2021高考英語詞匯閱讀打卡計劃（Day 8）提升版

2021高考英語詞匯閱讀打卡計劃（Day

8）提升版

-：詞匯打卡復習

1：clinic/1khnik/

n.［C］診所

Shewasreferredtothehospitalbyaneighbourhoodclinic.

她被一家社區(qū)診所送往醫(yī)院救診了。

2：border/*b3：da/

n」C］邊境；邊界；國界；

v.接近；與……接壤；在……上鑲邊

Thestockmarketisconvincedmorecross-borderdealswilltakeplace.

股市相信跨境交易會越來越多。

【常用搭配】

cross/across/overtheborder越過邊境

ontheborder在邊境上

borderarea邊境區(qū)域

ontheborderof臨近；將要

3：devote/di'vaot/

V.獻身；致力；專心；把……用于

IfeelthatI'vebeengivenasecondlifetodevotetosomethingthatismeaningfuland

enormous.

我覺得我被賦予了第二次生命，去致力于一些有意義和意義重大的事情。

【常用搭配】

devoteto致力于；獻身于；投身于

【派生詞】

devotionn.獻身，奉獻；忠誠；熱愛

4：compensate/'knmpenseit/

v.補償,賠償;抵消；付報酬

Otherpeoplecanhelpuscompensateforourmentalandemotionaldeficiencies,muchas

awoodenlegcancompensateforaphysicaldeficiency.

其他的可以幫助我們彌補精神和情感上的缺陷，就像木腿可以彌補身體上的缺陷

一樣

【派生詞】

compensationn.補償；報酬；賠償金

5：realistic/,ria'listik/

adj.現(xiàn)實的；現(xiàn)實主義的；逼真的

Thoughoneshouldhavedreams,it'snotrealistictoexistondreams.

盡管人應該有夢想，但是依靠夢想生活也不現(xiàn)實。

6：minority/mai'nnrati/

n.[C]少數(shù)民族；少數(shù)派

Onlyasmallminorityofstudentsareinterestedinpoliticsthesedays.

目前，只有極少數(shù)同學對政治感興趣。

【常用搭配】

ethnicminority少數(shù)民族

7：harmonious/ha/maomos/

&adj.和諧的，和睦的

Inshort,agoodandharmoniousenvironmentathomeisnecessaryfbrachildtogrow

healthy.

總之，良好和諧的家庭環(huán)境對孩子的健康成長至關(guān)重要。

【常用搭配】

harmonioussociety和諧社會

【派生詞】

harmoniouslyadv.和諧地；調(diào)和地

8：reward/n'w3：d/

n.[C]&[U]報酬，答謝；v.獎勵，獎賞

Mygrandmothersaysagooddeedisitsownreward.我祖母說善有善報。

【常用搭配】

rewardsb.withsth.用某物酬謝某人

rewardsb.forsth.因某事或某物酬謝某人

9：slave/sleiv/

n.[C]奴隸

Theslave'svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.

奴隸的聲音第一次出現(xiàn)在美國小說中。

【派生詞】

slaveryn.奴役；奴隸制度

10：liberty/'hbati/

n.[U]自由

Theessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwho

couldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestate.

世界上第一個自由政府的基本信念是，所有能夠控制自己并對國家負責的人都有

自由。

【常用搭配】

atliberty自由

X1：awesome/'3:sam/

adj.令人敬畏的；使人畏懼的

Themovieisawesome.It9sreallyapitythatyoudidn'tmakeit.

那部電影太棒了，你沒能來看真是太可惜了。

12：influential/,influ'enjl/

adj.有影響的；有勢力的

Hewasoneofthemostinfluentialperformersofmodemjazz.

他是最有影響力的現(xiàn)代爵士樂表演者之一。

13：communist/^nmjonist/

n.[C]共產(chǎn)黨員；共產(chǎn)主義者；

adj.共產(chǎn)主義的

Heisalwaysstrictwithhimselfinthehopethathecangetuptothehighstandardrequired

foracommunist.

他總是嚴格要求自己，希望能夠達到對一個共產(chǎn)黨員提出的高標準。

【派生詞】

communismn.共產(chǎn)主義

14：division/di'vi3（a）n/

n.[C]&[U]部門；分割；分裂；分配；分歧；不和；除法

Itaughtmydaughterhowtododivisionattheageofsix.

我女兒6歲時，我就教她怎樣算除法。

【常用搭配】

divisionoflabour勞動分工

15：civil/'sivl/

adj.公民的；民間的；文職的；有禮貌的；根據(jù)民法的

Civilwarcouldcomeifthecountrybreaksup.

如果國家分裂，內(nèi)戰(zhàn)就會來臨。

【常用搭配】

civilrights民權(quán)

acivilwar內(nèi)戰(zhàn)

【派生詞】

civilizedadj.文明的；有禮貌的

civilizations文明；文化

二：閱讀打卡復習

（一）

Arepeoplelessormorehappywhentheygetolder?Astudyin2018foundthatpeople

generallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage5O.Infoct,itfoundthatbythe

ageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrook

UniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighest

amongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.1

Happinesswasthehighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearly70s.Butthe

peopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheir70sand80s.The

surveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.

2

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,being

unemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevels

ofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.

3Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegetolder,theybecomemorethankfulforwhatthey

haveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbad

experiences.

4Inanotherstudy,peopleintheir80sreportedthefewestproblemswiththequality

oftheirsleep.Theoriginalgoalwastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwith

increasedsleepproblems.5Butexceptforthat,peoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleep

qualityimprovedastheygotolder.

A.Sowhywillhappinessincreasewithage?

B.Researcherssurveyedmorethan150,000Americanadults.

C.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.

D.Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheir50s.

E.Happinessisnottheonlythingthatapparentlyimproveswithage.

F.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage,especiallyinwomen.

G.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

參考答案：DGAEF

（二）

Ifyou'11betakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesome

usefultipsfbrbuyingacheapticket.

Whentobuy

Ifyou'regoingtobuyticketsfordomesticflights,checkpricesonTuesday

afternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillusefulbecausemostU.S.carrierscontinuetoreleasesales

onTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.

Whentofly

Weekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.In

theU.S.,thecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.Agooditinerary

（旅行計戈|J）fortheexpensiveU.S.springbreaktravelperiodisscheduledfromTuesdayto

Saturday;itwillsaveyoumoney（inmostcases）.

Wheretofly

WecontinuetoseegooddealstoBostonandDenverandmoreandmorenicepricesto

Chicago,SeattleandWashington,D.C.AsforEurope,therehavebeensurprisingdeals

throughoutthefallandthosewillcontinueintothewinter.

Directflightsvsconnectingflights

Comparethepriceofdirectflightswiththatofconnectingflights,sometimesaddingastop

toyourroutewillsaveyoumoney,anditmightbeenoughtoenduretheextralongflying

day.Anexample:SanFranciscotoRaleigh:$553foradirectflight,$362withonestop.

You,dbetterthinktwiceaboutthedirectflightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.

Compare,compare,compare

Stifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoingany

comparison.Example:Let?ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyour

favoriteU.S.legacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice——$554foraroundtrip.

However,thecomparisonsitealsoshowsacheaperflightfromthe