【正文】 a state of somethingadj. made longer in space or time4 ex+tens+ive。 Out of + stretch + of a certain qualityadj. great in amount or area5 con+tend。 Together + move。 v. to fight, to struggle6 tend +ency。 To move + of a nature to do somethingn. an inclination or leaning in attitude or behaviorB1 contend2 tendency3 extensive4 extended5 tension6 distendedChapter 2Before You Readconceived: formed or thought of an ideadynamics: the factors that shape interactions, situations, or relationshipsgifted: having special natural abilitynovelty: something new or unusualVocabulary ComprehensionAj. e. h. g. f. i. c. b. d aB 1 criteria2 conceived3 postulate4 taken the plunge5 novelty6 dynamics7 cravings8 hypothesis9 gifted10 alluding toVocabulary Skill cap。 variants: cep, cip, ceiveAacceptv. to receive。 to takeinterceptv. interrupt。 stoprecipientn. receiveranticipatev. expectcaptivatev. capture the admiration or love of sb.receivev. to getcapacityn. the ability to contain or holdcaptorsomeone who confines anotherB1 capacity2 anticipate3 accepted4 intercept5 captivated6 receive7 captors8 recipientsActive reading skills 4Unit 10Chapter 1Reading prehension1 food fuss2 enhances。 safety。 longterm3 genes。 DNA4 cutting。 pasting5 Frankenfoods6 Atlantic7 experience。 dollars/money8 technologyVocabulary prehensionA1 calm2 turns on3 resisting4 aroma5 opponents6 spoken to7 voluntary8 mortally9 frighten10 securityB1 generated2 ambiguity3 mandatory4 fuss5 revolves around6 positionally7 texture8 Proponents9 attributed to10 alertedVocabulary SkillA1 insist: verb. to demand or show a strong opinion2 consistently: adv. repeatedly in the same way or manner3 substitute: noun. A person or thing that acts in place of someone or somethingverb. to replace4 persist: verb. to continue steadily in the same manner despite obstacles or challenges5 statue: noun. a form or model of a person or thing made of wood, metal, stone, etc.6 institute: noun. an organization, especially one for education or researchverb. to initiate or begin7 superstition: noun。 a belief of or story about magical or supernatural beings or events8 desist: verb. to stop doing something。 to discontinue9 constitute: verb. to make up or pose。 to give lawful form toB1 superstition2 statue3 insisted4 desist5 substitute6 instituteChapter 2Reading prehensionA1 b 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 d 6 c 7 c 8 dVocabulary prehensionAadhere to: to obey or pay attention tostaples: mon or important itemsabundant: plentiful。 more than enoughtherapeutic: healing。 good for one39。s healthanalysis: an examination of parts of a whole to find facts or solutions。 a studyvalidated: confirmed。 proven trueruled out: determined as not possible or unsatisfactorycorrelating: perceiving how one thing relates meaningfully to anotheraccounts for: explains or justifiesrestricts: limits or restrainsBadhere to。 ruled out。 accounts for。 therapeutic。 correlating。 restricted。 abundant。 validate。 analysis。 stapleVocabulary SkillANounsmonologue: a long talk by only one persondecathlon: a track and field petition posed of ten eventsdecibel: a unit of measurement for sound intervalspercentage: a numerical representation of sth. as a part of a whole that equals 100%centenary: a one hundredth anniversary or a 100year periodcentenarian: a person who has lived one hundred years or moremillipede: a small insect with a long body and many legsverbsmonopolize: to control pletely or dominatedecimate: to destroy much of somethingadjectivesmonotonous: boring or without changecentennial: happening once every one hundred yearsmillennial: making one thousand yearsBText 1: millipede。 decimated。 percentageText 2: centenarians。 centenary。 monologue。 monotonous。 monopolizingText 3: decathlon。 decibelText 4: Centennial。 MillennialReal life skillA 1 k 2 d 3 c 4 I 5 j 6 a 7 h 8 g 9 b 10 e 11 fUnit 11Chapter 1Getting ready1 Mercury 2 Venus 3 Earth 4 Mars 5 Jupiter 6 Saturn 7 Uranus 8 Neptune 9 PlutoBefore you readasteroid: an irregularlyshaped celestial bodymeteoroid: a celestial body that appears as a meteor upon entering Earth39。s atmospherespinechilling: extremely frightening or creepy。 negativeperilously: dangerously or with risk。 negativeplunge: to plummet or fall fast and far。 negativemonstrous: extremely ugly or extremely large。 negativedreary: dark, sad, gloomy。 uninteresting。 negativeVocabulary prehensionA1 e 2 f 3 i 4 b 5 j 6 a 7 d 8 c 9 g 10 hBspinechilling, plunged, perilously, remnants, coagulate, coalesce, contemplated, nudging, dreary, testifiedVocabulary skillA1 n. a misunderstanding or mistake in meaning2 adv. in a manner capable of being misunderstood or mistaken3 n. improper conduct4 n. a failure to municate clearly。 a message in error5 n.a minor legal offense6 v.to manage poorly。 to misguide7v.to say a word improperly or poorly8 n.a person who does not associate well with others。 an object that is the improper size or shape9 n.bad luck or a terrible event resulting from bad luck10 v.to mislead sb。 to say something incorrect or untrue on purposeB1 mismanaged2 mispronouncing3 mismunication4 misconceptions5 mistakably6 misrepresented7 misdemeanor8 misbehavior9 misfit10 misfortuneChapter 2Before you readventure onto: to go somewhere with some risk of harmhospitable: friendly or welingstunning: very beautiful or surprisingmarvels: wonders。 amazementsmicroscopic: very small。 visible only with a microscopeVocabulary prehensionA1 pleasantly2 confusion 3 fullfledged4 hostile 5 drab6 mysteries7 popped8 overflowed9 look into10 drill downB1 ventures onto2 marvels3 hospitable4 stunning5 burst up6 trace。 microscopic7 drill down8 bitterly9 flowingVocabulary skillA1 v. to cancel