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高考重点词汇积累
be supposed to do / be sth. (按规定、习惯、安排等)应当, relate to 与……有关;理解,体恤;认同,与……投契
应,该,须 at the expense of 以……为代价;在……受损害的情况下;
in pursuit of sth. 追求某事物 以致忽视了……
be far from 远非,完全不,简直不 hardship n. 艰难,困苦
better off (尤指经济情况)比以前好,比以前宽裕 negative adj. 不良的,有害的;不乐观的;否定的;阴性的
have sth. in common 有共同之处(或兴趣、特征) live through 经历灾难(或其他困境)而幸存
essentially adv. 基本上;本质上 suffering n. 疼痛;痛苦;折磨;苦难 ( suffer v. 经受;受
be connected with 与……有关 苦;遭受;变差,变糟)
课标外重要词汇
derive /dɪˈraɪv/ v. 从 …… 中获得 ( 或取得); 源自, 来 滴干;喝光,喝干;逐渐消失;(使钱、精力等)失去,消耗,
源于 用光 n. 排水沟;使资源枯竭的东西;(不断的) 流失,外
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs / n. 献祭,供奉;祭品,贡品;牺牲,舍 流,消耗
身 vt. 献祭,以……为祭品;牺牲,献出 horror /ˈhɒrə(r) / n. 恐惧;令人恐惧的事物;恐怖作品;
drain /dreɪn/ v. 排去……中的水(或其他液体);变干, 极度沮丧;厌恶,憎恨
D
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less 1
(compete). They are afraid that the stress of work robs them of joy and happiness and 2 (bring) them
harm both physically and mentally.
In fact, however, stress isn t such a bad thing 3 it is often supposed to be. Above all, 4 it
gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give
purpose and significance to 5 otherwise meaningless, idle life.
In addition, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own
6 (person) worth—the very aim of a human life. Last but not least, research from the universities of
Kentucky and British Columbia has showed that moderate amounts of stress can actually 7 (strong) the
immune system and be good for health.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way 8 (escape). Developing our adaptive
9 (able) to deal with it can prevent us from 10 (defeat) by the competitive society.
(湖南省娄底第一中学 2020—2021 学年高二下学期期中考试)
E
阅读下面的材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的
词数应为 150 左右。
It was the worst day ever. The exact date was January 10, 2010. And my life was changed completely
when that accident happened.
Before that day I had just started my college life and loved being at that stage in my life where I could
eat all the pizza I wanted, yet engage in adult conversations with my parents about the responsibility to
make life better for others. I was pretty sure I could be someone in the future, a great volunteer maybe.
