2021高考英语词汇阅读打卡计划（Day 8）提升版

2021高考英语词汇阅读打卡计划（Day

8）提升版

-：词汇打卡复习

1：clinic/1khnik/

n.［C］诊所

Shewasreferredtothehospitalbyaneighbourhoodclinic.

她被一家社区诊所送往医院救诊了。

2：border/*b3：da/

n」C］边境；边界；国界；

v.接近；与……接壤；在……上镶边

Thestockmarketisconvincedmorecross-borderdealswilltakeplace.

股市相信跨境交易会越来越多。

【常用搭配】

cross/across/overtheborder越过边境

ontheborder在边境上

borderarea边境区域

ontheborderof临近；将要

3：devote/di'vaot/

V.献身；致力；专心；把……用于

IfeelthatI'vebeengivenasecondlifetodevotetosomethingthatismeaningfuland

enormous.

我觉得我被赋予了第二次生命，去致力于一些有意义和意义重大的事情。

【常用搭配】

devoteto致力于；献身于；投身于

【派生词】

devotionn.献身，奉献；忠诚；热爱

4：compensate/'knmpenseit/

v.补偿,赔偿;抵消；付报酬

Otherpeoplecanhelpuscompensateforourmentalandemotionaldeficiencies,muchas

awoodenlegcancompensateforaphysicaldeficiency.

其他的可以帮助我们弥补精神和情感上的缺陷，就像木腿可以弥补身体上的缺陷

一样

【派生词】

compensationn.补偿；报酬；赔偿金

5：realistic/,ria'listik/

adj.现实的；现实主义的；逼真的

Thoughoneshouldhavedreams,it'snotrealistictoexistondreams.

尽管人应该有梦想，但是依靠梦想生活也不现实。

6：minority/mai'nnrati/

n.[C]少数民族；少数派

Onlyasmallminorityofstudentsareinterestedinpoliticsthesedays.

目前，只有极少数同学对政治感兴趣。

【常用搭配】

ethnicminority少数民族

7：harmonious/ha/maomos/

&adj.和谐的，和睦的

Inshort,agoodandharmoniousenvironmentathomeisnecessaryfbrachildtogrow

healthy.

总之，良好和谐的家庭环境对孩子的健康成长至关重要。

【常用搭配】

harmonioussociety和谐社会

【派生词】

harmoniouslyadv.和谐地；调和地

8：reward/n'w3：d/

n.[C]&[U]报酬，答谢；v.奖励，奖赏

Mygrandmothersaysagooddeedisitsownreward.我祖母说善有善报。

【常用搭配】

rewardsb.withsth.用某物酬谢某人

rewardsb.forsth.因某事或某物酬谢某人

9：slave/sleiv/

n.[C]奴隶

Theslave'svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.

奴隶的声音第一次出现在美国小说中。

【派生词】

slaveryn.奴役；奴隶制度

10：liberty/'hbati/

n.[U]自由

Theessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwho

couldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestate.

世界上第一个自由政府的基本信念是，所有能够控制自己并对国家负责的人都有

自由。

【常用搭配】

atliberty自由

X1：awesome/'3:sam/

adj.令人敬畏的；使人畏惧的

Themovieisawesome.It9sreallyapitythatyoudidn'tmakeit.

那部电影太棒了，你没能来看真是太可惜了。

12：influential/,influ'enjl/

adj.有影响的；有势力的

Hewasoneofthemostinfluentialperformersofmodemjazz.

他是最有影响力的现代爵士乐表演者之一。

13：communist/^nmjonist/

n.[C]共产党员；共产主义者；

adj.共产主义的

Heisalwaysstrictwithhimselfinthehopethathecangetuptothehighstandardrequired

foracommunist.

他总是严格要求自己，希望能够达到对一个共产党员提出的高标准。

【派生词】

communismn.共产主义

14：division/di'vi3（a）n/

n.[C]&[U]部门；分割；分裂；分配；分歧；不和；除法

Itaughtmydaughterhowtododivisionattheageofsix.

我女儿6岁时，我就教她怎样算除法。

【常用搭配】

divisionoflabour劳动分工

15：civil/'sivl/

adj.公民的；民间的；文职的；有礼貌的；根据民法的

Civilwarcouldcomeifthecountrybreaksup.

如果国家分裂，内战就会来临。

【常用搭配】

civilrights民权

acivilwar内战

【派生词】

civilizedadj.文明的；有礼貌的

civilizations文明；文化

二：阅读打卡复习

（一）

Arepeoplelessormorehappywhentheygetolder?Astudyin2018foundthatpeople

generallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage5O.Infoct,itfoundthatbythe

ageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrook

UniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighest

amongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.1

Happinesswasthehighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearly70s.Butthe

peopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheir70sand80s.The

surveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.

2

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,being

unemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevels

ofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.

3Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegetolder,theybecomemorethankfulforwhatthey

haveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbad

experiences.

4Inanotherstudy,peopleintheir80sreportedthefewestproblemswiththequality

oftheirsleep.Theoriginalgoalwastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwith

increasedsleepproblems.5Butexceptforthat,peoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleep

qualityimprovedastheygotolder.

A.Sowhywillhappinessincreasewithage?

B.Researcherssurveyedmorethan150,000Americanadults.

C.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.

D.Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheir50s.

E.Happinessisnottheonlythingthatapparentlyimproveswithage.

F.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage,especiallyinwomen.

G.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

参考答案：DGAEF

（二）

Ifyou'11betakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesome

usefultipsfbrbuyingacheapticket.

Whentobuy

Ifyou'regoingtobuyticketsfordomesticflights,checkpricesonTuesday

afternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillusefulbecausemostU.S.carrierscontinuetoreleasesales

onTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.

Whentofly

Weekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.In

theU.S.,thecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.Agooditinerary

（旅行计戈|J）fortheexpensiveU.S.springbreaktravelperiodisscheduledfromTuesdayto

Saturday;itwillsaveyoumoney（inmostcases）.

Wheretofly

WecontinuetoseegooddealstoBostonandDenverandmoreandmorenicepricesto

Chicago,SeattleandWashington,D.C.AsforEurope,therehavebeensurprisingdeals

throughoutthefallandthosewillcontinueintothewinter.

Directflightsvsconnectingflights

Comparethepriceofdirectflightswiththatofconnectingflights,sometimesaddingastop

toyourroutewillsaveyoumoney,anditmightbeenoughtoenduretheextralongflying

day.Anexample:SanFranciscotoRaleigh:$553foradirectflight,$362withonestop.

You,dbetterthinktwiceaboutthedirectflightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.

Compare,compare,compare

Stifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoingany

comparison.Example:Let?ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyour

favoriteU.S.legacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice——$554foraroundtrip.

However,thecomparisonsitealsoshowsacheaperflightfromthe