2009江苏高考新增118词
1.alien n. 侨民, 外国人; 外星人
a. 外国的，外国人的；外国侨民的
Many people believe in the existence of aliens.很多人相信外星人的存在。
2.arch n. 拱门，弓形 （M11-U4-P62）
Go through the arch and follow the path. 穿过拱门, 沿着那条路走.
3.assembly n. 集会；与会者；聚集在一起的人. Morning assembly is held in the school hall. 晨会在学校礼堂举行.
4.assignment n. 功课；作业；工作；分配
How are you going to get through the assignment?你将如何完成作业呢?
5.associate v 把...联想在一起使有联系；使结合；交往（M7-U1-P15）
They associate turkey with Thanksgiving Day.
他们把火鸡和感恩节联系在一起。
6.bake v 烘；烤
We bake bread and cake in an oven.
我们用烤箱烘面包与糕点。
7.bang v 砰地敲；撞伤；猛击；猛撞
He banged his fist on the table to emphasize his argument.
他用拳头敲著桌子为自己的辩驳助威。
8.booklet n. 小册子
Recent changes in the tax law are clearly set out in the booklet.
在那本小册子里清楚地描述了近来税务法的变更情况。
9.bump n. 撞击；肿块
v. 碰撞；撞；颠簸而行
She tripped over a bump on the road.
她被路上一块隆起的地面绊了一下。
The room was dark and he bumped his head against the shelf.
房间一片漆黑,他将头撞到了架子上。
10.capable a 有能力的, 能干的
Only human beings are capable of speech.
只有人类才具有说话的能力。
11.chamber n 室；枪膛；房间
A bird's heart has three chambers.
鸟有三个心室。
12.charity n 慈善；慈善团体
The fire victims received food and clothes from several charities.
火灾灾民从数个慈善团体收到食物和衣服。
13.chase n. 追求；狩猎
v. 追捕；追逐　
There was a long chase before the criminal was caught.
追捕了好久才抓到罪犯。
Why do modern people chase material possessions?
为什么现在的人们追求物质财富？
14.coach n 四轮大马车；教练（M4-U2-P31，M6-U2-P26）
I had made on the coach a good impression when I went out for volleyball.
我申请加入排球队时给教练留下了良好的印象。
15.column n 专栏；纵队；圆柱
He used to write a column for this newspaper.
他过去曾为这家报纸写专栏文章。
16.community n 社区
We visited the Chinese community in San Francisco.
我们访问了旧金山的华人社区。
17.complaint n. 诉苦；牢骚；抱怨
You have no cause for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。
18.conscious a. 有意识的；觉察的；知觉的
He was badly hurt, but he still remained conscious.
他伤得很重，但仍未失去知觉。
19.contact n. 接触；联系
v. 接触；联系；接触；交际
He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch.
他试图与当地分部取得联络,但没有成功。
I will contact him by telephone.
我将打电话和他联系。
20context n 上下文；文章脉络
You can often tell the meaning of a word from its context.
我们往往可以从一个字的上下文知道它的意思。
21.cooperation n 合作；协力
The success of the project relies on the cooperation of all involved parties.
这个项目的成功依赖于所有相关部门的合作。
22.corridor n 走廊；回廊
Go down the corridor, to the second room on the right.沿着走廊，右边第二个房间。
23.county n 县；郡
He lives in a faraway county.
他住在一个偏僻的小县。
24.cricket n 板球；蟋蟀
I would never choose to watch cricket as an amusement.
我决不会把看板球当作消遣.
25.crisis n 危机；紧要关头
They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.
他们在经济危机时遭受了巨大的损失。
26.critic n 批评家；鉴定家
He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.
他是以直率著称的评论家.
27crown v 加冕；表彰
She was crowned (queen) in 1952.
她於1952年继（王）位.
28current n 趋势；潮流；电流；气流；水流
The current in this place is very rapid.
这儿的水流很急。
29cute a. 可爱的；伶俐的；聪明的
It was cute of you to spot that.
你能把那个挑出来真是精明的很。
30darling n 亲爱的人；可爱的物
Darling, would you please wait a second.亲爱的,请稍等片刻。
31.define v 定义；详细说明
Do you know who defined man as a rational animal?
你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的?
32.definite a. 明确的；一定的
You have our definite support.
我们绝对支持您。
33.definition n 定义
To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
给一个词下定义要比举例说明它的用法困难。
34.deposit v 存放；堆积；沉淀
The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on them.
尼罗河泛滥，在田野上淤积一层泥。
35.depression n 不景气；沮丧；消沉
The threat of an economic depression hangs over the world.
经济衰退的威胁笼罩着世界。
36despite prep 虽然，尽管
Despite all our efforts we still lost the game.
尽管我们尽了全力，我们还是输掉了比赛。
37.destruction n 破坏；毁灭；消灭
The flood caused serious destruction to the railway.
洪水严重毁坏了铁路。
38detail n. 细节；详情
. The full details of the agreement haven't been made public.
协议的细节尚未公布。
39.determination n 决心；果断
She has the determination to overcome all the obstacles to success.
她有决心克服通往成功路上的一切障碍。
40.device n 装置；图案；设计
The device will be in production by the end of the year.
该装置将於年底投入生产.
41.economic a. 经济上的；经济学的
They had led the country into economic disaster.他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。
42.economy n 经济；节约；理财
The nation's economy is growing rapidly.这个国家的经济在快速增长。
43.element n 成分；要素；分子
There's an element of truth in his story.
他说的有些道理.
44.emotion n 情绪；强烈的情感；激动
Love, hatred, and grief are emotions.
爱,恨和悲都是情感。
45.emotional a. 情绪的；情感的
His emotional language reduced many of the audience to tears.他满怀感情的话语使许多观众流下眼泪。
46.engineering n 工程
In this course, students receive instruction in basic engineering.
在本课程中, 学生能学到基础工程学的知识.
47.essential a. 必要的；本质的；重要的
Her most essential quality is kindness.
她最主要的品质是善良。
48.estimate n. 估计；判断
v. 估计；判断；评价
They estimated the number of visitors at 10 million.他们估计参观者人数为1000万。
My estimate of the situation is not so optimistic.我对形势的估计不那么乐观。
49.ethnic a. 种族的；人种学的
The school teaches pupils from different ethnic groups .
那所学校拥有来自不同种族的孩子。
50.evil a.　 邪恶的；有害的；不幸的
The man was punished for his evil acts.
此人因其恶行受到惩罚。
51.facility n 设备
She had no cooking facilities in the room.她房间里没有烧煮设备。
52.factor n 因素；代理人
He analyzed the various factors.
他分析了各种因素。
53.ascinating a 迷人的；醉人的
This is a fascinating city full of ancient buildings.
这是座有着许多古老建筑的迷人的城市。
54.feature n 特征；特色
v 是...的特色；放映；特写
This is a key feature of our society.
这是我们社会的一个主要特点。
Painting in her spare time features largely in her life.
业余时间内画画成为她生活中的一大特色。
55.financial a 财政的；金融的
This company was in serious financial difficulties.这家公司陷入严重的财政困难。
56.gene n 因子；基因
In addition to gene, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good
education and a decent home environment.
除了遗传基因外，智力的高低还取决于良好的营养，良好的教育和良好的家庭环境。
57.household n. 家庭；家族
a 家庭的；家属的；家族的
Dustbins are used for household waste.
垃圾箱是盛扔掉的破烂东西的.
A growing number of households have at least one computer.
很多家庭都至少有一台电脑。
58.image n 雕像；肖像；形象；印象
How can we improve our image?
我们要如何来改进我们的形象呢?
impact n 冲击；碰撞；撞击；影响
59. The book made a great impact on its readers.
这本书对读者有很大的影响。
60.individual a　个别的；独特的
She is acting as a private individual in this matter.她在这个问题上只代表她个人意见.
61.infection n 传染；影响
This infection is transmitted by mosquitoes.这种传染病是由蚊子传染的。
62.intellectual a 　智力的；聪明的
He's a kind of intellectual superman.
他是智力超常的人.
63.interpret v 口译；翻译
Would you please interpret for me?
请你为我翻译一下好吗？
64.invest v 投资；