Learn new words and phrases2.doc

UNIT2 TEXT A Learn new words and phrases 　　1. astronomer: n 天文学家；astronomy: n 天文学 　　2.explode: v 爆炸,由此联想：explosive: a 爆炸性的/n 炸药；explosion: n 爆炸 　　1). When the bomb______, many people were seriously wounded. 　　2). The unexpected ________ frightened the little girl. 　 　3). It might be possible to convert _____ energy into heat. 　　Answers: exploded, explosion, explosive 　　3. density: n 密度；联想产生：dense: a 密度大的，反义词：sparse; 　　densely: ad高密度地；densely-populated人口稠密的；sparsely-populated人口稀疏的 　　1). The ____ fog kept the travelers from finding the correct direction. 　　2). The business area of the city is _____ populated. 　　3). This liquid has a much greater ____ than water. 　　Answers: dense, densely, density 　　4. shrink: v 收缩、退缩、缩水 　　1). As a result of careless washing, the jacket has shrunk to a childs size. 　　2).The girl shrinks at the sight of blood. 　　5. measurement: n 衡量、测量； 　　由此联想：measure: n措施/v 衡量、测量；measurable: a 可衡量的，可测量的 　　1). We must take _____ to protect our environment. 　　2). We have come within ______ distance of success. 　　3). Clocks give us a ______ of time. 　　4). There the rainfall is ______ not in inches but in feet. 　　Answers: measures, measurable, measurement, measured 　　6.implication: n 含义、暗示；imply: v 暗示 　　7. basis: n 基础、根据， 　　由此可以联想得到：base: n 底部；v 以…为底，为根据；basic: a 基础的，根本的； 　　basically: ad 根本上来说, 　　1). If you want to improve your English, you must have a solid ______. 　　2). The furniture of out dorm is really _____: two beds, two chairs and tables. 　　3). The charges are false for they are not ______ on proven facts. 　　4). Since no better plan can be worked out, we have to adopt the ____ workable one. 　　Answers: basis, basic, based, basically 　　8. observatory: n 天文台；由此可以联想得到： 　　observe: v 观察；observation: n 观察；observer: n 观察家 　　9. convincing: a 有说服力的，使人信服的；convince: v 使人信服；convinced: a 感到有说服力的，常见搭配：convince sb of sth; convince sb that 　　1). He gave us a convincing speech. 　　2). He convinced me f his sincerity. 　　10. operate: v 运转、操作、动手术；operation : n 手术，操作