Unit 2 单词练习1-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

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Word Study Unit 2

One of the most obvious symptoms of tuberculosis(肺结核) is p_________ cough, the patient may even cough blood and turn extremely pale.
All the adversity(逆境) along the path wouldn’t hold back Howard Hugh’s d__________ to build the largest plane in the world.
Even the future seems so gloomy, the young man holds a very o__________ attitude: as long as he works hard, he will make a difference to the world.
An a__________ is selected from hundreds of experienced pilots and has to be knowledgeable to carry out his or her mission in the space.
The PLA of China gains a reputation for its high standards of d_________: the soldiers mustn’t take anything from the civilians.
World Wide Fund for Nature(世界自然基金会) is c__________ to preserving the natural habitats of the endangered species on earth.
As a gun e_________, he is strongly opposed to Joe Biden’s proposal of gun control in the United States.
Wang Mang(王莽) was too a_________ a usurper(篡夺者) because he tried to root out the thousand-year aristocracy(贵族体制) in China, which is still maintained in some countries even now.
He is a__________ of the economic help from an old man so he decides to give it back by engaging himself in charity work.
At the sight of half a bottle of water, o_________ would say: “Great! We still have half a bottle!” while p________ would say: “Pity! Only half is left.”
There are a lot of things that cannot be accomplished by a single man, the world’s most magnificent projects are all good examples of c__________.
It is against the law for the companies to require their e__________ to work long hours six days per week.
The car accident on Wednesday has caused 3 deaths and 8 i_________, who were sent to hospital and one of them is still in ICU.
He is so e__________ about journalism so he chooses it as his major in college, hoping that one day he will reveal truths to the public.
Every weekend, he would lie c__________ on his bed and watch some of his favorite movies with his iPad to have a relax from the tiredness of the weekdays.
M__________ are quite rare about 30 years ago, but now people who own an asset of a million yuan seem quite ordinary, especially in cities with high house prices.
Colors may have different meanings in different cultural context, for instance, red s_________ violence and blood in the West but luck and happiness in China.
Vocational education(职业教育) should be improved in China so that many young people can prepare themselves better for their future c________.
Ever since its foundation, the People’s Liberation Army has been sticking to its c__________ to people by showing up whenever there is a disaster.
In universities, the p_________ not only need to teach the students, but they also have to carry out researches and publish essays.
All the powers in the world have come to know the fact that nuclear wars may be the u________ form of human extinction, so no countries dare to use nuclear weapons easily.
The video clip from a camera near the murder scene soon proved the suspect was g________.
When the earthquake happened, the whole family was f_________ enough to have a vacation in another city so that nobody was hurt.
Most university students have to live in d_________ in China but they would also seek to rent apartments outside when they are about to graduate.
Mother Theresa has d_________ all her life to taking care of the poor and the sick, for which she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
A sense of g_______ seized him when he thought about his old parents living in the countryside and he could barely spare some time to visit them.
A lot of the shoe factories are moving their p________ lines from China to Southeast Asia because of a lower cost of labour.
Big cities in China such as Beijing and Shanghai have set a m_________ salary for the low-incomers, which might help in terms of the wealth gap.
His application for Harvard University was r_________, for which he has been upset recently.
Thanks to the advances in modern farming, now people can produce more grain so that less are suffering from h_________ as people did several decades ago.
F_________ cookies are believed to have originated from China but in fact it only exists in the United States.
Apple has signed a c_________ with Foxconn(富士康), an OEM(代工厂) in order to meet the great demand for the new iPhone 13.
With l________ personnel and facilities, Tu Youyou found it hard to carry out the experiments but she still kept working on it until finally she discovered artemisinin.
Karl Marx was once chosen as “one of the most i________ figures in human history” by BBC for he inspired numerous laborers to fight for their freedom and rights.
Some Chinese are very superstitious(迷信的) that they would hire f_________-tellers to tell them about how successful they will be in the future.
The c________ of the 2018 World cup falls on France, which was not easy because the last time it won the final was 20 years ago.
Joseph was pissed off when his proposal was met with a cold r________ from a girl who had promised to marry him.
It is as hard to c_________ an atheist(无神论者) to believe in God as to persuade a Christian that God doesn’t exist.
The decoration of their new house has already been finished, so the next step is to buy a set of f_________ for it.
The Communist Party of China s_______ for many years against the Imperialism, capitalism and bureaucrat capitalism and finally liberated people from oppression(压迫).
When Michael Jackson appeared on the stage, all the young fans cheered e___________, one of whom even fainted.
After Nagasaki and Hiroshima(长崎和广岛) were bombed with nuclear weapons, everything lay in r_______.
If you encounter some unimportant details during your reading, you may just s________ them so that you can read faster.
No other method is more m_________ for the workers than a raise in wages, which definitely will increase their proactivity and efficiency.
Nowadays degrees are devaluating drastically, the m_________ requirement of the big companies is a bachelor’s degree.
Grades during the school and university could only reflect your a_________ performance, but it won’t decide how successful you will be in the future.
Carbon-14 is a radioactive(放射性的) e________ widely used in archaeology(考古学) to decide how old an antique(古董) or a piece of fossil is.
It was so s_______ of him to keep the largest chunk of steak for himself and leave the small ones for his siblings.
We can hardly find land animals as e__________ as the prehistoric dinosaurs because the environment of the earth now cannot support such large bodies.
Mothers are great because they have made huge s_________ to give birth to babies: they gain weight and may even suffer from postpartum depression(产后抑郁).
The stone castles and fortresses(城堡和堡垒) were used as d_________ facilities until the invention of cannons.
The rising cost of labor makes it harder to h________ workers at a profitable price so a lot of manufacturers are moving the factories to cheaper places.
The internet offers a p________ where people can communicate efficiently regardless of time and place.
Every year this season, the c__________ army ants in the jungles of Africa formed a lethal path, because nothing can stop such a great number of meat-eating insects.
Under a standard atmosphere, water b________ at around 100 degrees Celsius and at 80 degrees under lower air pressure.
Every parent wants the children to be o_________ among their peers, which gives rise to the endless arms race and continuous pressure on children.
Before the application of modern medicine, the a________ lifespan of human beings was around 40 years old.
Winston Churchill delivered a speech that signaled the start of the Cold War, since then, an “I_______ Curtain” had been drawn between the West and the Soviet Union.
Even if they hadn’t met each other for more than 10 years, they r_________ each other immediately when they came to an old friend’s funeral.
As a designer in women’s clothing, he is good at using bright colors and exquisite(精致的) materials to create his own s________.
Whenever you fail, don’t lose heart and always have f_______ in yourself. Only by doing so will you find a way to success.
Several seconds after the ground began to shake, the buildings c_________ and a lot of people were buried underground.
People with mental illness are not regarded as n________ by the law, because they cannot control themselves sometimes.
As a lot of countries are facing the problem of an ageing society, they are taking measures to put off the r________ age of men from 60 to 65.
Under the l_________ of Mao Zedong, the Communist Party of China finally defeated the Kuomintang army, who fled to Taiwan and stayed there till now.
When you are writing a paper, you need to read a lot of articles in the journals for r_________, which shows that you read about other people’s researches on the same field.
Since it was created by a French female Coco Chanel, the brand has been one of the leaders in the f________ industry.
Humans tend to eat sweet vegetables and that are sweet, so no one can explain why the b_______ gourd(瓜) is so popular in China.
The boss promised him a p________ to the district manager if he could accomplish the seasonal task.
Since China has become the “world factory”, it is hard to find products that are not l________ “made in China”.
He was stopped at the e________ of the train station because dangerous chemicals were found in his bag.
The train slows down while approaching the station, and on the p________ stand the passengers in a long queue.
If the i________ of the employees are too low, the society will not be healthy in terms of economic development because most wealth is accumulated in the hands of the rich.
Hearing the news that her husband died in the war, the woman c________ into her chair and started to weep.

__________________: 对…投入，献身于…2. _________________: 想起，想出（come）

3.___________________: 对…充满感激 4.__________________: 对生活保持积极态度

5.___________________: 有道理，说得通 6.__________________: 奉献自己一身于…

7.___________________: 至少（minimum） 8.__________________: 抛弃，背弃

9.___________________: 捐出，捐献（give）10._________________: 从…当中退出

Word Study Unit 2 keys

1.persistent 2.determination 3.optimistic 4.astronaut 5.discipline 6.committed 7.enthusiast 8.ambitious 9.appreciative 10.optmists pessimists 11.cooperation 12.employees 13.injuries 14.enthusiastic 15.comfortably 16.millionaires 17.symbolises 18.career 19.commitment 20.professors 21.ultimate 22.guilty 23.fortunate 24.dormitories 25.devoted 26.guilt 27.production 28.minimum 29.rejected 30.hunger 31.Fortune 32.contract 33.limited 34.influential 35.fortune 36.champion 37.rejection 38.convince 39.furniture 40.strived 41.enthusiatically 42.ruins 43.skip 44.motivating 45.minimum 46.academic 47.element 48.selfish 49.enormous 50.sacrifices 51.defensive 52.hire 53.platform 54.countless 55.boils 56.outstanding 57.average 58.Iron 59.recognised 60.style 61.faith 62.collapsed 63.normal 64.retirement/retiring 65.leadership 66.reference 67.fashion 68.bitter 69.promotion 70.labelled 71.entrance 72.platform 73.incomes 74.collapsed

II. phrases