高级英语考试重点复习资料

高级英语复习资料

一, 单词

preoccupation ( n.) :a matter which takes up an one's attention令人全神贯注的事物

oblivious ( adj.) :forgetful or unmindful(usually with of or to)忘却的；健忘的(常与of或to连用)

gigantic ( adj.) :very big；huge；colossal；immense巨大的，庞大的，其大无比的

heave (v．) :utter(a sign，groan，etc．)with great effort or pain(费劲或痛苦地)发出(叹息、呻吟声等)

arresting (adj.) :attracting attention；interesting；striking引人注目的；有趣的

slay ( v.) :(slew或slayed, slain，slaying)kill or destroy in a violent way杀害；毁掉

linger ( v．) :continue to live or exist although very close to death or the end苟延；历久犹存

agony ( n.) :very great mental or physical pain(精神上或肉体上的)极度痛苦

demolish ( v．) :pull down，tear down，or smash to pieces拆毁，拆除；破坏，毁坏

humiliate ( v．) :hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible使受辱，使丢脸

totter ( v.) :be unsteady on one's feet；stagger蹒跚而行

lame (adj. ) :crippled；disabled；esp. having an injured leg or foot that makes one limp瘸的；残废的

shuffle ( n.) :a slow dragging walk拖着脚走

flicker ( v．) :move with a quick，light，wavering motion摇曳，摇动；晃动

recompose ( v. ) : restore to composure使恢复镇静

hug ( v．) :hold(someone)tightly in the arms搂抱；紧抱

peek ( v．) :glance or look quickly and furtively，esp. through an opening or from behind something(尤指从缝隙或隐蔽处)偷看；窥视stoop ( v．) :bend(the head and shoulders)forwards and down屈身；弯腰

scrap ( n.) :a small piece；bit；fragment；shred小片；碎片

slam ( v．) :shut or allow to shut with force and noise使劲关(门等)；砰地(把门等)关上

scrape ( v．) :(cause to)rub roughly(使)磨擦

indistinguishable ( adj. ) : that cannot be distinguished as being different or separate不能区别的，不能辨别的，难区分的

devoid ( adj.) :completely without；empty or destitute(of)完全没有的，缺乏的(后接of)

ferocious ( adj.) :fierce；savage；violently cruel凶猛的，残忍的；凶恶的

hideous ( adj.) :horrible to see，hear etc．；very ugly or revolting；dreadful骇人听闻的；非常丑陋的；可怕的

swarm ( n.) :a moving mass，crowd，or throng(移动的)大群，大堆

vestige ( n.) :a trace，mark，or sign of something that once existed but has passed away or disappeared残迹；遗迹；痕迹catastrophe ( n.) :any great and sudden calamity，disaster，or misfortune骤然而来的大灾难；灾祸；祸患

prelude ( n.) :anything serving as the introduction to a principal event，action，performance，etc．；preliminary part； preface；opening序言；序幕

orator ( n.) :a skilled，eloquent public speaker雄辩家

erupt ( v．) :burst forth or out，as from some restraint进发；爆发；喷出

legislature ( n.) :a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state(esp. the lawmaking body of a state，corresponding to the U．S．Congress)立法机构(尤指美国的州议会)

indict ( v．) :accuse；charge with the commission of a cime; esp. make formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence usually said of the action of a grand jury控告，控诉；指控，告发，对……起诉

attorney ( n.) :．any person legally empowered to act as agent for. or in behalf of，another(esp. a lawyer)(被当事人授权的法律事务中的)代理人

denounce ( v．) :condemn strongly as evil谴责，指责，痛斥

adjourn ( v. ) :close a session or meeting for the day or for a time休会，闭会；延期

repel ( v．) :drive or force back；hold or ward off击退；抵挡住

fervent ( adj.) :having or showing great warmth of feeling；intensely devoted or earnest；ardent；passionate热烈的，满怀热情的，热心的，深表热诚的；强烈的

二，翻译

I. 同义句。

Unit 2

1)They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

3)The traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between old tradition and new development.

5)The few Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as 1 was．

6)After three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude．

8)I thought for some reason or other no harm had been done to me．

Unit 4

1)She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life.

2)She could always have anything she wanted, and life was extremely generous to her.

4)It seems to me that I have talked to them always ready to leave as quickly as possible.