【正文】 g story that she almost wept．inspiring：鼓舞人心的。He made all inspiring speech．boring：令人厭煩的。Not only are mothers not paid but also most of theft boring work is unnoticed．frightening：嚇人的。He gave us a frightening，but believable account of his childhood．詞匯學(xué)習(xí)6：1．B immense：巨大的。enormous：巨大的。The expense of living isimmense today．現(xiàn) 在生活的開支很大。Their losses were enormous．他們的損失巨大。much：許多。The students have given me much help．學(xué)生給了我許多幫助。little：??；少。The old man lived in a little house in the woods．老人生活在樹林中的一座小屋里。extensive：廣泛的。They make extensive contacts with the Chinese people．他們跟中國(guó)人廣泛接觸。 accumulate：積累。build up：建立起。The old teacher has accumulated a lot of teaching experience．這位老教師積累了豐富的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。We have built up a good reputation．我們建立起了很好的聲譽(yù)。make up：編造。She made up a funny story to explain her absence．她編造了一個(gè)滑稽的故事，解釋她為什么不來(lái)。Clear up：澄清。I39。d like to clear up two or three points．我有兩三點(diǎn)想澄清一下。3．B overtake：超過(guò)。pass：超過(guò)。Japan has overtaken Germany in industrial production．日本在工業(yè)生產(chǎn)方面已經(jīng)超過(guò)了德國(guó)。The police car has passed the truck．警車已經(jīng)超過(guò)了卡車。reach：到達(dá)。We reached our destination at midnight．我們午夜到達(dá)了目的地。lead：帶。The blind man has a dog to lead him．這個(gè)盲人有條狗領(lǐng)他。4．D advisable：可取的。wise：聰明的。It is advisable that everyone save money for further education．為進(jìn)一步接受教育而積點(diǎn)錢是可取的。No one is born wise．人不是生下來(lái)就聰明的。possible：可能的。It’s possible for you to take a night train．你搭乘夜車是可以的。profitable：有利可圖的。The deal was quite profitable．這宗買賣是有利可圖的。easy：容易。John is easy to please．使約翰高興很容易。5．B puzzle：迷。mystery：迷。His death has remained a puzzle．他怎么死的至今還是個(gè)迷。It was a mystery how the burglars got in．盜賊怎么進(jìn)來(lái)的是個(gè)迷。problem：?jiǎn)栴}。We have lots of problems to solve．我們有許多問(wèn)題要解決。question：?jiǎn)栴}。The clever student asked the teacher an extremely difficult question．那個(gè)聰明的學(xué)生問(wèn)了老師一個(gè)極其難的問(wèn)題。point：論點(diǎn)。The point that l want to make here and now is that Ph．D．dissertations must be original．此時(shí)此地我想要說(shuō)的一點(diǎn)是博士論文必須是原創(chuàng)性的。6．C exhibit：顯示。show：顯示。The Chinese soldiers exhibited great bravery in that fierce battle．在那場(chǎng)激烈的戰(zhàn)斗中，中國(guó)士兵表現(xiàn)出了極大的勇氣。The mander showed his talent in defending this glorious city．司令官在保衛(wèi)這座光榮的城市中表現(xiàn)出了他的才能。spread：伸展。The flyover spreads for a mile and is huge．這座立交橋延伸到一英里，非常巨大。open：開。The conference was opened on May l and closed on May 4．大會(huì)五月一日開幕的，五月四日閉幕。The police man examined the passport very carefully．警察仔細(xì)地察看了護(hù)照。7．A eternal：永久的。Everlasting：永久的。I simple can’t stand his eternal boasting，saying that he is a man of great importance．我簡(jiǎn)直無(wú)法忍受他的永不休止的自吹，把自己說(shuō)成是個(gè)重要的人物。We’re all working for everlasting peace．我們都在為永久的和平而奮斗。Long：長(zhǎng)的。I had a long conversation with him today．我今天跟他長(zhǎng)談了一次。monotonous：?jiǎn)握{(diào)的。His report was very monotonous．他的報(bào)告很枯燥。lengthy：長(zhǎng)的。The guest professor gave us a very lengthy lecture this afternoon．客座教授今天下午給我們作了一個(gè)很長(zhǎng)的講座。8．A depict：描寫。describe：描寫。This novel depicts the life of a traditional Chinese woman．這本小說(shuō)描述了一個(gè)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)婦女的生活。The police woman asked her to describe the thief．那個(gè)女警察讓她描述了那個(gè)盜賊。draw：畫。The artist is drawing a picture of his home town．那個(gè)美術(shù)家在畫他的家鄉(xiāng)。write：寫。The beginners are able to write simple sentences．初學(xué)者已經(jīng)可以寫簡(jiǎn)單旬了。introduce：介紹。Jack introduced Marry to John at the party．在聚會(huì)上杰克把瑪麗介紹給了約翰。9．D operative：運(yùn)作的。work：運(yùn)作的。We have many radars operative．我們有許多雷達(dá)在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)著。The old theory doesn’t work．舊的理論已經(jīng)不靈了。run：經(jīng)營(yíng)。She runs a small shop．她經(jīng)營(yíng)著一個(gè)小店。move：移動(dòng)。The earth moves round the sun．地球繞著太陽(yáng)轉(zhuǎn)。rotate：轉(zhuǎn)。The earth rotates round thesun．地球繞著太陽(yáng)轉(zhuǎn)。10．C wreck：毀壞。damage：毀壞。My car was pletely wrecked inthe accident．我 的車在車禍中完全毀壞了。Many temples were damaged in the war．許多寺廟在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中毀壞了。shake：搖晃。The house shakes when a train goes by．火車開過(guò)時(shí)，房子會(huì)晃動(dòng)。fall：倒下。The old building was falling to pieces．那座老建筑正在坍塌中。tremble：顫抖。The girl’s lips started to tremble and then she began to cry．女孩的嘴唇先是顫抖接著就哭了起來(lái)。11．B embody：顯示；包含。include：包含。The new model embodies a few refinements．新的模型包含了一些改進(jìn)之處。The plan includes many of your suggestions．該計(jì)劃包含了許多你的建議。consist of：由……組成。This panel consists of several young professors．這個(gè)答辯委員會(huì)由幾個(gè)年輕的教授組成。make up：組成……。This team is made up of several old professors．這個(gè)小組由幾個(gè)老教授組成。mark：標(biāo)志。His death marked the end of an era．他的死標(biāo)志著一個(gè)時(shí)代的結(jié)束。12．D obscure：遮擋。prevent：擋住。If you stand there you’11 obscure our view of the race．如果你站在那里，你會(huì)擋住我們看賽跑的。The storm prevented an early departure．暴風(fēng)雨阻礙了早離開。darken：變……黑暗。The bad news darkened their view of the situation．這條壞消息使得他們對(duì)情況的看法變得很悲觀。hold：保持……狀態(tài)。They held themselves in readiness for bad news．他們對(duì)壞消息已經(jīng)做好了準(zhǔn)備。blacken：變……黑。Smoke has blackened the ceiling of the room．煙已經(jīng)把房間的天花板熏黑了。13．C restrain：阻止。prevent：阻止。I simply can’t retrain them from going their own way．我壓根無(wú)法阻止他們按照自己的方式行事。We’ve tried very hard to prevent the facemaintenance project from being done．我們已經(jīng)竭盡全力阻止這項(xiàng)面子工程的執(zhí)行。disallow：不允許。Government officials are disallowed to accept bribery．政府官員是不可接受賄賂。reduce：減少。Some fat people are trying to reduce their weight．一些肥胖的人在試圖減肥。confine：監(jiān)禁。He was confined to prison for six years．他在監(jiān)獄里關(guān)了六年。14．D sensational：有感覺的，令人激動(dòng)的。Exciting：令人激動(dòng)的。A sensational story is one likely to excite people．一個(gè)激動(dòng)人心的故事很可能使人激動(dòng)。This movie is very exciting．這部電影是非常令人激動(dòng)的。sexy：性感的。She is beautiful and sexy．她漂亮且性感。Surprising：出乎意外的。Their achievements are surprising．他們?nèi)〉玫某删褪求@人的。exceptional：例外的。This hot weather is exceptional for August．八月天這么熱是不尋常的。15．A stroll：散步。walk：走路；散步。The old professor usually takes a little stroll in the garden early in the morning．那個(gè)老教授常常一清早在花園里散散步。He takes a walk only when he is free．只有有空時(shí)他才散散步。rest：休息。She takes a rest occasionally．她偶然也休息休息。breath：呼吸。Jack took a deep breath and dived in．杰克深深吸了一口氣，然后潛入水中。詞匯學(xué)習(xí)7： annoying和irritating意思最相近，有“使煩惱的”，“使人不愉快的”等意思。hateful有“可恨的”，“心懷不滿的”等意思。He is hateful to 。Don39。t be so 。painful:痛苦的。I don39。t like his painful 。horrifying是“恐怖的”，“使震驚的”的意思。These were horrifying 。 deliberately和intentionally意思相同：故意，蓄意地。sufficient:足夠的，充分的。This is sufficient for my 。noticeable:明顯的，易見的。There is no noticeable 。absolutely:絕對(duì)地。He39。s absolutely 。 vague:模糊的，含糊的。imprecise:不確切的，不明確的。concise:簡(jiǎn)明扼要的。如：Her letter was concise, omitting everything not pertinent to the job for which she was ，省去了所有跟申請(qǐng)就業(yè)不相關(guān)的東西。unpolished:未經(jīng)修飾的。She is reading an unpolished 。elementary:基本的，初級(jí)的。How