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Ⅰ.核心词汇
1.Andy detected (察觉)a certain sadness in the old woman's face as he entered the room.
2.In your letter, you asked me about my career (职业) choice for the future, so I'm now writing to share my views about it.
3.Seeing this picture, I think of the children in remote (偏远) areas who cannot attend school because of poverty.
4.Remember to switch (关掉) off all electrical equipment before leaving the room.
5.He commanded (命令) that the students should hand in their homework before he returned.
6.I hold the firm belief that we can make a great breakthrough in the treatment of cancer (癌症).
7.It's no use trying to persuade (说服) him to have a holiday because he is facing a challenge.
8.Many more courses will be available (可得到的) for students to choose from.
9.It is OK to leave an electrical appliance (电器) on so long as you are using it — if not, turn it off!
10.I strongly advocate (倡导) that all the middle school students should ride shared bikes to and from school.
11.If you had come earlier,you could have seen the librarian (图书馆馆长) in the flesh.
12.She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury (奢华) and wealth.
13.She asked me to get all the relevant (相关的)books ready by Tuesday.
14.Mary was a housewife and she longed to escape from the same old familiar routine (常规).
15.I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects (前景).
Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1. distant adj.遥远的;远处的;疏远的;心不在焉的→ distance n.距离;远方
2. secure adj.安全的;安心的;可靠的;牢固的 vt.获得;拴牢;保护→ security n.安全;可靠
3. automatic adj.自动的→ automatically adv.无意识地;自动地
4. efficient adj.效率高的;有功效的→ efficiently adv.效率高地;有功效地→ efficiency n.效率,效能
5. preference n.爱好;偏爱→ prefer vi.喜欢,愿意 vt.更喜欢,宁愿
6. warning n.警告;警示;先兆→ warn vt.警告,提醒;通知 vi.发出警告,发出预告
7. abnormal adj.不正常的;反常的→ normal adj.正常的,一般的
8. predict vt.预测;预言;预料→ prediction n.预测;预言
9. occupation n.职业;占领→ occupy vt.占用;占领;占据
10. absence n.不存在;缺乏;缺席→ absent adj.缺席的,缺乏的
11. emphasis n.强调;重视;重要性→ emphasize vt.强调
12. resist vi.&vt.抵制;反抗;抵挡→ resistance n.抵制;反对;抗拒