0选出最适当的答案:
1 .The rider cursed his_____horse. (A) great (B) bad
2 .An absolute ruler can do just as_____. (A) people tell him (B) he pleases
3 .There is usually a ceremony when a new building is_____. (A) opened (B) destroyed 4 .The_____was sent to him by freight. (A) letter (B) box
5 .The peak of the roof is the_____part of the house. (A) highest (B) lowest [解答] 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A
《第一部分》
Absolute [??bs?lju:t] adj.绝对的 He is a man of absolute honesty.
他是个绝对诚实的人。 Agency [?eid??nsi] n.经销处
The Ford Company has agencies ail over the country·
福特公司在全国都有经销处。 Attitude [??titju:d] n.态度
He took a sympathetic attitude toward my situation.
他对我的境遇抱同情的态度。 blank[bl??k] adj.空白的 同empty
Please write your name in the blank space at the top of the page.
请把你的名字写在此页上端的空白处。 bulk [b?lk] n.堆;容量 同volume A vast bulk of coal is still stored in the basement.
地下室中仍储有大量的煤堆。 ceremony [' serim?ni] n.典礼
Their marriage cet}emony was performed in the church.
他们的结婚典礼在教堂举行。
Commerce [?k?m?:s] n.贸易 adj .commercial 同trade Our country has grown rich because of its commerce with other nations.
我国由于与别国间的贸易而致富。
Confuse [k?n?fju:z] v.混淆 n.confusion 同embarrass,puzzle Even their own mother sometimes confused the twins.
即使是双胞胎自己的母亲，有时候也会把两个孩子搞混。 Copper [' k?p?] n.铜
Copper is easily shaped into thin sheet or fine wire
铜易于塑成薄板或细丝。 Curse [k?:s] v.诅咒
He cursed the poor waitress who had spilled soup on him.
他咒骂那个把汤倒在他身上的可怜女招待。
Exercise 2.1从第一部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内: 1 .He stood there in a threatening_____.
2._____ is an excellent conductor o# heat and electricity。 3 .He_____when a car almost hit him. 4 .Long ago some rulers had_____ power·
5 .If you try to learn too many things at the same time you may get_____ [解答]1.attitude 2.Copper 3.cursed 4.absolute 5.confused
《第二部分》
Delight [di?lait] n.娱乐;愉快 同pleasure Moving pictures give great delight to millions of people.
电影娱乐了数以百万的人们。 Disappear [,dis??pi?] v.消失
The little boy disappeared around the corner
那小男孩在街角处消失。 Drift[drift] n .v.漂流
The boat was taken out to sea by the drift of the tide.
小船被潮流冲到外海。 Employ [im?pl?i] v.雇用
That big factory employs many workers·
那家大工厂雇用了许多工人。
evidence [?evid?ns] n.证据 adj .evident adv .evidently When the police arrived, he had already destroyed all the evidence.
当警察到达时，他已毁掉了所有的证据。 faculty [?f?k?lti] n.l.能力 2.(大学等的)教职员 John has the faculty to learn languages easily。
约翰有迅速学会语言的能力。
That will be discussed in the next faculty meeting.
那将会在下一次的教职员会议上讨论。 Financial [fai?n?n??l] adj.经济上的 n.finance
Before he decided to study abroad, he has to solve financial problems。
在他决定出国读书前，必须先解决经济上的问题。 Freight [freit] n.货物 同Cargo
This aircraft company deals with freight only;it has no travel service.
这家航空公司只经营货运，而没有旅游服务。 Generous [?d?en?r?s] adj.慷慨的 n.generosity
It was very generous of them to share their meal with their poor neighbors.
他们愿意让贫苦的邻人共享餐食，甚为慷慨。 handy[?h?ndi] adj.便利的 同convenient There were handy shelves near the kitchen sink.
厨房的水槽边有便利的架子。
Exercise 2.2 从第二部分中选出最适当的一个单词，填入空格内:
1.He was very_____in his treatment of the captives. 2.He has a great_____for arithmetic.
3.The city of London is a great_____center in Europe.
4.The steel manufacturing company_____most of the young men in town. 5 .This_____must be carefully handled when loading.
[解答]1. generous 2. faculty 3.financial 4.employs 5.freight
《第三部分》
Horrible['h?r?bl]adj.可怕的 n .horror I have never seen such a horrible car accident.
我从未见过如此可怕的车祸。 Industrious [in?d?stri:?s]adj .勤劳的 An industrious student usually has good grades.
勤奋的学生通常有好成绩。
Intimate [?intimit] adj.亲密的 n.intimacy adv .intimately Although my brother knew many people, he had few intimate friends.
虽然我兄弟认识许多人，但亲密的朋友却很少。 Knowledge [?n?lid?] n.了解;学识 A baby has no knowledge of good and evil。
婴儿不懂得善恶。 Liberty [?lib?ti] n.自由
They fought to defend their liberty against the invaders.