Unit1ThePowerofLanguagePresentedby:GraceTan目录•课程说明•考试题型•U1重难点课程说明•英语(二)是高等教育自学考试各专业(英语专业除外)本科阶段的公共基础课。其目的是培养学生系统的英语语言知识,需要掌握大概4500的词汇量。统考以阅读,写作为主,听,说不做要求。考试包括客观题和主观题,分别占卷面分的55%和45%。试卷由7部分组成,各结构分别如下:部分名称题号题量分值I阅读判断1-101010II阅读选择11-15510III概括段落大意和补全句子16-251010IV填句补文26-30510V填词补文31-401015VI完型补文41-501015VII短文写作130NewWords&Expressions•1.criticaladj.有判断力的;判断公正(审慎)的•2.non-fictionn.纪实文学•3.positionn.观点;态度;立场•4.statementn.说明;说法;表态•5.questionv.表示疑问;怀疑•outofquestion/outofthequestion•6.evaluatev.估计;评价;评估•7.contextn.事情发生的背景,环境,来龙去脉•8.valuen.values[pl.]是非标准;价值观•valuable•invaluable=priceless•valueless•9.representv.描述;表现representativeadj./n.•10.assertionn.明确肯定;断言•11.sufficientadj.足够的;充足的•Sufficiencyinsufficient•12.statisticn.statistics[pl.]统计数字;统计资料•13.integratev.(使)合并,成为一体•14.authorityn.专家;学术权威;泰斗•an/theauthorityonsth.•authorize•15.comparev.比较;对比•compareAwithB•compareAtoB•16.subjectn.主题;题目;题材•17.consistentadj.相符的;符合的•18.inconsistencyn.不一致•19.assumptionn.假定;假设•20.casen.具体情况;事例•incase•incaseoffire•incasethat…•acaseinpoint•confirmed/suspectedcases•21.directlyadv.直接地;径直地•22.identifyv.找到;发现•23.validadj.符合逻辑的;合理的;确凿的•validityn.有效性,正确(性)•invalid•24.credibleadj.可信的;可靠的•incredible=unbelievable•25.landmarkn.(标志重要阶段的)里程碑•26.relevantadj.紧密相关的;切题的•relevancyn.关联;恰当•irrelevant•27.currentadj.现时发生的;当前的•28.appropriateadj.合适的;恰当的•inappropriate•It's(not)appropriatethat….•29.biasn.偏见;偏心;偏向•30.considerablyadv.非常;很;相当多地•consider•considering•considerable•considerate•consideration•31.Democratn.(美国)民主党党员,民主党支持者民•32.Republicann.(美国)共和党党员,共和党支持者•33.reflectv.显示;表明;表达•34.informedadj.有学问的;有见识的•well-informed•ill-informed•1.applyto使用;应用•2.putforth提出;产生•3.take…intoaccount考虑到;顾及•4.accept/take…atfacevalue相信表面;信以为真•5.withagrainofsalt有保留地;持怀疑态度地重点单词•critical有判断力的,判断公正(或审慎)的•Acriticalreaderwillnoticemanyerrorsinthisarticle.有判断力的读者将会注意到这篇文章里有很多错误。•Hemadeasoundcriticalestimateoftheproblem.他对该问题作出了审慎可靠的估计。•statementn.说明;说法表态•1couldnotdenythetruthofthisstatement.我不能否认这种说法的真实性。•Soonafterwardsshemadeherfirstpublicstatementabouttheaffair.此事的第一次公开表态。•evaluatev.估计;评价;评估•Theprofessorwasaskedtoevaluatethecurrentsituation.人们请这位教授评估一下当前的•形势。•Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenunderwayforthreemonths,soit,stooearlytoevaluateits•success.这个研究项目进行了不过三个月,所以要对它的成绩作出评价为时尚早。•【近义词辨析】•evaluate,estimate,assess,rate•这儿个动词都有“评估,评价”之意。•evaluate指仔细考虑以作出评价,特别是有关好坏和用处的评价。•estimate通常指个人作出的主观估价。•assess原义指为确定交多少税而估计,指通过估价以便更好利用。•rate专指评定价值等级的高低。•4.representv.描述;表现•Thefilmintendedtorepresentthelivesofordinarypeople.这部影片意欲表现普通人的生活。•5.assertionn.明确肯定;断言•Herepeatedhisassertionthathewasnotguilty.他再三声明自己是无罪的。•Researchershaverecentlychallengedtheseassertions.研究人员最近对这些断言提出J•异议。•6.sufficientadj.足够的;充足的•Hisincomeissufficientforhisneeds.他的收入能满足他的需要。•Thepolicehavesufficientevidencetoconnectthesuspectwiththeexplosion..警察有充足的证明该嫌疑犯与爆炸案有关。•7.Integratev.(使)合并,成为一体•Wemustintegratetheorywithpractice..我们必须把理论与实际结合起来。•Thedifferentideashavebeenintegratedintooneuniformplan.不问的意见全都融人了一个统一计划。•8.Comparev.m比较•Comparethisnew'I'Vsetwiththeoldone,andyouwillseewhichisbetter.将这台新电视机与旧电视机一比,你就会看出哪一台更好一些。•9.consistentadj,相符的;符合的•Herstorywasnotconsistentwiththefacts.她的报道与事实不相符。•Hisactionisalwaysconsistentwithhiswords.•10.Assumptionn.n.假定;假设•Hisassumptionprovedtobewrong..他的假设证明是错误的。•Wearegoingontheassumptionthattheworkwillbefinishedtomorrow.我们是在根据明天可•以完工这一假定行事。•11.Identifyv.:CanyouidentifyJthemanbyhispicture?F•SheleanedhowtoidentifymedicinalOherbsfromatraditionalChinesedoctor.•or.她向一位中医大夫学习如何识别草e药。•Novalidevidencehasbeenfoundyet..还没有找到确凿的证据。•Doyouhavevalidreasonsforyourabsence?/:?你缺席有正当理由吗?•13.Crediblea•Thenewsreportishardlycredible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。•AtfirstClyde’sstoryappearscredibleenough.最初,克莱德编造的谎言似乎还足以使人相信。•14.Landmarkn.路标;里程碑•Thechurchonthehilltopwasawell-knownlandmark.山顶上的教堂是一个显著的路标•15.Relevant紧密相关的;切题的•Idon’tthinkhisremarksarerelevanttoourdiscussion.•n.我认为他的话与我们的议题无关。•Heconsultedanumberofrelevantbooksandperiodicals.!参看了不少相关书籍和期刊。•16.Currenta.现时发生的;当前的•Wetryandkeepourselvesinformedaboutcurrenttrends.我们设法随时了解当前形势的进展。•17.Appropriate.Herbrightclotheswerenotappropriate她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。•18.biasn.偏见;偏心;偏向•Somepeoplehaveabiasagainstforeigners.•trs.有些人对外国人有偏见。•ThenewspaperhasaclearbiastowardstheDemocraticParty.•trty.这家报纸明显偏向民主党。•applytosb./sth.=beapplicabletosb./sth.适用某人•派生词:application,applicant,applicable•Involve:•those是代词,代替前面的复数名词valuesandattitudes。代替可数名词单数或不可数名词用that。例如:•Thestudentsinyourclassaremorehard-workingthanthoseinhisclass.•Thevaluesoftheyoungpeopledifferfromthoseoftheirelders.•Yourvoiceismorebeautifulthatthatofyourclassmates.•Thepriceofthatbookishigherthanthatofthisone.•【单选题】1.Thenecklacehersisteriswearingismuchmorebeautifulthan______wornbyMary.•A.this•B.that•C.these•D.those•【答案】B•【解析】本题考查指代词those/that的用法。英语句子中为了避免重复常使用代词代替前面出现过的名词。代替前面的复数名词用those;代替可数名词单数或不可数名词用that。本句中空格处要填的词代替代替单数可数名词necklace,故选A。此处that也可以换成theone。•【知识点】指代词those/that的用法•beconsistentwith与……一致•consistvi.组成(of);在于(in);符合(with)•TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.•Thebeautyoftheplanconsistsinitssimplicity.•Thisdoesn'tconsistwithwhatyoutoldm