模块二单词讲解Unit2.doc

牛津高中英语模块二单词讲解
Unit 2
Step 1 Explanation From P22-25
1. adventure
n. [U]冒险 He is fond of adventure.
The old man is telling a story of adventure.
[C]一次冒险 His trip through Sahara was an adventure.
All the children listened to his adventures with eager attention.
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
n. adventurer, adventuress
adj. adventurous
2. astonishing
adj. His victory was really astonishing.
It’s astonishing that he should have done that work so early.
adj. astonished
He looked astonished.
adv. astonishingly
n. astonishment
in / with astonishment
to one’s astonishment
v. astonish
The news astonished everybody. (= Everybody was astonished at the news.)
I was astonished at (to hear) the loud sound.
We were astonished that he appeared at the party.
3. camp
n. We had a camp by the river.
They are in camp（在露营中）now.
We stayed in a camp for a week this summer.
vi. They camped near the top of the mountain.
We’ll go camping next Sunday.
4. in case In case anything important happens, please call me up.
Take a taxi in case you are late for the meeting.
You had better carry some money in case.
in case of In case of fire, call 119.
in any case In any case, do your best.
in no case In no case should you give up.
in this / that case It’s difficult to know what to do in this case.
5. supply
n. the supply of gas
supply and demand
be in short supply
Vt. supply sth. to sb.; supply sb. with sth.
The media supplies lots of information to us every day.
Those children are not well supplied with books for studying.
Hens supply eggs.
* offer offer sth to sb; offer sb sth
* provide provide sb with sth; provide sth to sb
6. scare
v. The sunder scared the child.
The scream from the darkness scared her stiff（僵直）.
I don’t scare easily.
She scared the cat away / off.
You scared me to death.
n. The news gave them a scare（吓了一跳）.
adj. scared
Are you scared of snakes?
She was scared to ride on the horse.
She was scared that the horse might kick her.
7. sick
adj. a sick baby
become / fall / get sick
He is sick with cold.
She felt sick.
I’m sick of (厌烦的)his long, empty speech.
I’m really sick of / about having（对----失望的）made no progress in my work.
We are getting sick and tired of（十分厌烦listening to their argument all the time.
n. sickness.
8. bite
v. (bit, bitten / bit, biting)
The dog bit the thief in the leg.
I couldn’t bite off a piece of the meat.
My dog doesn’t bite.
He bit into the apple.
n. The cat gave the mouse a bite.
She took a bite from the apple.
He ate the cake in a bite.
9. envy
n. I felt envy at his success.
He looked with envy at his neighbor’s new car.
Her beauty is the envy of (可羡慕的人 / 物)her friends.
Vt. How I envy you!
How I envy him going abroad!
She always envies me my curly hair.
adj. enviable令人羡慕的
envious 羡慕的 be envious of sb. / sth.
Module 2 Unit 2 Words and Expressions（Ⅱ）
From P26-P38
10. view
n. You can get a view of the whole city at the top of the building.
What’s your view on the subject?
In my view, what you said is wrong.
point of view
Vt. I view him as my best friend.
n. viewer
11. reach
v. We will reach Beijing tomorrow.
Your letter reached me this morning.
We reached an agreement finally.
I can’t reach the shelf.
His farmland reaches to the river.
He reached out for a piece of cake.
n. His thought is beyond the reach of my imagination(想象).
12. claim
Vt. 要求Can I claim payment for him for the damage?
声称 The lawyer claimed that the man was not guilty.
He climed to have seen the murderer.
n. * lay claim to 对--- 提要求
13. form
v. They formed clay（黏土）into vases. (= They formed vases out of clay.)
Steam forms when water boils.
He formed a class for beginners.
The people form the group. (consist of; be made up of; make up)
It’s important to form a good habit.
n. The cookies were all in the form of stars.
A whale is a form of mammal.
Fill in the appilcation form, please.
14. surround
v. The wall surrounds the jail. (= The jail is surrounded by/with the wall.)
n.&adj. surrounding
the surrounding scenery
I’d like to bring up my child in healthy surroundings.
15. harmony
n. in / out of harmony with
Step 2 Practice
牛津高中英语模块二单词专练
Unit 2
(A)
1. We’ll c__________________ by the river for the night, and move on tomorrow.
2. Noadays there is an a__________________variety of body jewelry types.
3. Did he a___________________ attack you, or just threaten you?
4. I couldn’t sleep because the bed was so u_________________.
5. A l__________________ man was accused of the murder.
6. Going through the Rainforest is a great a__________________.
7. Mother told me to take a handy t_________________ with me because it was dark outside.
8. To Toby travelling through the Sahara Desert by c____________________ must be a tiring but exciting experience.
9. The room is d______________ because there has been no one for a long time.
10. It’s too d_______________ to read. Please turn the light on.

(B)
11. During the drought, some households had their water s_________________ cut off.
12. Food, c________________, shelter and transportation are very important to human beings.
13. When riding a motorbike, please wear a h__________________.
14. Don’t hold the box u_________________ down.
15. W_______________ you do, do your best.
16. I have to prepare food for 7 people, i_____________________ me.
17. White-water r________________ means travelling in a small rubber boats, through fastmoving, shallow water, over sharp rocks.
18. Driving 12 hours is quite t___________________ and can be dangerous.
19. A life j________________ can keep you from being drowned.
20. To our a_________________, he failed again.

(C)
21. As soon as the ship started moving, I began to feel s___________________.
22. Rose was good-looking, rich and intelligent – all the girls e________________ her.
23. The firce dog b__________________ the postman in the leg.
24. The media s__________________ lots of information to us every day
25. Reading from computer screens is t________________ for the eyes and about 25 percent slower than reading from paper.
26. We’ll go c_________________ next Sunday.
27. The sudden loud sound s_______________ me a lot.
28. The children playied very happily until s__________________.
29. We are getting s_________________ and tired of listening to their argument all the time
30. Father had an i_________________ with the teacher about my work.
(D)
31. One slendid（非常棒的 moutain v__________________ followed another during our journey.
32. Not s__________________ on such a hot afternoon, the river was very busy.
33. She left a n_______________ for Ben on the kitchen table.
34. The top of Mount Huang is a good place to watch the s___________________.
35. Farmers always work from d_______________ till dark.
36. The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of s_________________.
37. My dog doesn’t b___________________.
38. I’m looking f________________ to hearing from you since last week.
39. The club has a t_________________ membership of about 300.
40. The g_______________ through the mountains was a young Indian.

(E)
41. Her beauty is the e______________________ of her friends.
42. You can get a v_________________ of the whole city at the top of the building
43. You had better carry some money in c________________
44. You s_______________ me to death.
45. His farmland r___________________ to the river.
46. she was a b________________ when she was young.
47. We haven’t yet been told o____________________ about the closure.
48. Practice makes p________________.
49. On this website you’ll find everything you need to p_________________ your book independently（独立地）.
50. Her explanation paper was almost p_________________ except for one spelling mistake.

(F)
51. Keep the medicine out of the r________________ of children; iy’s dangerous.
52. Do you know how to f_______________ the past tense?
53. There was a short s________________ before the applause(掌声) started.
54. The workers transport the goods by c________________ car.
55. The house faces n________________.
56. The sun rose above the h__________________.
57. Sweden is a k__________________.
58. There was a snow last night, so the moutain is s________________ now.
59. I don’t e_____________ your journey in this bad weather.
60. As a child, I was s___________________ by love and kindness.

(G)
61. When travelling down the River Nile, Colin was s________________ at the beauty of the sight.
62. I changed into my sports shoes so that I could walk more c___________________.
63. We hope the enquiry（调查）will p________________ an explanation for the accident.
64. He c________________ that he had been dining with friends at the time of the murder.
65. In the African rainforest various kinds of animals live in h__________________ with each other.
66. He has too m______________ a nature to get angry, even if he has good cause.
67. The j________________ are locked away in a safe.
68. It’s important to f_______________ a good habit
69. I’d like to bring up my child in healthy s________________.
70. The g________________ strongly wishes the bill（议案） passed.

(H)
71. The high mountains t_________________ over the village.
72. Siberia is covered in v______________ forests.
73. What a h_______________ spot!
74. H______________ helps those who help themselves.
75. The lecture seemed e________________.
76. A dog is one of the c________________ pets.
77. The interesting film made all the v_________________ laugh happily.
78. This is the exact s______________ where the body was found.
79. The Red Cross p______________ food and shelters for disaster victims.
80. She c____________ that the ring was stolen, not just lost because of carelessness.

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