【解释】

glance一瞥，匆匆一看，强调动作的短暂

gaze凝视，注视，因惊异或赞赏而长时间无意识地凝视某人或某事物

glare怒视，带有敌对或威胁的态度

stare盯着看，含有无礼或粗俗的意味。 【练习】选择glance/gaze/glare或stare，并用其适当的形式填空

1) They stood at the top of the hill, _______ at the splendid sunset.

2) The manager ______ at the document and signed down his name.

3) The dog _____ at the stranger and barked.

4) Don't _______ , it's rude!

Keys: 1) gazing 2) glanced 3) glared 4) stare III 词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）

1.agree v.同意 disagree v.不同意 agreement/disagreement n.同意/不同意 2. exist v.存在 existence n.存在 3.state v.陈述，说明 statement n.声明，阐述 4. environment n.环境 environmental adj.周围的，环境的 environmentalist n.环境保护主义者 【练习】根据句子结构，用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空

1) The ________ pointed out that the change of ________ will cause certain great ________ disaster.(environment)

2) It was ______ that the new-elected president of U.S.A made a ________ announcing new policies to reduce the consequence of economy crisis.(state)

3) Though the two Party usually _______ with each other, they have reached an ________ on the levels of green house gases they will allow. (agree)

4) In the survey, people found it funny that many of the longest-lasting marriages in ______ are those between people who ________ in frequent quarrel.(exist)

keys: 1) environmentalist; environment; environmental 2) stated; statement 3) disagree; agreement 4) existence; exist IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. phenomenon n. 現象;奇迹，罕见的人才或事物 phenomena(pl.)

[典例]

1) Rain and snow are phenomena of the weather. 雨雪是天气现象。

2) Beethoven was a phenomenon among musicians.贝多芬是音乐家中的天才。

3) the phenomena of nature自然现象

4) a social phenomenon社会现象

[练习] 汉译英

1) 月蚀是一种罕见的现象。

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2) 你能向我解释下这一奇怪的自然现象吗？

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