1、2021高考英语重难词汇短语梳理与阅读练习（二十一）一：词汇梳理1. content /kntent/ n.含量内容2. content /kntent/ v. (使)满足 a.满意的3. subtle /stl/ a.细微的巧妙的4. participate /ptspet/ vi.参加，参与5. twist /twst/ vt.歪曲 n.搓转变6. curve /kv/ n.曲线 v.弄弯7. knot /nt/ n.(绳等的)结 vt.打结8. expectation /ekspekten/ n.预期期望9. unexpected /nkspektd/ a.意想不到的，意外的10. al
2、ternative /ltntv/ n.可供选择的事物取舍 a.两者挑一的11. inherit /nhert/ vt.继承(财产、权力等) 经遗传获得12. prospect /prspekt/ n.景象前程前景/prspekt/ vi.勘探，勘察13. barrel /brl/ n.桶枪管14. circuit /skt/ n.环行(道路)电路15. urban /bn/ a.城市的16. suburb /sbb/ n.近郊17. rural /rurl/ a.农村的，乡下的 18. comprehension /kmprhenn/ n.理解(力) 理解力练习19. host /hust/
3、 n.旅店老板主持人 vt.主办主持20. host /hust/ n.(古)军队 一大群21. hostile /hstl，hstal/ a.敌对的，敌意的22. angle /gl/ n.角角度23. ankle /kl/ n.(脚)踝24. sole /sul/ a.单独的专有的25. sole /sul/ n.脚掌鞋底26. solitary /sltri/ a.(人)独自的(物)单个的27. cycle /sakl/ n.自行车 vi.骑自行车28. cycle /sakl/ n.循环，周期29. expand /kspnd/ v.(使)膨胀扩展30. enlarge /nld/ v
4、t.扩大，增大二：短语梳理1. for example 举个例子set sb. an example=set an example to sb. 树立榜样 follow ones example 效仿2. expect sb. to do sth 期待某人做某事3. live up to ones expectations 不辜负某人的期望4.at the expense of. 以为代价5.explain sth to sb./to sb. sth 向解释6. expose.to be exposed to.暴露于，接触到7. face sth/be faced with sth面对8 .i
5、n fact/as a matter of fact 事实上9. fade away 逐渐减弱，缓慢消失 fade out (影像声音)逐渐淡出。隐去10.fail sth/to do sth/in sth 做失败三：阅读训练Encouraging life to bloom(兴旺)in the middle of a desert is no easy task. But one company in the United Arab Emirates has come up with a plan to provide drinking water for the states citize
6、ns. The company intends to drag icebergs from Antarctica to the gulf coast in order to harvest its fresh water.The company plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles off the coast of mainland Antarctica. It will then transport them around 5,500 miles to Fujairah, o
7、ne part of the UAE. One iceberg could provide enough water for one million people over five years, according to the company.The companys director says they have already travelled the transportation route and checked the possibility of the scheme, according to reports in Gulf News. Speaking to the si
8、te about what he is calling the UAE Iceberg Project, Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said, “We have made the technical and financial plan. We will start the project at the beginning of 2018. We want it mainly for the water. It could also be good for tourism and the weather.”The UAE is one of the
9、 driest countries in the world, due to its extremely arid climate, which receives less than four inches of rainfall per year. Despite that, it consumes more water than double the global national average, putting the country at severe risk of droughts over the next 25 years.An average iceberg contain
10、s more than 20 billion gallons of water, according to the company. The iceberg takes a long time to melt as 80 percent of it is underwater, while the white ice above reflects sunlight and deflects(使转向)its heat. Blocks of ice will be placed in giant tanks, before being processed. “This is the purest
11、water in the world,” Mr. Al Shehi added.1.What can we learn about the UAE project?A.It will help the UAE harvest fresh water.B.It will encourage life to boom in Antarctica.C.It will put the UAE at severe risk of droughts.D.It will completely change the climate in the UAE.2.Where could the blocks of
12、ice come from?A.The Atlantic Ocean.B.Fujairah.C.The Gulf. D.Heard Island.3.Which of the following may NOT benefit from the project?A.The local people.B.Antarctica.C.The weather. D.Tourism.4.The author mentions the nature of ice in the last paragraph to show .A.the process of the projectB.the possibi
13、lity of the planC.the purpose of the companyD.the comments on the scheme答案1.A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话:The company intends to drag icebergs from Antarctica to the gulf coast in order to harvest its fresh water.和第二段第二句话:It will then transport them around 5,500 miles to Fujairah,.可知,这家公司计划把南极的冰川运到UAE,帮助他们解决缺水问
14、题。故选A项。2.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的The company plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles off the coast of mainland Antarctica.可知冰川是从南极洲的Heard Island运来的。故选D项。3.B细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的One iceberg could provide enough water for one million people over five years, according to the company.以及第三段中的We will start the project at the beginning of 2018. We want it mainly for the water. It could also be good for tourism and the weather.可知这一工程有利于当地人,有利于旅游业和当地的天气。不包含南极洲,故选B项。4.B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知文章主要分析了冰川的含水量大,分析了从冰川中提取水的可能性,所以B项正确。