高考英语词汇延伸与阅读练习（二十三）

2021 届高考英语词汇延伸与阅读练习（二十三） 1.secret/'siːkrɪt/ n. 秘/奥密，诀窍；秘/神密的 拓展 in secret 秘密地；私下地(反 in public) in the secret 知道内情 let in on a secret 让某人知道秘密 keep sth. secret from sb. 把某事对某人保密 secretly ad．秘密地 secretive a．保密的，守口如瓶的 secretary n. 秘书；书记；部长；大臣 例句 What is the secret of his success? 他成功的秘诀是什么？ 串记 The secretary told me the secret in secret. 秘书秘密地把秘密告诉了我。 2.seek/siːk/（sought, sought） a. 能够的；有能力的，能干的 拓展 seek to do sth.(正式)试图做某事 seek one's fortune 寻找致富(或成功)的机会 seek after/for 追求，寻求 seek out 挑选出；找出 例句 ①We seek to find a way to make us get along well with the people around us. 我们试图找一种方法使我们和周围的人相处融洽。 ②Many young people leave their hometown to seek their fortune in big cities. 很多年轻人离开家乡到大城市寻找成功的机会。 串记 In order to seek out a way to seek their fortune, many people seek for gold in the west. 为了寻求致富之道，许多人到西方去淘金。 3.seem /siːm/ prep. 关于；在各处；四处 拓展 It seems that 似乎，好像 It seems to me that 在我看来，我以为 seem (to be/like) +n. /adj.好像是，看起来像 seem to do sth. 似乎要做某事 it seems as if/though 从句 看来好像 例句 ①The children seemed to be eating something in the room. 孩子们好像正在房间里吃东西。 ②The engine just won't start. Something seems to have gone (go) wrong with it. 引擎发动不了。看起来好像出了什么毛病。 ③It seems to me that Mr. Brown will not come again. 在我看来布朗先生不会再来了。 ④It seems as if/though everybody else knew about it except me. 看上去好像除了我之外每个人都知道此事。 4.seize /siːz/ vt. 抓住(同 grab)，逮捕；夺取，占领；把握(时机等) 拓展 seize sb.by the+部位 抓住某人的…… 部位 seize from 从…夺走 be seized of(依法)占有着，知道(消息等) be seized with an illness 害病 seize on(upon)利用，采用(建议)，抓住(机会)，了解(意思) 例句 He seized the pickpocket by the collar． 他抓住那个扒手的衣领。 串讲 The army seized the opportunity and seized the airport in a surprise attack. 军队抓住机会，突袭并占领了机场。 5.select/sɪ'lekt/ vt. 精/挑选，选择拔 拓展 select as 选为 select for 为…而挑选 select from 从…中挑选 select out of 选拔 selective a. 选择性的 selection n. 选择，挑选；选集；精选品 形近词: elect 选举→election n. 例句 He selected a shirt to match his suit． 他挑了一件衬衣来配他那套衣服。 串记 There are a wide selection of gifts, you can select what is your favorite. 有很多礼物可供选择，你可以选择你最喜欢的。 课后练习 Ranulph Fiennes,explorer When I was 10,I wanted to buy a canoe (独木舟) and needed ￡85.I washed the buses at Midhurst bus station between 3 am to 7 am during the week.Then I washed the dishes at the Angel Hotel from 6 pm to 10 pm.I was paid ￡11 per week in all,and that’s how I got the cash.It is too long ago to know if I actually learnt anything from the experience. Russel Kane,comedian I did two humiliating (不体面的) Saturday jobs.The first was selling vacuum cleaners door to door.I didn’t sell a single one.The other job was working with my granddad for a frozen-food delivery service.I doubt that a Saturday job really teaches you anything.Where I come from,it’s automatic:at age 11 you get a job.It wasn’t,“Hey man.I’m really learning the value of work.” It was,“If I want money,I must work for it.” My dad never gave me a penny of pocket money after the age of 11. Tony Ross,illustrator and author In the 1950s,when I was a boy,I used to work at the Post Office over Christmas.Many of us did it,and it was fantastic fun.I earned enough to buy an old motorcycle.I learnt the basics of working for money like arriving on time,and enjoying it no matter what.It was a good introduction because very few people work for fun. Adele Parks,author When I was 16,I worked in our local supermarket,stacking (堆放) shelves for two years.I am good at talking and telling stories,and I think I learnt it there,because one of the things about stacking shelves or being at the checkout is that you get to pass the time with people.That’s what I liked best. 1.To get his dream canoe,what did Ranulph Fiennes do when he was ten? A.He borrowed ￡74 from others. B.He was absent from school. C.He asked his dad for help. D.He worked very hard. 2.Why did Russel Kane take part-time jobs at age 11? A.To buy a gift for himself. B.To earn his pocket money. C.To get some work experience. D.To follow his granddad’s example. 3.Who probably dealt with mail in his or her part-time job? A.Tony Ross. B.Adele Parks. C.Russel Kane. D.Ranulph Fiennes. 参考答案： 1.D 细节理解题。由 Ranulph Fiennes 说的“I washed the buses...between 3 am to 7 am during the week...washed the dishes...from 6 pm to 10 pm...I was paid ￡11 per week in all,and that’s how I got the cash”可知,十岁时,他为了买一艘独木舟,利用课外业余时间辛苦打工赚钱。 2.B 细节理解题。由 Russel Kane 说的“Where I come from,it’s automatic:at age 11 you get a job...It was,‘If I want money,I must work for it.’”可知,在他生活的地方,每个人都会在十一岁时 开始打工赚零花钱。 3.A 推理判断题。由 Tony Ross 说的“I used to work at the Post Office over Christmas”可知,在 邮局兼职打工的 Tony Ross 最有可能处理过邮件。