Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year

　　一、课前基础自查

　　(一)分类记单词--省时高效

Ⅰ.阅读单词(知其意)

1．highlight n．　　最重要/精彩的部分

2．enormous adj. 巨大的，庞大的

3．slogan n. 口号；标语

4．armchair n. 扶手椅

5．shabby adj. 破旧的，破烂的

6．cushion n. 垫子

7．curtain n. 窗帘；门帘；帘子

8．arithmetic n. 算术

9．sew v. 缝；缝制；缝补

10．cubic adj. 立方的

11．dynamic adj. 精力充沛的，有创新思想的

12．bachelor n. 未婚男子，单身汉

13．botanical adj. 植物(学)的__

14．microscope n. 显微镜

15．polish v. 擦亮，擦光

16．fortnight n. 两星期，14天

17．certificate n. (毕业)文凭，成绩合格证书

18．scholarship n. 奖学金

Ⅱ.重点单词(写其形)

1．chart n　 图；图表

2．peer n. 同龄人

3．rent v. (短期)租用

4．keen adj. 渴望的；热切的；热心的　

5．issue n. 问题

6．outdoor adj. 户外的；用于户外的

7．concept n. 概念

8．recite v. 背诵，朗诵

9．suitcase n. (旅行用)手提箱

10．luggage n. 行李

11．punctual adj. 准时的，守时的

12．upset v. 使(某人)心烦意乱，使心情不好

13．button n. 纽扣，扣子

14．mailbox n. 邮箱，邮筒

15．course n. 课程 Ⅲ.拓展单词(通其变)

1．settle v．解决；定居→settlement n．和解；协议；安顿；定居点→settler n．移民；殖民者

2．competitive adj.好强的；好竞争的；有竞争力的→compete v．竞争/赛→competition n．竞争/赛；比赛→competitor n．竞争者

3．elect v．选举；推选→election n．选举→elector n．选举人

4．suit v．合适；适合→suitable adj.合适的；适当的

5．attract v．吸引→attractive adj.吸引人的→attraction n．吸引(力)；吸引人的事物

6．consider v．认为→consideration n．考虑；关心→considerate adj.体贴的

7．develop v．发展；培养→developing adj.发展中的→developed adj.发达的→development n．发展；开发

8．activity n．活动→act v．行动→active adj.积极的

9．ability n．能力；本领；技能→disability n．残疾；无能

10．tradition n．传统→traditional adj.传统的

11．institution n．机构，团体→institute n．协/学会；学院

12．innocent adj.天真无邪的；阅世不深的→innocence n．清白；天真

13．decoration n．装饰物→decorate vt.装饰→decorative adj.装饰的

14．regulation n．规章/则，条例→regular adj.规则的；经常的

15．cheer v．欢呼；喝彩；加油→cheerful adj.愉快的 [语境活用]

1．It's said that they are the first settlers to settle on the island.Then, the island becomes their permanent settlement.(settle)

2．The competition is very fierce - hundreds of competitors are competing for 56 medals, so I regret having taken part in this competitive game.(compete)

3．In the latest election，Mary was elected chairman of the Students' Union.(elect)

4．On their wedding day, their new flat was decorated with fresh flowers and balloons, and a decorative arch full of decorations was laid in the corridor.(decorate)

5．We agree to find an attractive place to relax ourselves.Los Angeles has so many attractions - nightclubs, good restaurants and so on.With its mild climate, the place usually attracts visitors from both home and abroad.(attract)

6．According to the survey, modern industry has developed quickly in developing countries such as China and India in the past half century.(develop)

7．This kind of accommodation suits you, because it offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long­stay students.(suit)