词汇精练
1) If you me up ，I can just reach the window.
A.rise B.a rise
C.boost D.carry
2) With the development of indust ry ，this r egion will sur ely .
A.develop B.profit
C.succeed D.thr ive
3) He is on te rms with my father.
A.interval B.irr egula r
C.intima te D.fr iend
4) The woolen sweater afte r wash.
A.has shrunk B.has s hrunken
C.has been shrunk D.shrink
5) I ask he r whe re Sam was ，but she just her shoulders ，saying she didn’t know and didn’t care.
A.shook B.nodded
C.pat ted D.shrugged
6) We can r ely on William to carry out this mis sion ，for his judgment is always.
A.doubtless B.sound
C.subtle D.health
7) She made an for a job as a nurse.
A.appointment B.application
C.apposition D.appreciation
8) Leave a if you don’t know the answer.
A.blank B.blanked
C.black D.blind
9) I a figure at the end of the corridor.
A.glance B.glimpse
C.sight D.look
10) Par ents have a legal to ensure that their children
a re provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
A.impulse B.influence
C.obliga tion D.sympathy
11) The murder er a danger into he r hear t.
A.plugged B.penet rated
C.pr es sed D.thrust
12) So far as he could ，John had always t ried to the example he saw in London
A.live up to B.set for th
C.call for D.cut out
13) With sufficient scientific information a manned tr ip to Ma rs should be.
A.obtainable B.potential
C.considerable D.feasible
14) Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as Foreign Language is not a myste rious with scientific approaches
as basis.
A.proces s B.practice
C.procedure D.program
15) Don’t the news to the public until we give you the go head.
A.r elease B.disca rd
C.relieve D.retain
答案：
1) B 2 ) D 3 ) C 4) A 5 ) D 6 ) B 7) B 8) A
9) A 10) A 11) D 12 ) A 13 ) D 14) A 15) A
Part One In Class Reading
The Power of a Note
词汇精解
acquaintance4 [..kweint..ns ] n.相识，熟人
[ 考点] make an acquaintance 认识一个人，结识一个人
[ 例句] I met an acquaintance of myself in the str eet yesterday.
affected [....fektid] adj.做作的，不自然的
[ 例句] I don’t like her affected speech.
aloof [....lu..f] adj.冷淡的，超然离群的
[ 同义] cool ，r emote
anniversary6 [.... ni..v....s..ri ] n.周年纪念
boost4 [ bu..st ] n.鼓励，激励，提高
v.鼓励，使增强信心
[ 同义] encourage ，propel
[ 考点] boost/ imports/ sha re prices/ the dollar 增加进口/ 提高股票价格/ 提高美元汇价
to boost prices 提高价格
a boost to our spirits 对我们精神上的鼓舞
[ 例句] The unexpected win boost the team’s morale.意外的胜利鼓舞了全队的士气。
characterize4 [..k .. rikt..r aiz ] (亦作：cha racte rise ) v.① 以.为特征②描述.的特征，描绘
[ 考点] characterize sb ./ sth.as sth.将某人/ 某事物的特点描述成或刻画成某事物
[ 例句] This kind of behavior cha racterizes the cr iminal mind.
column4 [..k..l..m] n.① (报纸的) 专栏②圆柱([同义] pil- lar ) ③一队/ 列(人，车等) ，纵行
[ 考点] a column of 一柱，一股，一列
columnist 专栏作家
a column of smoke 烟柱
[ 例句] I always r ead her column in the local newspaper.
complimentary* [ k..mpli..ment..ri ] ad j.赞美的，赞赏的
[ 同义] praised
[ 考点] be complimentary of sth.赞扬某事
be complimentary about sth.赞扬某事物
[ 例句] She was highly complimentary about my paintings.
cordial6 [..k....di..l ] adj.诚挚的，友好的
[ 同义] sincer e
drawback6 [..dr....b .. k] n.不利条件，缺点，弊端
[ 同义] defect ，weakness
enterprise6 [..ent..praiz ] n.①企业，公司②事业，计划，行动
[ 同义] corporation ，firm，company
enthusiasm4 [ in....ju..zi .. zm；(US) -..u..-] n.①热情，激情；巨大兴趣②热衷的事物
[ 同义] passion ，fervor ，zeal
[ 考点] his enthusiasm for (about ) table tennis 他热衷于打乒乓球
[ 例句] Anthropology is his enthusiasm.人类学是他热心研究的学科。
freshness* [..fre..nis ] n.新意；勃勃生机
handwritten* [..h .. nd..ritn] (handwrite 的过去分词) adj.手写的
[ 例句] That teacher doesn’t like handwrit ten homework.
insincere* [..insin..si..] ad j.不真诚的
[ 反义] sincer e ，wholehea rted ，hea r tfelt
[ 例句] His insince re words ins ulted me.
intrigue6 [ in..t ri....] v.激起.的好奇心(或兴趣) ，迷住
[ 同义] interest
[ 考点] int rigue with 密谋；策划阴谋
[ 例句] 1 ) The notice int rigued many students.这张布告引起了许多同学的兴趣。
2 ) Your story int rigues me.你的故事引起我极大的兴趣。
investment4 [ in..vestm..nt ] n.①投资②投资额
[ 考点] investment in sth..的投资
investment in sth..的投资额
outwa rd/ inwa rd investments 国外/ 国内投资
a large in land investment 对土地的大量投资
make an investment of one million in a project 对一项工程投资100 万
[ 例句] I t is a perfect safe investment.这是万无一失的投资。
leader4 [..li..d..] n.领导者，指挥者
[ 考点] the leaders in China Daily 中国日报社论
[ 例句] Our teache r is the leader - she will show us wher e to go.
long distance* [ l......dist..ns] adj.长距离的
[ 例句] Tom and Jack’s long distance relationship lasted only one year.
mate4 [ meit ] n.朋友，伙伴，同事
[ 同义] par tner ，friend ，couple pair
[ 考点] go ma tes with 与.合伙，和.成为伙伴
a builder’s mate 建筑工的助手
[ 例句] I went s hopping with my mates yeste rday.mayor4 [ m....；(US) ..mei..] n.市长
[ 例句] The city council voted for the mayor ’s proposed budget.
memo [..mem..u] n.备忘录
[ 例句] I did not read the memo on time and mis sed the impor tant meeting.
mentor [..ment....] n.指导者，良师益友
[ 例句] My middle school English teacher is my mentor.
milestone [..mailst..un] n.里程碑，重大事件
[ 例句] 1) The invention of the compute r was a milestone in the history of man.
2) The invention of the wheel was a milestone in the history of the world.
overdue [....uv....dju..；(US) ..du..] adj.延误的，到期(未付)的
[ 同义] tardy ，late
[ 反义] ear ly ，punctual，prompt
[ 辨析] overdue；late；ta rdy overdue 指的是已经该处理的事情仍然没有处理，该到的还没有到，或者是该发生的还没有发生；late 表示因磨蹭、拖沓时间或者动作比较缓慢而没有按时到达；ta rdy 表示因动作慢或者是出发较晚而迟到。
[ 例句] 1 ) Your book is overdue for two weeks.
2 ) They produced the long overdue tax reform.pad4 [ p .. d] n.①便笺本，拍纸薄②垫，衬垫
[ 同义] notebook
[ 考点] to put a pad under a plate 在盘子下面放一个垫子telephone numbers writ ten on a pad 写在拍纸簿上的电话号码a pad of green lawn between two heathe ry steeps 在两处石南丛生的陡坡中间的一小块绿草地to pad out an ar ticle拼凑一篇文章to pad out one’s s peech 拼凑演说
[ 例句] 1 ) Ame rican footballers wear shoulder pads for protection.
2 ) The students wrote some information on his note pad.
poetic* [ p..u..etik ] ad j.诗人的；富有诗意的，善于抒情的
practitioner [ pr .. k..ti....n..] n.开业者，执业者；实践者
precise4 [ pri..sais] adj.精确的，准确的
[ 同义] accur ate，exact ，precise
[ 反义] incorrect ，vague
[ 考点] a t that precise moment 恰恰在那个时刻precise manners 彬彬有礼
[ 辨析] accur ate；exact；precise accur ate 强调的是因为细心、谨慎而实现的“准确”；exact 指的是严格遵守事实的，严格按照标准的；pr ecise 尤指定义上的和界定上的“精确”、“明确”。
[ 例句] 1 ) The ruler is precise to within a millimeter.
2 ) He does not talk too much ，and what he has to say is precise and to the point.
rag-eared* [..r ....i..d] adj.(书页) 折角的，(书等) 翻旧了的，破旧的
[ 例句] He ca rried a rag eared copy of a picture in his wallet.
recipient6 [ ri..sipi..nt ] n.接受者
[ 同义] receive r
[ 考点] a welfa re recipient 接受福利救济的人
the recipient of a let ter/ prize 收信/ 领奖的人
a recipient count ry 受援国
savor [..seiv..] v.品味，体验
[ 同义] taste ，experience ，flavor
[ 辨析] taste；flavor；savor taste 是最宽泛的用词，意思是“尝起来像.”。如I had never had fish that taste like that.有时候还
可以指“生活方式或服饰上的品味”。如She has no expensive tastes in dr ess.flavor 一般指味觉和嗅觉混合的结果，作动词时表示给. 调味，其句型结构是flavor sth with sth.experience (proces s of gaining) knowledge and skill acquir ed from seeing and doing things；savor 强调的是一种微妙的，给人的味觉带来难以言表的美好感受的好味道。
[ 例句] He sipped slowly to get the full savor of the wine.
sentimental * [..senti..mentl ] ad j.多情的，多愁善感的