人教新课标版高中英语必修4单词及语言点总结及练习

人教新课标版高中英语必修4单词及语言点总结

及练习

高中英语必修四单词及语言点总结

单词总结

Unit1Womenofachievement

Exercise据句意及所给单词首字母或汉语意思完成下列句

子.

1.Comingtopinsuchanimportantexamisquitean

a.

2.Theshipisinnoctomakealongvoyage.

3.Theirbtowardsmeshowsthattheydonotlikeme.

4.Hewasunderobythepolice.

5.We'dbettertaketimeandmoneyintocwhen

makingtheplan.

6.Heisalways（谦逊的）abouthissuccess.

7.Geniusis10%（灵感）and90%perspiration.

8.Theworkersareon（罢工）forhigherpay.

9.1was（资助）bymyparentswhenIwasstudyingat

collage.

10.Wehavebeentoldtoshow（尊敬）forourelders.

11.Asastudent,allherlifeis（奉献）her

students.

12.Thissettlement（成立）in1600.

13.Doyou（T解）Jackgettingarrested?

14.Youneedwarmclothesto（保护）youagainstthe

cold.

15.Iwas（马区逐）theclubbecauseofbreakingthe

rule.

16.Thelostchildwasseen（闲逛）lastafternoon.

17.Tom,thetopstudentofourclass,thinksstudyingisavery

（值得的）work.

18.WiththeInternet,peoplecan（交流）eachother

mucheasier.

19.He（瞧不起）peoplewho'veneverbeento

university.

20.Iknowthewriterwho（打算）workchildren.

Unit2Workingtheland

Exercise据句意及所给单词首字母或汉语意思完成下列句

子.

1.Afteralongs,hegainedcontrolofthebusiness.

2.Ourforeigntradehasegreatlyinrecentyears.

3.Thegirlshermotherbycleaningupthekitchen.

4.Asisknowntoall,coalandironarem.

5.Sherherweightby5kilograms.

6.Herunexpectedarrangements（搞舌L）allourplans.

7.Aftertheconference,thesecretarypassedmeaten

（纪要，摘要）.

8.TheFashionMagazinedevelopedalarge（销售量）

quickly.

9.Thetwostudents（相互交流）greetingswhentheymet.

10.After10yearsinprison,hewasgivenhis（自由）.

11.They（结束）thepartywithasong"Takemetoyour

heart".

12.Itseemsthatyoudon't（在乎）yourfailureinthe

examinationatall.

13.Thepoliceare（寻找）theescapedprisoners.

14.Thebabyishungrybutitistooyoungto（喂养）itself

yet.

15.Wewantto（装备）yourchildrenwithsomespecial

skills.

16.Lastnighttheythedormitorymicewhichmade

muchnoiseatnight.（摆脱）

17.Idon'thopetoleavesosoon;I（宁愿）stayhomea

daylonger.

18.It'snouse（希望）thingsyoucan'thave.

19.She（醒来）aterribledreamwhenhermother

enteredtheroom.

20.Wehelp（互相）withourhomeworkinthesummer

holiday.

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour

Exercise据句意及所给单词首字母或汉语意思完成下列句

子.

1.Manshouldtrytobeharmonywithnature,andnotbe

ctowildlife.

2.Tomya,hedidthedifficultjobwell.

3.Couldyouethechildforanhour,whileImake

dinner?

4.HehadothedifficultieswithhisEnglishbeforehe

wentaboard.

5.Iwasftohaveagoodteacher.

6.Don'tbeinsuchahurry;you'dbettereatafew

（一口，满口）offoodbeforeyougoshopping.

7.Infact,Chinaisa（多山的）country.

8.Hedidthejobundermy（指导）.

9.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,and

somefewtobe（咀嚼）anddigested.

10.Althoughhefailedintheexaminationagain,heknewthe

successcameaftermany（失败）.

11.Lastnight,Ihappenedto（碰见）achairinthedark.

12.Heusedtohopetogoabroad,butnowhe（满

足，满意）stayhispresentposition.

13.Weshouldsatisfyourselveswiththelivingconditions--many

familiesaremuch（穷的）thanweare.

14.Theywererecognizedbythe（贫穷）oftheir

clothing.

15.Themovie（以..为背景）pre-warBeijingin

China.

16.You'vebeencaughtcheating,nowyoumust（面对）

themusic.

17.Herhealthsoon（恢复）afterafewday'srest.

18.（代替）thechildren'splayandadventure,hehada

desiretolearn.

19.It'scruelto（玩弄，开玩笑）pe叩Iewho

stammer（结巴）.

20.Thosewho'dliketogosignnamesatthe（底部）of

thepage,please.

Unit4BodyLanguage

1.Attheairport,hekissedmegoodbyeonthec.

2.Theguestetheirthankstothehostandhostesswhen

leaving.

3.Theartistaskedhismodeltotakeareclining（躺着）p.

4.Mothertoldmetobwellwhenwevisitedrelatives.

5.Yousayheiseasy-going,butIneverfeelatewithhim.

6.Webotharenotintime;Ithinktheremustbesome

（误会）overthetime.

7.Asyou（接近）theschoolthefirstbuildingyouseeis

theteachingbuilding.

8.Everyonewhohelpedgetsa（份额）intheprofiles.

9.Thepolice（注意到）themanenteringthebank.

10.YouseeI'mastudentofart;I'mnotvery（熟悉

的）withbotanicalnames.

11.I（愿意，准备）lendyouthebookifyou

promisetoreturnitontime.

12.Ourteacher（主修）inmathematicsandphysics.

13.Followingthenationalnewswehavegotthe（当地

的）newsandweather.

14.Thepicture（描绘，描述）ahuntingsceneinwhich

thereisanancientking.

15.Iwillstayathomethisevening;shevery（很可

能）ringmetonight.

16.Ithinkhe（回避,躲开）me,becauseheseveral

timespretendsnottoseeme.

17.Wehave（相似的）tastesinmusic.

18.Iheardthey（想要，打算）marry,buttheyhaven't

sofar.

19.Theteacher（Bw）thestudentsfortheirbeinglate

bylettingthemstandoutsidetheclassroom.

20.Theyhavebrokenthe（协议，同意）betweenus.

Unit5Themeparks

1.Unliketraditionalpark,tparksoftenwanttoteach

visitorssomething.

2.Todaymanypeopleareexperiencingthejoyofthea

parkforthefirsttime.

3.There'sgasesomewhere.Canyousmellit?

4.Wheninconferences,heoftenleavesforvreasons.

5.Theywillcatleast$600formovingthepiano.

6.The（设备）ofInformationTechnologyisexpensive

indeed.

7.0nlyam（少数）ofstudentsreceive（s）thescholarship.

8.Manypeoplewouldagreethatitisoneofthemosttechnologically

（先进的）themeparksintheworldaftervisiting

FuturoscopeonFrance.

9.Stoplookingfortheperfectjob—it'sjusta（幻想）.

10.Insciencefictions,aliensare（生物）fromtheouter

world.

11.You'dbetterleavenowifyouwan廿o（弄清楚）of

gettingthereontime.

12.Youareverycoolwithyourfamily,butwithyourfriendsyou

really（活跃）.

13.WhatIsaidaboutTom（对...适用）everyonein

ourclass.

14.Tasmania（以...命名）itsdiscoverer,A.J.

Tasman.

15.Howmanycountrieswill（参力口）inthenext

OlympicGames,doyouknow?

16.TheteachersaidtoBrucethatheshouldcometoclasson

time（以后）.

17.Don't（卷入）meinsolvingthetroublesomesituation.

18.Thearchitecture（建筑）inthetowncenterisasuccessful

（结合）ofoldandnew.

19.Weshould（准备）anytroublethatmayhappen.

20.Don'tworry,butIwilltryto（分摊，均分）thecostwith

you.

参考答案：

Unitl

1.achievement2.condition3.behavior4.

observation5.consideration

6.modest7.inspiration8.strike9.

supported10.respect

11.devotedto12.wasfounded13.knowabout14.

protect

15.drivenoutof16.wanderingoff17.worthwhile

18.communicatewith

19.looksdownupon/endsfor

Unit2

1.struggle2.expanded3.satisfied4.minerals

5.reduced

6.confused7.summary8.circulation9.exchanged

10.freedom

11.ended12.careabout13.searchingfor14.

feed15.equip

16.ridof17.preferto18.wishingfor19.

awakenfrom

20.oneanother

Unit3

1.cruel2.astonishment3.entertain4.

overcome5.fortunate

6.mouthfuls7.mountainous8.direction9.

chewed10.failures

11.bumpinto12.iscontentto13.worseoff14.

poverty15.issetin

16.face17.pickedup18.Insteadof19.make

funof20.bottom

Unit4.

1.cheek2.expressed3.posture4.behave

5.ease

6.misunderstanding7.approach8.share9.

observed10.familiar

11.ampreparedto12.majored13.local14.

represents15.islikelyto

16.endedto19.

punished20.agreement

Unit5

1.theme2.amusement3.escaping4.various

5.charge

6.equipment7.minority8.advanced9.fantasy

10.creatures

11.etolife13.goesfor14.

wasnamedafter

15.takepartin16.involve17.system18.

combination

19.preparefor/bepreparedfor20.share

语言点总结

Unit1Womenofachievement

Wordusage

1.achievev:attainorreachagoalthroughalotofeffort

eg.Youwillneverachieveanythingifyouspendyourtimethatway.

Shefinallyachievedwhatshewanted.

该词的名词形式为achievement.

eg.Theinventionofthecomputerisagreatachievement.

Theymadegreateffortsintheachievementoftheirgoals.

2.conditionn:

a)[C]situationorstatethatunderwhichpersonorthingexist

eg.Afterthekingcametopower,theconditionofthepeoplebecame

worse.

Mybikeisinbadcondition.Iwanttobuyanewone.

Ourlivingandworkingconditionshavebeenimprovedinthepastfew

years.

b)[U]thestateofgeneralhealth

What'sthepatient'scondition?

Theoldman'sconditionisimproving.

3.connection:unionorrelationshiplinkedbydifferentmeans

eg.Hisconnectionwiththefamilyisslight.

There'reexcellentroadandrailconnectionsbetweenthetwocities.

Isthereaconnectionbetweenthesunandseasons?

4.campaign

a)n:organizeactivity+for/against/todo

eg.Thecityisplanningtostartacampaignagainstsmoking.

Westartedacampaignformoneyraisingforthefloodarea.

b)v:holdorjoininacampaign

eg.Hehasn'tdecidedwhethertocampaignfortheposition.

Maryiscampaigningforequalrightsforwomen.

5.organization:organizingororganizedsystem

eg.Anarmywithoutorganizationwouldbeuseless.

Doyouknowtheorganizationofthehumanbody?

Heisbusyintheorganizationofthefootballclub.

6.devotev:giveuptimeorsetapartfor

该词通常构成词组devote./o,其中to为介词，后接名词或

代词或动名词.

eg.Hedevotedhimselftowriting.

Hestilldevotestothestudyofchemistry.

Hehasdevotedallhislifetohelpingtheblind.

7.behavev:actorrespondinaspecifiedway

eg.Hebehavedlikeatruegentleman.

Theyoungladybehavedcourageouslyinthefaceofdanger.

Hebehavedbadlytothecustomers.

其名词形式为behaviour.

eg.Hisparentsweresatisfiedwithhisbehaviour.

Idon'tlikehisrudebehaviour.

8.worthwhileadj:rewardingenoughtojustifythetime,moneyoreffort

thatisspent

eg.Thejobisworthwhile.

Itisworthwhiletoreadthebook.

Itisworthwhiletovisitingthecity.

区别worthwhile,worthy及worth的用法

beworthsth/doingsth

beworthyofsth/beingdonesth

beworthwhiletodo/doingsth

beworthytobedone

eg.Thebookisworthreading.

Itisworthwhiletoreadthebook.

Thebookisworthyofbeingread.

9.observev:watchcarefully

eg.Thescientistobservedtheexperiment.

Iobservedhimstopatthegate.

这个动词的名词形式为observation

eg.Theydecidedtoputhimunderobservation.

10.respect

a)n:esteemoradmiration

eg.Theytreatedmewithrespect.

Weshowgreatrespectforoldman.

b)v:tohaverespectfor

eg.Heishighlyrespectedbyeveryone.

Ideeplyrespectedhiscourage.

11.arguevi/vt:toexpressdisagreementinwords,oftenwithstrong

feelings.

Eg.Idon,twanttoarguewithyou.

Wearguedthematteroverfourhours.

Hearguedthatsheshouldnotgo.

12.inspirev:encourage

eg.Hisspeechinspiredustotryagain.

Myparentsinspiremetostudyharder.

Thebeautifulsceneryinspiredthewriter.

13.support

a)n:actofsupporting

eg.Tomisthechiefsupportofthefamily.

Weneedyoursupport.

Iwillsupporthisplan.

b)v:toprovidemoney,food,etc

eg.Hehasalargefamilytosupport.

Icansupportmyselfaftergraduatefromuniversity.

14.communicationn:actofcommunicating

eg.Communicationbetweenoldandyoungpeopleisnotsodifficultas

youthink.

Mobilephonehasbecomeanimportantmeansofcommunication.

Thereislittlecommunicationbetweenhimandhisparents.

15.explainv:makeclearorknowindetail

eg.Canyouexplainhowthemachineoperates?

Iwasaskedtoexplainthemeaningofthesentence.

explain不能带双宾语，不能说explainsbsth而说成explainsth

tosb

eg.Pleaseexplainthisruletome.

16.delivery：

a)taketoanintendedreceiver

eg.Themailmandeliveredtheletters.

Hedeliveredmymessagetohisbrother,

b)utterspeechetc

eg.Hedeliveredanimportantreportatthemeeting.

Hedeliveredhisspeechsuccessfully.

17.kindness:qualityofbeingkind

eg.Shealwaysshowskindnesstochildrenandanimals.

Hehelpedthemanoutofkindness.

Thankyouforyourkindness.

18.considerateadj:carefulnottohurtothers

eg.Sheisconsiderateofothers.

He'salwaysconsideratetowardsoldpeople.

Pleasebeconsiderate.

considerationn:thinkingthatkeptinmind

eg.Thematterisunderconsideration.

Wellgiveyouradvicecarefulconsideration.

Healthisthefirstconsideration.

19.modestadj:notboasting/shy

eg.He'smodestabouthissuccess.

Heisamodestman.

Usefulexpressions

l.lookdownon/upon:regardsborsthinferiortooneself

eg.Shelooksdownonpeoplewhohaveneverbeentouniversity.

Hewaslookeddownonbecauseofhispoordress.

Theproudgirllooksdownonalltheothergirlsinherclass.

2.carefor:sympatheticconcern

eg.Hecaresfornobody.

Hismothercaredforhishealth.

Sheisgoodatcaringforpatients.

3deliverababy接生

eg.Sheoncedeliveredababyforapoorfamily.

Shesuccessfullydeliveredababylastnight.

Unit2Workingtheland

Wordsusage

1.hungern.

1)need,desireforfood

2)(fig)anystrongdesire

Eg:Inthosedays,manypersonsdiedofhunger.

Hesatisfiedhishungerwitheverythinghecouldfind.

Thechildrenhaveastronghungerforknowledge.

拓展：hungertodosth./hungerforsth

2.strugglevi.

1)makegreatefforts

2)fight

Eg:Hehasbeenstrugglingforsuccessinbusiness.

Largenumbersofpeoplehadtostruggleontheedgeofstarvation.

Hehasbeenstrugglingwith/againstillnessformanyyears.

3.exportvt.&n.

1)vt.sendgoodstoanothercountryforthepurposeoftrade

2)n.[c]sth.exported

eg;JapanexportselectricalappliancestoEurope.

Whatarethechiefexportsofyourcountry?

4.confusevt.

1)putintodisorder;mixupinthemind

2)mistakeonethingforanother

eg;Theyaskedsomanyquestionsthattheyconfusedme.

Peoplewereconfusedbyalotofinformation.

Iconfusedherwithhersisterbecausetheyaresoalike.

5.applyvt.&n.

1)vt.giveorprovidesth.needed

2)n.sth.whichissupplied

eg:Theysuppliedhimwithfood.

Isuppliedhimwithfood.

Weshallbereceivingnewsuppliesofshoes.

拓展:supplysth.tosb.=supplysb.withsth.

6.satisfied:becontented

eg:Iwasnotsatisfiedwiththeresult.

Iamsatisfiedofhisinnocence.

Hewassatisfiedwhenhewontherace.

Usefulphrases:

1.rid...of:makefree

eg:Wetrytoridahouseofmice.

2.leada...life

eg;Theyleadasimplelifeintheremotevillage.

3.thankstosb./sth.:becauseofsb./sth

eg:Thankstoyourhelp,weweresuccessful.

4.withthehopeof

eg:Hewenttothecitywiththehopeofmakingmuchmoney.

5.referto

1)speakof;appleto

2)mean

Eg;WhenIsaidthatsomepersonswerestupid,Iwasnotreferringto

you.

WhatIhavetosayreferstoallofyou.

Whatdoesthenumberreferto?

6.wouldrather:preferto

eg:Iwouldratherstayathomethangoout.

7..insomeways:toacertainextentbutnotentirely

Eg:Insomeways,thejobisdifficult.

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour

Words:

1.slidev.

1)(causesthto)moveormakesthmovesmoothlyalongasurface

2)(causesthto)movequietlysoasnottobenoticed

Eg:Carefullysheslidalongtheice.

Theyslidoutoftheroomwhennobodywaslooking.

2.content

1)adj.satisfied,happy,notwantingmore

2)n.thatwhichiscontainedinsth.

Eg:Sheisquitecontenttostayathomelookingafterherchildren.

Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?

IlikethestyleofherwritingbutIdon,tlikethecontent.

3.astonishvt.fillwithsuddenwonderoramazement

eg:ItwillastonishyoutohearwhatIpaidforthisring.

Itwassuchanastonishingperformanceforsuchayoungmusician.

4.particular

1)adj.notgeneraloruniversal

2)adj.separateanddistinctfromothersofthesamegroup,category,

ornature

eg:ShehasaparticularpreferenceforChineseart.

Wewillmakeanexceptioninthisparticularcase.

5.entertain

1)vt.toholdtheattentionofwithsomethingamusingordiverting

2)vt.toholdtheattentionofwithsomething.

Eg:Heentertainedfriendsatdinner.

Iamusedmyselfwithagameofsolitaire.

Theyaremuchmoreentertainingthanhalfthenovelsthatare

written.

adj.entertainingn.entertainment

6.throughout:prep.In,to,through,orduringeverypartof;allthrough

eg:Theroadiskeptopenthroughouttheyear.

Thematerialisflawedthroughout.

Throughunsurehowherspeechwouldbereceived,sheremained

calmandprofessionalthroughout.

7.homeless

1)adj.havingnohomeorhaven

2)n.peoplewithouthomesconsideredasagroup

eg:Whenhebrokeawayfromhisfamily,hebecamehomeless.

Heoftenprovidesfoodtothehomeless.

8.failuren.

1)theconditionorfactofnotachievingthedesiredendorends

2)onethatfails

Eg:Theywereafraidofriskingfailurebecausetheydidn'twanttolose

face.

Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

Heisafailureathiscareer.

9.overcomevt.conquer;getthebetterof

eg:Thelearnerofasecondlanguagehasmanyobstaclestoovercome.

Shewasovercomewithemotion.

10.snowstormn.astormmarkedbyheavysnowfall

eg:Accordingtotheweatherreport,there'ssnowstormblowingupthis

evening.

Theywerecaughtinthesnowstorm.

11.chew

1)vt.tobiteandgrindwiththeteeth;masticate

2)vt.tomeditateon;ponder

3)tocogitate;meditate

eg:Youmustchewyourfoodbeforeyouswallowit.

Hechewedaproblemover.

Hechewedonthedifficultiesahead.

12.direct

1)vt.togiveguidanceandinstructionto

2)vt.togiveauthoritativeinstructionsto

3)vt.toshoworindicatethewayfor

eg:WhodirectedthenewIndianfilm?

Hedirectedthestudentstoanswer.

Thedriverdirectedustotheairport.

13.starvi.toplaytheleadingroleinatheatricalorfilmprodection

eg:OneofmyfavoriteoldfilmsstarringCharlieChaplin.

Chenglongstarredinmanyfamousfilms.

14.fortune

1)n.[u]thechancehappeningoffortunateoradverseevent;luck

2)n.success,especiallywhenatleastpartiallyresultingfromluck

3)alargesumofmoney

eg:Hedecidedtogohomefortheholidays,andhisfortuneturnedfor

theworse.

Nomatterwhattheytried,itendedinfortune.

Hespentafortuneonthenewcar.

15.whisper

1)vi.&vt.tospeaksoftly

2)tomakeasoftrustlingsound

eg:Heiswhisperingtohisneighbor.

Thetwogirlswerewhisperinginthelibrary.

Thewindwhisperedinthepines.

16.vast

1)adj.verygreatinsize,number,amount,orquantity

2)verygreatinareaorextent;immense

3)verygreatindegreeorintensity

eg:Weboughtthehouseatvastcost.

Allthelandswasshroudedinourvastforest.

Thecityisvastcomparedtoourvillage.

Usefulphrases:

1.badlyoff:inapoorposition,espfinancially

Eg:Theyaretoobadlyofftohaveaholiday.

Infactmostpeoplearebetteroffthantheywerefiveyearsago.

反义:welloff

2.worn-out

1)adj.wornofuseduntilnolongerusableoreffective

2)thoroughlyexhausted;spent

eg:Heworeapairofworn-outshoes.

Iwasworn-outafterthelongjourney.

3.pickout

1)tochooseorselect

2)todiscernfromthesurroundings;distinguish

eg:Theypickedoutthebestpieceofsilk.

Theypickedouttheircousinsfromthecrowd.

4.cutoff

1)toseparatefromothers;isolate

2)tostopsuddenly;discontinue

eg:Whenthecitywascutoff,everyoneknowthatthetotaldefeatwas

certain.

Theycutoffourfoodsupply.

Thetelephoneoperatorcutusoff.

Unit4BodyLanguage

Wordusage:

1.major1)adj.moreimportantorseriousthanotherthings

2)v.majorinsth.tostudysth.asyourmainsubjectat

university

3)n.asubjectyoumajorin.

Thehouseneedsmajorrepairs.

Heisamajorwriter.

Hermajorsubjectischemistry.

Alicemajorsineconomics.

Hismajorishistory.

2.representv.1)toactofficiallyforanotherpersonorgroupof

people

2)tobeasignforanotherthing

3)todescribeorshowapersonorthingina

particularway

Theysaidthattheyrepresentedthecommittee.

Thedoverepresentspeace.

WhatdoesXrepresenthere?

3.curiousadj.1)[neverbeforeanoun]eagertoknowsth.ortolearn

aboutsth.

2)oddorstrange

Theboywascuriousabouteverythinghesaw.

Wewerecuriousaboutwhereshe'dgone.

Iheardacuriousnoiselastnight.

4.experience1)n.a)[U]knowledgeorskillwhichcomesfrom

doingorfeelingsth.foralongtimeratherthan

frombooks

b)[C]sth.thathappenstoyouandhasaneffect

onyourmindandfeelings

2)vt.tofeelortobeinfluencedbysth.thathappens

Shehadnoexperienceoflifeatall.

HaveyouhadanyexperienceofteachingEnglish?

PleasetellusaboutyourexperiencesinAfrica.

Ihadaratheroddexperiencetheotherday.

Wehaveexperiencedmanydefeats,butwebelievethatwewill

succeed.

5.introducev.make(aperson)knowtoothers;bringintouse

IintroducedJohntoMarylastyear,andnowtheyare

married.

Wouldyoupleaseintroduceyourself?

PotatoeswereintroducedintoEuropefromSouth

America.

6.approach1)enearerto;settodo

2)n.theactofcomingnearer;access

Silentlyweapproachedtheenemy'scamp.

Thetimeisapproachingwhenwewillhavetoleave.

Theapproachofwinterbringscoldweather.

7.express1)vt.putintowords;showfeelings;

2)n.fasttrainordelivery;arapid,efficientsystemfor

thedeliveryofgoodsandmail

Hecannotexpresshowhefeltaboutthematter.

CouldyouexpressyourselfinEnglish?

Sendtheletterbyexpress.

8.actionn.deedorconduct;processofdoing

Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

Wearetiredoftalkingabouttheproblem—nowisthe

timeforaction.

Thepolicehadtotakefirmactiontodealwiththecase.

9.generaladj.involvingorapplyingtoallpersonsorthingsofa

grouporcategory;concerningtheoverall

aspectsofasubject

Thereisageneralfeelingthatthislawisn'tworkingproperly.

Theschoolgivesagoodgeneraleducation.

Worryabouthighfoodpriceshasnowbecomefairlygeneral.

10.avoidv.keepawayfrom;prevent

Iavoidedhimasmuchaspossible.

Theyallavoidedmentioningthatname.

Shebrakedsuddenlyandavoidedanaccident.

11.comedyn.amusingplayorfilm;amusingincident

Oneofhisnewcomediesistobepresented.

Doyouprefercomedyortragedy?

TherewillbeacomedyshowinTVthisevening.

12.misunderstandv.unabletounderstandthecorrectmeaning;

misinterpret

Hisintentionsweremisunderstood.

HemisunderstoodwhatIsaid.

Theypretendedtomisunderstandmycomplaint.

13.similaradj.showingresemblance;resemblingbutnotthesame;

ofthesamekindoramount

Hisproblemissimilartoyours.

Myviewissimilartohers.

Theyhadsimilaropinion.

14.municationofanidea,emotion,etc.;the

mannerthatexpressesfeeling

Isentthemflowersasanexpressionofthanks.

Therewasnoexpressiononherface.

"Shutup"isnotapoliteexpression.

15.agreementn.accordorharmonyofopinionandwayofthinking;

treaty

Myparentsareinagreementonwhatcolortopaintthehouse.

Thethreesidesreachedanagreementtostopthewar.

Weareinagreementwiththeirdecision.

16.chestn.partofthebodywrappedbyribsandthebreastbone;big

strongboxforstoringthingsin;treasuryofapublic

institution.

Hehasaseverepaininthechest.

He'sgotaweakchest.

Ikeeptheteainachest.

18.gesturen.movementofthebodytoexpressanidea,intentionsor

attitude.

v.tomakeagesture.

Weholdapartyforournewcolleaguesasagestureoffriendship.

Handshakeisagestureoffriendship.

ShewasgesturingsoexcitedlythatIknewsomethingwaswrong.

19.adult1)n.group-upormatureperson

2)adj.grow-upormature

He'dspentallhisadultlifeinthearmy.

Samisaratheradultchild.

Inthissense,childrenandadultshaveequalrights.

20.punishv.toinflictpenaltyon

Motoristsshouldbeseverelypunishedforspeeding.

Theteacherpunishedherstudentsforcheatingintheexam.

Hehasneverbeenpunishedbyhisparents.

Unit5Themeparks

Wordusage:

1.themen.topicofdiscussion;mainideaortopicinliteraryworks,

musical

piece,etc.

Themainthemeofdiscussionwaspresscensorship.

Thethemeofthepoemisloveandpeace.

Ourschoolthemesmustbewrittenininkandonwhitepaper.

2.amusev.entertain,maketimepasspleasantly

Aclown'sjobistoamusethespectators.

Itwastoorainytoplayoutside,sosheamusedherselfwithabook.

Heamusedhimselfbyplayingtheflute.

3.amusementn.thestateofbeingamused;entertainment,away

ofpassing

timepleasantly

Toouramusement,theactorjumpedonandoffthestage.

Readingandseeingmoviesareamongmyamusements.

Theyoftensingfortheirownamusement.

4.varietyn.stateofbeingvariedordifferent;manysidedne