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范围： 第二册第二——第五课 班级： 08级英语潇六  BOOK2, Lesson2 alert [????????????? [all (全，都)+ert (活动) 原义为 “全都活动起来，警觉起来”] able to think quickly;quick to notice things 警惕的，警觉的：Suddendly he found himself awake and fully alert. 突然他发现自己醒过来而且高度警觉。 [补充意义]：adj. 1） alter to sth : away of sth ,especially a problem or danger 意识到，注意到：We must be alert to the possibility of dangour. 我们必须认识到危险的可靠性。 v.[often passive] 1) to warm sb about a dangerous, or urgent situation 向……报警，使警觉：Neighbours quickly alerted the emergency services. alert sb to sth : to make sb aware of sth 使意识到，使认识到：They had been alerted to the possibility of further price rises.他们已意识到价格可能继续上涨。 n.1)[sing.,U] a siuation in which people are watching danger and ready to deal with it 警戒，戒备 ：Police are warning the public to be on the alert for suspicious packages. 警方警告公众要警惕可疑的包裹。2[C] a warning of danger or of a problem 警报：a bomb / fire alert alert sb to sth 警告某人注意某事；be alert to sth 对保持警戒；on (the) alert (for/against) 警戒着，随时准备着；.an alert mind 反应敏捷的头脑；to sound the alert 拉响警报；be alert in 在…方面很机灵；on (the) alert (for)警惕着，对…保持戒备 The manage was so ___ that not a single error in the report slipped past her. A.prompt B.alert C.conscious D.alarm [试题详解]B.题意：经理很机敏，报告中的任何一个小错误都逃不过她的眼睛。从that 从句的意思看，任何一点小错误都逃不过她的眼睛，说明经理的思想灵敏，非常警觉，应选alert,alert表示很警觉，机敏，思维敏捷。 birch [?????] n.[C.U] (also birch tree[C]) a tree with smooth bark and thin branches, that grows in nothern countries 桦树，白桦树 [补充意义]：n. 1)[U] The hard pale wood of the birch tree 桦木；2)[sing.] the practice of hitting sb with a bunch of birch sticks ,as a punishment???]n.[C] a large branch of a tree 大树枝 cabin [??????] n. [C]a small house or shelter, usually made of wood 小屋，小棚屋:a large cabin 原木小屋 [补充意义]：n. 1) [C] a small room on a ship in which you live or sleep(轮船上工作或生活的)隔间;2) [C] one of the areas for passengers to sit in a piane （飞机的）座舱 [典型考题]The captain’s ___ is near the bridge of the ship. A.cabin B.hut C.cottage D.cable [试题详解]答案 A). 题意：船