical c. tedious d. abundant17. good, strong, quick at understandinga. keen b. revered c. earnest d. puritanical18. the state of intellectually deceived or misleda. vanish b. ambition c. illusion d. dreary19. importance with respect to power to produce an effecta. consequence b. sultan c. clamor d. providence20. a prevailing tendency or inclinationa. epidemic b. trend c. gratitude d. climax II.Replace each underlined part with one word learnt in the text, the first letter of which is given:1. You cant expect him too much. He is just a teenager. (juvenile)2. The naughty boy of ten got our room messed up. (mischievous) 3. We really miss the life in the countryside years ago, it was simple and pleasant. (idyllic)4. The St. Lawrence River is suitable for ships to travel from the Great Lakes to the sea. (navigable)5. A wide and uninterrupted view was shown in the beginning of the movie. (panorama) IV. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the following words or expressions in its proper form. Each word or expression is to be used only once. acquaintanceship, contact, drain, every bit, to acknowledge, to acquaint with, to be accustomed to, to be broke, to succumb, to teem with, trap, vanish1. I have heard about your friend but I am_not acquainted with_him.2. Their close contact with congressmen was advantageous.3. He has a wide acquaintanceship among all sorts of people.4. Ditches are dug through swampy land to drain away the water.5. The inventor was broke_ because nobody would buy his machine.6. The soldiers would rather die than succumb_to the enemies.7. Dont despise him. His head teems with ideas.8. The lawyers question was a trap that caused the defendant to admit his guilt.9. Shes _every bit_ as good a cook as her mother.10. Harry is acknowledged_ to be the cleverest boy in the class.11. Of course I am not accustomed to associating with society people like you.12. Many kinds of animals have vanished from the earth. V.Give the full spelling of the words according to the context.1. Honesty, justice are the (eternal) values of human life which will last forever.2. I told them of my strange, exciting and dangerous journeys (adventures ) in the mountains.3. Someone who is patriotic loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.4. Someone who is romantic has a lot of ideas that are not related to real life, for example about love or about ways of changing society.5. Something that is humorous is amusing, especially in a rather witty or clever way.6. An optimist is someone who is hopeful about the future, and believes that things will happen in the best possible way.7. If you digest information, you think about it, understand it, and remember it.8. If you participate in a particular activity, action, or system, you take part in it.9. Someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and conscientious way.10. Contact with someone or something is the state of communicating or spending time with them or the state of touching them.11. Gratitude is the feeling of being grateful, or the expression of this feeling.12. A column is a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person or is always about the same topic.13. If you are accustomed to something or to something happening, you are used to it or are familiar with it.14. If someone sets a trend, they do something that becomes accepted or fashionable, and that is copied by a lot of other people.15. An enterprise is a company or business or something new, difficult, or important that you do or try to do.16. A consequenceof a situation or event is a result or effect of it.17. If you project something as a particular thing, you try to make people believe that they are that thing.18. In the meantime means in the period of time between two events.19. If you establish(19) your reputation (20) as something, you cause people to have a particular opinion of you often because you have done something very well. The reputation (20) that someone has is the opinion that other people have about them as a result of what they do and the way they behave. 21. An opportunity is a situation that makes it possible for you to do something that you want to do.22. If you are unimpressed by someone or something you do not think they are very good, unusual, or worth your attention.23. A trap is device or hole which has been placed or dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds.24. Instant is used to describe a result, situation, or event that happens immediately without any delay. It is also used to describe food or some other product that is manufactured in such a way that you can make it ready for eating or using with very little time or effort, for example by just adding water.25. A classic piece of writing, film, etc is one that is thought to be of very high quality and has become standard against which other similar things are judged.26. Affection is a feeling of fondness and caring, especially for another person.27. A declaration is a firm, emphatic statement which shows that you have no doubts about what you are saying.28. If you cannot stand something or someone, you find it or them very difficult to bear or tolerate and you dislike it or them very strongly.29. If things such as ideas, beliefs. or statements sweep a place, they spread quickly through it.30. An illusion is an idea or belief which you think is true but is in fact false or something that looks like one thing in appearance but is another thing in reality, or is not really there at all. Lesson 10The Trial that Rocked the WorldI. Word Explanation:1. forlorna. typical b. unhappy c. crowded d. simple2. pondera. strike b. injure c. cut d. think3. shrewda. quick b. industrial c. suspicious d. clever4. livida. clear green b. dark red c. light brownd. blue grey5. scorcha. touch b. burn c. toast c. baked6. prairiea. mountain b. basin c. high land d. grassland7. twirla. stir b. flow c. spin d. move8. spectatora. onlooker b. participator c. orator d. partner9. magnetica. skilful b. attractive c. energetic d. industrial10. exhorta. make sb. tired b. go abroad c. advise d. welcome11. festoona. stride b. display c. spread d. decorate12. erupta. explode b. raise c. elevate d. break13. indicta. explain b. charge c. write d. indicate14. anticipatea. advance b. wait for c. foresee d. overlook15. counsela. lawyer b. officer c. governor d. teacher16. reassurea. make sure b. confide c. comfort d. convince17. prosecutea. perform b. accuse c. predict d. defend18. sprouta. appear b. grow c. develop d. all the above19. ricketya. strong b. brave c. adventurous d. shaky20. swelteringa. hot b. heat c. sweat d. boiled21. nomineea. elector b. candidate c. voter d. representative22. verdicta. punishment b. penal c. opinion d. judgement23. haila. accept b. greet c. welcome d. receive24. imagea. shape b. figure c. feature d. likeness II. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the following words or expressions in its proper form. Each word or expression is to be used only once. adhere to, adjourn, advance, collapse, contaminate, on hand, overlook, reconcile, rule out, snowball, take on, under way, violate, 1. All his old friends will be on hand to see Jack receive the medal of honour.2. He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting,. He wouldnt change his mind in any way.3. The biologist advanced a new theory of life.4. They blockaded the Suez Canal, which violated the international agreement.5. Once the business starts to snowball, we should be able to take on more staff.6. After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom took on a holiday appearance.7. The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way .8. The Middle East Peace Conference adjourned due to the fact that the Israeli government had just expelled 12 Palestinians.9. Friends managed to reconcile him with his wife after years of separation.10. From our house on the hillside, we can overlook the whole of the port and harbour.11. The water in this part of the river is contaminated with waste from the factory.12. The earthquake caused many building to collapse.13. The police have ruled out murder but are still holding several people for questioning. III. Replace each underlined part with one word learnt in the text, the first letter of which is given: 1. She felt her confidence restored after the teacher told her she could pass the examination. ( reassured)2. Meningitis is widespread especially during early spring. (rampant )3. China Daily receives messages from all parts of the world. (dispatches) 4. Her performance exceeded my expectations. (surpassed)5. Caught at the scene of the theft, the pickpocket bent low from fear at the corner. (cowered)6. He criticized severely and publicly the practice of heart transplants. (denounced) 7. Dr. Quilty sat on the corner of his desk. (perched)8. She slipped through a large crowd of people, frantically searching for David. (throngs) IV. Make up the missed letters of the words according to the context provided. 1. Something that is criminal is connected with crime or with the punishment of crime.2. If a situation or activity involves someone or something, it includes them as a necessary part or it uses them