第一册词汇总结
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大学英语第1册词汇小结
UNIT 1
1 off and on: It has been raining off and on for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp.
2take hold: Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.
3 bore: The speaker went on and on, and the au-dience grew bored by his speech.
4 associate with: We naturally associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
5assign: assign duties / I was assigned to the project. / The company commander assigned me to stand guard. assignment (分配的工作/任务)
6 (1)turn out: 制造,生产,培养出The school has turned out some first-rate scholars. 最后是,原来是,最后证明是(结果表明)The boy will turn out to be a marvelous man. / The weather turned out to be fine. / It turned out that he was never there.
(2)turn down: turn down sb.’s offer of help
(3)turn to: 求助于,求教于,查阅One can always turn to music for comfort. / He turned to his notes for the exact figures.
(4)turn over: 仔细考虑He turned over the prob-lem for hours. (资金)周转,营业额达到The faster your money is turned over, the more profit you make. (5)turn in: You must turn in your uniform before you leave.
(6)turn up: turn up unexpectedly / He turned up an hour late.
7 anticipate: We anticipate running into problems in carrying out the medical welfare reform.
8tedious: The arguments were tedious and com-plicated. / relieve the tedium of a long journey
9 reputation: He earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent. / The English have bad repu-tation for food.
10 inspire: The last leaf on tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on. inspiration (灵感/激励人心的事或人): Many poets and artists draw their inspiration from nature. / She has been a constant inspiration to me.
11rigid: 僵硬,严苛,固执不通融a body rigid from the cold / I wish he were a little less rigid about things. / rigid price controls
12 excessive: excessive rainfall (indulgence)
13severe: 朴素/严厉/剧烈/严重的a severe lite-rary style / a severe black dress / He is very severe with his children / severe penalty / severe winter / Severe weather conditions hindered the rescuers. / severe pain / a severe shortage of food
14 antique: antique dealer / a genuine (fake) anti-que / a statue imitating the antique
15tackle: 铲抢;处理,应付The tackle seemed fair but a free kick was awarded. / tackle a difficulty / The computer can be programmed to tackle a whole variety of tasks.
16 distribute: distribute expenses /distribute mag-azines to subscribers / distribution (分配,商品的销售,分布范围) an equal distribution of wealth / the dis-tribution of a species of plant
17 face up to: Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no longer fit for the Russian presidency and re-signed on New Year’s Eve.
18scan: 浏览,扫描scan the headlines of today’s newspaper /scan the brain for tumors / The next scan of the radar confirmed the ship’s location.
19sequence: A sequence of bad harvests forced some African countries to ask for foreign aid. / in historical (alphabetical) sequence
20 image: The child is the image of his father. / A criminal charge is no good for a politician’s image.
21 recall: I recall seeing a poster on his wall. / The car was recalled for possible safety defects.
22 put down: The housekeeper put down the daily expense in a little notebook.
23 violate: violate traffic regulations / The doctor has been accused of violating professional ethics. 24 compose: be composed of / Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. / a book composed of 20 chapters /创作,谱曲Mozart began to compose when he was six years old. / compose a symphony
25command: 命令,掌控,掌握be in command of the situation / He has a good command of French 26contempt: They used to have contempt for peasants. / contempt of court (蔑视法庭)
27hold back: He is accustomed to holding back his emotions.
28 avoid: You should avoid being late for class. 29demonstration: His speech was a demonstra-tion of his patriotism. / teach something by demon-stration (示范)
30 seal: The treaty was signed and sealed by both governments. /确认,确定,定局They sealed the bar-gain with a handshake.
31essence: Being thoughtful of others is the es-sence of politeness. / the essence (本质) of a problem 32due: My half year’s interest is due now. / These are library books, due August 29.
UNIT 2
1 be lost in / lose oneself in: (be absorbed in) He gets lost in his writing; the characters become him or vice versa (反之亦然)
2 available: (able to be used, had, or reached) 可获得,可利用的We took the first available plane. / 可取得联系的If I’m not available when you phone, ask for my secretary. / The manager is not available now. (车票戏票等)有效的,通用的The ticket is availa-ble on the day of issue only.
3 go ahead: (continue) The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.
4 estimate: Nearly 1m are estimated to be jobless / My estimate of the length of room was 1
5 feet.
5 might as well: The office is really busy —we’ll have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home.
6not much of a: The boy’s performance is not much of a professional but he is great from an ama-teur’s point of view.
7 correspondence: a long correspondence between the two friends / correspondence course 函授课程
8all the way: 完全,一直,自始至终The door opened all the way. / I ran all the way to the office
9 come up: I’ll let you know if anything comes up
10 keep in touch 保持联络
11a couple of: I’ll be away for a couple of days. 12urge: 力劝,催促,敦促He urged me to accept the compromise
13absolute: 绝对的,完全的I have absolute trust
in him. / I think he was lucky to get the job. Abso-lutely. 相对的: relative
14hang out: While I was unemployed, I often hang out in coffee bars.
UNIT 3
1 likely: Economists say that the quick economic growth is likely to continue throughout the decade. 2privilege: 特权One of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege. / exercise privilege
3minority: 少数,少数派,少数民族We are in a pi-tiful minority. / a political minority / Women were very much in the minority at the meeting.
4 do without: People cannot do without food.
5anyway: (change the subject of a conversation or support an idea or argument) We ought to spend less on the defense missiles, which I think are pretty useless anyway.
6cut off: 切断W ater and electricity supplies in the city have been cut off because of the air attacks. 7bring about: 导致,引起Jealousy in a relation-ship is often brought about by a lack of trust.
8inquire (enquire): 询问,打听I inquired of all that were present. 调查The police inquired into her background. / It isn’t manners to make too many inquiries into other people’s affairs.
9 suppress: suppress a riot /suppress human rights 10initiative: (initial) 最初的: initial difficulties / at the initial stage of learning 主动,首创精神,进取心: He has taken the initiative to improve relations with her. / seize the initiative /lack initiative / If you show that you have initiative, you will sooner or later be promoted.
11 rate: 比,比率crime rate / an 11% rate of infla-tion 速度,速率prices increasing at a dreadful rate / driving at a rate of 60 miles per hour
12 ensure: His industry and ability will ensure his success. / ensure good crops
13 democratic: democracy / democrat
14 in two minds: The committee itself appeared to be in two minds over this.
15 steady: slow but steady progress / a steady rise in prices / be steady in one’s principles
16 evident: He spoke with evident sarcasm
17 series: 连续,一系列a series of wet days spoiled our vacation. / TV series 串联a series circuit
18harness: 驾驭,利用(控制)以产生动力harness a horse to a carriage / harness a river (nuclear energy)
19 acid: an acid solution / These plums taste sour
20 nuclear: nuclear carrier / nuclear power station / nuclear radiation / nucleus nuclei
21lie in: 在于His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complicated ideas.
22rote: rote learning / speak one’s line by rote
23relevant: 相关的the relevant authorities (有关当局) I don’t think hi s remarks are relevant to our discussion. / relevance
24in terms of: …方面(角度)来说Give the answer in terms of percentage. / In terms of art treasures, Italy is one of the richest countries in the world.
25 equation: equate wealth with happiness
26 brief: 简短的make a brief statement / news in brief / news briefing
27 accurate: 准确的,精确的an accurate estimate / The guidance system is accurate to within a matter of yards. / You must be more accurate in your work. / accuracy: the accuracy of missiles
28 tend: tend a machine / Your own contempora-ries tend to self-centeredness. / tendency
29 in the form of: They received a benefit in the form of tax reduction.
30precise: precise calculation. / The assembling of the parts of a watch must be precise. / the precise meaning of a word
31 grasp: He has a good grasp of arithmetic
32sufficient: be sufficient to feed 100men / A word to the wise is sufficient / sufficient condition 33convey: A wire conveys an electric current. / words fail to convey my meaning
34framework: 框架the framework of a house / the framework of a novel / frame of reference参照系35put across: (cause to be understood) He’s very good at putting his ideas across./ put himself across 36proportion: 比例,部分the proportion of im-ports to exports / There is a high proportion of sugar in this cereal. / The size of the furniture should be in proportion to the size of the room.
37responsibility: assume/take/accept responsibil-ity / shirk one’s responsibility / Mechanical defects are responsible for the accident. / He was held re-sponsible for the fire that destroyed the house.
38 alien: adjust to an alien culture / alienate
UNIT 4
1turn away: 回绝,打发走His request for a pay rise was turned away. 拒绝帮助How can you turn away from a child that is being cruelly treated?
2assume: assume a principle in reasoning / Far-mers will have a bumper harvest, assuming that the weather is favorable. 承担,就职assume office / as-sume an obligation / 呈现,具有
3 compliment: 赞美She accepted his compliment about her dress with a smile. / compliments (问候) with the compliments of the season 节日的祝贺
4 work out: 制订出work out a method (program) 解决work out the differences (difficulties) 算出work out one’s tax. / The sum won’t work out.
5determination: 坚定,果断,决心a determination to fight international terrorism
6personnel: 人员,全体员工All personnel were asked to participate. 人事read somebody’s person-nel file / personnel director
7capacity: 容量,容积The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,000. / breathing capacity 最高生产量,最大生产力They are working to capacity at the mo-ment to meet the demand / a factory operating below capacity 能力an executive of great capacity
8 precision: precision landing / instrument
9instrument: 器械,器具surgical instruments / in-struments of torture 仪表,仪器separate instruments for oil pressure, water temperature, fuel gauge, and ammeter 乐器wind (stringed) instrument
10wreck: (船舶等)失事,遇难save a ship from wreck /a train wreck/ wreckage: The shore was cov-ered with the wreckage of a ship / comb the wreck-age site
11character:特色/特性The furniture in his apart-ment was pretentious and without character. 品德,品质,性格He is a man of character. / the German cha-racter 人物,角色Ah Q is the principal character in
one of Luxun’s novels. / a Chinese character
12 reluctant: 不情愿的,勉强的a reluctant promise / He gave me reluctant assistance.
13 mortgage: A 90% mortgage is one in which the buyer of a house is lent 90% of its cost / buy a house on a mortgage 抵押借款The plants, their equipment, and inventories were mortgaged heavily.
14discard: discard an outdated theory / the dis-card of superstition
15hardware: Locks, hinges, nails, knives, and tools are hardware.
16 spot: 发现,认出,看出This is the spot where the accident happened. / W e spotted her easily in the crowd / He was the first to spot the danger
17 abandon: abandon ship 弃船He abandoned the estates when he inherited them. / The vehicle was found abandoned near the village
18 property: 财产,资产a man of property 地产,房地产He has a small property in Songjiang特性,属性the chemical properties of alcohol
19shed: a cattle shed 流,流(血)shed one’s blood for one’s country 蜕皮,脱毛,落(叶)trees shedding their leaves in autumn / Our dog is shedding badly. 20sponsor: 主办,发起;保人,保证人,资助the sponsor of the annual Christmas parade / Who will sponsor your admission into the club? / The firm is sponsoring an engineering student at the university.
21 approach: His work is approaching perfection. / Few actors approach him in ability. (处理问题的)方式,方法two basic approaches to a problem
22 handle: 柄,把手,把柄a door handle / His back- ground served as a handle for their mockery. 触摸,搬动Do not handle goods on display. / handle with care 处理,应付Can you handle the situation?
23 stature: She was rather small in stature. / 高度,境界a new achievement of international stature
24 route: cut of all the escape routes / the route to social mobility 途径
25 principle: 原理,原则the principle of noninter-ference / a matter of principle / the principle of the lever / moral principles 道德准则The principle of gasoline is internal combustion
26optimistic: the optimistic mood / We look to the future with optimism
27 integrity: 正直,诚实a man of integrity 完整,完全mutual respect for territorial integrity
28balance: 结存,差额,收支平衡Most industries have inventories in balance with sales. / I have a balance of $500 in the bank.
29create: God created Eve from one of Adam’s ribs. / Famine creates high food prices. 导致
UNIT 5
1obituary: 讣告I read Sewell’s obituary in The Times. / 本义: departure, going down
2acquaintance: (动词acquaint, 本义to know) I had some previous acquaintance with the subject. / They are old acquaintances / a nodding acquaintance 3instant: The play was an instant success. / The modern technology of communications offers us in-stant knowledge. / He may arrive any instant.
4 workaholic: a year-round workaholic
5 off: take 3 days off / Yesterday was my day off.
6 conceivably: the worst conceivable result/ every conceivable means
7 extracurricular: extra + curriculum (course) the curriculum in Grade Three / curriculum vitae
8survive: 比…活得长She survived her husband by three years幸存,活下来The crops survived the drought / survival of the fittest
9 manufacture: (本义made by hand) industrialized nations that can manufacture their own machines / manufacture paper from rags
10embarrass: 使窘迫,尴尬;妨碍(本义to impede) Her husband’s drunken behavior embarrassed her. / an embarrassed silence
11 odd: (文中)临时的,不固定的hire a couple of odd hands for the farm / 300-odd pages / Do you know you’re wearing an odd pair of stockings?
12 stay up: Tell him to stay up until I get home. 13board: More than 100boys and girls board at the school.
14 decease: 本义to depart, de + to go
15straighten out: 整理,清理straighten out an ac-count / I don’t know how to straighten the mess out.
16 finances: 财务状况The report found nothing in his muddled finances to merit prosecuting anyone.
17 stock option: 优先认股权;股票期权
18pick out: He was picked out by eyewitnesses as the driver of the car.
19 lineup: gas lineups / the lineup at a ticket- of-fice window
20discreet: (言行)谨慎,慎重的a discreet protest / maintain a discreet silence / discretion
21 replacement: the cost of replacing the brakes / Combat attrition was taking a steep toll, and to send green replacements into the skies was fruitless.
22 ask around: Asking around, he discovered that land speculators were buying land from innocent crofters.
UNIT 6
1margin: 边缘at the margin of a lake 页边空白make notes in the margin of a book 余地,幅度a margin of error / increase by a substantial margin 盈利,赚头,押金
2reflect: 反射Mirrors reflect images 反映,表明Editorials reflect views. / their clothes reflect a ris-ing standard of living in their country. 深思,考虑Please reflect on your actions. / He reflected long over her argument.
3insight: She has a woman’s quick insight into character. / gain insight into sb.’s mind 洞悉
4 previous: on the previous night / in the previous chapter / I know nothing about the accident; it hap-pened previous to my arrival here.
5locate: 找到,确定位臵;坐落The baker located his bakery in the shopping center. / locate the source of a sound / The captain loc ated the ship’s position on the chart.
6correspond: 相符合,相配,通信Fulfillment sel-dom corresponds to anticipation. / correspond to the will of the majority / He regularly corresponds with his brother.
7fertile: fertile soil / fertile showers / a breed noted for its fertility
8 take a chance with weather
9disgust: 作呕,厌恶,憎恶feel disgust for bad odors /Your attitude disgusts me /express one’s di s-gust with sb.’s conduct
10sustain: 支撑,承受The foundations were not
strong enough to sustain the weight of the house / Our financial base is stable enough to sustain the extra expenses / An unshakeable faith sustained me 11 delicate: 精美,雅致的a delicate piece of carv-ing 微妙的,棘手的a delicate political issue / deli-cate negotiations 易碎的,娇贵的a delicate vase
12provoke: 挑衅,挑拨,煽动provoke feuds be-tween the two nations / military provocation / In doing so he has provoked general rage/ in a provoc-ative tone
13 curve: The railway line curving out of one val-ley and curving into another.
14keen: 锋利的a keen sword 强烈的,激烈的a keen ambition / keen jealousy 敏锐的keen powers of observation 热衷的He is keen about hiking
15uphold: 支撑,支持,维护Six pillars upheld the roof. / He had sworn to uphold the law.
16 sensible: 明智的,合情理的: a sensible choice 通情达理That is very sensible of you. 明显的,可注意到的a sensible error (increase in temperature)
17 hesitate: I hesitated about whether to accept the invitation /He agreed without the slightest hesitation 18grip: a feeble grip / keep a firm grip on one’s children
19 identify: 认出,识别,鉴定identify handwriting / He identified the coat as his brother’s. 认为…等同于Never identify opinions with facts. / identify with: 打成一片,支持They were reluctant to identify them-selves fully with any particular side. identity: 身份,一致,相同note the identities in the two cases. / iden-tical: 同一的It is the identical coat which was sto-len from me. (完全)相同的,一模一样的The copy was identical with the original. / identification: 认出,鉴定The identification of rabies virus has saved many lives.
20response: 回答,答复Please write your res-ponses in English. 反应,响应the cells’ resp onse to drugs / His idea received an enthusiastic response. / in response to: These comments came in response to specific questions often asked by local newsmen.
UNIT 7
1extensive:广泛,全面extensive reading in litera-ture / an extensive report on the trial 大量的exten-sive expenditure
2intelligence: 智力,才智a man of average intel-ligence 情报gather intelligence about the enemy / IQ=intelligence quotient
3controversy: 争论,辩论kindle a controversy over human rights / a highly controversial subject / enjoy the dominion of the sea without controversy
4surround: 围绕,包围The trees surround the house. surroundings: 环境,周围的事物healthy sur-roundings / picturesque surroundings
5consciousness: 意识,觉悟His consciousness of the urgency of the situation encouraged him to hurry. / national(class) consciousness
6 obvious: 显然,明显It was an obvious lie.
7encounter: (意外)相遇,邂逅,遭遇encounter dif-ficulties (opposition) / The policemen had a chance encounter with a gang of smugglers.
8reveal: 揭示,揭露It is cricket that reveals the British at their most characteristic. / The doctor did not reveal to him his condition / The spokesman was visibly pulling back from too much revelation
9convince: She is convinced of his innocence. / Their denials did not convince.
10 dominant: 支配的,主要的a dominant figure at
a conference / Soccer is the dominant sport in the world / dominate: 支配,统治,施加决定性影响a white- dominated society /These two questions dominated the discussion
11 species: the origin of species
12suspicion: I have suspicion about the whole bunch of them. / He was arrested on the suspicion of fraud.
13 blank: 空白的a blank questionnaire for sb. to fill in. 空白write your name in the blank / a blank in one’s memory / blank check
14 negotiate: 谈判,协商vi. negotiate with sb. over sth. / negotiate before naming a price vt. 通过谈判达成,谈成negotiate a contract (treaty) /The settlement was achieved by peaceful negotiation.
15stake: 赌注,利害关系,(投机生意)股份a high- stakes gamble / He and his friends enjoy playing cards for low stakes. / Each of us has a stake in the outcome of the conference. / own a large stake in the oil industry / at stake危急关头,危险中Two lives are at stake. / His own personal future was at stake.
16maintain: 保持,维持maintain law and order / maintain world peace / maintain friendly relations with 维修,保养maintain machinery /This apartment is well maintained. 断言,主张The defendant main-tains his innocence. / maintenance and repair
17 relieve: 缓解,减轻Aspirin will usually relieve
a headache / He smoked frequently to relieve nerv-ous tension. 宽心,宽慰W e were relieved to hear that you had arrived safely. 救济,解救relieve the poor and needy / relieve the trapped coal miners.
18undertake: 着手做,从事undertake a major ef-fort 承担,接受undertake responsibility / Reluctantly, he undertook the mission.
19figure out: 计算出Please figure out the total cost. 理解,明白try to figure out a way to do it / I can’t figure out why he said that.
20 plastic surgery
21switch: 开关,电键turn off a switch 转变,转换a policy switch / switch the appointment to another day
22 stem: 树干,茎,梗The stem of the mushroom is broken / stem from: 起源于,由…造成The present wave of strikes stems from discontent among the lower-paid. / a feeling of hate that stems from envy. 堵塞,遏止: stem the spread of an epidemic
23consultant: 顾问a consultant on labor affairs to the mayor / consultation: 咨询,会诊The three doctors held a consultation. CPPCC
24 assess: 估定价值a house assessed at $50,000征税/评价,评论assess the present state of the econo-my / take a full assessment of the impact of the war
25 mate: first mate 大副
26 thrive: 兴旺发达,繁荣His business is thriving / He is the sort of person who thrives on hard work. 茁壮成长Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
27 emergency: keep a fire extinguisher for use in an emergency /declare a state of emergency / emer-gency brakes (landing)
28halt: The car came to a sudden halt. / bring a halt to the nuclear arms race
29 size up: 估计,品评size up a situation / A game
of cards offers a possible chance of sizing a man up 30 release: The government released $1 million to help promote spare-time education. / 解除,免除He was released from duty with the second Transport Company. 发行,发布新闻The picture is scheduled for mid-summer release /release the Watergate tapes 31 deceive: We will not deceive you in this matter. / Appearances can be deceptive.
32original: 起初,原来的the original meaning 独创,新颖的a daring and original idea 原作品的,原件的an original birth certificate / read Marx’s works in the original
33wipe out: 擦掉wipe a stain out 摧毁,消灭wipe out the enemy’s major military targets
34horizon: 地平线The sun has sunk below the horizon. 范围,眼界Travel b roadens one’s horizon. / horizontal — vertical
UNIT 8
1run out of: 用完,耗尽He’s always run ning out of money before payday / W e’re running out of time 2ignorant: 无知的,无学识的 a very superficial, ignorant, un-weighing fellow 不知道His parents were kept ignorant of the fact that he failed in the examination. / Ignorance is a rare blessing.
3 senior: 年资较深的,高级的an attempted coup in which senior officers were involved / a senior editor / senior citizen
4 slice: (切下的)薄片,片cut the bread in thin slices / sliced bread 部分gain a large slice of the market
5 sum up: 计算,总数sum up one’s assert and l ia-bilities 总结,概括sum up the experience /To sum up, within our society there still exist inequalities.
6accumulate: accumulate wealth / True poetry accumulates meaning every time it is read. / The accumulating evidence suggests…
7ancestor: 祖先,祖宗His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower. 原种species descend-ing from a common ancestor
8 intellectual: 智力的,知识的intellectual curiosity 知识分子intellectual property rights / 用脑力的an intellectual worker
9 affect: Constant exposure to intense light affects the eyes adversely. 假装,佯装affect indifference
10function: perform a function履行职责func-tional:官能的,实用的functional architecture / The furniture is functional / A government functions through numerous divisions.
11idle: 闲散,闲臵a lot of idle machinery / idle money 懒散,无所事事an idle good-for-nothing (发动机)空转,怠速
12 a financial statement 财务报表
13 humble: 地位低下,卑微的a man of humble ori-gin 谦逊的Many famous people are surprisingly humble
14portable: 手提,便携的This little TV is ex-tremely portable.
15privacy: one’s right to privacy
16complex: What he said was too complex for me to understand. / 综合体,集合体build a petro- chemical complex / a complex of new buildings 新建筑群/ 情结inferiority complex
17manual: 手工的,用手操作的,体力的manual la-bor / a manual gearshift / a manual worker 手册,指南a shorthand manual
18adequate: 适当的,胜任的be adequate to the task of doing something 足够的What should be done to assure adequate supplies of energy?
19decline: 拒绝,谢绝W e sent him an invitation but he declined. 下降,减少Domestic production of oil will continue to decline 衰退,衰落the decline of Roman Empire (on the decline)
20acquire: (通过努力)取得,获得,学到,开始具有acquire a habit / acquire a foreign language / acquire foreign firms
21 miracle: accomplish technological miracles / It was a miracle you weren’t hurt in that accident.
22faculty: 官能,技能His faculty of hearing was acute / He has the faculty of making friends easily 全体教员,全体从业人员students and some faculty
按照计划,这一年冬天大学里招收20万学生。
但是报名者却多至570万人。
平均28.5个人中才能录取一个。
半年以后,即1978年夏天,又有590万人报考大学。
到了1979年,报名的人超过640万。
这其实一点也不奇怪,想想看,12年的考生全在这里啊。
但是政府在仓促之间完全没有料到这些。
商店里的纸和笔全卖光了,说到课本和教材,没有一家商店里面可以找到。
人们到处去收集那些经过十年浩劫侥幸留下来的书本,至于现在铺天盖地流行于市的考试辅导材料,那个时候的人们连想都没有想过。
临近考试的时候,官员们往往会发现考场不够,监考的老师还没有找齐。
那么多年没有考试了,谁能保证不出乱子呢?所以,许多地方还要调集警察和军队,把考场戒备起来。
这些场面叫今天参加高考的年轻人看来,真是难以想象。
但还有更加难以想象的事呢:可以用来印刷考卷的纸没有了。
那时中国的纸张产量本来就不多,大部分还都拿去印了红宝书,或者拿去写了大字报和大标语。
毛选第五卷6个月前刚刚出版,此为当时中国第一大事。
全国所有的印刷厂都在开足马力印刷红宝书,已经印了2800万册,还不够呢。
但是现在年轻人都在一个劲地询问什么时候才能考试。
有人就掂着红宝书说,还不如就把这个纸拿去印考卷呢。
主意是不错,可是下级官员不敢做主:恢复高考已经是不得了的事,还敢把毛选第五卷停下来去印考卷,岂不是大逆不道?他们只好把问题上呈,一级一级地报告到中南海里,结果中央做出决定:将印刷毛选第五卷的纸张调出,全力以赴印出高考试卷。
消息甫出,所有人都为之惊叹:时代真的不同了。
……在我们国家的历史上,这几天考场上的情形真是空前绝后。
考试的成绩十几天就出来了,20万人在年底之前得到了录取通知书。
又经过两个夏天,全国的大学录取了总计88万名学生。
这是从1800万考生中筛选出来的,筛选的唯一标准是分数。
考生的录取比率不到5%。
有些地方,比如黑龙江省,考生太多了,所以录取的比例还不到1%。
大学里一下子集中了那么多的人,也集中了那么多的事。
年纪最大的和年纪最小的学生几乎就是两代人。
不少人已经是父母,和他们的孩子一起去上学。
…北大32号楼前办起了文学社的作品专栏,每逢吃饭时间,很多人端着饭碗挤在那里边吃边看边评论。
那时候很多学校连个像样的食堂也没有。
菜真是便宜,几分钱就能买到一大盘,但是却没有桌子和板凳。
学生们排很长的队买到饭之后,就把饭碗端在手上,把菜盘放在地下,蹲成一圈,一边吃一边说话。
同学之间不谈男人和女人,也不谈谁左谁右谁有钱谁有个好爸爸,大款这个词还要过好几年才发明出来。
大家只谈国家和人类的命运和前途,个个都是一副“天将降大任于斯人”的样子。
不过,每个人的口袋里都是空的,全额奖学金每月19元5角,这些钱在买了最简单的衣食用品之后,就一点都不剩了.。