单元七
1. Students say they need easier access/'ækses/ n. 入口; 进入, 接近; 接近( 或进入) 的机会 to computers and the Internet. 翻译 学生们说他们需要有更方便地使用电脑和上网的机会。考点
2. The value of the house was assessed/ə' ses/ vt. 对……进行估价; 评价, 评论 at $400,000, $50,000 less than its selling price. 翻译 这房子的估价为40万美元, 比售价要低5万美元。考点
3. We have so many assignments/əˈsaɪnmənt/ n. 任务; 作业; 分派, 指派 to do that we hardly have time for reading. 翻译 这么多作业搞得我们连阅读的时间都没有了。考点
4. All students without exception/ɪk'sepʃən/ n. 例外, 除外 must wear school uniforms during weekdays.”“ Even when sleeping?” 翻译 “星期一到星期五，全体学生无一例外都要穿校服。” “睡觉的时候也得穿吗?”考点 with the exception of… 除……之外
take exception to… 对……反对, 表示异议
5. In all that sprawling city, there was everything except/ɪk' sept/ conj. 除了; 要不是 prep. 除······外 an end. 翻译 连绵不绝的城市，除了尽头什么都有。考点 except for… 除……之外, 除了有……之外; 要不是由于……
6. Do you think examinations can motivate/'məʊtɪveɪt/ vt. 激发, 激励; 作为……的动机 a student to seek more knowledge? 翻译 你认为考试能不能促使学生去追求更多的知识呢?考点
7. We should see / look at things in ( their right) perspective/pəˈspektɪv/ n. (整体的) 观点, 视角; 前景; 远景, 景观； 透视画法，透视图. 翻译 我们应正确地看待事物。考点
8. Bullet- proof glass can withstand the tremendous impact/'ɪmpækt/ n. 冲击, 撞击; 效果, 影响 /ɪm'pækt/ v. 冲击, 碰撞； 影响，作用 of gunshot. 翻译 防弹玻璃可抵挡子弹的巨大冲击力。考点 the impact on / upon sb. / sth. 对某人/某事物的影响 impact ( on) sth. 对某事物有影响
9. The actual/ˈæktjʊəl/ a. 实际的, 真实的 cost was much higher than we had expected. 翻译 实际成本比我们预料的高得多。考点 actually ad. 实际上
10. When interviewed for a job, you will be asked about your expected annual/'ænjʊəl/ a. 每年的 n. 年刊, 年鉴, 年报 income. 翻译 在求职面试时， 你会被问及你所期望的年薪是多少。考点
11. Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are essential/ɪ'senʃəl/ a. 主要的, 必不可少的; 本质的, 基本的 to life. 翻译 衣、食、住、行是生活中必不可少的。考点 be essential to / for… 对……绝对必要、极其重要
同根词 essence n. 本质, 实质, 要素; 精髓, 精华
12. Good habits are necessary/'nesɪsərɪ/ a. 必要的; 必然的 n. [常 pl.]必需品 to / for health. 翻译 好的生活习惯对健康是必不可少的。考点 essential和 necessary都有“必要的、必需的、不可缺少”的意思
essential: 还特指主要的、本质的
necessary: 还特指必定的、必然的、必须的
13. Rich people are not necessarily/'nesɪsərɪlɪ/ ad. 必定, 必然 happy. 翻译 有钱人不见得就一定幸福。考点
14. Quite a few people have a complete/kəm'pliːt/ a. 完整的; 十足的; 完成的 vt. 完成; 使完整 set of Jin Yong's kungfu novels. 翻译 不少人有全套金庸的武侠小说。考点
15. The church remains intact /ɪn'tækt/ a. 完整无缺的, 未经触动的, 未受损伤的 even after two hundred years. 翻译 即使过了200年，这教堂仍然保存完好。考点
16. Qian Zhongshu had a remarkable/rɪ'mɑːkəbl/ a. 不平常的, 非凡的, 值得注意的, 显著的 memory; he only needed one reading to learn something by heart. 翻译 钱锺书有非凡的记忆力，他能过目不忘。考点 be remarkable for… 因……出众, 以……著称
17. Many babies now use highly water- absorbent disposable diapers in place/pleɪs/ n. 地点; 住所; 场合; 座位; 职位; 名次 of the one- time cloth ones. 翻译 现在很多婴儿都用吸水性极强的一次性尿布，而不用以前的布质尿布了。考点 in the first place 第一, 首先
in place of (= instead of) 代替
in place 在合适的位置
out of place 在不合适的位置; 不适当的, 格格不入的
take place 发生, 进行
take the place of 代替, 取代
18. In terms/təːm/ n. 措词, 术语; 任期; 学期; pl.|条款, 条件; | pl.|关系, 交谊 vt. 把······称为, 把······叫做 of box- office records, Feng Xiaogang's films are successful. 翻译 就票房记录而言，冯小刚的电影是成功的。考点 in terms of 就……而言,按照
come to terms ( with…) (与……) 达成协议, 妥协, 和解
19. People resolve conflicts between different countries primarily by means/miːnz/ n. 方法, 手段 of peace talks, but sometimes it is necessary to resort to force. 翻译 人们主要通过和平谈判的手段来解决国与国之间的矛盾，但有时候也有必要诉诸武力。考点 by means of 借助于, 用
by all means 尽一切办法, 一定
by no means 决不
20. Modern music like jazz has broken/breɪk/ vt. 损坏; 破坏; 中止; 透露; 打破 (纪录) ; 减弱……的势头 vi. 破碎; ( 天)破晓n. 休息, 间歇 away from the old traditional rules. 翻译 现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。考点 break away 突然离开, 强行逃脱
break down 损坏; ( 健康等) 垮掉, 崩溃
break out 爆发, 突然发生, 逃出
break in 非法闯入; 打断, 插嘴
break into 非法闯入, 强行进入
break through 冲破, 取得突破性成就
break off 中断, 突然停止
break up 打碎, 拆散, 结束
21. Having lived in Guangzhou for years, some people still can't adapt/ə'dæpt/ vt. 使适应, 使适合; 改编, 改写 vi. ( ~ to ) 适应 (themselves) to the hot and humid weather. 翻译 有些人在广州生活多年，却仍然不适应炎热又潮湿的天气。考点 adapt：修改或改变以适应新条件
adjust: 调整、调节, 使之适应
fit： 大小适合， 引申为吻合
suit： 合乎要求、口味、性格、情况
match： 大小、色调、形状、性质等相配或相称
22. It is difficult to find a time that suits/suːt/ n. 一套衣服( 或西服) ; 起诉, 诉讼 vt. 合适, 适合; 中……的意 everybody. 翻译 很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。考点
23. Sweating helps regulate/'regjʊleɪt/ vt. 管制, 控制; 调节, 校准; 调整 body temperature. 翻译 流汗帮助调节体温。考点
24. Teng Haibin's movements on the pommel horse were perfectly coordinated/kəʊ'ɔːdɪneɪt/ vt. 调节, 协调 /kəʊ'ɔːdɪnɪt/ n. 坐标 a. 同等的，并列的. 翻译 滕海滨在鞍马上的动作十分协调。考点
25. The couple were finally reconciled/'rekənsaɪl/ vt. 使协调; 使和解; ( ~ to ) 使顺从 ( 于 ) , 使甘心 ( 于) when the husband apologized. 翻译 丈夫道歉后这对夫妇终于言归于好。考点 be reconciled with sb. 与某人言归于好
reconcile A with B
使A与B两人重新和好，协调A与B两事物的关系
be reconciled to / reconcile oneself to...
甘心于……，顺从于……
26. The homework- cut measures for elementary students produced a favorable response/rɪ'spɒns/ n. 反应, 响应; 回答, 答复 from the public. 翻译 对小学生的作业减负措施在公众中引起积极的反响。考点 in response to 作为对……的反应
27. The police are responsible/rɪ'spɒnsɪbl/ a. 有责任的, 应负责的; 可靠的; 责任重大的，重要的 for the preservation of public order and security. 翻译 警察有责任维护公共秩序和安全。考点 be responsible for... 对······负责
派 生 responsibility n. 责任, 职责
28. Negotiation is the best way for the settlement/'setImənt/ n. 解决, 协议; 殖民, 移民; 居留地, 殖民地,拓居地 of a conflict between two countries. 翻译 谈判是解决两国矛盾冲突的最佳方式。考点
29. Using force is not the best solution/sə' lu:ʃən/ n. 答案; 解决办法; 溶解 ( 作用 ) ; 溶液 to a dispute. 翻译 使用武力不是解决争端的上策。考点
30. Wherever you work, you will gain/geɪn/ v. 获得; 增加; 走快; 受益; 取得进步 n. 增加; [常 pl.]好处 much valuable experience as long as you are willing to work. 翻译 只要肯干，不管在哪儿工作，你都会获得许多宝贵经验。考点
. Skim the text to grasp/grɑːsp/ vt. 抓住; 掌握, 领会 n. 抓紧; 掌握 its main idea. 翻译 通篇快速浏览, 抓住文章大意。考点 grasp：本义指用手、牙或爪去抓住或咬住，引申为指具有充分理解
那些由于自身或外界的原因而存在或产生的事物的能力
seize： 通常指突然有力地抓住某物， 引申指马上领会难以理解或难以分析的事物
. The Golden Collars earn/ɜːn/ vt. 赚得, 挣得, 获得 more than 500,000 dollars a year. 翻译 金领一族一年就可以赚50万美元以上。考点
. Nowadays machines are used to reap/riːp/ vt. 收割, 收获; 获得, 得到 the corn. 翻译 如今谷物用机器收割。考点
. The talks seized/siːz/ vt. 抓住; 夺取 up and were rescheduled. 翻译 会谈僵住了, 只好重新安排。考点 seize on / upon 利用
seize up (机器等) 卡住, 停顿
. The debater compressed/kəm' pres/ vt. 压缩, 浓缩 his argument into just a few sentences. 翻译 辩手把论点扼要地用几句话表述了出来。考点
. Will this shirt shrink/ʃrɪŋk/ vi. 起皱, 收缩; ( ~ from)退缩, 畏缩 vt. 使起皱, 使收缩 if I wash it? 翻译 这件衬衣洗过后会缩水吗?考点 shrink from ( doing) sth. 回避 ( 做 ) 某事
过去式 shrank
过去分词 shrunk
. Price will drop/drɒp/ v. ( 使 ) 落下; ( 使) 下降 n. 下降; (一 ) 滴; [ pl.]滴剂 when supply exceeds demand. 翻译 供过于求的时候物价就会下跌。考点 drop by / in 顺便拜访
drop out 退出, 退学
drop off 睡着; (让……) 下车, 把……放下; 下降, 减少
. Interest in bowling is decreasing/dɪ'kriːs/ v. 减少, 减小 /'diːkriːs/ n. 减少 ( 量 ) , 减小. 翻译 人们对保龄球的兴趣在逐渐减少。考点 decrease to… 减少到……
decrease by… 减少了……
反义词 increase v. 增多, 增大
近义辩析 decrease: 渐渐地减少
reduce: 人为地减少、降低
. Your income tax will be deducted/dɪ'dʌkt/ vt. 扣除, 减去 from your salary. 翻译 你的所得税会从工资中扣除。考点 deduct A from B 从B中扣除A
. 习题 1. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no_________to the health service.
A. assessment B. assignment C. exception D. access
2. Only a few people have to the full facts of the incident.
A. access B. resort C. contact D. path
3. The older New England villages have changed relatively little_________a gas station or two in recent decades.
A. except for B. in addition toC. except D. besides
4. Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong_________on the everyday life of non- scientists as well as scientists.
A. motivation B. perspective C. impression D. impact
5. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage_________.
A. relatively B. actually C. annually D.comparatively
6. These goods are_________for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
A. essentially B.completely C. necessarily D. remarkably
7. Which sport has the most expenses_________training equipment, players' personal equipment and uniforms?
A. in place of B. in terms of C. by means of D. by way of
8. The car_________halfway for no reason.
A. broke off B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
9. The newcomers found it impossible to_________themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A. suit B. adapt C. regulate D. coordinate
10. I suggested he should_________himself to his new conditions.
A. adopt B. regulate C. suit D. adapt
11. A_________to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution
12. You have nothing to_________by refusing to listen to our advice.
A. gain B. grasp C. seize D. earn
13. As a result of careless washing the jacket_________to a child's size.
A. compressed· B. shrank C. dropped D. decreased答案 答案与译文
1. [D] 估计有超过三分之一的人得不到保健服务。
2. [A] 只有少数人能够了解到事件的全部事实。
3. [A] 除了最近几十年修建了一两个加油站之外，古老的新英格兰村庄几乎没有什么变化。
4. [D] 泰勒教授的讲话表明，科学对科学家和非科学家的日常生活都有着深刻的影响。
5. [C] 洪水造成的财产损失每年高达好几十亿美元。
6. [A] 虽然有几种可能在国内市场销售，但这些商品主要是出口的。
7. [B] 从训练器材、运动员个人的装备和制服方面而言，哪一种运动费用最大?
8. [B] 汽车在半路无缘无故地抛锚了。
9. [B] 刚来的人为在这片新国土上永久定居下来而尽力让自己去适应那儿的气候，但要完全适应是不可能的。
10. [D] 我建议他应该使自己适应新的环境。
11. [D] 期待很快就会找到问题的解决办法。
12. [A] 不听我们的意见对你没有好处。
13. [B] 因为洗的时候不小心，夹克缩水了，变得像小孩穿的那么小。