李校来啦 | 高考英语核心词汇拓展 Day 9（下）

171. crazy /'kreɪzɪ/ a. 疯狂的，发狂的(同mad)；狂热的，热衷的(同mad)

【拓展】

be crazy to do sth.发疯做某事

be crazy about 对……着迷

drive sb. crazy 使某人发疯，把某人逼疯

go crazy 发疯，疯了

like crazy 拼命地，疯狂地

craziness n. 狂热，发狂

【例句】

①We have to work like crazy to get this finished on time.为了按时完成工作我们得拼命干了。

②You must be crazy to go walking in such awful weather.你一定头脑发昏了,这么恶劣的天气还去散步。

③ A great many people are crazy about this book, regardless of their nationality. 很多人对这本书很着迷，不管他们的国籍如何。

【串记】

The employee was crazy about work. She works like crazy. But when her company closed down, she went crazy. 这名员工对工作很狂热。她拼命工作。但是当她的公司倒闭时，她发疯了。

172. create /kriː'eɪt/ vt. 创造/作/立；造成，产生

【拓展】

create heroic images塑英雄形象

create a drama创作戏剧

create a bad impression产生不良影响

creation n. 创造，创作；创作物，产物

creative a. 创造性的；创新的

creatively ad. 创造性地

creator n. 创造/作/立者

creature n. 生/动物；人

【例句】

Schools should create a convenient and comfortable learning conditions for students. 学校应该为学生创造一个方便和舒适的学习环境。

【串记】

All these creations were made by some creative young creators. But some of the creations may create some problems. 所有这些作品都是由一些有创造力年轻的创作者创作的。但有其中些创新作品可能会造成一些问题。

173. cross /krɒs/ n. 交叉，十字；十字架，十字形物；v. 交叉；横/越/穿过；a. 脾气不好的，易怒的；

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cross out/off划掉，删去

crossing n. 十字路口；横渡

crossroads n. 十字/交叉路口

cross country a．越野的

crossover n．横跨马路的天桥，立交桥

cross talk对口相声；(电话)串线，串话

cross-walk人行横道线，斑马线

【例句】

①It's very dangerous for children to cross the busy street.对孩子们来说,穿过车来车往的街道很危险。

② The teacher crossed off his name from the list.老师从名单上划掉他的名字。

【串记】

The toilet is across the road. Don’t cross it until the light turns green. Be careful of the cars coming from the crossroads. 厕所在马路对面。等绿灯亮了再过去。小心从十字路口开来的汽车。

【辨析】

across/over/through/past

across指横过，沿着表面从一边到对面；over从物体上空过；through指从中间穿过，动作在立体空间内进行；past指从旁边经过。

174. crowd /kraʊd/ n. 人群；v. 拥挤，群聚

【拓展】

a crowd of=crowds of许多(人或物)

crowd into 涌/挤入，挤进

follow(或move with)the crowd随大流

crowded a. 拥挤的

be crowded with挤满，客满

【例句】

The new department store is crowded with 

people almost every day. 那个新百货商店几乎每天都挤满了人。

【串记】

By noon, crowds of customers crowd into the small restaurant, which is crowded with all sorts of people throughout the noon. 整个中午，成群的顾客涌进了这家小餐馆，整个中午里面挤满了各种各样的人。

175. culture /'kʌltʃə/ n. 文化/明；教养/化/育

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culture shock/barrier 文化冲击/隔阂

cultural a. 文化的; 教养的

cultured a. 有教养的；人工培养的

cultivate v耕作,种植，养殖；培养，陶冶，教化，修养

【例句】

We should open our minds to absorb all the cultures and all civilizations. 我们应该敞开我们的心胸，吸收一切文化，一切文明。

【串记】

Only if one has a good command of cultural differences can he avoid culture shock. 只有掌握好文化差异，才能避免文化冲击。

176. cure /kjʊə; kjɔː/ n. & vt. 治疗；医好；疗法

【拓展】

cure sb. of 治愈某人的(伤/病)

the cure for …(伤/病) 的疗法

【例句】

①The fact is that the medicine can't cure his father of his cancer.事实是这种药并不能治愈他父亲的癌症。

②Chinese scientists are absorbed in further research to find a cure for cancer.中国科学家致力于进一步研究以找到治愈癌症的方法。

【串记】

A young doctor claimed he could cure me of my illness with a cure for depression. But I doubt him. 一位年轻的医生声称能用治疗抑郁症的方法治好了我的病。但我怀疑他。

【辨析】

cure/treat

cure   

指 “治愈，治好” 疾病，消除痛苦，除掉恶习、弊端、嗜好等，侧重结果。常用于 cure sb. of sth. 结构中

treat  

通常强调过程，指对病人进行诊断和治疗，但不含治好的意思。一般用于 treat sb. for sth. 结构中

177. curious /'kjʊərɪəs/ a. 好奇的；奇异的

【拓展】

(1)be/become curious about对……感到好奇

be curious to do sth. 极想做某事

It’s curious that...真奇怪……

(2)curiosity n.好奇；好奇心

out of curiosity出于好奇

with curiosity＝curiously好奇地

meet/satisfy one’s curiosity满足某人的好奇心

【例句】

①The boy was curious about everything he saw.那男孩对所见的一切都感到好奇。

②I am curious to know how that old clock works.我好奇地想知道这座老式钟是怎么走的。

③It is curious that no one (should) have noticed his presence.奇怪的是没有人注意到他在场。

④I had to explain the reasons to satisfy his curiosity.
我只好解释原因来满足他的好奇心。

【串记】

To satisfy his curiosity, the adventurer crawl-

ed into the curious cave and disappeared. Curiosity cost him his life. 为了满足他的好奇心，这位冒险家爬进了这个奇怪的洞穴，然后消失了。好奇心害死了他。

178. custom /'kʌstəm/ n. 风/习俗；习惯(同habit)；定做的

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family custom 家风

follow the custom 遵循习俗

custom-made定制的

Customs: 海关；关税

customer n．顾客，主顾，买主

【例句】

Social customs are greatly different from country to country.各个国家的社会风俗很不相同。

【串记】

It is the custom for customers to give a tip tothe tailor if the custom-made completely suitable. 如果定做的衣服完全合适，顾客给裁缝小费是一种习俗。

179. cut /kʌt/ (cut，cut) v. 切，剪，削；割/切伤，划破；修剪；削减；n. 伤/切口；削减；理发，发型

【拓展】

cut across走捷径，抄近路，横越过，交错

cut back削减，减少；返回；中途；停止

cut down砍倒；缩减(经费等)，压缩

cut in插嘴，打断；超车，抢挡

cut off切断，隔绝，中止，中断，剪去，切去

cut out删掉；裁剪；中止；突然离开；使适合

cut short突然停止；缩短，减少

cut through 刺穿; 抄近路走过

cut up 切/割/剪碎

【例句】

①Many big trees along the road have been cut down for building houses, many of the branches of which have been cut up for firewood.路边的许多大树都被砍掉用来建房了，树上的很多树枝被劈作木柴了。

②It is impolite for children to cut in when their seniors are talking.孩子们在他们的长辈谈话时插嘴讲话是不礼貌的。

【串记】 

If you cut in, I will cut down your living expenses and cut off your association with others. 如果你插话，我就降低你的生活费，切断你与他人的联系。

180. daily /'deɪlɪ/ a. 每日的；日常的(everyday)；ad. 每天(every day)；n. 日报

【拓展】

China Daily《中国日报》

daily life日常生活

【例句】

The reporter contributed an article to "China

 Daily". 这位记者向《中国日报》上投了一篇文章。

【串记】 

In daily life, the researcher reads the People's Daily. 在日常生活中，研究者每天阅读人民日报。

【辨析】

daily指每日必然出现的事物，也指以日为计算时间单位的事物或指一天与另一天不同的事物；everyday指日常发生的，或每日发生的，也许24小时内不一定发生，它专指普通、一般、日常的事物，而不指特殊事件(物)。

趁热打铁

一、语法填空。

1. Once we learn how to use it it can make a positive           (contribute) to our growth. 

2. If you can't take control over your emotions, you will be          (control) by them.

3. Online payment is very popular in China. People do it for the        (convenient) of not carrying cash.

4. You need to sell yourself to the employer by          (convince) them that you have the skills.

5. If you practice the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence          (correct). 

6. The         (courage) captain managed to save a sailor at the cost of his own life.

7. When we        (cover) inaccurate and unhelpful habits of thinking, we begin to correct them. 

8.         (culture), they have much in common with their neighbour just across the border.

9.        (corner) animals are very dangerous. They will attack you desperately. Be careful of them.

10. The        (create) of the master were killed by it at the end of the novel.   

二、单句改错。

1. The application science contributes to advance national economy.

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2. Robots can do what people can't do under control of the computer. 

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3. This is the most convinced evidence that I can find to prove my point. 

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4. There is one bus station in the corner of Huanghe Road and Wusi Road. 

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5. What has this belief already spent me? How has it limited me in the past?

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6. The waiter bought a piano at a 20% discount during the Spring Festival.

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7. The skilled doctor who never studied abroad cured the patient for his heart trouble.

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8. Go down this street, across the bridge and turn right at the crossing. 

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9. Because this is my field of study, I hope to keep learning about culture variety and adjustments together. 

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10. When she saw her nice haircut, a smile flashed through her face.

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三、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。

1.Canyou telephone me                       (在你方便时) to arrange a meeting. 你能不能在你方便的时候给我来个电话，安排见面？

2. With the new term                      (即将来临), the children become excited and anxious.

3. Though it is unclear as to what their aims are, it is certain that they must be stopped               (不惜一切代价). 

4.                   (出于好奇), the boy touched the curiosities on the corner of the street.  

5. Stress, and anxiety are conditions that people deal with                (每天).  

四、根据括号的要求翻译句子。

1. 我独自骑车在大街上,突然一辆车超车把我撞倒。(cut in)

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2. 他慢慢地开车，因为大街上挤满了人。(be crowded with)

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3. 那位大学生以牺牲他自己的生命为代价，救了这个男孩。(at the cost of)

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4. 他们从未想到女生会对足球这样着迷。(it occurs to sb. that, be crazy about)

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5. 好奇心和创造力密切相关。(go hand in hand)

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答案

一、语法填空。

1. contribution  2. controlled  3. convenience  4. convincing  5. incorrectly  6. courageous  7. uncover/discover  8. Culturally  9. Corned  10. creators

二、单句改错。

1. advance→advancing   2. 在under后面加the  3. convinced→convincing  4. in→at  5. spent→cost  

6. at→for  7. for→of  8. across→cross  9. culture→cultural  10. through→across

三、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。

1. at your convenience  2. around the corner  3. at all costs/at any cost  4. Out of curiosity  5. on a daily basis

四、根据括号的要求翻译句子。

1. I was riding alone in the street and all of a sudden a car cut in and knocked me down. 

2. The motorists drove slowly. The avenue was crowded with(挤满了) people and vehicles.

3. The college student saved the boy at the cost of his own life. 

4. It never occurred to them that girls should be crazy about soccer. 

5. Curiosity and creativity go hand in hand.