Unit 2 The universal language
*Austrian / stri n/ adj. 奥地利的,奥地利人的 (15)
composer /k m p z (r)/ n. 作曲家,作曲者 (15)
compose vt.&vi. 作曲;组成
composition n.作品,组成部分
symphony / s mf ni/ n. 交响乐,交响曲 (15)
*concerto /k n t e t / n. 协奏曲 (15)
*Polish / p l / adj. 波兰的,波兰人的,波兰语的 (15)
compose /k m p z/ vt.& vi. 作曲;组成;撰写;使镇静 (16)
deserve /d z v/ vt.值得,应得 (16)
tear apart 使(关系密切的人)分离,分开 (16)
pleasant / pleznt/ adj. 令人愉快的,可喜的;友好的,和善的 (16)
whisper / w sp (r)/ vi. &vt.耳语,低语;私下说;沙沙作响
n. 低语;轻柔的声音;传言 (16)
dramatic /dr m t k/ adj. 激动人心的,引人注目的;突然的;戏剧的;夸张的 (16)
dramatically adv.突然地,激动地
drama n.戏剧
weep /wi p/ vi. &vt. (wept, wept) 哭泣,流泪 (16)
overcome / v k m/ vt.(overcame, overcome) 受到…的极大影响;克服,解决;战胜 (16)
sorrow / s r / n. 悲伤,悲痛;伤心事 (16)
*grave /ɡre v/ n. 坟墓;死亡,去世
adj. 严重的;严肃的 (16)
transform /tr ns f m/ vi. &vt.(使)变形,(使)改观,(使)转化 (16)
transformation n.转化,变形
transformer n.变形者
forever /f r ev (r)/ adv. 永远;长久地;老是 (16)
combine /k m ba n/ vt.& vi. (使)融合;(使)结合,(使)混合;兼做;合并 (16)
combination n.结合;组合
combined adj.联合的
rely /r la / on 依赖,依靠;信任 (17)
blues /blu z/ n. (the blues) 布鲁斯音乐,蓝调;忧郁,悲伤 (17)
folk /f k/ adj. 民间的,民俗的
n. 民间音乐;人们;各位;家人 (17)
tune /tju n/ n. 曲调,曲子
vt.调音;调频道;调整 (17)
*lyric / l r k/ n. 歌词;抒情诗
adj. 抒情的;吟唱的 (17)
throw in 奉送,额外赠送 (17)
for good measure 作为额外增添 (17)
rural / r r l/ adj. 乡村的,农村的 (17)
surroundings /s ra nd z/ n. 周围,环境 (17)
surround v.环绕,围绕,包围
surrounding adj.周围的,附近的
*heaven / hevn/ n. 极乐之地 (17)
*breeze /bri z/ n. 微风,和风 (17)
guarantee / ɡ r n ti / vt.保证,担保;确保;为(产品)提供保修
n. 保证,担保;保修单 (17)
jazz /d z/ n. 爵士乐 (19)
arch /ɑ t / n. 拱门;拱 (19)
adaptation / d p te n/ n. 改编本,改写本;适应 (19)
adaptvt.&vi.使适应;改编
adaptable adj.能适应的,可改编的
communist / k mj n st/ adj. 共产主义的
n. 共产主义者 (19)
*invader / n ve d (r)/ n. 武装入侵的军队(或国家),侵略者 (19)
consist /k n s st/ of 由…组成(或构成) (19)
defend /d fend/ vt.& vi. 保护,防御;辩白,辩解 (19)
defence/defense n.防御;防卫
defensive adj.能适应的;可改编的
*solo / s l / n. 独奏,独唱
adj. 独自的;独唱的,独奏的 (19)
flow /fl / vi. 流,流动;充满;涨起
n. 流,流动;连贯;涨潮 (20)
*spacecraft / spe skrɑ ft/ n. (pl. spacecraft) 航天(飞行)器,宇宙飞船 (21)
solar / s l (r)/ adj. 太阳的;太阳能的 (21)
greet /ɡri t/ vt.问候,欢迎,招呼 (21)
greeting n.问候;招呼;祝贺
get down to (doing) sth开始做某事,开始认真注意(或对待)某事 (21)
suitable / su t bl; sju t bl/ adj. 合适的,适宜的,适当的,适用的 (21)
suit v.相配,适合n.西装;套装
recording /r k d / n. 录音,视频;录制;记录,记载 (21)
distant / d st nt/ adj. 遥远的,远处的,久远的;冷淡的;远亲的 (21)
volume / v lju m/ n. 音量,响度;体积,容积,容量;量,额 (23)
stare /ste (r)/ vi. 盯着看,凝视,注视
n. 盯,凝视,注视 (23)
breath /breθ/ n. 呼吸的空气;一次吸入的空气;微量,迹象 (23)
breathe vi.呼吸;松口气
unusual / n ju u l/ adj. 特别的,不寻常的;独特的,与众不同的 (23)
grab /ɡr b/ vt.& vi. 吸引;抓住;赶紧,抓紧 (23)
sweep /swi p/ vt.& vi. (swept, swept) 席卷,横扫;打扫;吹走;清除
n. 打扫,清扫 (23)
disc /d sk/ (AmEdisk) n. 唱片;光碟,光盘;圆盘,圆片 (23)
complicated / k mpl ke t d/ adj. 复杂的,难懂的 (23)
*lane /le n/ n. (乡间)小路;小巷;车道;跑道;航线 (23)
accompany / k mp ni/ vt.陪同,陪伴;伴随,与…同时发生;为…伴奏 (23)
expectation / ekspek te n/ n. 希望,盼望;预料,预期;期望,指望 (23)
expectvt.&vi.期待;期望
remarkable /r mɑ k bl/ adj. 非凡的,奇异的,显著的,引人注目的 (25)
stream /stri m/ vi. &vt.鱼贯而行,涌动;流,流动
n. 小溪;(人)流,(车)流 (25)
enthusiastic / n θju zi st k/ adj. 热情的,热心的 (25)
enthusiasm n.热心,热情
enthusiastically adv.热情地,热心地
handkerchief / h k t f; h k t i f/ n. (pl. handkerchiefs orhandkerchieves) 手帕,纸巾 (25)
vast /vɑ st/ adj. 大量的,辽阔的,巨大的 (25)
gifted / ɡ ft d/ adj. 有才华的,有天赋的 (25)
gift n.礼物,天赋
reputation / repju te n/ n. 名誉,名声 (25)
brilliant / br li nt/ adj. 聪颖的,技艺高的;巧妙的;很成功的;明亮的 (25)
prediction /pr d k n/ n. 预言,预测 (25)
predict v.预言,预知
predictable adj.可预见的
extraordinary / k str dnri/ adj. 不寻常的,非凡的;意想不到的,令人惊奇的 (25)
extraordinarily adv.不同寻常地,非凡地
depress /d pres/ vt.使抑郁,使沮丧;使萧条,使不景气 (25)
depression n.抑郁;经济衰退
depressed adj.沮丧的
depressing adj.令人抑郁的
upset / p set/ adj. 难过的,失望的
/ p set/ vt.(upset, upset) 使烦恼;搅乱;打翻 (25)
possess /p zes/ vt.具有(特质);拥有;支配,控制 (26)
possession n.拥有;财产
abandon / b nd n/ vt.中止,放弃,不再有;抛弃;舍弃 (26)
all of a sudden 突然,猛地 (26)
*orchestra / k str / n. 管弦乐队 (26)
desperate / desp r t/ adj. 绝望的;不惜冒险的;极其需要的;极严重的 (26)
desperation n.绝望
desperately adv.绝望地,拼命地,非常
uplifting / p l ft / adj. 令人振奋的,鼓舞人心的 (26)
ease /i z/ n. 容易,轻易;舒适,安逸
vi. &vt.(使)宽慰,减轻 (26)
easy adj.容易的
easily adv.容易地
genius / d i ni s/ n. 天赋,天资;天才 (26)
variation / ve ri e n/ n. 变奏,变奏曲;变化,变更;变体,变种 (26)
varyvi./vt.变化
various adj.各种各样的
variety n.种类,多样
chorus / k r s/ n. 合唱曲;副歌;合唱团 (26)
grand /ɡr nd/ adj. 宏大的,宏伟的;壮丽的,堂皇的 (26)
*finale /f nɑ li/ n. 末乐章,终场,结局;结尾 (26)
*rhythm / r m/ n. 节奏,韵律,律动;规律 (27)
Unit 2 The universal language
词汇练习篇
I单词短语默写
1.___________________ vi. &vt.作曲;撰写;使镇定
2.___________________ n. 交响乐
3. ___________________ adj. 合适的,适宜的
4. ___________________ adj. 激动人心的,引人注目的;戏剧的
5. ___________________ adj. 乡村的;农村的
6. ___________________ vi. & n. 耳语;低声说话
7. ___________________ n. 周围,环境
8. ___________________ n. 改编本;适应
9. ___________________ adj. 热情的,热心的
10. ___________________ vt.值得
11. ___________________ n. 悲伤;伤心事
12. ___________________ n. 名誉;名声
13. ___________________ adj. 复杂的,难懂的
14. ___________________ vi. &vt.辩护;防御,保护
15. ___________________ vt.陪同;与…同时发生
16. ___________________ n. 音量;体积
17. ___________________ n. 预言,预测
18. ___________________ vt.使抑郁;使萧条
19. ___________________ n. 变化,变体;变奏
20. ___________________ adj. 绝望的;不惜冒险的;极其需要的
21. __________________________________________使(关系密切的人)分离;分开
22. __________________________________________奉送,额外赠送
23. _________________________________________ 开始认真做某事
24. __________________________________________依赖;信任
25. __________________________________________由…组成
26. __________________________________________作为额外增添
27. __________________________________________突然
Ⅱ 词汇填空
Barrington has c___________ the music for a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The engineer was working on the freezer when he _____________(overcome) by gas.
Any product that promises to protect your home d___________ careful examination.
At some_____________(drama) moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.
So teaching people about which foods are healthy and how to prepare them, she says, can actually t_____________ a patient's life.
When it comes to _____________(adapt), it is important to understand that climate change is a process.
New roads are being built to cope with the increased v_____________ of traffic.
They told aid workers to leave, saying they could not g_____________ their safety.
Some of the maths questions were far too c_____________ for your 10-year-old son.
This soup is a spicy _____________ (vary) on a traditional favourite.
He was charged with p_____________ a shotgun without a licence.
The news was greeted with a lack of _____________(enthusiastic) by those at the meeting.
Although we have only met by chance, I can see you are a very _____________(remark) girl with a clear purpose in life.
Contrary to our e_____________, the Miami Heat won the game.
It was his brilliant performance in My Left Foot that established his r_____________.
Ⅲ 用所给短语的适当形式填空
consist...of break into cheers all of a sudden rely on for good measure
get down to twists and turns throw in be determined to hold the breath
The ploughman's is a simple meal ____________ cheese, bread and pickles.
Frank ____________ in the water to search for his ring in the swimming pool.
People ____________ as soon as they heard the good news.
After the introductions we immediately ____________ business and reached an agreement within an hour.
He ____________ hold on to this job whatever difficulties he might run into.
He sold me the car at a cheap price and included the radio ____________.
Murthy said the most interesting routes are those with the best scenery and, for drivers with sporty cars, include many ____________.
Finally, ____________ willpower, big S has finally gone through valleys.
I was sitting quietly reading when ____________ a stone came hurling through the window.
She ____________ the towel before you were ready. Get on her good side and win her back.
Ⅳ 课文内容填空(每空不超过3个单词)
The music took me through the 1. __________(twist) and turns of a classic story about a young couple 2. __________(tear) apart by their families. When the two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, first meet, the music is light and pleasant, as if 3.__________(whisper) to the audience. It is followed by a fast and cheerful section 4. __________ represents their three happy years of school. Then the music gets dramatic with heavier notes and that is when the lovers 5. __________(separate) because Zhu’s father forces her to marry another man. 6. __________(angry) and sad, Liang falls sick and dies. Zhu weeps bitterly over the loss of her love. 7. __________ (overcome) with sorrow, she jumps into his grave. Finally, during the most exciting part, the music takes a softer turn and ends on 8. __________ bittersweet note, telling us 9. __________ the couple transform 10. __________ butterflies and fly away to be together forever. It is an amazing journey!
词汇练习篇
答案:
I单词短语默写
1. compose 2. symphony 3. suitable 4. dramatic 5. rural 6. whisper
7. surroundings 8. adaptation 9.enthusiastic 10. deserve 11.sorrow
12. reputation plicated 14. defend 15. accompany 16. volume
17. prediction 18. depress 19. variation 20. desperate 21. tear apart
22. throw in 23. get down to (doing) sth 24. rely on 25. consist of
26. for good measure 27. all of a sudden
Ⅱ 词汇填空
1. composed 2. was overcome 3. deserves 4.dramatic 5. transform 6. adaptation
7. volume 8. guarantee 9. complicated 10. variation 11. possessing
12. enthusiasm 13. remarkable 14. expectation 15. reputation
Ⅲ 用所给短语的适当形式填空
1. consisting of 2. held his breath 3. broke into cheers 4. got down to
5. was determined to 6. for good measure 7. twists and turns 8. relying on
9. all of a sudden 10. threw in
Ⅳ 课文内容填空(每空不超过3个单词)
1. twists 2. torn 3. whispering 4. which 5. are separated 6. Angry 7. Overcome
8. a 9. how 10. into