高英 单词(P)

Lesson Six Disappearing Through the Skylight

I. Word explanation

1. mutation

A. relation

B. change

C. addition

D. reduction

2. discredit

A. doubt

B. disgrace

C. believe

D. disappear

3. corollary

A. connection

B. structure

C. harmony

D. consequence

4. diversity

A. variety

B. entertainment

C. disturbance

D. community

5. homogeneous

A. phonetic

B. uniform

C. unidentified

D. linguistic

6. asset

A. storage

B. price

C. benefit

D. approval

7. inevitable

A. preventable

B. unavoidable

C. unnecessary

D. doubtful

8. cosmopolitan

A. systematical

B. political

C. identical

D. international

9. rehabilitation

A. improvement

B. residence

C. recitation

D. regulation

10. evade

A. explain

B. exhaust

C. avoid

D. intrude

11. generate

A. sum up

B. deform

C. offer

D. produce

12. undermine

A. imply

B. weaken

C. emphasize

D. minimize

13. molecule

A. particle

B. frame

C. impulse

D. generosity

14. galaxy

A. museum

B. audience

C. star

D. accumulation

15. ethics

A. infinity

B. glorification

C. admiration

D. morality

16. ponderous

A. heavy

B. light

C. considering

D. haughty

17. sculpture

A. analysis

B. statue

C. stature

D. status

18. bulldozer

A. a big bird

B. a strong animal

C. a powerful tractor

D. a dozen of bulls

19. etch

A. eat up

B. praise highly

C. draw

D. scratch

20. bleary

A. blurred

B. clear

C. dreary

D. melancholy

21. imperative

A. unable to follow or rise up

B. impossible to deter or evade

C. able to change or stop

D. likely to occur or develop

22. consistent

A. in effect

B. in disagreement

C. in form

D. in agreement

23. transmission

A. gearbox

B. belt

C. message

D. carriage

24. equivalent

A. tremble

B. equal

C. acceptable

D. different

25. trait

A. a long line

B. a person’s clothes

C. a distinguishing feature

D. a movable house

26. universalize

A. differ

B. distinguish

C. specialize

D. generalize

27. fantastic

A. happy

B. strange

C. horrible

D. perfect

28. trusses

A. a rigid framework

B. a unsafe support

C. a tight wooden box

D. a useful pattern

29. unique

A. ordinary

B. usual

C. single

D. common

30. common

A. downfall of water

B. sudden calamity

C. unexpected air-raid

D. expected solution

31. permanent

A. lasting

B. elegant

C. wonderful

D. spreading

32. nuclear

A. uniform

B. dim

C. atomic

D. succinct

33. decade

A. state of being dignified

B. state of being dignified

C. a piece of land

D. a period of ten years

34. reminisce

A. reinforce

B. recollect

C. recover

D. response

35. reliable

A. deceptive

B. dependable

C. responsible

D. constructive

36. vault

A. compartment

B. security

C. temple

D. willingness

37. initially

A. in the end

B. in the way

C. at first

D. by name

38. linger

A. sing

B. stretch

C. extend

D. remain

39. innovation

A. the way to make things smooth

B. the act of introducing something new

C. the state of proclaiming something

D. the movement of making something smaller

40. trailer

A. a furnished van

B. a portable computer

C. a beautiful ribbon

D. a suburban lawn II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the word is given:

1. a following of one thing after another; succession. S

2. aggressively self-assured a