2013年执信高二期中英语复习资料.doc

期中考英语复习资料词组M7U3进行潜泳 go on a snorkelling trip在海底 under the sea进行一年一度的迁徙 on ones annual migration亲眼所见 witness sth with ones own eyes整理我的住所sort out my accommodation大声叫yell out即将有一场猎鲸there is about to be a whale hunt一刻不停without pausing看见被攻击see being attacked放出let go被从冲走 be washed off害怕被抛弃 be terrified of being abandoned by反对禁令oppose the ban回顾reflect on意识到become aware of颠倒upside down吓死be scared to death往下看到海洋深处look down into the depths of the oceanU4相似点和不同点similarities and differences 有需要的社区a community in need很渴望做be dying to do 选购一项物品purchase an item有一件事情是肯定的one thing is for sure对做没有概念have no concept of doing sth之前的某天the other day与有关 be relevant to对有作用make a difference to伸出stick out of调节以适应adjust to两三个a couple of生火build a fire参与对话participate in the conversation上下颠倒upside down（使）干透dry out（使）干涸dry up能做是一种优待It is such a privilege to do sth做些文书工作do some paperwork捐赠一份礼物donate a giftU5适应；调节adjust to保持优秀的成绩keep it up相适应；相融合fit in和道别say goodbye to排队等候wait in a queue申请apply for占用你所有的精力take up all your concentration向途人问路（要求指示）ask a passer-by for directions给她许多有用的建议give her lots of good advice缺乏信息lack confidence感到自在feel at home忙于be occupied with在和之间取得平衡have a balance between A and B与海岸线平行run parallel to the coast取得独立gain independence一个旅游胜地a popular tourist attractionNCE L23例如 for instance一想到at the idea of普遍接受的惯例the normally accepted practice养大bring up把.与.联想 associate with引起某人兴趣appeal to sb占满了，完全占有take complete possession ofL24表面上受人尊敬的人a seemingly respectable person对某人隐瞒conceal sth from sb感到毛骨悚然sbs hair stands on end在不同程度上to varying degrees很少被利用be rarely used给某人某种印象give sb the impression that冲下楼dash downstairsL27根据这种说法in the light of this statement精神安慰spiritual comfort衡量、估算价值measureestimate the value根据 in terms of普遍性规律的例外the exception to this general rule引起的怜悯arouse the pity of在追求自由独立的同时in seeking independence牺牲为人的尊严sacrifice human dignity可怜某人feel sorry for sb完全清楚后果be fully aware of the consequences远离烦恼be free from anxieties羡慕feel envious ofL28载着各种杂货的小船small boats loaded with wares开始同商贩讨价还价begin bargaining with the tradesmen一就had no sooner done than did不打算做什么have no intention of doing sth掩饰事实conceal the fact竭力想证明go to great lengths to prove that摆脱 get rid of sthsb作为一种特殊的优惠as a special favor背诵篇目U3Im sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand and reflecting on the day- a day of pure magic! I went snorkelling on the reef offshore this morning and it was the most fantastic thing I have ever done. Seeing such extraordinary beauty, I think every cell of my body woke up. It was like discovering a whole new dimension of life.The first thing I became aware of was all the vivid colours surrounding me-purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens. The corals were fantastic-they were shaped like fans, plates, brains, lace, mushrooms, the branches of trees and the horns of deer. And all kinds of small, neat and elegant fish were swimming in and around the corals.U5Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and boarded a plane for London. It was the first time she had ever left her motherland. “After getting my visa I was very excited because I had dreamed of this day for so long. But I was also very nervous as I didnt know what to expect,” Xie Lei told me when I saw her waiting in a queue at the student cafeteria between lectures.NCE L23People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat - the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.NCE L27It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material good in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we mig