高考英语 拉分专项训练 专题09 Wildlife protection素材 新人教版必修2.docVIP

Wildlife protection 【重点词汇】 1. threaten vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示 vi. 威胁；可能来临 He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.他把她绑起来，拿着一把6英寸长的刀威胁她。 The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.新来的人直接威胁到原有工人的生计。 The clouds?threaten?snow.?乌云预示着要下雪。 Do you?mean to?threaten??? 你是想威胁吗? Its threatening to rain.天可能要下雨。 2. hunt vt. 打猎；搜索vi. 打猎；搜寻n. 狩猎；搜寻 Detectives have been hunting him for seven months.7个月来警探们一直在追捕他。 As a child I learned to hunt and fish.我孩提时代就学会了打猎和捕鱼。 A forensic team was hunting for clues.法医小组正在搜寻线索。 The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.这对夫妇曾帮着寻找那些蹒跚学步的孩子。 He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.他开始了在新斯科舍为期19天的猎驼鹿行程。 3. relief n. (痛苦、忧虑）的减轻、消除；救济；安慰 Seeing the lost children, the mother was in relief.见到失踪的儿子这位妈妈如释重负。 I breathed a sigh of relief.我安心地松了一口气。 The?doctors?treatment?gave no?relief?to?the?patient.?那医生的治疗并未使病人的病情减轻。 Needy?and?handicapped people?depend on?government?relief?for their?support.穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。 4. mercy n. 仁慈，宽容；怜悯；幸运；善行 They?were treated?with?mercy.他们受到仁慈的待遇。 We?will not?pity?nor?spare,?nor have?mercy?to the?enemy.对敌人我们不会同情，不会宽恕，也不会发慈悲。 It really was a mercy that hed gone so rapidly at the end.这真幸运，他最后走得那么快。 Sailor is at the mercy of the weather. 水手受到天气的摆布。 5. contain vt. 包含；控制；容纳 The book doesnt contain all the required information. 这本书里面并不包含所有需要的信息。 The envelope contained a Christmas card.该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。 Watermelon contains vitamins and also potassium.西瓜含有维生素也有钾。 More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant.一百多名消防队员仍在努力控制工厂火势。 6. affect vt. 影响；感动；侵袭；感染 As a matter of fact, your opinion will not affect my decision.事实上，你的观点不会影响我的决定。 Most people present at the meeting were deeply affected by his speech.出席会议的人都被他的演讲深深感动。 7. appreciate vt. 欣赏；鉴赏；感激；意识到 The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can?appreciate?the beauty of life. 最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。 I appreciate?Johns?helping in time. 我感谢约翰的及时帮助。 I’d appreciate i