2021 高考英语核心词扩展与辨析(三十六)
一:词汇识记
1. nurse /nɜ:s/
n. 护士,保姆;vt. 护理,照顾
拓展
nursery n. 苗圃;托儿所;温床
nursing n. 护理;看护;养育
例句
A private nurse visited him once a week at home.
一个私人护士每周去他家一次。
串记
These nurses are working in this nursery and nursing is their main job.
这些护士在这所托儿所工作,护理是他们的主要工作。
2. object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/
n. 物体;目标,对象;宾语;v. 反对
拓展
object to sth./ doing sth.反对某事/做某事
objection n. 异议,反对;缺陷/点;妨碍
make(raise) an objection to 提出(表示)异议(反对)
have no objection to 不反对
be open to objection 有可商榷之处;有不合理之处
objective n. 目标;a. 客观的(反 subjective)
objective reality 客观现实
the objective case 宾格
例句
What's your object for coming here tonight?
你今晚到这儿来有何贵干?
串记
Li Hua has many study objectives, one of his objectives is to go abroad and his
father has no objection to this.
李华有许多学习的目标,其中一个就是到国外,他的父亲对此没有异议。
3. observe /əbˈzɜ:v/
v. 观察/测;觉察到;遵守,奉行;庆祝
拓展
observe sb. do sth. 观察某人做某事(全过程)
observe sb. doing sth. 注意到某人正在做某事
observe on〔upon〕sb/sth 谈论,评论
observe that ... 说/评论……
observation n. 观察;监视;观察报告
observatory n. 天文台;气象台;瞭望台
例句
①We have never observed him do otherwise.
我们从未看到他不是这样做的。
②She observed a man walking on the opposite side of the road.
她看见一个人在马路对面走着。
③She observed that the work was well done.
她说这件工作做得很出色。
串记
In order to observe the sky so the man stays at the observatory and after the
observation he needs to write a report.
为了观察天空,这个男人呆在天文台上。观察过后,他需要写一份报告。
4.obvious /ˈɒbviə s/
a. 明显的;显著的
拓展
It is obvious that 从句 明显的是……
obviously ad. 明显地
例句
The nurse agreed with obvious pleasure.
那个护士同意了,显然很高兴。
串记
It is obvious that he made a mistake but obviously his mother didn ’ t say
anything.
很明显的是他犯了一个错误,但是明显地他的母亲没有说什么。
5. occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/
vt. 占据/领;占用/去(同 take up);居住;使忙碌
拓展
(1)occupy oneself with sth./in doing sth.忙于/专心于(做)某事
(2)be occupied in doing sth. 忙于做某事
be occupied with/(in) doing sth. 从事/忙于某事
keep sb. occupied 使某人忙碌
(3)occupation n. 占领;职业;工作
例句
①When I came in,the students were occupied with/(in) doing their homework.
当我进来的时候,学生们正忙着做作业。
②Teaching and doing housework keep her occupied every day.
教书和做家务使她每天都占满。
串记
I have entered your name and occupation and I know you are occupied with
teaching.
我记下你的姓名和职业我知道你忙于教学。
二:阅读练习
Ice cream is certainly the world’s favourite dessert. 1 Of all the people
across the world,more ice cream is eaten in Australia than in any other country:16.6
litres per person per year.
A form of ice cream was eaten in China about 4,000 years ago. 2
Ice cream was brought to Europe in the 16th century,but at that time only the
super-rich could afford it.When the Italian princess Catherine de Medici married the
future King Henry Ⅱ of France in 1533,a different kind of ice cream was served
every day for a month! 3
Ice cream was introduced to America in the 1700s,but mostly enjoyed by the
wealthy.Around 1800,special ice houses were invented and ice cream became an
American industry. 4 In 1946,they ate more than 20 litres of ice cream per
person.
The world’s most popular flavor is vanilla (香草),which was produced from
vanilla beans.80% of the world’s vanilla beans grew on the island of Madagascar,off
the east coast of Africa. 5 And of all the days of the week,most ice cream is
bought on Sunday!
A.The most favourite topping is chocolate.
B.It was made of milk,rice,fruit and snow!
C.More than 90 percent of the US families buy dessert.
D.California produces more ice cream than any other state.
E.Americans celebrated the victory of WWⅡ with ice cream.
F.In Europe alone,about 11 billion a year is spent on ice cream.
G.Ice cream didn’t become available to the general population in France until
1660.
语法填空
Australia was always a country I wanted to visit so I saved up some money and 1.
(take) the plane for Australia at 2. end of the school term.
It was strange when I arrived.It was the start of winter! Happily for me the
weather was still hot and sunny though.3. also took me a while to get
used to the time difference.
The country is 4. (true) beautiful,full of wildlife you wouldn’t find
anywhere else in the world.I visited a koala sanctuary (考拉保护区) in Brisbane —
there were koalas everywhere 5. (sleep) in the trees and I even got the
chance 6. (hold) one.I learnt lots of 7. (fact) about
koalas,too.For example,koalas can sleep for up to 22 hours a day.At the sanctuary
there were also kangaroos (袋鼠) that we 8. (allow) to feed.They were
really cute and friendly.
Another exciting part of my trip was snorkelling ( 潜 泳 ) in the Great Barrier
Reef,as the water was very clear and blue.I was also lucky to see some 9.
(interest) sea animals.
I loved visiting everywhere from the beautiful mountains and waterfalls in the
National Parks 10. the long white sandy beaches.It’s a beautiful country
and worth visiting one day if you ever get the chance.