牛津译林版高中英语选修八unit3theworldofcoloursandlight重点词汇讲解

牛津译林版高中英语选修八unit3theworldofcoloursandlight重点词汇讲解内容摘要：

ble takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占地方。 ③ Blottingpaper takes up ink. 吸墨纸能吸墨水。 ④ She has taken up a job as a teacher. 她当上老师了。 ⑤ Are you going to take up the challenge of lasting a whole week without arguing? 坚持一周内 不争吵，你打算接受这一挑战吗。 练习： 一、单词拼写。 1. They decided to take apart the machine and started again from s___________. 2. Every year, he won s_________ at school because of his excellent study. 3. In the market dealers (商人 ) were b__________ with growers over the price of coffee. 4. I failed to e on time yesterday, because my car got s______ in the heavy snow. 5. The newspaper is d__________ free to everyone in the school. 6. She has a lot of hobbies, r_________ from playing chess to canoeing. 7. Adam Smith’s m___ _________ “The Wealth of Nations” was written in the 18th century. 8. The children have gone ________ (探索 ) in the woods. The teacher told them to take notes of all the unknown things. 9. Some people feel that e __________ on animals is very cruel. 10. I finally got everything for the Christmas party arranged with the a_________ of my parents. 11. He had an a__________ for life and enjoyed exploring the workings of objects and animals. 12. We hope for a p___________ settlement of the quarrel between the countries. 13. During the floods the river water rose to the h_________ of the main road beside it. 14. Taking pictures replaced painting as his hobby because he thought he would love the life of a p____________. 15. Sitting on the s________ of the canals, she watched and painted the local fishermen and sailors 16. Adam Smith’s _______ (杰作 ) “The Wealth of Nations” was written in the 18th century. 17. After a career as a journalist, she was looking forward to a happy and ______ (宁静的 ) retirement. 18. After _________ from a university, he has worked as a middle school teacher. 19. We’r e very proud of the five students from this school who were awarded ______ (奖学金 ). take up 继续 take up sth. 填满，占据（某空间或时间）；拿起，抬起；吸收液体；开始从事某事（尤指职业）；接续讲（中断的或他人未讲完的故事）；接受（建议或 挑战） 20. Do you think you could go upstairs and be with the boys in the _______ (宿舍 )。 21. One of the rooms has been made into a small modern art ________ (美术馆 ). 22. Someone who catches fish as a sport or as a job is called f_________. 23. It is said that his son is studying ________ (建筑学 ) at university. 24. Sometimes we can see a beautiful r_______ in the sky after a shower in summer. 25. Hiring new employees can be very much a _________ (主观的 ) process. 二、单项选择。 1. — Let us suppose that you are in position of parent. Would you allow your child to do such a thing? — Certainly not. A. a。 a B. a。 the C. the。 a D. the。 the 2. Having been warned of the likely lung cancer, Mr. White had to ________ on smoking. A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut out 3. The representatives were seen with the employers about their pay. A. seated and was negotiated B. seating and negotiated C. seated, negotiating D. seating to be negotiated 4. Tom adores __________ classic novels and dreams _________ a writer. A. reading。 being B. to read。 of being C. reading。 of being D. to read。 being 5. The girl had to the journey because of her mother’s illness. A. cut short B. abandon C. give up D. all of the above 6. He abandoned the accepted styles and rules of painting and from scratch, created a style of art known cubism. A. started。 as B. started。 for C. starting。 as D. starting。 for 7. I ________ at a party held in honor of our new major. A. made his acquaintance B. made my acquaintance C. made an acquaintance D. made the acquaintance 8. — Here is a ticket for you, Sir. — ____________ I wasn’t speeding. A. Thank you. B. My pleasure. C. What’s the matter? D. I39。 m sorry. 9. — Was Mary still angry with me? — To tell the truth, ______ reading your letter, she didn’t open it. A. but for B. far from C. rather than D. no wonder 10. — Ann is in hosp。