精品资料Section_ⅡWarming Up & Reading — Language Points
1．mercy n．仁慈；宽恕；怜悯 show mercy to sb. have mercy on without mercy at the mercy of 怜悯某人 对……表示怜悯 残忍地，毫无同情心地 任凭……的摆布；在……的支配中 When they were young, they were taught to show mercy to those homeless people. 当他们年轻时，他们就被教导怜悯那些无家可归的人。
When the ship failed to work at sea, the sailors were at the mercy of the wind and the rain.
当船在海上不能行进时，船员们任由风雨摆布。 merciful adj. merciless adj. 仁慈的；宽容的 无情的；冷酷的 The slave owner was merciless and always treated his slaves without mercy. 奴隶主很冷酷，并且总是残忍地对待他的奴隶。 [即境活用1] 用与mercy有关的单词及短语完成片段
He is such a merciful man as always has_mercy_on those homeless animals, which are usually at_the_mercy_of the coldness and storm. But sometimes he shows_no_mercy_to those he doesn't like.
他是一个仁慈的人，总是怜悯那些任由寒冷雨雪摆布的无家可归的动物。但是有时对那些他不喜欢的人与物，他一点也不会怜悯。
2．minimum
(1)n.[C]最小量，最小数，最低限度，最小值
You must get a minimum of 40 questions right to pass the examination. 你最少必须答对40道题才能通过考试。
The minimum pass mark in the examinations is 60 out of 100. 考试的最低及格分数是100分中答对60分。 (2)adj.最小的，最少的，最低的 a minimum charge/price最低收费/价格
最大值与最小值 ??max最大值→[英]maximum n.最大值[数字]??min最小值→[英]minimum n.最小值? 上面两词的复数是变um为a或直接加s。 [即境活用2] 完成句子 (1)The class needs a_minimum_of_six_students (最少6名学生) to continue. (2)As an_absolute_minimum(绝对最低要求), you should spend two hours on the evening studying.
3．horizon n．[C]地平线；(常pl.)视野，眼界，见识 The sun sank below the horizon. 太阳落到了地平线下。 on the horizon broaden one's horizons 在地平线上；很可能即将发生；已露端倪 开阔某人的眼界 She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons. 她想旅行，以开阔眼界。 [即境活用3] 完成句子
(1)A financial crisis is on_the_horizon (即将爆发)．
(2)Taking part in school activities can broaden_our_horizons (开阔我们的眼界)． 4．nowhere adv.无处，任何地方都不；无目的；无结果(放于句首时，句子要用倒装语序)
He is nowhere to be seen. 任何地方都见不着他。
Nowhere is the book to be found. 这本书在任何地方都找不着。 [即境活用4] 完成句子
Nowhere is_the_effect_of_government_policy (政府政策的效果) more apparent than in agriculture.
5．secure
(1)adj.安全的，可靠的；无忧虑的，安心的 Our house is secure from flood. 我们的房子没有被淹的危险。
At last they were able to feel secure about the future. 他们终于觉得不必为将来而担忧了。
(2)vt.使安全，保卫
Some measures are needed to secure the bank from a flood. 这道堤防需要采取一些措施，免得被洪水冲坏。 securely adv. 牢固地，稳固地 security n. 保护措施，保安部门 [即境活用5] 完成句子
(1)安装了锁和防护栏后，窗户很安全了。
The windows were_secured_with locks and bars. (2)她把自己置于一种虚假的安全感中。
She'd allowed herself into a_false_sense_of_security. 6．precise adj.准确的，精确的，明确的，细致的，认真的 Can you give a more precise definition of the word? 你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗？
Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness. 医生们难以判定她的确切病因。 to be (more) precise precisely adv. more precisely (更)确切地说，准确地说 准确地，恰好地 更确切地说，更严格地说 This room is about 20 sqms — well,19.5 sqms，to be more precise. 这个房间约20平方米，嗯，确切地说，19.5平方米。
accurate, precise, exact
(1)accurate准确的，无误的(＝correct, free of mistake)。
(2)precise精密的，精确的(＝exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc)。 (3)exact确切的，准确的[＝correct and without mistake (of things that can be measured)]。
[即境活用6] 用precise， accurate， exact填空
(1)She led rescuers to the exact spot where the injured climber was lying. (2)There is no precise definition of a storm. (3)We need to get more accurate information. 7．simplify v．使简化，使简易
The application forms have now been simplified. 申请表格现已简化了。
I hope his appointment will simplify matters.
我希望他被任命以后事情会好办一些。 simplification n．简化，简化的事物 simplicity n．简单(性)，质朴，简单之处，方便 单一的反义词complex?? 复杂的，合成的[形]simple?简单的反义词complicated?? 复杂的 [动]simplify简化反义词complicate使复杂化 [名]simplicity简易性反义词complexity复杂性 [即境活用7] 完成句子 (1)Complaints have led to (a)_simplification_of_rules/simplifying_rules (规则简化)．
(2)This is a kind of simplified_version_of_the_story (故事简写本) for young children.
8．update v．使现代化，更新，向……提供信息 It's high time we updated our software. 我们的软件应该更新了。 update sb.on sth. update on sth. 向……提供最新信息 关于……的最新情况 I called the office to update them on the day's developments. 我给办公室打电话告诉他们当天最新的发展。 [即境活用8] 完成句子
He wrote a letter to me and updated_me_on (向我提供) the recent activities of himself.
1．work out算出，制定出，处理，解决 It'll work out cheaper to travel by bus. 算起来还是乘公共汽车旅游便宜些。 Can you work out the problem? 你能处理这个问题吗？
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from. 我弄不清这音乐是从哪里传来的。
I have worked out a new way of doing it.
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