【正文】 hairless．他的軀體光溜溜的，并且不長毛。That probably is the most bare and inhospitable island I’ve ever seen．那可能是我見過的最荒涼的、最不宜居住的島嶼了。 barren：貧瘠。用一般現(xiàn)在時，說明傻是她的特征；用現(xiàn)在進行體，說明她在某個具體事情上犯傻，傻并非她的本質(zhì)。She is being very foolish about it．在這件事上她很傻。She is a very beautiful 。He lives a very simple life for a man who has bee incredibly ，他的生活是極其簡單的。She is emotionally immature．她在情感上尚不成熟。 childish：幼稚的。The police ordered them to wait right there．警察命令他們就在那兒等著。We asked her to sing．我們請求她唱歌。They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up．警察最終成功地說服了他們?nèi)ネ栋缸允住he pany mander assigned me to stand guard．連長派我去站崗。 allocate：分配；分派。The path grew with weeds．小徑長滿了野草。Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded．一輛裝載化學(xué)物品的卡車爆炸后，火勢迅速蔓延。Japan’s industrial production increased by 20％last ％。Dust collected on the furniture．家具上積了灰塵。 accumulate：積累，積聚。The federal government tried to control rising healthcare 。Her heart stopped three times．她的心臟三次停止跳動。Population growth is decreasing by ％each year．％的速度下降。Security is being stepped up to deal with the increase in violence．為了對付日益增長的暴力事件，安全工作正在加快。 accelerate：加快。Their food supply is meager．他們食品供應(yīng)短缺。You’11 get extra pay for extra work．額外的工作，我們付額外的報酬。A student doesn’t have a steady ine．學(xué)生沒有固定收入。Fish is plentiful in the lake．湖中有大量的魚。 abundant：大量的，豐富的。John apparently did not return the money, despite repeated reminders．盡管不斷給約翰送去催單，顯然他還沒有還錢。It was a very frightening experience but every one of us was courageous．這是一個令人害怕的經(jīng)歷，不過，我們每個人都很勇敢。Smoking is certainly bad for your health．抽煙有害你的健康。He is a scholar of unusual ability．他是個有非凡才能的學(xué)者。 abnormal：不正常的。invasion：入侵，侵略。unity：整體，聯(lián)合。 branch和division意思相近：分支，分支機構(gòu)。distant：遠處的。clean：干凈的。 safe和secure意思相近：安全的。inevitably：不可避免地。People in the countryside still wear their hair short and dress conventionally．鄉(xiāng)下人仍然留短發(fā)，穿傳統(tǒng)的服裝。I like the country，especially in spring．尤其是春天，我特別喜歡農(nóng)村。6．C physicist：物理學(xué)家。doctor：大夫。5．A atrocity：暴行。ratio：比，比率。impulse：沖動。與velocity(速度；快速)的意思相近。4．AI stayed longer than I had originally planned．我逗留的時問比原來計劃的要長。Everyone was dressed in crudely sewn shorts and shirts．人人都穿著縫制得很粗糙的短褲和襯衫。I rarely get up early on Sundays．星期天我很少早起。 seldom：很少；不常。There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night．昨夜氣溫突然下降。It was surprising that the little girl could answer this question．小女孩能回答這個問題，令人吃驚。He has a slight German accent．他有一點德國口音。The rays of the sun，in excess，can be very harmful．過量的陽光可能會非常有害。damaging：有損害的。His work created enormous interest in England．他的作品在英格蘭引起很大關(guān)注。I have been preparing for the final exam．我一直在準(zhǔn)備期末考試。We have to rely on him for the tickets．我們不得不靠他搞票。The Labour Party has demanded an explanation from the government．工黨已要求政府作出解釋。 insist on：堅持。worrying：令人擔(dān)心的。serious：嚴(yán)重的。contagious：傳染性的。fatal：致命的。15．C highranking：地位高的。goodlooking：漂亮的。rich：富的。honest：誠實；正派。14．A wash：洗。clean：清除。lighten：發(fā)亮，照亮。polish：擦亮。13．Ddig：挖掘。pull out：拔。pull：拉。repair：補。take out：取出；拔出。12．Aquickly：迅速地。firmly：堅固地，堅定地。suddenly：突然。willingly：樂意地。11．Ausually：通常。continuously：連續(xù)不斷地。放在句首時引起倒裝。She seldom showed her feelings．她很少流露她的感情。 rarely：很少，不常。He told the boss that he had nothing to hide．他對老板說他沒有什么可隱瞞的。He told the shop assistant not to wrap it yet；he wanted to examine it more closely．他告訴售貨員先不要包起來，他要仔細(xì)看看。It is a very peculiar experience to see one’s child grow．看著孩子長大，有一種獨特的感受。We are not ready to test the new design yet．我們尚未做好對新設(shè)計進行試驗的準(zhǔn)備。9．D successfully：成功地。accidentally：意外地，偶然地。regularly：定期地，有規(guī)律地。 occasionally與sometimes意思相近：有時，偶爾。What he told the investigating mittee was basically true．他對調(diào)查委員會所說的話基本屬實。Curing cancer to the current medical knowledge is absolutely impossible．就目前的醫(yī)學(xué)知識來說，治愈癌癥絕對不可能。She holds both views simultaneously．她同時持有這兩種觀點。In Oxford Street you can buy almost anything．在牛津街你差不多什么都可以買到。practically：幾乎。Exchange of ideas contributes greatly to mutual understanding．交換看法大大有助于相互了解。Professor Jones twice asked Tom to revise his essay．瓊斯教授兩次要湯姆修改他的文章。The mittee asked him to clarify his points．委員會要他澄清他的觀點。We will formulate a policy that will promote rather than hinder peace．我們將制定一項促進和平而不是阻礙和平的政策。draft：起草，設(shè)計。Heat evaporates water．熱使水蒸發(fā)。Routine tests will diagnose the condition accurately．常規(guī)檢查會準(zhǔn)確地診斷病情。They made several attempts to disrupt our meetings．他們屢次試圖破壞我們的集會。Herbal medicine can be used to cure sleeplessness．草藥可用來治療失眠。 remedy：治療；補救。This October has been exceptionally wet．今年十月雨下得出奇地多。He laughed excessively, making us question his sincerity．他笑得太過分了，使我們懷疑他的真誠。The boss wants us to finish the project more quickly than before．老扳要我們比以前更快地完成這個項目。The volcano has been erupting continuously since March．這座火山自三月起一直在不斷地噴發(fā)。 steadily：穩(wěn)定地。You should inform the caretakers of the changes to the alarm system．你應(yīng)該讓守夜的人知道改變警報系統(tǒng)的事。The landlord doesn’t want to reduce the rent．房東不打算降低房租。All the managers agreed that this was a good idea．所有的經(jīng)理都認(rèn)為這是個好主意。A l2yearold boy and a dog were the sole occupants of the big house．這所大房子里只住著一個十二歲的男孩和一條狗。 resident：居民，住戶。I received a letter from my brother．我收到我弟弟的一封信。We hope to be able to store solar energy in the summer months and use it in winter．我們希望能夠在夏天把太陽能儲存起來，在冬天使用。A solar cell takes radiation from the sun and converts it into electricity．太陽能電池吸收太陽光線，并將其轉(zhuǎn)成電。More efficient ways to utilise wind energy and tidal power are being studied．人們正在研究更有效地利用風(fēng)能和潮汐能量的方法。2．C These goods are of dubious origin．這些東西的來路令人懷疑。Everyone was listening to his vivid but exaggerated description of the event．每個人都在聽他對事件的生動但夸張的描述。He had an expressive face．他有一張表情豐富的臉。Their physical strength was their pride．健壯的體魄是他們的驕傲。詞匯學(xué)習(xí)3：1．BI’ll answer his letter immediately．我會立即給他回信。She kept a diary until shortly before her death．直到去世前不久她才停止記日記。He gave many reasons for being late；lastly he said his car had broken down．他先是說了一大堆遲到的理由，最后還說他的車壞了。ve only recently begun to learn English．我只是最近才開始學(xué)英語。recently：最近；近來。15．Crefuse：拒絕，不接受。turn down：不接受。give up：放棄。14．Bsuffer from：受……之苦。take action：采取行動，采取措施。I don’t think that they would accept my view．我認(rèn)為他們不會接受我的觀點。If I were you，I wouldn’t put up with his behavior any longer．如果我是你，我不會再忍受他的這種行為。tolerate：忍受。The photograph evo