2015年高考英语 拉分专项训练 专题09 Wildlife protection素材 新人教版必修2

Wildlife protection【重点词汇】1. threaten vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示 vi. 威胁；可能来临He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.他把她绑起来，拿着一把 6英寸长的刀威胁她。The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.新来的人直接威胁到原有工人的生计。The clouds threaten snow. 乌云预示着要下雪。Do you mean to threaten? 你是想威胁吗?It's threatening to rain.天可能要下雨。2. hunt vt. 打猎；搜索 vi. 打猎；搜寻 n. 狩猎；搜寻Detectives have been hunting him for seven months.7 个月来警探们一直在追捕他。As a child I learned to hunt and fish.我孩提时代就学会了打猎和捕鱼。A forensic team was hunting for clues.法医小组正在搜寻线索。The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.这对夫妇曾帮着寻找那些蹒跚学步的孩子。He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.他开始了在新斯科舍为期 19天的猎驼鹿行程。3. relief n. (痛苦、忧虑）的减轻、消除；救济；安慰Seeing the lost children, the mother was in relief.见到失踪的儿子这位妈妈如释重负。I breathed a sigh of relief.我安心地松了一口气。The doctor's treatment gave no relief to the patient. 那医生的治疗并未使病人的病情减轻。Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。4. mercy n. 仁慈，宽容；怜悯；幸运；善行They were treated with mercy.他们受到仁慈的待遇。We will not pity nor spare, nor have mercy to the enemy.对敌人我们不会同情，不会宽恕，也不会发慈悲。It really was a mercy that he'd gone so rapidly at the end.这真幸运，他最后走得那么快。Sailor is at the mercy of the weather. 水手受到天气的摆布。 5. contain vt. 包含；控制；容纳The book doesn't contain all the required information. 这本书里面并不包含所有需要的信息。The envelope contained a Christmas card.该信封里装有一张圣诞贺卡。Watermelon contains vitamins and also potassium.西瓜含有维生...