1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家.重点单词1diagnose vt.诊断diagnosis n诊断；判断2brilliant adj.聪颖的；才华横溢的brilliantly adv.聪颖地；灿烂地brilliance n才华；鲜艳3brief adj.简短的；简洁的briefly adv.短暂地；简洁地，简要地4partly adv.部分地；在一定程度上part n部分5physical adj.身体的physically adv.身体上地6graduate vi.毕业graduation n毕业7personal adj.个人的personally adv.在自己看来8explosion
2、n爆炸explode v爆炸9escape vi.& n逃跑；逃避10straight adj.直的 adv.笔直地；直接地；连续地straighten v把弄直.重点短语1be known for 以出名2because of 由于3earn ones living 谋生4come to power 掌权5by accident 偶然，意外地6escape from 从逃离7at war 在交战8be attached to 被绑在上；附属于9instead of 而不是10in.direction 朝方向1brilliant adj.聪颖的；才华横溢的She has one of the
3、most brilliant minds in the country.她是全国最有才气的人之一。Charles is a brilliant musician.查尔斯是位才华横溢的音乐家。 intelligent adj.聪明的smart adj.聪明的 He is a brilliant artist.2career nC生涯；经历；职业；事业She spent most of her career working in Edinburgh.她工作生涯中的大部分时间都是在爱丁堡度过的。My career as an English teacher didnt last long.我的英语教
4、师生涯没维持多久。熟词car生词career 本义为“马车驶过的路”，引申为“生涯；经历”： He is devoted to his career as a teacher.3brief adj.简短的；简洁的nC摘要；大纲He wrote me a brief letter because of the shortage of time.因为时间紧迫，他给我写了一封短信。To be brief, this book is not worth buying.简而言之，这本书不值得买。Give your reason in brief.简要说明你的理由。 to be brief 简而言之(作插
5、入语)in brief 简言之；简短地briefly adv.简要地；扼要地 He told me the plan in brief.4partly adv.部分地；在一定程度上The house was partly buried in snow.那房子一部分被埋在雪里。I study English partly because I like it and partly because it is useful.我学英语一来是因为我喜欢，二来是因为它有用。Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of t
6、he cost involved.有些人不愿来上课，部分原因是所需要的费用问题。 The students partly (part) come from America.5physical adj.身体的；物理(学)的Your father appears to be in good physical health.你父亲看起来身体很健康。Its a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.同时在两地出现在物理上是不可能的。 These physical (physics) changes are obvious.6graduat
7、e vi.毕业nC(大学)毕业生He graduated in law.他毕业于法律系。These graduates all graduated from Oxford University.这些大学生都毕业于牛津大学。 graduategraduation nU毕业；毕业典礼 He graduated from Beijing University in 1996.He was sent abroad after graduation (graduate)7personal adj.个人的；私人的My personal view is that we shouldnt offer him
8、the job.我个人认为我们不该给他这份工作。Style and colour are a matter of personal taste.款式和颜色是个人爱好问题。The car is for your personal use only.这部车只供你个人使用。He never talks about his personal life at work.他上班时从不谈论他的私生活。 personal taste/preference 个人品味/喜好personal qualities 人品personally adv.就个人而言personality nC，U性格；个性；人格in per
9、son 亲自 Personally (person), I think the meeting is a success.He went to see his friend in person.8escape v逃跑；逃避；逃脱A lion has escaped from its cage.有一头狮子从笼中逃走了。You are lucky to escape punishment/being punished.你逃脱了惩罚，真幸运。 escape from 从逃出；从漏去escape doing sth. 逃脱做某事escape n. 逃离；逃脱；逃避a narrow escape 九死一
10、生 He escaped doing (do) his homework yesterday.9straight adj.直的；正直的adv.直；直接She wears straight hair.她留着直发。That line is not straight.那条线不直。The smoke rose straight upward.烟直往上冒。He went to help the old lady straight away.他毫不犹豫地去帮助那位老太太。Straight trees are used widely; straight persons have more friends.(
11、谚)树直用处多，人直朋友多。straight 前者为原义“直的”，后者为比喻义“正直的。” straight away 立刻；马上straighten v(使)变直 He straightened (straight) the tree with a rope.10clear v(烟雾)消散；清除The cloud slowly cleared and the sun came out.云渐渐散去，太阳出来了。If the weather clears up, we can go out for a walk.如果天气放晴，我们可以出去散步。Our job is to clear away t
12、he rubbish.我们的工作是清除这些垃圾。 clear up (天气)放晴；整理；收拾；澄清clear away 清除；整理 Please clear away the rubbish.1Its typical of him to leave some ends for me to clear up for him.解析：句意：他做事老留尾巴让我来收拾。clear up “整理；收拾”。2Humans are cutting down the forests to clear (clear)the land for other uses.解析：句意：人类正在砍伐森林，以便清理出空间作他用
13、。clear “清除”。3Whoever breaks traffic regulations cant escape being_fined (fine)解析：句意：任何一个违反交通规则的人都不会逃脱被罚款。escape “逃脱”，作及物动词时后跟名词或动名词形式。4You were very lucky to have escaped from the big fire last night.解析：句意：你非常幸运，昨晚逃离了那场大火。escape from “逃离”，为固定搭配。5This street was straight but narrow, so only a few tru
14、cks went along it.解析：句意：这条路虽然很直，但却很窄，所以走这条路的卡车很少。straight “直的”。6Paganini was a brilliant violinist, famous for his technical skill in both playing and composing music.解析：句意：帕格尼尼是一位杰出的小提琴家，以弹奏小提琴和作曲的双重技艺而闻名。brilliant “聪颖的；才华横溢的”。7During the most productive time in her career，she wrote five novels.解析：
15、句意：在她创作生涯中最多产的时期，她写了5部小说。career “生涯；经历”。8At the meeting, Mr Brown made a brief speech, short but to the point.解析：句意：布朗先生在会上作了一个简短的演讲，但是言简意赅。由后面的 short 和 to the point (切题)可推知用brief “简短的；简洁的”。9As he was anxious to deal with the companys affairs, he only had time to give a report in brief to the studen
16、ts.解析：句意：由于他急于回公司处理事务，他只来得及给学生作一个简短的报告。in brief “简短地”，着重于重点突出。10Till today, I remember some works partly (part) because of the beauty of the language or images but more because of their expression of wisdom.解析：句意：直到今天，我还记得一些作品，部分是因为它们优美的文字或影像，但是更多的是因为它们所表达的智慧。partly “部分地；在一定程度上”。11Staying up late ma
17、kes him at his worst in terms of physical (physics) situation.解析：句意：熬夜使得他的身体状况处于低潮。physical “身体的；肉体的”。12Im willing to go to work in a faraway village after I graduate from university.解析：句意：大学毕业后我愿意到一个遥远的乡村工作。graduate “毕业”，graduate from “从毕业”。1earn ones living 谋生She earned her living by teaching.她以教书
18、谋生。She earned her living as a parttime secretary.她靠做兼职秘书为生。 make a/ones living 谋生earn money 挣钱 Harry has been out of work for six months, so he has difficulty (in)_earning (earn) his living.2come to power 掌权When did the party come to power?该政党是何时掌权的？De Gaulle came to power in 1958.戴高乐于1958年开始执政。 in
19、power 执政；掌权beyond ones power 超出某人的能力in ones power 为某人力所能及have power over 控制，支配 He has been in power for 3 years.My English is poor, so helping you learn English is beyond my power.He came to/into power when he was only 38.3be diagnosed with/as (某人)被诊断为He has been diagnosed with/as angina recently.他最
20、近被诊断出患有心绞痛。若某病症被确诊为某种疾病，则只用介词 as。The illness was diagnosed as cancer.此病症被诊断为癌症。 He was diagnosed with heart attack.4be at war with 与交战The country has been at war with its neighbour for two years.这个国家与邻国已打了两年仗了。The two sisters are constantly at war with each other.这两姐妹不时发生争执。 at 可表示动作或状态，“在做”。at peac
21、e处于和平状态at rest 静止at work 在工作at school在上学at play 在玩耍at sea 在航海 China was at war with Japan in 1937.1How long do you think they have been at war?解析：本题考查短语的用法。“战争中”用at war表示。2He was diagnosed with cancer.解析：be diagnosed with 被诊断为。3Harry has lost his legs during the traffic accident, so he has difficult
22、y (in)_earning (earn) his living.解析：句意：哈利在事故中失去了双腿，所以他很难谋生。have difficulty (in) doing 费力做。4The project has been off our hands since the new manager came (come) to power.解析：句意：自从新经理上任之后，项目就不归我们管了。since 从句中用一般过去时。1In Stephen Hawkings case it was discovered that he was a brilliant scientist.在霍金这个例子中，人们
23、发现他是一个才华横溢的科学家。句中 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是主语从句 that he was a brilliant scientist。 It is said that he won a gold medal.2Moving in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer，he has become the voice of science.坐在轮椅上前行，讲话要借助于一种特殊的电脑，他成为科学界的代言人。Moving in a wheelchair and speaking.这两个并列的现在分词短语在句中作方式状语。Th
24、e little boy stood leaning against the wall.这个小男孩倚着墙站着。 Standing (stand) on the top of the hill, he admired the beautiful scenery.3The Chinese discovered that the gas escaping from the tube could lift it into the air.中国人发现从竹管里逸出的气体能将竹筒发射到空中去。escaping from the tube 是现在分词短语，在此处作后置定语，修饰 the gas。A littl
25、e child learning to walk often falls.刚学走路的小孩经常摔倒。The men working in that factory are all from the rural areas.在那家工厂工作的人都来自农村。Who is the man speaking to you just now?刚才跟你讲话的那名男子是谁？ The woman sitting (sit) in the shade was sewing a sweater.4The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the
26、 rocket moving in a straight direction.竹管被绑在一根长棍子上，这根棍子能帮助火箭沿笔直的方向运动。keep 在此处表示“使某人或某物保持某种状态”，后面接复合宾语。 Her illness kept her in hospital for three weeks. 她因生病住院三周。 She put on her sunglasses to keep the sun out of her eyes. 她戴上太阳镜，以免太阳照到她的眼睛。 Add some more coal to keep the fire going. 再添些煤，别让火灭了。 We s
27、hould keep ourselves informed of the latest information. 我们应该了解最新的信息。 He kept us waiting (wait) for him for half an hour.5The rockets were lit，there was a huge explosion and clouds of thick smoke.火箭被点着了，发出一声巨响，冒出滚滚浓烟。句中 lit 为动词 light 的过去分词。light 作动词时，意为“点火；点燃；点亮”，其过去式和过去分词可以是 lit，也可以是 lighted。lit 与
28、lighted作谓语或表语时，两者通用。lighted 的用法比 lit 多，除了可作表语之外，lighted 还可以放在名词前作前置定语。 He lit/lighted a match to see the way. 他点燃了一根火柴以看清道路。(作谓语，两者通用) A candle was lit/lighted and the room became bright. 一根蜡烛被点燃了，屋子变得明亮起来。(作表语，两者通用) He went into the dark room with a lighted (light) match in his hand.6Or was he carr
29、ied miles into space，becoming the worlds first astronaut?或者他被运载数英里进了太空，成为世界上第一个太空人？becoming the worlds first astronaut 是现在分词短语，在此处作结果状语。 Her parents died，leaving her a lot of debts. 她父母去世了，给她留下很多债务。 It rained heavily，causing severe flood in that country. 大雨滂沱，造成了那个国家洪水泛滥。 Rain failed to fall, causin
30、g (cause) severe drought.1A hurricane struck our town, causing (cause) a heavy loss.解析：句意：一场飓风袭击了我们镇，造成了巨大损失。动词的ing 形式作结果状语。2Laura was away in Paris for over a week. When she got home, there was a pile of mail waiting (wait) for her.解析：现在分词作定语。句意：劳拉外出去法国一周多。当她回到家中，有一堆邮件在等着她。3The lighted (light) cand
31、le gave out weak light.解析：lighted 点燃的，作前置定语。4They use computers to keep the traffic running (run) smoothly.解析：考查 keep sb./sth. doing sth 结构，“使一直”。5When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed，telling (tell) me stories till I fell asleep.解析：现在分词作伴随状语。句意：我小时候，母亲常坐在我床边，给我讲故事直到我睡着。6It was said tha
32、t he had won the prize.解析：It was said that.据说。.单词拼写1The old man has been diagnosed (诊断) with a serious illness.2All the victims (受害者) were rushed to hospitals immediately after the accident.3The young man is brilliant (才华横溢的) and popular with people around him.4He didnt go abroad for further study p
33、artly (在一定程度上) because of his sick mother.5He is strong and never has any physical (身体的) problems.6Id like to ask for some advice on my personal (个人的) matters.7Ill give a brief (简短的) introduction before the meeting.8102 prisoners escaped (逃脱) from a prison in Tikrit, Iraq on Thursday.9If a person dr
34、inks too much wine, he cant walk along a straight (直的) line.10When the boiler exploded (爆炸) many people were injured.完成句子1The West Lake is_famous/known_for_its_beautiful_scenery (因其优美的风景而闻名)2He escaped_being_killed_in_the_plane_crash (逃脱了在坠机事件中身亡的命运) because he didnt catch the flight.3He attached_his_horse_to_a_tree (把马系在树上)4Football is played in over 80 countries making_it_the_favorite_sport_in_the_world (使之成为世界上最受欢迎的运动)5It_was_possible (可能) that he gave away the secret.- 16 - 版权所有高考资源网