Unit4词汇整理-讲义-2021-2022学年高中英语上教版（2020）选择性必修第二册.docxVIP

上教版选修2U4 1. blank /bl??k/ adj. 空的；无图画的 n. blankness 空白 blank page Unlike adults, who tend to default to the rules and patterns of their first language, kids may be able to approach a new one with a blank slate. 2020年静安区一模阅读理解C篇 不像成年人，孩子们倾向于默认他们的第一语言的规则和模式，他们能够像一张白纸一样来接触一门新的语言。 2. amateur /?m?t?/ n./adj. 业余爱好者/业余的 n. amateurism 业余性 amateur photographer Uranus is the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. 2018年虹口区二模阅读理解A篇 天王星是自古以来发现的第一颗新行星，而赫歇尔，在此之前只是一个即使在英国也相对不为人知的业余天文学家，如今却闻名于世。 3. pessimistic /?pes?m?st?k/ adj. 悲观的；悲观主义的 n. pessimism 悲观主义 n. pessimist 悲观主义者 pessimistic thoughts There is another, less?pessimistic?possibility that since 1980 employment has been?growing faster in occupations that use computers than in those that do not. 2021年金山区一模阅读理解C篇 另一种不那么悲观的可能性是，自1980年以来，使用计算机的职业的就业增长速度一直快于不使用计算机的职业。 4. ambitious /?mb???s/ adj. 有野心的；有雄心的 n. ambition 野心，雄心 ambitious goal In 2015, the Scandinavian country announced an ambitious aim to become one of the first nations in the world to end its dependence on fossil fuels. 2018年杨浦区一模阅读理解A篇 2015年，这个斯堪的纳维亚国家宣布了一个雄心勃勃的目标，要成为世界上首批结束对化石燃料依赖的国家之一。 5. classify /kl?s?fa?/ v. 分类；划分 n. classification 分类 adj. classifiable 可分类的 be classified into three categories Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer climbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream. 2020年浦东新区二模阅读理解C篇 攀岩曾被列为“极限运动”。但是像凯旋门这样的室内攀岩中心，提供不需要岩石的攀岩，才把攀岩算入主流运动。 6. acknowledge /?kn?l?d?/ v. 承认 n. acknowledgement 承认 a generally acknowledged fact Enlightened humanity, while acknowledging that some undesirable jobs must be done regardless, would acknowledge that if one was motivated in his work, the work would be so much better accomplished. 2018年金山区二模阅读理解C篇 睿智的人在承认某些不受欢迎的工作必须无论如何都要做的同时，也会承认如果一个人在工作中有动力，工作就会完成得更好。 7. liberation /l?b?re??(?)n/ n. 解放 v. libera