2021届高考英语词汇阅读打卡计划（Day 7）提升版

2021高考英语词汇阅读打卡计划(Day

7)提升版

-：词汇打卡复习

1：intention/m*tenf(o)n/

n.[U]&[C]意图；目的；意向

Hehasannouncedhisintentiontoretire.

他已经宣布他打算退休。

【常用搭配】

havenointentionofdoingsth.不打算做某事

2：tendency/'tend^nsi/

n」C]倾向，趋势；癖好

Theyhaveatendencytotrytosidetrackyoufromyourtask.

他们总试图让你从你的任务中分心。

3：antique/aenti:k/

adj.古老的，年代久远的；n.[C]古董

Pricelessantiquesweredestroyedinthefire.

无价的古董在大火中焚毁。

4：literally/,lit（9）r91i/

adv.照字面地；逐字地

Theword“planet”literallymeans"wanderingbody”,“planet”

一词字面上的意思是“wanderingbody”。

5：highlight/'hailait/

n.[C]最精彩的部分；最重要的事情；

V.突出；强调；使显著

Onceagain,the“FreePress"prefersnottohighlightthesefacts.

“自由媒体”再一次不愿强调这些事实。

【派生词】

highlightern.萤光笔，亮光笔；轮廓色

6：astonish/dstnnij/

v.使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊

Itastonishesme(that)hecouldbesothoughtless.

我真没有料到他会如此轻率。

【派生词】

astonishedadj.震惊的

astonishingadj.惊人的；令人惊讶的

astonishmentn.惊讶；令人惊讶的事物

7：arise/a^aiz/

v.出现；上升；起立

Whatevertroublesarise,we'llhavepeaceofmind.

无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会保持平和的心态。

【常用搭配】

arisefrom/outof因...产生，由...引起

8：proceed/pra^i^/

v.开始；继续进行；发生；行进

Heproceededtotellmeofmybirth.他接着给我讲了我的出生。

9：owe/au/

v.欠，欠钱；感激；应给予；应该把……归功于

Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.

一个人把他的成功归功于家庭的支持。

【常用搭配】

owesb.sth.=owesth.tosb.欠某人某物

owesth.tosb./sth.把...归功于....

10：contrary/^knntrori/

adj.相反的；对立的

Severalofthosepresent,includingJohnson,hadcontraryinformation.

几个在场的人，包括约翰森，所掌握的信息截然不同。

【常用搭配】

onthecontrary正相反；恰恰相反

(be)contraryto与...相反

tothecontrary相反的；相反地

11：bend/bend/

v.使弯曲，折弯

Bendyourknees,keepingyourbackstraight.膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。

【常用搭配】

bendover俯身；折转

benddown蹲下，弯腰

12：commercial/ka'm3:jl/

adj.商业的；营利的

Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.

具有商业价值的物种占主导地位。

【常用搭配】

commercialvalue商业价值

acommercialcompany/organization贸易公司/组织

commercialinterests商业利益

commercialuse商业用途

commercialactivity商业活动

【派生词】

commerciallyadv.商业上；通商上

13：boundary/*baond(9)ri/

n.[C]边界；范围；分界线

Thefencemarkstheboundarybetweenmypropertyandhers.

那道篱笆是我和她的住宅之间的分界。

14：assist/a*sist/

v.协助；帮助

Theyassisttheirparentswithfarmwork.他们帮助父母干农活。

【常用搭配】

assist(sb.)indoing/todosth.协助某人做某事

【派生词】

assistantn.助手,助理,助教

assistancen.援助,帮助；辅助设备

15：specialist/'spejblist/

n.[C]专家

Peckham,himselfacancerspecialist,iswellawareofthewidevariationsinmedical

practice.

佩卡姆本人就是个癌症专家，非常清楚医疗实践中的广泛差异。

二：阅读打卡复习

(一)

TheSilkRoadisarguablythemostfamouslong-distancetraderouteoftheancient

world.ThispassageconnectedEuropeintheWestwithChinaintheEast,andallowedthe

exchangeofgoods,technology,andideasbetweenthetwocivilizations.Althoughmerchants

couldmakehugeprofitstravelingontheroadjtwasnotwithoutrisk.

ThemainSilkRoadstartedinChang'an(knowntodayasXi'an),theearlyHanDynasty'

scapital.Travelerscommencingtheirjourneyfromthiscitycouldtakeanorthernroutethat

wouldtakethemacrossChina'snorthwesternprovinces.Afterthis,theywouldfacetheGobi

Desert,arguablythegreatestdangeroftheSilkRoad.

TheGobiDesert,thelargestdesertinAsia,consistsmainlyofrocky,hardearth.Thisfeature

madeiteasierfortraderstotravelacross,comparedtosandydesertsliketheneighboring

TaklimakanDesert.Likeotherdeserts,theGobiDesertisdryandhot,andthereforethebiggest

challengetravelersfacedwasobtainingenoughwaterforthemselvesaswellasfbrtheircamels.

So,reststopswerecreatedalongtheroute,allowingtravelerstorest,eatanddrink.These

placesalsopromotedtheexchangeofgoods,andevenideas,amongstthetravelerswhostopped

there.Usually,thereststopswereplacedwithinaday'sjourneyofeachother.Inthis

way,travelerscouldavoidspendingtoomuchtimeinthedesert,whichwouldmakethembe

targetsforrobbers,anotherdangeroftheSilkRoad.

OncethroughtheGobiDesert,travelerswouldcontinuetheirjourneyintoIran,Turkey,and

finallyEurope.Whilethispartofthejourneymayhavebeenlessdangerous,itisnotentirely

withoutperil.

l.Theunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.makinghugeprofits

B.travelingontheSilkRoad

C.exchanginggoodsandideas

□.connectingdifferentcivilizations

2.WhywastheGobiDeserteasiertocrossthanotherdeserts?

A.ThedesertJssurfacewaseasiertowalkon.

B.Camelsfortransportationwereeasiertofind.

C.Itwassmallerandcouldbecrossedinlesstime.

D.Thereweremorenaturalwatersourcesavailable.

3.WhatcanweguessaboutthereststopsintheGobiDesert?

A.Theyofferedtravelersfreeaccommodation.

B.Theywerelocatedaroundtheedgesofthedesert.

C.Travelersstayingtherewereoftenattackedbycriminals.

D.Theyweresharedbytravelersfromdifferentcountries.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheoriginsoftheSilkRoad.

B.ThebenefitsoftheSilkRoad.

C.ThedifficultiesfacedbySilkRoadtravelers.

D.TheculturalexchangesamongSilkRoadtravelers.

参考答案：BADC

（二）

Asdataleaksandidentitytheftbecomemoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowing

fbrfingerprintidentificationoririsscans（虹膜扫描）tokeepothersoutofprivatee-

spaces.They'restillexpensive,though,andsomepeopleareunwillingtohavepersonal

identifierstakenandkeptbyathirdparty.

Researcherssaytheyhaveinventedalow-costdevice一asmartkeyboard.ltprecisely

measuresthesoundwithwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.These

patternsareuniquetoeachindividual,saysJunChen,adoctoralengineeringstudent.By

measuringhowsomebodytypesapassword（密而马）,hesays,thekeyboardcandeterminepeopleJ

sidentities,andthus,byextension,whethertheyshouldbegivenaccesstothecomputerit's

connectedto一regardlessofwhethersomeonegetstherightpassword.

Itdoesn'trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen,talreadyfamiliarwith.

uEverybodyusesakeyboard...andeverybodytypesdifferently/'Chensaid.

Thedevicepowersitselfbygeneratingelectricitywhenaperson'sfingertipstouchthe

keys,multi-layerplasticmaterials——pressingandlifting—whichcompletesanelectriccircuit

withthekeyboard.Thekeyboardcouldofferastrongerlayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthings

liketheforceofauser'stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.

Thisphenomenon,calleducontactelectrification”,isthesameprocessthatcreatesstatic

electricity.Chensaid,"It'slikewhenyourunyourhandacrossawoolblanketandseesparks

（电火花）inthedarkness.v

InastudydescribingthetechnologypublishedinthejournalACSNano,theresearchers

had100volunteerstypetheword“touch“fourtimesusingthekeyboard.Datagleanedfrom

thedevicecouldbeusedtoidentifyindividualparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withvery

lowerrorrates,Chensays.

Sofar,thereisjustonesuchkeyboard.But,Chensays,itshouldbeprettystraightforward

tocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhope