武汉中考高频词汇练习.doc

中考高频词汇1. patient  n. & adj.  1) n. 病人，患者 (可数名词)    如：He is examining a patient.    2) adj. “有耐心的”  表示对人有耐心 后接介词with                    表示对事有耐心/ 有忍耐力，后接介词of如：We must be patient with children.2. expression  n. 表达；表情  如：Language is a means for the expression of thought.      Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face.【拓展】express          1) vt. 表达，表示后一般不接 that从句，接疑问词引导的从句      如：I can’t express how grateful I am to you.        2) vt. express + 反身代词   “表达某人自己 的想法，感情”          如：I don’t know if I’ve expressed myself clearly.        3) adj. 快速的，快递的             如：This is an express train for Beijing.                        3. discover  1) v. (第一个) 发现                                  如：Have the astronauts discovered life on Mars?  2) v. 懂得                                                      如：I discovered how to start the engine.  3) v. (出乎意料地) 发现，发觉   如：We have discovered him to be honest.【联想】discovery     n. 发现；被发现的东西【辨析】 discover; invent; find; find out  含义例句discover“发现，看出”通过调查、实验等发现原来已经存在，但尚未被人了解，认识或挖掘到的事物、真相。

A new coal mine was discovered in this district.这地区发现了一个新的煤矿invent“发明”  通过思考实验、研究，发明了以前从未存在过的新物品，新手段或新方法James invented the basket game many years ago.find“发现，找到”，强调结果，偶然发现，或经过一番寻找才得到所需要的或丢失的东西They found him somewhere to live.find out“查明，弄清楚”，一般有明确目的， 通过观察探索发现事实的真相，多指发现无形的，隐私的事情We must find out who broke the window.4. repeat  1) v. 重复; 重说; 重写；背诵（repeat sth to sb）（不能和again连用）    如: She repeated her story to us.          I repeated after the teacher word by word.         She could repeat many poems from memory at the age of five.  2) v. 再次发生; 重演（repeat itself）  如：The UN will have to work hard to stop history from repeating itself.  3) n. (电视或电台节目的) 重播，“重复”的内容可由介词of引出。

    如：There will be a repeat of this programme next week.5. note  1) v. 注意；记录如：I failed to note that he had left.    Our class notes the weather daily on a chart.  2) n. 笔记；音符；钞票；纸币；便笺；语气如：She lectured without notes.      He wrote me a note asking if I would come.      I really couldn't understand the text — I had to refer to the notes at the back.    There was a note of anger in her voice.    Do you want the money in notes or coins?    She has a deep voice and doesn't even try for the high notes.【拓展】note的常见短语搭配： 1) note down   记下       如：Note down everything that is worth remembering.      2) be noted for  因…而闻名 =be famous for           如：The cook is noted for his cake.       3) take note of  注意，留意       如：Take note of what I say and please don't forget it.     4) make〔take〕 notes (of)   做笔记，记录       如：He takes notes in class.       5) compare notes  交换意见                如：After comparing notes we found that we had the same opinion of Tom's work.6. pronounce    1) v. 发音，读    如：Have I pronounced your name correctly?  2) v. 宣布，宣称，宣判     如：A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.【拓展】pronounce的常见短语搭配：pronounce against          对…表示反对pronounce for                  表示赞成pronounce on〔upon〕对…表态7. increase               file:///C:\Users\hp-230tx\AppData\Local\Temp\ksohtml\wpsE6DC.tmp.png        increase to    增加到  1) v.  如：The profit increased by 12,000 dollar last season.    increase by    增加了      如：The profit increased to 12,000 dollar last season.file:///C:\Users\hp-230tx\AppData\Local\Temp\ksohtml\wpsE6EC.tmp.png        on the increase                 正在增长  2) n.  a steady increase in            某方面稳步增长    如：There was a steady increase in population.【拓展】increasing                  adj. 越来越多的， 逐渐增加的  如：But an increasing population is an environmental problem in many countries.8. speed  1) n. 速度，迅速    如：He drove off at high speed.        I was amazed at his speed of working  2) v. 超速，加速（可指驾车者以违法的速度行驶）    如：He was fined for speeding last year.【拓展】speed up加速         如：My heart is speeding up.             The jeep speeded up and soon overtook the truck.9. ability  n. 能力，能耐；才能  如：I have never doubted about her ability.【拓展1】to the best of one's ability尽自己最大努力          如：I will do it to the best of my ability. 我将尽力而为。

拓展2】1) able                   adj. 能；[经管] 有能力的；能干的             如：The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal.           2) disabled           adj. 残废的，有缺陷的             如：There are toilet facilities for the disabled.           3) disable            v. 使失去能力；使残废；使无资格             如：The accident disabled him for work.10. attention   n. 注意，专心，留心   如：Attention, please! The bus will leave in ten minutes.  【拓展】attention 的常见短语搭配：devote one's attention to                                          专心于pay attention to                                                                  注意…attract/ catch / draw / hold /sb's attention          引起某人注fix one's attention on                                                  留意，专心于receive attention                                                          受到注。