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example n. 例子；实例；例题。如： This temple is an example of early ancient Chinese architecture. 这座庙宇是早期中国古代建筑的一个实例。 [身临其境] 2000年高考阅读理解第4篇： For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. 例如，如果我们想到未来人类可能放弃耕种，我们可能会想现在试着做一做它。 [拾零] take ... for example以……为例 set an example （to）树立榜样 follow the example of/follow one’s example 学习……的榜样 excellent adj. 卓越的；优秀的；极好的。如： Josh is an excellent businessman. 乔希是个出色的生意人。（侧重指人能力强。） The school has excellent sporting facilities. 这所学校拥有极好的体育设备。（侧重指设备的精良。） The students are in excellent health. 学生们的身体状况极好。 [身临其境] 2000年高考单项填空第18题： _______ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year. A. As B. For C. With D. Through （答案为C。） 1999年高考阅读理解第1篇： George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English. 她写道，乔治•华盛顿误将她当成了一个法国人的妻子，夸奖她英语很棒。 词形变化] 去t加-ce变名词excellence：优秀，出众。如： Beckham is known for his excellence in soccer. 贝克汉姆因他出众的足球球技而闻名。 exist vi. 存在；生存；生活。如： The Zhou Dynasty existed over eight centuries. 周朝存在了8个多世纪。 Some old customs still exist in rural areas. 在农村地区，一些旧的风俗习惯依然存在。 One cannot exist without water or food. 人如果没有水和食物就不能生存。 [身临其境] 2000年高考阅读理解第70题： The biggest advantage of this new system is that _______. A. it reduces the cost of recycling B. it saves time and space C. it saves money for people living in high rises
D. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment （existing意为“现存的”。） [词形变化] 加-ence变名词existence：生存，存在。如： They did not believe in the existence of God. 他们不相信上帝的存在。 expect vt. 期待；预期；盼望。如： Excuse me, sir, but someone is outside expecting you. 对不起，先生，有人在外面等您。 I didn’t expect he would suddenly appear. 我可没料到他会突然出现。 As expected, the prime minister resigned today. 不出所料，首相今天辞职了。（as expected和料想的一样，不出所料。） [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第5篇： At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. 曾经有一段时间，在很大程度上电脑是被期望来消除对纸质文件的需要的，因为文件可以被电子化储存。 2001年高考听力第3题： What can we learn about the man from the conversation? A. He’s anxious to see his sister. B. He wrote to his sister last month. C. He’s expecting a letter from his sister. （选项C的意思是：他在等他姐姐的来信。） [词形变化] 加-ation变名词expectation：期望，盼望。如： Her eyes were shining with expectation. 她的眼中闪耀着期盼。 expensive adj. 昂贵的。如：Textbooks are getting more and more expensive these days. 近来教科书变得越来越贵了。（这里expensive指的是价钱高。） It is expensive to travel by air. 乘飞机旅行是很费钱的。（这里expensive形容的是一件事。） He made an expensive mistake. 他犯的这个错误代价颇高。 [身临其境] 2002年高考短文改错第84题： The food was expensive and the service was good. （通过上下文，可以看出应该将and改为but，因为两个分句表达的是相反的意思。） 1997年高考阅读理解第3篇： However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog. 然而，这种治疗大多数是很贵的，因此主人们经常决定为他们的狗上健康保险，甚至生命保险。 [拾零] expensive和high的区别： 二者都可以用来表示“贵”。不同的是，expensive一般直接形容那个昂贵的事物，如an expensive watch，而high一般修饰cost（成本）、price（价格）等名词，不直接跟具体的事物。 experience n. 经验；经历。如： Please tell us your experiences in Africa. 请给我们讲讲你在非洲的经历。（当“经历，经过的事”讲，多用作可数名词。） He is a good student but lacks working experience. 他是个好学生，但是工作经验不足。（当“经验”讲，多为不可数名词。） v. 经历过；体验过。如： You’ll never experience real happiness if you are not honest. 如果你不诚实的话，你永远也无法体验真正的幸福。（experience是及物动词。） [身临其境] 2002年高考单项填空第26题： Jumping out of _______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _______ exciting experience. A. 不填；the B. 不填；an C. an; an D. the; the （答案为C。） 叶硕/著《爱上背单词 高考关键词》 天津教育出版社 Exercise: I. 用上述所讲单词的适当形式填空。 1. —I’ll bring the books over tonight. —__________. 2. As __________, the whole family was shocked by the news. 3. Petrol is becoming more and more __________. 4. Many people feel the __________ law discriminates (歧视) against women. 5. Ms. Carter is one of the most __________ teachers in our school. II. 用适当的介词或副词填空。 6． —Can anyone give me an example __________ a transitive verb? —Let me try. 7. I suggest you follow the example __________ Rosie and start doing regular exercise. 8. My aunt has some experience __________ fashion design and she can help you. Key: 1. Excellent 2. expected 3. expensive 4. existing 5. experienced 6. of 7. of 8. in 高考必会词详解精练 (6) explain v. 解释；说明；辩解。如： Please explain to me what this sentence means. 请给我解释一下这句话的含义。 Can you explain why you were always late for class? 你能解释一下你上课为什么总是迟到吗？ [身临其境] 2001年高考阅读理解第2篇： “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.” “这很有趣，”贝里奎斯特解释道，“而且是生存训练很好的起步练习。” [词形变化] 加-ation变名词explanation：解释（注意前面去掉一个i） [拾零] explain oneself 解释自己的意思 express vt. 表达；表示。如：She expressed her thanks to the kind old man. 她向那位善良的老人表示感谢。（注意句中to的用法。） She can now express herself clearly in English. 她现在可以用英语清楚地表达自己的意思了。（express oneself表达自己的意思） [身临其境] 1994年高考单项填空第32题： The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _______ that he had enjoyed his stay here. A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added （答案是C。） [词形变化] 加-ion变名词expression：表达；表达法；表情。如： We learned many useful expressions from this book. 从这本书中我们学到了不少有用的表达法。 famous adj. 著名的，出名的。如： This small town is famous for its good wine. 这个小镇以好酒而出名。（be famous for 因……而出名。） Hemingway is famous as a great writer. 海明威作为一位伟大作家而闻名于世。（be famous as因某种身份而出名。） [身临其境] 2002年高考短文改错第76题： As everyone knows, it’s famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals. 人们都知道，这是一座有各种动植物的名山。 （答案：famous前加a。） fault n. 过错；缺点；毛病。如： It is my fault. I broke the glass. 是我的错，是我打碎了玻璃杯。 His only fault is carelessness. 他惟一的缺点就是粗心大意。 Don’t try to find fault with me. 不要总挑我的毛病。（find fault with挑……的毛病。） [身临其境] 2003年高考单项填空第35题： —I think you should phone Jenny and&n
