美国中学生都应该知道的单词

　　英语词汇不光是中国留学生用力去学习的重点，也是美国中学们的必修课，小编几天分享十五个美国中学们应该知道的词(Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know)，下面以一词一例的情况，帮助同学们自测，再给同学们留一些练习题，帮同学们加深记忆。

　　我们先来看五个单词，下面给出几个自测的题目，同学们看能不能回答上

　　1. adversary

　　2. aplomb

　　3. apprehensive

　　4. aptitude

　　5. attentive

　　自测题

　　(1) The students are united by shared suffering, and by a common adversary.

　　( adversary means ___________)

　　(2)I wish I had handled it with aplomb.

　　(aplomb means ___________)

　　(3)Wendy still feels apprehensive when visiting an unfamiliar zoo.

　　(apprehensive means ___________)

　　(4)I was recently asked in an interview, what is more valued by companies – aptitude or attitude?

　　(aptitude means ___________)

　　(5)You make sure to be extra attentive to your friend.

　　(attentive means ___________)

　　答案：对手;自信;惶恐的;才能;细心

　　同学们测试的结果怎么样?

　　下面在留十个单词和例句，同学们看看能不能做的更好?

　　6. banish

　　I can either kill you now or banish you in a few minutes and I will become a hero.

　　( banish means ___________)

　　7. barricade

　　The soldiers make a barricade across the road.

　　( barricade means ___________)

　　8. bluff

　　The letter was a bluff.

　　( bluff means ___________)

　　9. brackish

　　This brackish water isn't much good for drinking.

　　( brackish means ___________)

　　10. brandish

　　The roadside people or brandish both hands, or is lifting the camera, loudly and the astronaut greets.

　　( brandish means ___________)

　　11. circumference

　　Methods: The stature, avoirdupois and circumference of the primary school students by health examination were compared between 1992 and 2000.

　　( circumference means ___________)

　　12. commotion

　　Who do we know who can cause a commotion?

　　( commotion means ___________)

　　13. concoction

　　The Orange County, California, native's mouth watered as he thought of savoring the sumptuous, frothy concoction, thick with frosty ice cream.

　　( concoction means ___________)

　　14. conspicuous

　　Angry about the conspicuous blue spots remaining on the garment, Sucre throws Tweener ’ s suit under the mattress.

　　( conspicuous means ___________)

　　15. contortion

　　Like a man possessed in slo-mo, he bends from one contortion to another as he explores hidden aspects of his newly minted universe.

　　( contortion means ___________)

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