第18課第1節(jié) 單詞
1 advance n.前進(jìn)
There were so many people that our advance was slow.
人太多.因此我們的前進(jìn)速度很慢.
n.進(jìn)步
We had made great advances in airplane design.
我們?cè)陲w機(jī)的設(shè)計(jì)上進(jìn)步很大.
同.progress
2 assure v.保證
The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.
船長(zhǎng)向乘客保證沒(méi)有危險(xiǎn).
n.assurance
同.guarantee;convince
3 biology n.生物學(xué)
Specialists in biology study the origin and structure of plant and animal life.
生物學(xué)專家研究動(dòng)植物生命的起源和構(gòu)造.
4 brilliant adj.輝煌的
We have had a week of brilliant sunshine.
我們有一星期陽(yáng)光明媚的好天氣.
adj.有才氣的
Everyone likes to hear him, he is a brilliant speaker.
每個(gè)人都喜歡聽(tīng)他說(shuō)話,他是個(gè)有才氣的演說(shuō)家.
n.brilliance
5 cause n.原因
The flood last month was the cause of much damage.
上個(gè)月的水災(zāi)是造成許多災(zāi)害的原因.
同.reason
6 colony n.殖民地
Canada and Australia used to be British colonies, now they are independent.
加拿大和澳大利亞過(guò)去是英國(guó)的殖民地,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)獨(dú)立了.
7 conduct n.行為
The children were rewarded for good conduct and punished for bad conduct.
孩子們因行為好而受獎(jiǎng)勵(lì),因行為壞而受懲罰.
同.behavior
8 contrast v.比較
Contrast these foreign goods with the domestic products.
把這些外國(guó)貨和本國(guó)貨比較一下.
9 cruel adj.殘忍的
The cruel master beat his slaves mercilessly with a whip.
殘忍的主人用鞭子無(wú)情的鞭打奴隸.
n.cruelty
10 defect n.缺陷
The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.
這部車不安全,因?yàn)闃?gòu)造上有缺陷.
adj.defective 同.shortcoming
從以上單詞中選出適當(dāng)?shù)囊粋€(gè)單詞,填入空格內(nèi).
1 The teacher ( ) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.
2 He is much interested in plant and animal life; he will study ( ) in the university.
3 A(n) ( ) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.
4 We tried to ( ) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.
5 You are old enough to know the rules of ( ) .
答案:
1 The teacher (contrasted) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.
2 He is much interested in plant and animal life; he will study (biology) in the university.
3 A(n) (colony) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.
4 We tried to (assure) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.=
5 You are old enough to know the rules of (conduct).
1 advance n.前進(jìn)
There were so many people that our advance was slow.
人太多.因此我們的前進(jìn)速度很慢.
n.進(jìn)步
We had made great advances in airplane design.
我們?cè)陲w機(jī)的設(shè)計(jì)上進(jìn)步很大.
同.progress
2 assure v.保證
The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.
船長(zhǎng)向乘客保證沒(méi)有危險(xiǎn).
n.assurance
同.guarantee;convince
3 biology n.生物學(xué)
Specialists in biology study the origin and structure of plant and animal life.
生物學(xué)專家研究動(dòng)植物生命的起源和構(gòu)造.
4 brilliant adj.輝煌的
We have had a week of brilliant sunshine.
我們有一星期陽(yáng)光明媚的好天氣.
adj.有才氣的
Everyone likes to hear him, he is a brilliant speaker.
每個(gè)人都喜歡聽(tīng)他說(shuō)話,他是個(gè)有才氣的演說(shuō)家.
n.brilliance
5 cause n.原因
The flood last month was the cause of much damage.
上個(gè)月的水災(zāi)是造成許多災(zāi)害的原因.
同.reason
6 colony n.殖民地
Canada and Australia used to be British colonies, now they are independent.
加拿大和澳大利亞過(guò)去是英國(guó)的殖民地,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)獨(dú)立了.
7 conduct n.行為
The children were rewarded for good conduct and punished for bad conduct.
孩子們因行為好而受獎(jiǎng)勵(lì),因行為壞而受懲罰.
同.behavior
8 contrast v.比較
Contrast these foreign goods with the domestic products.
把這些外國(guó)貨和本國(guó)貨比較一下.
9 cruel adj.殘忍的
The cruel master beat his slaves mercilessly with a whip.
殘忍的主人用鞭子無(wú)情的鞭打奴隸.
n.cruelty
10 defect n.缺陷
The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.
這部車不安全,因?yàn)闃?gòu)造上有缺陷.
adj.defective 同.shortcoming
從以上單詞中選出適當(dāng)?shù)囊粋€(gè)單詞,填入空格內(nèi).
1 The teacher ( ) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.
2 He is much interested in plant and animal life; he will study ( ) in the university.
3 A(n) ( ) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.
4 We tried to ( ) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.
5 You are old enough to know the rules of ( ) .
答案:
1 The teacher (contrasted) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.
2 He is much interested in plant and animal life; he will study (biology) in the university.
3 A(n) (colony) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.
4 We tried to (assure) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.=
5 You are old enough to know the rules of (conduct).