第一節：詞匯的輻射作用

　　一。寫作

　　The Digital Age

　　1. 如今數字化產品得到越來越廣泛的使用，例如

　　2. 數字化產品的使用對人們工作、學習和生活產生的影響。

　　Nowadays, digital products are enjoying growing popularity among people. Take my own daily routine as an example. The first thing I do right after waking up is turn on my cell phone to see if theres any new message. Then I turn on my computer to keep myself informed of the latest news. On my way to school, I listen to music on my iPod. At the end of the day, hardly have I got back to dormitory when I turn on my computer again to surf the internet。

　　Why are we so fond of those digital products which we didnt possess one of two decades ago? The answer is simple―they are doing us good; they are making our lives comfortable and convenient. As I have mentioned, the internet provides us with latest news much faster than newspapers; likewise, cell phone provides us with a convenient means to talk to the person we want wherever we are. To draw a conclusion, comfort and convenience, the two key words characterizing the trend of new inventions of modern times, are the main reason for the wide-use of digital products。

　　二。聽力

　　English is the leading international language. In different countries around the globe, English is acquired as the mother ________, in others its used as a second language. Some nations use English as their ________ language, performing the function of ________; in others its used as an international language for business, ________ and industry。

　　What factors and forces have led to the ________ of English? Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies feel ________ if they do not have ________ in this language? How has English changed through 1,500 years? These are some of the questions that you ________ when you study English。

　　You also examine the immense variability of English and ________. You develop in-depth knowledge of the intricate structure of the language. Why do some non-native speakers of English claim that its a difficult language to learn, while ________? At the University of Sussex, you are introduced to the nature and grammar of English in all aspects. This involves the study of sound structures, the formation of words, the sequencing words and the construction of meaning, as well as examination of the theories explaining the aspects of English usage. ________, which are raised by studying how speakers and writers employ English for a wide variety of purposes。

　　36. tongue　　 37. official　　 38. administration　　39. commerce　　40. spread

　　41. disadvantaged　　42. competence　43. investigate

　　44. come to understand how its used as a symbol of individual identity and social connection

　　45. infants born into English speaking communities acquire their language before they learn to use forks and knives

　　46. You are encouraged to develop your own individual responses to various practical and theoretical issues

　　三。閱讀

　　There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends。

　　A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the labor-market premium to skill―or the amount college graduates earned thats greater than what high-school graduate earned―decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma。

　　Theres no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesnt come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student there? Not likely。

　　No, in this consumerist age, most buyers arent evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product―like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider。

　　As with automobiles, consumers in todays college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences . And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the automotive worlds hottest consumer trend, maybe its best to characterize it as a hybrid ; an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends。

　　四。完形

　　Some historians say that the most important contribution of Dwight Eisenhowers presidency in the 1950s was the U.S. interstate highway system. It was a __62__ project, easily surpassing the scale of such previous human __63__ as the Panama Canal. Eisenhowers interstate highways __64__ the nation together in new ways and __65__ major economic growth by making commerce less __66__. Today, an information superhighway has been built―an electronic network that __67__ libraries, corporations, government agencies and __68__. This electronic superhighway is called the Internet, __69__ it is the backbone of the World Wide Web。

　　The Internet had its __70__ in a 1969 U.S. Defense Department computer network called ARPAnet, which __71__ Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. The Pentagon built the network for military contractors and universities doing military research to __72__ information. In 1983 the National Science Foundation ， __73__ mission is to promote science, took over。

　　This new NSF network __74__ more and more institutional users, may of __75__ had their own internal networks. For example, most universities that __76__ the NSF network had intracampus computer networks. The NSF network __77__ became a connector for thousands of other networks. __78__ a backbone system that interconnects networks, internet was a name that fit。

　　So we can see that the Internet is the wired infrastructure on which web __79__ move. It began as a military communication system, which expanded into a government-funded __80__ research network。

　　Today, the Internet is a user-financed system tying institutions of many sorts together __81__ an information superhighway。

　　62. A.concise B.radical C.massive D.trivial

　　63. A.behaviors B.endeavors C.inventions D.elements

　　64. A.packed B.stuck C.suppressed D.bound

　　65. A.facilitated B.modified C.mobilized D.terminated

　　66. A.competitive B.comparative C.exclusive D.expensive

　　67. A.merges B.connects C.relays D.unifies

　　68. A.figures B.personalities C.individuals D.humans

　　69. A.and B.yet C.or D.while

　　70. A.samples B.sources C.origins D.precedents

　　71. A.stood by B.stood for C.stood against D.stood over

　　72. A.exchange B.bypass C.switch D.interact

　　73. A.their B.that C.when D.whose

　　74. A.expanded B.contracted C.attracted D.extended

　　75. A.what B.which C.these D.them

　　76. A.joined B.attached C.participated D.involved

　　77. A.moreover B.however C.likewise D.then

　　78. A.With B.By C.In D.As

　　79. A.contexts B.signs C.messages D.leaflets

　　80. A.citizen B.civilian C.amateur D.resident

　　81. A.into B.amid C.over D.toward

　　五。翻譯

　　82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ________ 。

　　83. ________ reduce stress and promote creative thinking in todays competitive society。

　　84. When confronted with the evidence, ________ 。

　　85. When people say, I can feel my ears burning, it means they think ________ 。

　　86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds ________ 。

　　參考答案：

　　82. him out of buying a car

　　83. Keeping a sense of humor helps

　　84. he had no choice but to confess his crime

　　85. someone must be speaking ill of them/ there must be someone who is speaking ill of them

　　86. it hard to resist the temptation of ice cream

　　第二節：詞匯微觀突破

　　一。單詞記憶規律

　　及時復習：一小時內;睡前;醒后;隨時隨地。

　　二。英語單詞構詞法

　　Example

　　internationalize, internationalization

　　Internationale

　　internationalist, internationalisminternationalinternationality, internationally

　　nation-widenationnation-hood, nation-state

　　nationally, nationalitynationalnationalize, nationalization, nationalism

　　nationalist, nationalistic, nationalistically

　　1. Prefixes

　　1) dis- disadvantage, dislike, disagree, disappear, disarm, disaster, disastrous, disappoint, disable, disability, discharge, disclose, discount, discourage, discover, discovery, discrepancy, disease, disgrace, disguise, disgust, dishonor, dishonest, dismay, disorder, dispatch, disperse, displace, displacement, displease, disregard, dissatisfy, distort , distract, disintegrate, disparage, dispassion, disproportionate

　　2) in- inability, incorrect, incapable, indirect, inhuman, injustice, informal, inside, include, inclusive, income, increase, increasingly, incredible, indefinite, independence, independent, indifferent, indispensable, individual, indoor, inertia , inevitable, infamous , infinite, inhabit , inhabitant, inherent , inject, inland , inlet , inner, innocent, innumerable , input, inquire, inquiry, insane, insensitive, insert, insight, insist, inspect, inspiration , inspire, install, installation, installment , instance, instant, instinct, insulate , intense, interior, internal, into, intrinsic, invade, invalid , invaluable , invariably , invasion, invert , investigate, invisible, involve, inward, incomplete, indecisive, inedible, inept, inevitably, infection, infirm, injection, innate, insecurity, insider, insidious, insatiable

　　3) im- impossible, imbalance, immature, immoral, impatient, implicit , impress, impression, import, immigrate, imprison, immerse

　　4) il- illegal, illiterate, illogical

　　5) ir- irregular, irresponsible, irrespective

　　6) un- unable, uncover, undo, undoubtedly, undress , uneasy, unemployment , unexpected, unfold , unfortunately, unimportant, unlike, unload, unusual, unaware, unenlightened, unparalleled, unsustainable

　　7) non- nonsmoker, nonexistence, non-cooperation, nonstop, nonmetal, nonresident, nonsense, nonfundamentalist, nonspecialist

　　8) mis- misjudge, misunderstand, mislead, misspell, misstep, misfortune, misuse, misguided, misinformation

　　9) de- deform, deface, demobilize, destruction, deforest, denationalize, depress, depression, devalue, decode, decrease, degenerate , degrade , descend, descendant , descent

　　10) pre- prefix, pre-historic, precaution, precede , preceding, preclude , predecessor , predict, predominant , preface, prejudice, preliminary, premature , premier , premise , premium , preparation, prepare, prepay, preside , president, presumably, presume , pretext , prevail, prevent, previous, prewar, prediction, pre-scientific, presumptively, preconception

　　11) ante-, anteroom, ante-Christian, antemeridian, anticipate, antique

　　12) fore- forearm, forehead, foreman, foretell , foresee , forefather , foreleg, forerunner , fore , foremost, forecast, forewarn

　　13) ex- ex-minister, ex-president, ex-Soviet Union, ex-wife, export, exclude, exclusive, excursion, exhibit, exile , exit, exotic , expand, expansion, expedition , expel , expend , expenditure , expense, explode, explosion, explosive, expose, exposition , exposure, express, expression, extend, extension, extensive, exterior, external, extinct, extra, extract

　　14) post- postgraduate, postwar, postmeridian, postpone, postscript

　　15) sub- sub, subject, subway, subtitle, subdivide, submarine , sub-zero, submerge, submit, subordinate , subscribe , subsection, subsequent, subsidiary , subsidy , substance, substantial, substitute, subtract, suburb, subconsciously, subtly

　　16) infra- infrastructure , infrared

　　17) re- react, reaction, recall, recede , receipt, recipient , reclaim , recognize, recognition, record, recorder, recover, recovery, recreation, recur , recycle , redundant , reflect, reflection, reflexion, reform, refrain , refresh, refreshment , refund , refute , reinforce, reject, remember, remind, removal, remove, renaissance , renew, repay , repeat, repeatedly, repel , repetition, replace, replacement, reply, report, reporter, represent, representative, repression , reproduce, respect, respond, response, responsibility, responsible, restore, resume, return, reunion , reuse, review, revise, revive, revolt, revolution, revolutionary, revolve, reward

　　18) co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- co-existence, cooperate, cooperative , co-author, coalition , coherent , coincide , coincidence , collaboration , colleague, collide , collision, collocation, compassion, compassionate, concentric, confederation, conjoin, coordinate, correlate, correlation, correspond

　　19) inter- international, interchange, interchangeable, interdependent, interpersonal, interview, interact , interaction, intercourse , interface , interfere, interference, Internet, interrupt, interval, intervene

　　20) macro- macroeconomics , macrocosm , macrostructure

　　21) micro- microcomputer, microeconomics , microscope, microphone, microsurgery, microelectronics, microbiologist

　　22) super- super, supermarket, supersonic , superman, superpower, supernatural, supervise , superb, superficial, superintendent , superior, superiority , supreme, supersystem

　　23) sur- surplus, surtax, surface, surpass , surround, survival, survive, suspect

　　24) ultra- ultramodern, ultrasound, ultra-violet

　　25) auto- auto, autocriticism, autoland, automobile, automation , automatic, autobiography , autonomous , autonomy

　　26) mal- malfunction, maltreat , malnutrition , malpractice

　　27) tele- telegram, television, telegraph, telephone, telecommunications , telescope, telescreen, teleswitch, televise

　　28) semi-, hemi- semicircle, semiconductor, semi-colony , semifinal, hemisphere

　　29) uni-, mono- uniform, unify , union, unique, unit, unite, unity, universe, universal, university, monologue , monoplane, monopoly , monotone, monotonous , carbon monoxide

　　30) bi-, di- biweekly, bicycle, bilateral , billion, bilingual, dialogue, carbon dioxide

　　31) tri- tricycle , triangle, triangular, trilogy , triple, trigonometry

　　32) quadri-, quadru- quadruple, quadrangle

　　33) penta- pentagon, Pentagon, Pentium

　　34) hexa- hexagon, hexangular

　　35) sept- September, Sept-Wolves

　　36) octa- octagon, octave, octopus, October

　　37) nona- nonagon, November

　　38) deci-, deca- decade, decimal

　　39) centi- centigrade, centimeter, centipede , century

　　40) kilo- kilo, kilometer, kilogram， kilowatt

　　41) mill- millennium , millimeter

　　42) multi- multipurpose, multinational, multiple, multiply, multitude

　　43) counter-, anti-, contra- counteract, counterattack, counterclockwise, counterrevolutionary, antibiotic, antigravity, antimatter, antiwar, antinuclear, contradict, contradiction, contramissile, contranatural, contrary, contrast, anticonsumerism, anti-intellectualism

　　44) mini- minibus, miniskirt, minimum, minister, minimize, ministry, minor, minority, minute

　　45) max- maximum, maximal , maximize

　　46) out- outdo, outwit, outlive, outnumber, outdoor, outstanding, outskirts , outward, outcome, outer, outing , outline, outlook, output, outrage , outside

　　47) over- overwork, overuse, overtake, overpass , overthrow , overturn , overall, overdue , overhead, overhear , overlook, overseas, overtime