大学英语3辅导资料十
主 题：对Unit 7的重点单词、短语的讲解 学习时间：2013年12月2日－12月8日
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NEW WORDS（对Unit 7重点单词的解释） 1. alter vt. 改变
e.g. I’ll have to alter the diagram. I've made a mistake.（我得修改图表。我出了点儿错。）
He altered one of the rooms into a bedroom.（他把一间屋子改建成了卧室。）
2. apart adv. 相距；相隔；分开
e.g. The two villages are three miles apart.（这两个村子相距三英里。） He took the watch apart to repair it.（他把手表拆开来修理。）
3. appoint vt. 约定；指定
e.g. Let’s appoint a day for our next meeting.（让我们约定下一次会面的日期。） [词性变化] appointment n. 约会
e.g. May I make an appointment?（我可以定一个时间见面吗?） I have an appointment with my dentist this afternoon.（我已约好今天下午去看牙医。）
4. bind vt. 联合
e.g. They are bound together by their religious beliefs.（他们因宗教信仰而联合起来。）
[词性变化] bind的过去式为bound 过去分词bound
5. communication n. 交流；传达
e.g. Communication with France was difficult during the telephone and postal strike.（电信与邮政部门罢工期间，与法国通讯联系很困难。） Radio and television are important means of communication.（无线电和电视是重要的通信手段。）
6. complex adj. 复杂的
e.g. Life is getting more complex and difficult.（生活正在变得越来越复杂和艰难。） There is a complex network of roads connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh.（格拉斯哥与爱丁堡之间有个错综复杂的公路网。）
7. contact n. 接触；联系
e.g. Have the children been in contact with disease?（孩子们同这种疾病有过接触吗？）
We made contact with the ship by radio.（我们通过无线电同那只船保持联系。）
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8. descend vi. 下来；下降
e.g. The sun descended behind the hills.（太阳下山了。） The Queen descended the stairs.（女王走下楼梯。）
9. emphasize vt. 强调
e.g. We cannot emphasize too much the importance of learning English.（我们再怎样强调学英文的重要性也不为过。）
He emphasized the importance of careful driving.（他强调小心驾驶的重要性。）
10. establish vt. 建立
e.g. Our company was established in 1994.（我们的公司成立于1994年。）
The club has established a new rule allowing women to join.（俱乐部订了一条新规则，允许妇女入会。）
11. gesture n. 姿势；手势
e.g. He put his arm round her in a protective gesture.（他用一只手臂围住她做出保护的姿势。）
He didn’t speak a word of English, so we communicated entirely by gesture.（他一个英语单词也不会讲，所以我们要完全靠打手势进行沟通。）
12. glance n. 一瞥，扫视
e.g. He gave her an admiring glance.（他向她投以敬慕的一瞥。）
One glance at his face told me he was ill.（我只看了一眼他的脸，就知道他病了。）
13. imitate vt. 模仿
e.g. He can imitate his teacher perfectly.（他能维妙维肖地模仿他的老师。） imitating American dress and culture（模仿美国服饰和文化）
14. inform vt. 通知，告诉 [搭配] 1) inform sb. of sth.
e.g. I informed him of my decision.（我把我的决定告诉了他。） 2) inform sb. that ...
e.g. She informed me that she was leaving.（她告诉我她要走了。）
15. schedule vt. 安排；预定
e.g. The meeting is scheduled to take place next week.（会议安排在下星期举行。） a scheduled flight（定期航班）
[词性变化] schedule n. 时间表；日程表
e.g. This is my work schedule for the rest of the month.（这是我这个月余下日子的工作日程表。）
[搭配] according to schedule 按照预定计划 ahead of schedule 提前
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on schedule 准时
EXPRESSIONS
1. in contrast to 与……对比起来；与……形成对比
e.g. Mary was short and plump, in contrast to her mother who was tall and willowy.（玛丽又矮又胖，相比之下她母亲却高挑婀娜。）
2. on time 准时，按时
e.g. The rain kept us from getting there on time.（那场雨使我们不能准时到达那里。）
3. be aware of 意识到
e.g. Their sudden attack made us more aware of the danger around us.（他们突然的攻击使我们更加注意我们周围的危险。）
4. be accustomed to对……习惯
e.g. I am accustomed to hard work.（我已经习惯努力工作了。）
统考例题（重点掌握）
1. Graceland, Elvis Presley’s former home, is now a tourist ________ that draws more than 600,000 visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
解析：attention意为“注意”；attraction意思是“具有吸引力的人或物”，tourist attraction则意为“旅游胜地”；appointment意为“约会”；arrangement意为“安排”。根据句意，正确的答案是B。
2. Food was in short ________; women stood in line for hours for a bucket of drinking water.
A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply
解析：store 意为“储存的东西”或“商店”，短语in store 的意思是“存储备用”；provision意为“提供，供应”，常与of搭配，但没有in short provision这样的搭配；reserve意为“储备物，储量”，in reserve的意思是“留待后用”；supply意为“供应”，短语in short supply是“供应短缺”的意思。根据原句句意，D是答案。
3. Professor Smith promised to look ________ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defense.
A. after B. over C. on D. into
解析：look over意为“浏览，阅读”；look after意为“照顾，照看”；look on 意为“认为，看待”；look into意为“调查”。根据原句句意，B是答案。
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4. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses ________.
A. in between B. far apart C. among them D. from each other
解析： in between意为“在中间”；far apart意为“离得很远”。这句话的意思是我们的房子离火车站有一英里远，在我们的房子和车站之间没有太多其他的房子。答案为A。
5. The students were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brian’s ________.
A. money B. pay C. expense D. loss
解析：at one’s expense意为“花某人的钱，由某人掏钱”。答案为C。
练习题（重点练习）
1. The retired man is used to _______ his two dogs early in the morning. A. exercise C. exercised
B. exercising D. exercises
2. The headmaster came to the classroom and asked _______ what had happened. A. his students to tell him B. being told C. telling him D. to tell
3. _______ with the size of the whole Earth .the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing
4. There were two small rooms in the house, _________ served as a bathroom. A. the smallest of which B. the smallest of them C. the smaller of which D. smallest of that
5. Twenty people were ________ wounded in the air crash. A. quickly B. wrongly C. bitterly D. seriously
答案：1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D
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