上教版选修2U3
1. applaud /ə'plɔːd/
绿野仙踪好词v. 称赞；赞许；鼓掌
n. applau 鼓掌
applaud one's decision
Pitt spent 864 days in a hospital and went through more than 200 operations. On social media, people around the world applauded her determination. <2019年奉贤区一模阅读理解B篇>
皮特在医院住了864天，做了200多次手术。在社交媒体上，世界各地的人们都为她的坚持鼓掌。
2. compo /kəm'pəʊz/
v. 作曲；创作
挣钱不容易n. compor 作曲家
安静的走开n. composure 镇静
compo an opera
W.E.B. Du Bois compod folk music bad on African American theme. <2019年普陀区二模阅读理解A篇>
杜波依斯就非裔美国人的主题，创作了民乐。
3. devotion /dɪ'vəʊʃ(ə)n/
n. 奉献；忠诚；专心
v. devote 把...奉献
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the devotion to the job
The next time you attend a well-run writing conference, take a moment to thank staff and volunteers for their devotion. <2020年浦东新区一模阅读理解B篇>
下次你参加一个顺利进行的写作会议时，记得花点时间感谢工作人员和志愿者在幕后做出的奉献。
4. criticism /'krɪtɪsɪz(ə)m/
n. 批评；责备
v. criticize 批评，评论
literary criticism
Although there are many advantages to legalized gambling, there has also been a good deal of criticism of state-supported gambling. <2017年徐汇区一模阅读理解C篇>
虽然赌博合法化有很多好处，但也有很多人批评政府支持的赌博。
5. substantial /səb'stænʃ(ə)l/
adj. 大量的；价值巨大的
n. substantiality 实在性，实质性，实体
a substantial change
It is true the total income from trophy hunting is substantial. For example, the total income to wild conrvancies from trophy hunting, amounted to $165,000. <2018年静安区二模概要写作>
的确，战利品狩猎的总收入是可观的。例如，野生动物保护协会从战利品狩猎中获得的总收入达16.5万美元。
6. practical /'præktɪk(ə)l/
adj. 明智的；实事求是的，实际的
n. practicality 实质，实践
adj. impractical 不实际的
practical experience of work
Technology, the application of knowledge for practical ends, is a major source of social change. <2017年静安区一模阅读理解C篇>
技术，即将知识应用于实际目的，是社会变革的一个主要来源。
7. emotion /ɪ'məʊʃ(ə)n/
n. 激情；情感；情绪
adj. emotional 表现强烈情感的, 令人动情的
inten emotion
A number of studies have shown that being able to express a range of positive and negative 东江画廊emotions is important, particularly when people are dealing with difficult experiences. <2017年崇明区二模概要写作>
许多研究表明，能够表达一系列积极和消极的情绪是很重要的，尤其是当人们正在处理困难的经历时。
8. division /dɪ'vɪʒ(ə)n/
n. 机构的部门
adj. divisional 分区的，部门的
manufacturing division
The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School notes that sleep helps people to learn in two ways. <2019年奉贤区一模阅读理解B篇>
哈佛医学院睡眠医学部指出，睡眠可以通过两种方式帮助人们学习。
9. compete /kəm'piːt/
v. 竞争；对抗
n. competitor 竞争对手
n. competition 竞争，比赛
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adj. competitive 竞争的，比赛的
compete with them in price
Many small shops can’t compete on price with superstores such as Tesco. And they don’t have as many products either. <2020年浦东新区一模概要写作>
许多小商店在价格上无法与特易购这样的超级商店竞争。而且他们也没有那么多的产品。
10. category /'kætɪg(ə)rɪ/
n. 类别；种类
v. categorize 分类
product category
The prokaryotes are the oldest and most abundant group of organisms. Common bacteria, which have been known to survive in many environments that support no other form of life, fall into this category. <2018年徐汇区一模阅读理解C篇>
原核生物是最古老和最丰富的生物群。常见的细菌就属于这一类，已知它们能在许多不支持其他生命形式的环境中生存。
11. abnce /'æbs(ə)ns/
n. 缺乏；缺席
adj. abnt 缺席
abnce of evidence
As soon as headlines about the flu are gone, hospitals are emptied of flu patients, and school and workplace abnce rates decline, we go back to business as usual. <2019年崇明区一模阅读理解A篇>
只要有关流感的新闻标题一消失，医院里就没有流感患者，学校和工作场所的缺勤率就会下降，我们的业务就会恢复正常。员工登记表模板
12. remarkable /rɪ'mɑːkəb(ə)l/
adj. 非凡的；奇异的；显著的
v./n. remark 谈论，评论
remarkable development
Most of the breakthrough discoveries and remarkable inventions throughout history, from flints for starting a fire to lf-driving cars, have something in common. <2019年虹口区一模概要写作>
纵观历史，从生火用的燧石到自动驾驶汽车，大多数突破性的发现和非凡的发明都有一些共同点。
13. distinctive /dɪ'stɪŋ(k)tɪv/
思维定势adj. 独特的；特别的；有特色的
n. distinctiveness 特殊性；独特性
adj. distinct 显而易见的，截然不同的
distinctive feature
Most people remember only a few events—usually ones that were meaningful and distinctive, such as being hospitalized or the birth of a new baby. <2019年青浦区二模阅读理解C篇>
大多数人只记得少数事件——通常是那些有意义且与众不同的事件，如住院或新生儿的出生。
14. emphasis /'emfəsɪs/
