大学体验英语综合教程课堂辅导Book 3Unit 1-passage b-词汇充电

大学体验英语综合教程课堂辅导Book 3Unit 1-passage b-词汇充电

1 atop

prep. on, to, or at the top of在……顶上：Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope.报纸的下面，一张纸的上面，有一只信封。

2 audio

adj. connected with or used in the broadcasting or receiving of sound radio signals 听觉的；声音的：The school’s audio-visual apparatus includes a new set of multi-media device, not to mention films, records, etc.这所中学的视听设备包括一套新的多媒体装置, 更不用说电影、录音等设备了。

【联想】visual 视觉的；video 电视的；录像的

【短语】audio-band n. 声频带/ audio-circuit n. 声频电路/ audio-fidelity n. 声频逼真度/ audio-visual adj. 视觉听觉的; 视听( 教学法) 的

3 boundary

n. the dividing line, esp. between two areas of land 分界线；边境线：The river is the boundary between the two countries. 这条河是两国的界河。｜Science advances the boundaries of knowledge. 科学扩展了知识的范围。【联想】bound 界限+-ary 名词后缀

【考题】Negotiations about fixing the _______ between the two countries are still going on.

A. frontier

B. edge

C. boundary

D. border

【详解】答案C。句意：两国间关于边界划分的谈判仍在进行之中。A、C、D项均有“边界”之意。boundary着重指自然形成的“边界线”，多指领土分界线；border 意

为“较宽的边缘”，多指两国之间分界处附近的边缘地区，即“边境”；frontier 指

属于本国一侧的“边缘地”。

【短语】the boundaries of the country 国界；界限；范围/the boundaries of knowledge 知识范围

4 brilliant

adj. ①very bright; sparking 非常明亮的；光辉夺目的：a brilliant color 鲜明的颜色｜②very intelligent; highly skilled or talented 极聪明的；技艺精湛的；才华横溢的：The soloist gave a brilliant performance. 独奏演员进行了卓越的表演。

【短语】a brilliant speaker 一位卓越的演说家/ a brilliant artist 一位有才华的艺术家

5 cabin

n. ①a small room on a ship usu. used for sleeping 船舱：a four-berth cabin 四个铺位的船舱｜② a small roughly built (wooden) house 小( 木) 屋：There is a simple cabin in the forest. 森林里有一个简陋的小木屋。

6 climate

n. the type of weather that a region has气候：The present political climate is good for him.当前的政治气候对他有利。

【联想】contemplation n. 呆视，冥想，期待，打算；contemplative adj. 耽于冥思的，好沉思默想的。近义词consider, deliberate ,expect, intend, plan, ponder,

reflect, study, think

【考题】These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours.

A. weather

B. season

C. climate

D. space

【详解】答案C。句意：这些树在我们这儿这么冷的天气下不能生长。climate 和weather 不同，climate 指“某地一般的气候”，而weather 指“某地一时的天气”。

【短语】arctic climate 北极气候｜arid climate 干燥气候｜artificial climate 人工气候｜authoritarian classroom climate 严格管教的课堂气氛coastal climate 海岸气候｜

continental climate 大陆气候

7 communicate

v. ①to make known告知，传达：The Minister for Foreign Affairs has already communicated on this event with the American President.外交部长已经跟美国总统就此事件交换过意见了。

②to share or exchange opinions, news, information, etc 交流，交际，通讯，沟通：Since then,

they lost their ability to communicate with an audience.自那以后他们再也无法引起观众的共鸣。

【联想】communication n. 交流，沟通；传达；community n. 共同体

8 decade

n. a period of ten years 十年：for decades on end 数十年如一日

【联想】[熟]December( 原来是“十月”) →[根]dec(im) (=10) →[生]decade 十年；decimal 十进制的

9 directly

adv. ①in a direct manner 直接地：The road runs directly north. 道路径直通向北方。②at once, instantly 立即，立刻：He’ll be coming directly.他一会就来｜We came directly

we got your telephone.我们一接到你的电话就赶来了。

【联想】immediately/instantly/directly+ 从句=as soon as+ 从句

【考题】The policemen went into action _______ they heard the alarm.

A. promptly

B. presently

C. quickly

D. directly【详解】答案D。句意：警察们一听

到警报就采取行动了。directly 立即，马上，此处为连词，有“一……就”之意，

相当于as soon as。其他三项均为副词，不能用做连词。

【辨异】direct, directly ｜direct adv. 用于具体意义“不拐弯，不转向”。如：You should go direct to him. 你应该直接到他那儿去。｜directly 多用于抽象意义上“直接地”。

如：The measure affects me directly. 此举措对我有直接影响。

10 focus

n. ①point at which rays (of light, sound, etc) meteor from which they appear to come (光、声等大)中心点，源｜[搭配] the focus of a lens. 透镜的焦点｜②centre of activity , interest, etc.

活动的中心；使人感兴趣的所在：Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the focus of attention when he entered the office.他由于服装奇特, 一走进办公室便成了大家注意的中心。

【考题】The new union will provide a _________ for discounted teachers.

A. foam

B. fodder

C. middle

D. focus

【详解】答案D。题意：这个新协会将为不满意的教师提供一个活动中心。foam 泡沫；

fodder 饲料；middle中心，中部，多指事物两端之间的位置，常用于短语in the

middle of；focus 集中点，中心。

v. to concentrate on something集中(注意力)：You must try to focus your mind on work and study. (喻)你应该努力把思想集中在工作的学习上。｜All eyes were focused on the speaker. ( 喻) 大家的目光都集中在发言人身上。

【辨异】focus, concentrate 指“集中( 精神、精力)”时两词可以换用，但focus 一般不以具体事物作宾语，concentrate 则可以。

【短语】fo cus one’s attention on=pay attention to集中注意｜focus...on...使……集中于……｜bring into focus (=bring to a focus) 使集中在焦点上; 使清楚起来; 使