Eachyear,thehighstandardofentireshasshownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.
2.desirableadj.令人向往的
TakeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.
3.extremelycold酷寒
freezingfog雾凇
Itwasanextremelycoldwinter’seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.
4.foregroundn.前景
ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.
5.mountainousscene多山的景色
Theyshowmountainousscenes.
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6.runabreedingprogramme繁育中心
rhinocalf犀牛幼崽
PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreedingprogramme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhinocalf.
7.tinycreature小动物
atthereserve在自然保护区
WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthereserve.
8.captivityn.圈养
AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity.
9.afantasticjob极出色的工作
Hermother,Solio,isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.
10.havenodoubtthat毫无疑问是
Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingeveryday.
11.adorablefemalecalf可爱的雌性幼崽
Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.
12.WorldWildlifeFund世界野生动物协会
criticallyendangered极度濒危
AccordingtotheWorldWildlifefund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingtherhinosa“criticallyendangered”status.
13.controversialadj.有争议的
ambitiousadj.有雄心的;野心勃勃的
14.new-bornrhino新生的犀牛
WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino
15.ingoodcondition状况良好
Sheisingoodcondition.
16.firstborn头生的(犀牛)
TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.
17.canbeinferred能被推断
WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve
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18.packup卷铺盖,整理,打包
WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.
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19.ataloss感到迷茫
outofplace不相称的
Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.
20.well-done做得好
21.trickn.技巧
C.Tolearnmoretricks.
22.rejectedby被……拒绝
Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.
23.wiredworld有线世界(互联网世界)
constantglobalcommunication全球的持续沟通
Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we’reallpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.
24.conservativeadj.保守的,守旧的
They’reconservative.
25.discriminationn.歧视
Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.
26.swapv.交换
Swap,Don’tstop!
27.endwith以……结束
Butitdoesn’tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.
28.naturalresources自然资源
lodesof许多,大量
Clothingtakesahugeamountofnaturalresourcestomake,andbuyinglodesofnewclothing(orthrowingoutoldclothing)isnothealthyfortheenvironment.
29.getridof摆脱,除去
It’sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.
30.reusablebags可重复使用的包
Theyshouldalsoprepareplentyofreusablebagstocarrytheir“new”clotheshome.
语言知识运用部分
31.anentireflockofseagulls一整群海鸥
32.falldown跌倒
Thecurtainswerefallingdown,thelampswerefallingdown.
33.chalkup归咎于
Olderandwisernow,Burchillchalkeduptheincidenttoyouthfulindiscretion.
34.drivewayn.车道
takeoff起飞,脱下,离开
matureadj.成熟的
35.shakyadj.摇晃的,不可靠的
Mybikewasoldandshaky.
36.fillinaquestionnaire填写问卷
Lastweekourteacheraskedustofillinaquestionnaire.
37.inmyopinion依我看来
2021年全国乙卷单词短语
TheBiggestStadiumsinTheWorld
世界上最大的体育场
1.pourinto川流不息地涌入
PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.
从古希腊时代起,人们大量涌入体育场。
2.continuetodosth继续做某事
Inaround80A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld’sbestknownstadiumandcontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.
约公元80年,罗马人建造了罗马竞技场,它至今仍是世界上最著名的体育场,并且是当代建筑设计的典范。
3.tendtodosth/sth倾向于
Thesedays,safetyregulations-nottomentionthemodernsportsfan’sdesireforagoodviewandcomfortableseattendtokeepstadiumcapacitiesslightlylower.
如今,安全规定-更不用说现代体育迷对良好视野和舒适座位的渴望-常常使体育场的容量略微减少。
4.aswellas也,和……一样
Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAltaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.
我们使用《世界地图册》迄今为止提供的数据来查询世界上最大的体育场。以下是根据体育场的常设容量排名,以及来自官方体育网站的最新消息。
5.hold容纳
HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold
大竞技场能容纳多少人?
6.haveincommon与……有相同之处
Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon
所列的体育场有什么相同之处?
7.morethan多于……;不止
Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline
8.plentyof大量的
Infact,plentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.
事实上,许多的美国小孩口袋里都有手机。
9.relyon依赖
accordingto根据
Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter(29%)relyonlyontheirsmartphonesaccordingtoasurvey.
另,据调查,55%的澳洲人家中都有一部座机,仅仅只有超过四分之一(29%)的人仅仅依赖于他们的手机。
10.concede承认=admit
incaseof万一,如果发生
OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit’snotreallynecessaryandthey’rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.
11.todowith与……有关
Ageisn’ttheonlyfactor;I’dsayit’salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.
年龄不是唯一的因素,我想说的是,它也与你的家庭成员的构成有关。
12.finditconvenientto发现其是方便的
providsthforsb/providesbwithsth提供
GenerationsXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilphoneforeveryfamilymember.
13.tobehonest说实话
Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourbabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).
14.attach使依恋
Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline
你对你们家的座机有多依恋?
15.atthebeginningof在……的开始
apairof一对;一双
Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,”apairof10-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.
在年初,这位艺术家制作了一幅名为“Strawpocalypse”的作品,这是一对10英尺高的塑料波浪,在撞击过程中凝固了。
16.bynomeans决不
Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsourceofplasticpollution.
塑料吸管绝不是塑料污染的罪魁祸首。
17.bedividedinto…被分成
Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50decibels,70decibelsand85decibels.
他们被随机分成四组,暴露在完全无声、50分贝、70分贝和85分贝不同背景的噪声中。
18.suggest显示、暗示
Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackgroundnoise-nottooloudandnottotalsilence-mayactuallyimproveone’screativethinkingability.
但由于70分贝组的结果较为显著,这项研究还表明,适当的背景噪声程度-不要太大,也不能完全无声音-这或许会提升一个人的创造性思维能力。
19.stop……fromdoing阻止某人做某事
getdrawninto纠缠于,卷入
Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffice,wecan’tstopourselvesfromdrowningintoothers’conversationswhilewe’retryingtofocus.
问题可能是,在办公室里,当我们试图集中精力时,却无法阻止自己被别人的谈话所吸引。
20.indeed真正地,事实上
creativeprocess创造过程
providefreedom提供自由
Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-facelevelofinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoweringspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.
事实上,研究人员发现面对面的互动和对话会影响创造过程。然而,一个共同的工作空间或咖啡店提供了一定程度的背景噪音,同时自由也不受干扰。
21.adventurous爱冒险的,大胆的
Sothemainthingisjusttoshowupandbeadventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingtostrangers.
22.beableto能够
“Whatdoyoudoforaliving”,you’llbeabletogetalotmoreinterestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou’retalkingto.
23.laughat嘲笑,失笑于
“Irodebuswiththecrazypeoplewhowerelaughingatsillyjokesintheback.”
24.openup开放,展开
Itjustopensupconversation.
25.help…with帮助某人做某事
remove…from从……移除
Ifyou’rethehost,youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchenwithsomethingandjustremovethemfromthesituation.
26.befacedwith面对
awkward尴尬的,笨拙的
Ifyou’refacedwithanawkwardsilenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalkingagainistogivethehostacompliment.
27.turnaround转身
Justquicklyturnaroundandsay,“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotellmeallaboutit.”
28.arangeof一系列,一套
Anditcametomethenhowmucheasieritwouldbeifwehadarangeofwordsthatexpressdifferentgradesofgratitude.
29.bereadyfor为……作准备
Butsherecovered,thoughslowly,andwasreadyfordischargeafterfourweeks.
30.beeagerto盼望,渴望要做……
thenursingteam保育室
Asshewasleavingshewaseagertosaygoodbyetoeachofusinthenursingteam.
31.takeintoaccount考虑
Mythoughtsweresoontakeintoaccount.
使用适当形式填空
32.beregardedas被认为……
Ecotourismiscommonlyregardedaslowimpacttraveltoundisturbedplaces.
33.bedifferentfrom与……不同
intermsof依据,按照
Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetraveltobecomeeducatedabouttheareas-bothintermsofgeographicalconditionsandculturalcharacteristics,andoftenprovidesmoneyforconservationandbenefitsthedevelopmentofthelocalareas.
34.rangefrom从……到……
havealowimpacton对……有较低的影响力
Activitiesthererangefromwhalewatchingtohikingandaccommodationaimtohavealowimpactonthenaturalenvironment.
35.tideup收拾,整理
Ialsowatertheflowersintheyardandtidingupmyownbedroomwhatevernecessary.
36.benefitalotfrom从...中受益匪浅
Inmyopinion,studentscanbenefitalotdoingsomehousework.
37.what’smore.而且,更重要的是
What’smore,doinghouseworkcanbeaformofmentallyrelaxationfromstudy.
38.outperform胜过...;做得比...好
Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop—significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.