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popular adj. 通俗的；流行的；受欢迎的。如： Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You is a popular song. 惠特尼•休斯顿的《我将永远爱你》是一首流行歌曲。 As captain of the school team, he is very popular with/among the girls. 作为校队队长，他很受女孩子们的欢迎。 This dance is popular among young people. 这种舞蹈在年轻人中很受欢迎。 [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第4篇： There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese. 日本人对一种国外产品的购买速度超过了其他产品，该产品的普及程度已经引起了不少日本人的不安。 practice n. 实行；实践；练习。如： We must put our plans into practice immediately. 我们必须立刻将计划付诸实践。（put into practice付诸实践） Have you had any practice in this job? 你有这方面的工作经验吗？ You need more practice before the match. 在比赛之前，你需要更多的练习。 v. 实行，实践，练习。如： He has practiced playing the piano for 2 years. 他练习弹钢琴已经两年了。 [身临其境] 1998年高考短文改错第87题： We practice for three times every week and often ...（应去掉for。） prefer vt. 更喜欢；宁愿。如： Which of these two cups do you prefer? 这两个杯子你更喜欢哪一个？（prefer是有“选择性”的。） My mother prefers tea to coffee. 相比咖啡而言，我妈妈更喜欢喝茶。（注意这里不用than而是用to。） The general preferred to die rather than surrender. 将军宁愿死也不投降。（prefer to do A rather than do B） [身临其境] 2002年高考阅读理解第2篇： That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. 这正是盖布里埃尔•戈尔德所偏好的，而且他愿意为此付款。 present n. 赠品；礼物；现在。如： I bought you a birthday present. 我给你买了一件生日礼物。 She just said that she cannot talk to you at present. 她刚才说她现在不能和你说话。 v. 赠给；给予。如： The computer centre presented a cheque for ￡500 to the hospital for cancer research. 计算机中心赠给这家医院500英镑用于癌症研究。 adj. 现在的；出席的；当面的。如：
Are you satisfied with your present job? 你对你当前的工作满意吗？ 400 people were present at the meeting. 有400人出席了会议。 [身临其境] 2001年高考阅读理解第2篇： It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. 他非常成功地设计了目前这座圆顶屋，它占地大约有200平方米。 press v. 压；按；挤。如： You should press the doorbell first. 你应该先按下门铃。 He pressed his way through the crowd to the exit. 他挤过人群来到了出口。 n. 压；按；新闻界。如： He gave the button a press, but nothing happened. 他按下一个按钮，但是什么动静也没有。 The press has very great power. 新闻界的力量非常强大。（注意别忘了定冠词the。） [身临其境] 2000年高考阅读理解第5篇： At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all other floors’ chute doors and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes under the chute. 只要按一下按钮，一台微机就将所有楼层的垃圾道锁住，并驱使回收器转动，直到所需的那个箱子到达垃圾道下面为止。 prevent v. 防止；预防。如： We should prevent those people from doing so. 我们应该阻止那些人这样做。 It is the police’s duty to prevent crime. 防止犯罪是警察的职责。 We shall go outing tomorrow if nothing prevents. 如果没有什么阻碍的话，我们明天就去郊游。 [身临其境] 1996年高考阅读理解第3篇： If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die. 如果这些植物死去，甚至只是由于被光线遮住而无法正常生存的话，珊瑚也会死亡。 price n. 价格；价钱；代价。如： What is the price of this teapot? 这只茶壶的价格是多少？ The price of that car is very high. 那辆轿车的价格很高。 They won the war at the price of many lives. 他们虽然赢得战争的胜利，却以付出很多生命为代价。（at the price of以……为代价） [身临其境] 2002年高考阅读理解第3篇： Admission: ￡2. Mon：2 seats for the price of one. 周一门票2英镑： 2个座位只卖一个座位的价钱。 1999年高考单项填空第16题： The price _______, but I doubt whether it will remain so. A. went down B. will go down C. has gone down D. was going down 物价已经下降了，但我怀疑这种情况能否保持下去。（答案是C。） program n. 节目；程序；纲要；计划。如： Many interesting programs are shown on TV. 电视上播出很多有趣的节目。 Larry wrote a computer program and sold it to a company. 拉里编写了一个电脑程序，并将它卖给了一家公司。 The university has many graduate programs. 这个大学有很多研究生项目。 [身临其境] 1999年高考阅读理解第57题： We can infer from the text that “computer?鄄literate” means _______. A. being able to afford a computer B. being able to write computer programs C. working with the computer and finding out its value D. understanding the computer and knowing how to use it （选项B中的program指的是“电脑程序”。） 叶硕/著 《爱上背单词 高考关键词》天津教育出版社 高考必会词详解精练 (10) proud adj. 自豪的；得意的；骄傲的。 如： I feel proud of my country. 我为我的国家感到自豪。 He is proud of his new apartment. 他为他的新公寓感到得意。 The mayor is always so proud that he seldom talks with his people. 这位市长过于骄傲，他很少和普通市民说话。（proud表达“骄傲，自大”的意思时，常常伴随着too、so这类程度副词。） [身临其境] 1998年高考完形填空第44题： His ______ mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good position in the crowd. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky （答案是A。） [拾零] proud 常用搭配： be proud of 为……而感到骄傲、自豪；引以为荣 be proud to do 为能做某事而感到自豪 be proud that 因为某事而骄傲、自豪 prove v. 证明，证实。如： He decided to do something to prove his courage before everybody. 他决定在大家面前做些事以证明他的勇气。 It is now proved that he is innocent. 现在可以证明他是无辜的。 My opinion proved to be wrong. 我的意见被证实是错的。 （本句中prove用作不及物动词——这里用主动语态表示被动意义，因为“意见”本身不可能做出“证实”这个动作。） [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第66题： The person who finally proved Fermat’s Last Theorem is ______. A. Simon Singh B. Andrew Wiles C. Pierre de Fermat D. a French woman scientist （答案是B。prove是“证明”的意思。） 2003年高考阅读理解第5篇： Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. 但是夸克希望高科技手段也能被证明是有用的。 provide v. 供应；供给；准备。如： The temple provided food for the hungry people. 庙里为饥饿的人们提供食物。（for表示提供物品的对象。） They provide the city with fresh milk. 他们为这座城市提供新鲜的乳品。（provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物） You should save some money and provide for the future. 你该攒点钱为将来做些准备。（这里的provide是不及物动词。） [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第2篇： With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the non-judgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Inter-mountain Therapy Animals (ITA) in Salt Lake City.（请注意这里provide的宾语是listeners。） raise vt. 升起；提高；提出；饲养。如： He raised his arm to answer the question. 他举手回答问题。（实际的“提高”。） Merchants raised the price of some goods. 商人们提高了一些货物的价格。（抽象的“提高”。） The couple had no money to raise a child. 那对夫妇没有经济能力抚养小孩。 [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第59题： What is mainly discussed in the text? A. Children’s reading difficulties. B. Advantages of raising dogs. C. Service in public library. D. A special reading&
