Key (练习答案)
Unit 6 Jewelry
Reading I
Exercise II
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. d
III
1. accumulate
2. brilliant
3. choosy
4. malicious
5. bachelor
6.
destined
7. odd 8. communion 9. intuition 10. fulfill
IV
1. infect
2. was destined
3. joke about
4. to do with
5. takes her
time 6. were to 7. in his stead 8. edge to her voice 9. fell apart
10. won’t be cut out for
V
1. shortly
2. It’s very odd
3. choosy
4. in my stead
5. in communion
with
6. be destined never to see each other again
VI
1.revel
1) vt. to make known (something previously secret or unknown)揭示；揭
露；泄露
. The investigation has revealed some serious faults in the system.
2) vt. to show or allow sth. to be seen 展现;显露出
. The curtains opened, to reveal a darkened stage.
[相关词]
revealing adj. allowing parts to be seen which are usually kept covered
暴露的；裸露的
. a very revealing dress
revelation n. the making known of some secret 展示；揭露；显露
. The revelation of his scandalous past led to his resignation.
revelations n. (宗教)启示录
[相关搭配]
reveal a scandal 揭露丑闻
reveal the inside story (of) 揭开内幕
reveal a secret 揭开秘密
reveal the objective laws 揭示客观规律
a. Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought.
b. A joke can be very revealing of what someone’s really thinking.
c. He still did not reveal what he felt about me.
2. accumulate
vi./ vt. to collect or grow into a mass积累；积聚
. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room.
He gradually accumulated an impressive collection of paintings.
He accumulated wealth through illegal means. 他以非法手段敛财。
[相关搭配]
accumulated profit 累积利润
accumulated reserve 积累储备
accumulated fund 积累基金
[相关词]
accumulation n. 积聚；积累；积压
. Despite this accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in doing nothing. [u]
Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches. [c]
a. As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater
proportion of their incomes.
b. Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal
beaches.
c. If you don’t sort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis,
they just keep on accumulating.
3. fulfil
[基本用法]
1) vt. to supply or satisfy (a need, demand, or purpose) 满足(需求、
要求)；使达到(目标)
. The traveling library fulfils an important need for people who live in country areas.
2) vt. to carry out; perform； obey履行；执行；遵守
. The conditions of the contract must be fulfilled exactly.
A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the sick.
This chimney fulfills the function of taking away gas fumes.
3) vt. to make or prove to be true应验；实现
. If he’s lazy, he’ll never fulfill his ambition to be a doctor.
[相关词]
fulfillment
1) n. the act of fulfilling or the state of being fulfilled 实现；完
成；履行
. After many years, our plans have come to fulfillment.
2) n. satisfaction after successful efforts (经过努力而获得成功的)
满足感
. He gets a great sense of fulfillment from his work with the mentally handicapped.
a. We’re looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems
to fulfill all of our criteria.
b. Being laid off, he could not fulfill the role of the breadwinner for
this family.
c. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the fulfillment of your
