高级英语复习

1.ends----goals

2.take the bull by the horns----confront the question fearlessly

3.drunk through with----overwhelmed by

4.matter-of-fact----realistic

5.mean----midway

6.extreme moral rectitude----absolute moral righteousness and

correctness

7.alphabetize----arrange in alphabetic order

8.take clearer and clearer shape----are gradually formed and developed

9.bums and clods----lazy and stupid

10.g et the whole thing over with----finish quickly what they have to do

11.c ut a clean swath through----destroy ruthlessly the main part of

12.d rummed into----repeatedly made known to

13.b oomeranged----produced the result opposite from what was intended

14.t hreshold pains----pains of a certain level above which some effects

will reveal

15.s ubjected to----forced to undergo

16.w ork his magic----create supernaturally wonderful effect

17.c ut down in their prime----forced to drop out at the top of their career

18.p sychological cripples----mentally unbalanced or disabled individuals

sufferers of long-term poor health

19.u nremitting barrage----endless and overwhelming outpouring

20.i ntoxicated----excited by

made the most of----used to the greatest advantage

21.r uinous of aspect----decayed in appearance

aches with----is filled with

thrills with----is excited by

22.s creening----showing

23.t ouch----sense

communicate----manifest

24.a flavor----a thing that people can choose freely as they please a

prevailing standard of belief

a temper----state of the mind

25.s ociety----company

26.r ages----spreads or prevails forcefully

advantages----benefits

27.g ets the day----wins

28.h ave a correspondent depth of seat in the human constitution----be

equally deep-rooted in human nature

29.s tands on----depends on

infinitude----state or quality of being unlimited

30.t ends to----pays attention to

31.t he crown of its approbation----the best it has to offer

1.We are caught on the D. horns of a dilemma.

2.Thousand of salves had to toil and moil in the A. ferocious heat of the

South.

3.Not all the farmers agree to D. proscribe the importation of raw fruits.

4.The rich heiress kept B. dodging the reporter’s questions about her…

5.The election was a mere C. farce since it was fixed.

6.Mr. Edwards failed to become a Congressman by only a small A.

margin.

7.The human fetus usually becomes C. viable by the end of the seventh

month.

8.What C. witchcraft is this? –Are you trying to tell me that the dead…

9.Because he had invited two girls to the dance, she found herself in a

terrible D. predicament.

10.T he kids spoke a C. jargon of their own that no one else understood.

11.D uring the owners’ absence, the lawn became dreadfully D. unkempt.

12.A ll my pupils are talented, but Susie is really C. exceptional.

13.T he more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary it is that the

holder should be somewhat A. punctilious in his observance of …

14.T he nurse C. cleansed the wound for the injured before stitching it.

15.T rees in the schoolyard are regularly D. trimmed by workers assigned

for the job.

16.T he Romans used to B. flagellate criminals with a whip that had…

17.T he lorry lost its B. momentum as it tried to ascend the steep hill.

18.N egotiations between workers and management reached an A.

impasse since neither side would compromise in any way.