闪光词训练【芝麻开门】一篇文章中的闪光词就像是浩瀚夜空中的点点繁星，能使人眼前一亮，使你的文章可以从堆积如山的考卷中 stand out。 好好练练，说不定真能把你的作文变得outstanding。【活动教室】Passage 1.Conservation EssayRobert Frost once said “nothing gold can stay”. Today those famous words are closely connected to our environment. Scientists and researchers are 1)the negative effects of modern technology on our environment and our lives. Cars, computers, refrigerators and 2)all other electric inventions consume natural resources. These resources are often 3), causing a harsh supply and demand crisis. Fuel prices will 4) to rise, which means that people will have to find a new mode of transportation. Coal will 5)out, therefore bringing an end to our main source of electricity. Rainforests will 6), causing a shortage of paper on which to write conservation essays. When viewed by short 7) effects, society does not consider environmental issues to be important—what is the big deal about cutting down a few trees? The long term results of such massive negligence are scary enough to make me think twice before tossing my 8) out the window. The bottom line is that people need to be more conservative of our natural resources before they are gone.答案与解析：Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪。 1.答案：uncovering 解析：本词意思是：揭露，揭示。在空格中我们还可以填入如studying，researching 等单词，但这些词语多强调科研工作的进行，而本句强调的是研究之后慢慢展露的结果，所以用表示揭示的 uncovering 更妥当。填空的同时还要注意单词在句中的正确形式，该词为动词的现在进行时用法。2.答案：virtually 解析：本词意思是：实际上，事实上。and 后面应该填入的是与前面意思并列的内容，在 and 前面出现的都是些具体的事物，空格后紧跟的却是与具体用心 爱心 专心事物很难搭配在一起的“所有其它电器发明”。很...
