1.operahousen.歌剧院2.skyscrapern.摩天大楼3.maplen.枫树maplesyrup枫糖浆4.wildernessn.a.未开垦之地,荒原Thegardenhasbecomeaweed-infestedwilderness.花园已变成一片杂草丛生的荒地。b.低潮时期,在野Thepartyspentseveralyearsinthepoliticalwilderness.这个政党在野多年。ForsolonghehadwaitedinthewildernessforarecalltoTestcricket.这么长时间以来,他一直在坐冷板凳,等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。wildadj.a.未驯化的,野生的wildanimalsb.荒凉的人,荒芜人烟的wildmountainousregionsc.感情强烈的,疯狂的gowildbewild/enthusiasticabout热衷于He’sreallywildaboutpopmusic.one’swildestdreams所能想象的,所能期望的NeverinmywildestdreamsdidIthinkI’denduphere.我从未想到过我会来到这儿。Thisadvertisementpromisestomakeyourichbeyondyourwildestdreams.这一广告许诺说能让人富的超乎想象。5.centigrade摄氏度6.bordern.国界,边界+betweentheborderbetweenHungaryandRomania匈牙利和罗马尼亚的边界cross/closetheborder越过/封锁边界atownontheCanadianborder在加拿大边境地区的一个城镇7.countlessadj.无数的,数不清的Shebroughtjoytocountlesspeoplethroughhermusic.她用音乐给无数的人带来欢乐。countv.a.数countthedays/hours/minutes用于表示急切等待某事发生I’mcountingthedaysuntilIseeyouagain.Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.如意算盘莫忙打。b.(被)算入,(被)计入Pointsscoredafterthebelldon’tcount.c.把---看作,当作ThatcountsasalieasfarasIamconcerned.Isgeographycountedasasciencesubject?d.有重要性,有影响You’relate,butyou’rehereandthat’swhatcounts.counton依靠,指望Thewholeteamwascountingonme,andIletthemdown.8.freezingadj极冷的,冰冻的adv.极冷地adj.Itisfreezingtoday.freezingpoint/frogadv.Itisfreezingcoldoutside.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun’sheat,theearthatnightwouldbefreezingcold,toocoldforustolive.v.freeze-froze-frozenThecoldweatherhadfrozentheground.Everytimesheopensthewindowweallfreeze.Twomenfrozetodeathonthemountain./Twomenwerefrozentodeathonthemountain.Ifrozewithterrorasthedoorslowlyopened.befrozenwithfear/terrorbefrozentodeath9.recreationn.娱乐,消遣recreationroomrecreationaladj.~activities/facilities10.cross-countryadj.越野的cross-borderadj.跨越国境的cross-culturaladj跨文化的11.photographern.拍照者,摄影师n./v.photograph照片/拍照12.huntern.猎人v./n.hunt打猎/搜寻,追踪~for(search/lookfor)Sheisstillhuntingforanewjob.Detectivesarehuntingforthieveswhobrokenintoawarehouseyesterday.13.rankvi/vt.属于某个等级,将…归为某个等级;排列n.等级,地位;军衔Theuniversityisrankednumberoneinthecountryforengineering.Attheheightofhercareersherankedsecondintheworld.Therestaurantranksamongthefinestintown.Itcertainlydoesn’trankashisgreatestwin.rankas把..看作rankamong属于…之列berankedsecond/ranksecond排名第二apainterofthefirst/top/frontrank一流的画家high/lowrank级别高/低peopleofallranks社会各阶层的人14.multiculturala.15.Portugal16.Lebanon17.historicadj.历史上著名的(或重要的),具有历史意义的________________________一个历史性的时刻、决定、日子、访问、胜利ahistoric________/________/________/________/___________historicaladj.有关历史的;历史学的;历史题材的thehistoricalbackgroundtothewar______________历史研究_________________历史小说______________一座有历史意义的大楼_____________________一位历史老师_______________Therehasalwaysbeenagreatdealofconflictsbetweenthetwocountriesinhistory.→Therehasalwaysbeenagreatdealofconflictsbetweenthetwocountries______________.冠词填空加拿大的历史____historyofCanada一个有悠久历史的国家acountryof______longhistory我对历史感兴趣I’minterestedin________history.名垂青史make____historygodownin_______history18.alleyn.小巷,胡同19.concreten.混凝土adj.具体的=specific;有形的具体的计划__________________确凿的证据__________________20.dynamicadj.充满活力的dynamicpersonality充满活力的个性21.cuisinen.菜肴;烹饪22.malln.购物中心23.waterfalln.瀑布24.semicirclen.半圆形semi-prefix(一)半,部分地,(在某段时间内)出现两次的semiconductor半导体semiconscious半清醒的asemi-weeklyvisit一周两次的拜访25.sheetn.一大片;一张;床单26.travelern.旅客,游客27.frontiern.国界;边境28.westwardsadv.向西29.seekone’sfortune外出寻找(成功或发财)机会ManypeoplelefttheirhomesandtravelledwestwardstoseektheirfortuneintheGoldRush.seek–sought-sought寻求,追求eg.DoyouthinkthePresidentwillseekre-election?Localschoolsareseekingtoreducethedropoutrate.拓展短语seekone’sadvice/help/assistance征询某人的意见/寻求某人的帮助jobseeker找工作者典型例题Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek______foodsafetyproblem.(11安徽)A.inB.toC.onD.afterfortunen.大笔的钱,巨款单词拓展fortune—fortunate---fortunately----unfortunately—misfortune短语seekone’sfortune外出寻找机会=tryone’sfortune碰运气makeafortune发财tellone’sfortune算命当堂检测1.国I卷32).ThediscoveryofgoldinAustralialedthousandstobelievethatafortune_______.A.ismadeB.wouldmakeC.wastobemadeD.hadmade2.津卷)Onethousanddollarsamonthisnotafortunebutwouldhelpcovermyliving___A.billsB.expensesC.pricesD.charges3Inthe1890s,aboutonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesfromdifferentareasalloverNorthAmericato______inthe“goldrush”.A.telltheirfortuneB.tryafortunec.makefortuneD.seektheirfortune30.settlement1.n.解决Thetwocountriesarenegotiatingforapeacefulsettlement.两国正在协商一个和平的解决办法。Wehopeforalastingsettlementofallthesetroubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决2.定居点;聚居地Thevillageisasettlementofjustfiftyhouses.这个村子里只住了50户人。Hetookuphissettlementinanewhouse.他在新屋居住下来。2010年高考试题(浙江卷)Thesettlementishometonearly1,000people,manyof________lefttheirvillagehomesforabetterlifeinthecity.A.whomB.whichC.themD.those31.syrupn.糖浆coughsyrup.止咳糖浆32.littlemorethan只是---而已,仅仅1.Hisviolincellohadbecomelittlemorethanamealticket.他的大提琴技艺仅仅成了谋生手段。2.Heislittlemorethanaboyinworldlyexperience.他涉世不深,简直还是一个孩子3.Thewaitwasmercifullybrief,littlemorethananhour.幸好等待的时间很短,不过一个小时多一点。33.merchantn.商人Thefamilywasforcedtoliveoncreditfromlocalmerchants.这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。Thelandisinthepossessionofthemerchant.这块地为该商人