和我一起背单词(第十八课第一节)

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第18课第1节 单词
1 advance n.前进
There were so many people that our advance was slow.
人太多.因此我们的前进速度很慢.
n.进步
We had made great advances in airplane design.
我们在飞机的设计上进步很大.
同.progress

2 assure v.保证
The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.
船长向乘客保证没有危险.
n.assurance
同.guarantee.convince

3 biology n.生物学
Specialists in biology study the origin and structure of plant and animal life.
生物学专家研究动植物生命的起源和构造.

4 brilliant adj.辉煌的
We have had a week of brilliant sunshine.
我们有一星期阳光明媚的好天气.
adj.有才气的
Everyone likes to hear him, he is a brilliant speaker.
每个人都喜欢听他说话,他是个有才气的演说家.
n.brilliance

5 cause n.原因
The flood last month was the cause of much damage.
上个月的水灾是造成许多灾害的原因.
同.reason

6 colony n.殖民地
Canada and Australia used to be British colonies, now they are independent.
加拿大和澳大利亚过去是英国的殖民地,现在已经独立了.

7 conduct n.行为
The children were rewarded for good conduct and punished for bad conduct.
孩子们因行为好而受奖励,因行为坏而受惩罚.
同.behavior

8 contrast v.比较
Contrast these foreign goods with the domestic products.
把这些外国货和本国货比较一下.

9 cruel adj.残忍的
The cruel master beat his slaves mercilessly with a whip.
残忍的主人用鞭子无情的鞭打奴隶.
n.cruelty

10 defect n.缺陷
The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.
这部车不安全,因为构造上有缺陷.
adj.defective 同.shortcoming

从以上单词中选出最适当的一个单词,填入空格内.
1 The teacher ( ) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.

2 He is much interested in plant and animal life. he will study ( ) in the university.

3 A(n) ( ) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.

4 We tried to ( ) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.

5 You are old enough to know the rules of ( ) .

答案:
1 The teacher (contrasted) the hot climate of our country with the cold climate of another in the last class.

2 He is much interested in plant and animal life. he will study (biology) in the university.

3 A(n) (colony) is a country of area under the control of a distant country and settled by people from that country.

4 We tried to (assure) the nervous old lady that flying in an airplane was quite safe.=

5 You are old enough to know the rules of (conduct).