词汇精练
1 ) Par ts of the document a re ambiguous and in need of.
A.explana tion B.clar ification
C.clar ity D.understanding
2) His account of his first week as a salesman made us laugh.
A.amused B.ironic
C.humorous D.comic
3) There’s a famous brand of cigaret te made in Japan.It is called Seven.
A.mild B.wild
C.middle D.wide
4) He in smoking even when lying ill in bed.
A.continue B.persist
C.insist D.stick
5) I t is perfectly that a prospective employe r should want to know if you have a criminal record.
A.reasonable B.clear
C.probable D.likely
6) There is a pr imary school to our university.
A.connected B.as socia ted
C.r elated D.attached
7) I was to work hard by his example.
A.exposed B.inspired
C.as signed D.encouraging
8 ) Apar t from compulsory subjects ，ther e ar e still some subjects for us at college.
A.selective B.elective
C.optional D.optical
9) He made alternations to his flat and then sold it at
a huge profit.
A.radical B.rational
C.random D.t remendous
10) Scientists a re how ear cells t ransmit messages to the brain.
A.ins pecting B.inquiring
C.requesting D.investiga ting
11) The two men wer e convicted of t reason and ther e wer e immediate demands for the death.
A.punishment B.penalty
C.sentence D.fine
12) In 1953 ，the int ricate of DNA’s st ructure was solved in a Cambridge laboratory.
A.mystery B.riddle
C.puzzle D.myth
13) Quiet please，everyone.The chairman is about to make a(n).
A.statement B.announcement
C.declaration D.claim
14) Never tell him a sec ret ，he’s got a tongue.
A.open B.loose
C.lose D.loss
15) They stopped talking for a moment to see wher e the noise was coming from and then their conve rsation.
A.r esume B.reopen
C.resta r t D.renew
答案：
1) B 2 ) C 3) A 4 ) B 5 ) A 6 ) D 7) B 8) C
9) A 10) D 11) B 12 ) C 13) B 14 ) B 15 ) A
Part One In-Class Reading
Entertaining Humor-What’s Funny?
词汇精解
anatomy [....n .. t..mi ] n.①构造②解剖学
bureaucrat* [..bju..r..kr .. t ] n.官僚主义者，官员
cartoon4 [ k......tu..n] n.漫画，讽刺画，动画片
cartoonist* [ k......tu..nist ] n.漫画家，动画片画家
clarification* [ kl .. rifi..kei..n] n.澄清
[ 考点] a cla rifica tion of something 对.澄清
[ 例句] They ask for a clarification of the commit tee’s plan.
comedian* [k....mi..di..n] n.喜剧演员，喜剧作家
[ 反义] t ragedian n.悲剧演员，悲剧作家
cross talk * [..kr..s..t....k ] n.相声
double entendre [..du..bl......t....dr..] n.(法语) 双关语
elderly4 [..eld..li] adj.上了年纪的，较老的，晚年的
n.(the elderly) (总称) 较老的人，到了晚年的人
[ 同义] aging ，declining
[ 反义] youthful
[ 辨析] elder ly；older；elder elder ly 非常有礼貌的说法，不能与than 搭配使用；olde r 比.老，可用于名词前，也可以和than 搭配使用；elder 老一点的，只用于名词前，不能与than 搭配使用。
[ 例句] We should provide bet ter ca re for the elde rly.
familiarity* [ f..mili.... riti] n.熟悉，亲近
[ 同义] acquaintance ，intimacy
[ 反义] unfamiliar ity
[ 考点] familiarity with sth.对.熟悉
[ 例句] His familiarity with the language impr essed us all.
grandma* [....r .. nm....，....r .. ndm....] n.(外) 祖母
[ 同义] grandmothe r
humorist* [..hju..m..rist ] n.幽默(作) 家，有幽默感的人
humorless* [..hju..m..lis] adj.缺乏幽默的，一点也不幽默的
humorous4 [..hju..me r..s ] ad j.幽默的
[ 同义] witty
[ 例句] It’s really a humorous r ema rk s.
idiot6 [..idi..t ] n.笨蛋，傻瓜
[ 例句] I don’t know why I was such an idiot.
irritated* [..iriteitid] a dj.恼怒的
[ 考点] be irritated at sth.对.感到愤怒
be irritated against s b.对某人感到生气
[ 例句] He was irritated at the host’s inhospitality.
laughable* [..l....f..bl ] ad j.可笑的，有趣的
[ 同义] funny ，comic，ridiculous
[ 反义] serious
[ 例句] He considered our offer of ＄1 ，000 for the paint-ing laughable.
mild4 [maild] ad j.温和的，不严重的，适度的
[ 同义] gentle ，amiable
[ 反义] fierce ，ha rsh
[ 例句] That deba te is mild.
misunderstanding* [..mis..nd....st .. ndi..] n.误解
[ 考点] misunderstanding of sth.对.的误解
[ 例句] I think there has been some misunderstanding of what I said ，I meant nine o’clock in the morning not nine at night.
misuse* [ mis..ju..z] v t.滥用，错用
[ 辨析] misuse；abuse
misuse 不是故意地用错或错用；abuse 为了一错误目的故意用错或错用，尤指权利或特权。
[ 例句] We’d better avoid mis using words in our writing.
persist4 [ p....sist ] v.持续，存留，坚持不懈，执意
[ 同义] continue
[ 反义] desist ，stop
[ 考点] persist in 坚持
[ 辨析] presist in；insist on；stick at/ to persist in①虽然别人已警告过你不要做某种不好的事，但你却继续做② 继续发生，表示当一个问题或情况继续发生时，是因为你无法阻止它；insist on 坚决要求做某事；stick at/ to 为了在某个方面取得成功而意志坚决地工作或学习。
[ 例句] If you persist in making t rouble ，the company may be forced to dismiss you.
prance [ pr....ns；(US) pr .. ns ] v.腾跃
pun [ p..n] n.双关语
reasonable4 [..ri..z..n..bl ] ad j.合理的，不荒谬的
[ 同义] conservative，moderate ，rational
[ 反义] ext ravagant ，unreasonable
[ 例句] We live a reasonable distance away from the sta-tion.
riddle [..ridl] n.谜语
riddler [..ridl..] n.出谜语的人
selectively * [ si..lektivli ] adv.有选择地
[ 考点] be selective about something 对.很挑剔
[ 例句] She is selective about clothes.
setup* [..set..p ] n.为某活动或目的所做的准备或铺垫，安装，安排
slap stick [..sl .. pstik] n.打闹剧
sparkling* [..s p....kli..] a dj.闪闪发光的
[ 例句] The young acrobats’ (杂技演员) pe rformance is really a spa rkling one.
statement4 [..steitm..nt ] n.说法，叙述，声明
[ 辨析] statement；announcement；declaration statement 为了让人们知道你的观点或意图而当众说或写什么；announcement 当众宣布已经发生或将要发生的事；declara tion 非常重要的官方声明，尤指政府或某一组织准备做什么。
[ 例句] Yeltsin read his opening statement to the press befor e sta rting the confer ence.
suggestive* [ s....d..estiv] a dj.使人产生邪念的
[ 同义] evocative
[ 例句] Bribery is a suggestive incentive to many weak politicians.
vulgar6 [..v..l....] ad j.粗俗的，下流的
[ 反义] decent ，delicate ，refined ，elegant ，graceful
[ 例句] He wore vulgar comme rcialized spectacles.
a labor of love 心甘情愿做的事
[ 例句] The stamps he bought for her was a labor of love.
attempt to do something 努力做，试图做
[ 例句] The pr isone r at tempted to escape but was stopped.
beyond the reach of somebody 在某人伸手够不着的地方
[ 例句] Please put this kind of pills beyond the reach of child.
fall in love with somebody 开始爱上某人
[ 例句] He fell madly in love with Helen the fi rst time he saw he r.
flash a smile 笑容一闪
[ 例句] She flas hed a sudden smile at me.
Part Two After Class Reading
Passage Ⅰ Underwater Concert
词汇精解
attach4 [....t .. t..] v.将某物系在、附在、固定在(另一物) 上
[ 同义] fasten
[ 反义] detach
[ 考点] a ttach to sth.附属于，与.相连
a ttach.to 把.与.相连接
[ 例句] 1 ) There is a primary school attached to our university.
2 ) He a ttaches grea t impor tance to the regular physical exer cises.
avant garde [.... v............d] adj.先锋派的，前卫派的
clarity6 [..kl .. riti] n.清澈，清晰
[ 同义] clearness ，plainness
[ 反义] indefinitenes s，unclearness
[ 辨析] cla rity；clearnes s cla rity 书面用语的语言，非常清晰易理解；clea rness 避免用难词或易混淆的词而用易于理解的词所作的表达。
[ 例句] The cla rity of the spring water was amazing.
concertgoer * [..k..ns..t....u.. (r) ] n.经常去听音乐会的人
[ 构词] concer t + go er = conce rtgoe r race + go er = r acegoer 经常去看比赛的人film + go er = filmgoe r 经常去看电影的人crisp6 [ krisp] adj.脆的，清脆的，新鲜而爽口的eardrum* [..i..dr..m] n.耳膜environment4 [ in..vai..r..nm..nt ] n.环境