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I   Vocabulary Revision

1. trick         2. riddle
3. jam      4. fingertip
5. have (sth.) in common
6. situation   7. extra
8. used       9. foster
10. self-control   11. better off
12. gratitude    13. optimistic
14. put off     15. belief
16. instant     17. option
18. in the long run
19. gradually     20. tolerate
21. experience   22. impatient

II    New Words
1. academy /əˈkædəmi/ n. 协会；学院

2. academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ adj. 学术的；学院的
3. analyze /ˈænəlaɪz/ v. 分析
4. associate /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ v. 联系；交往 /əˈsəʊsiət/ adj. 副的；联合的
5. attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ n. 态度
6. available /əˈveɪləbl/ adj. 可用的；可获得的
7. aware /əˈweə(r)/ adj. 意识到的
8. cheat /tʃiːt/ v. & n. 欺骗
9. chase /tʃeɪs/ v. & n. 追赶；追求
10. clinical /ˈklɪnɪkl/ adj. 临床的
11. complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ v. 抱怨
12. complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ adj. 复杂的
13. consider /kənˈsɪdə(r)/ v. 认为；考虑
14. damp /dæmp/ adj. 潮湿的
15. disorder /dɪsˈɔːdə(r)/ n. 紊乱；混乱
16. dream /driːm/ n. 睡梦；梦想
17. fancy /ˈfænsi/ v. & n. 幻想；想象 adj. 精致的；复杂的
18. fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ n. 幻想；幻觉
19. fear /fɪə(r)/ n. 恐惧 v. 害怕
20. fill /fɪl/ v. 充满；装满
21. full /fʊl/ adj. 满的；吃饱的
22. haunt /hɔːnt/ v. 萦绕；使难忘
23. haunting /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ adj. 萦绕心头的
24. illusion /ɪˈluːʒn/ n. 幻想；错觉
25. lucid /ˈluːsɪd/ adj. 清醒的；清晰的
26. master /ˈmɑːstə(r)/ v. 控制；掌握 n. 主人；大师
27. mercy /ˈmɜːsi/ n. 仁慈
28. negative /ˈneɡətɪv/ adj. 消极的；悲观的
29. nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/ n. 噩梦
30. occasional /əˈkeɪʒənl/ adj. 偶尔的
31. occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/ n. 场合；时机
32. oppose /əˈpəʊz/ v. 反对
33. overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ v. 克服
34. passive /ˈpæsɪv/ adj. 被动的；消极的
35. pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ adj. 悲观的
36. prospect /ˈprɒspekt/ n. 前途
37. pursue /pəˈsjuː/ v. 追求；追赶
38. pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ n. 追赶；追求
39. race /reɪs/ v. 急速跳动；比赛 n. 赛跑；种族
40. racial /ˈreɪʃl/ adj. 人种的；种族的
41. rigorous /ˈrɪɡərəs/ adj. 严格的；缜密的
42. settle /ˈsetl/ v. 定居；解决；使平静
43. sheet /ʃiːt/ n. 床单；薄片
44. sometimes /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ adv. 有时
45. struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ v. 努力；挣扎
46. sweat /swet/ n. 汗水 v. 出汗
47. sweater /ˈswetə(r)/ n. 毛衣
48. sweet /swiːt/ adj. 甜的；可爱的
49. sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ n. 同情
50. symptom /ˈsɪmptəm/ n. 症状；征兆
51. therapy /ˈθerəpi/ n. 疗法；治疗
52. treat /triːt/ v. 治疗；对待 n. 款待
53. type /taɪp/ n. 种类；类型 v. 打字
54. typically /ˈtɪpɪkli/ adv. 通常；典型地
55. unsettle /ʌnˈsetl/ v. 使心神不宁
56. unsettling /ʌnˈsetlɪŋ/ adj. 令人不安的

必背短语

1. be aware of sth./that… 意识到……
2. result from 由……引起
3. struggle to do sth. 努力做某事；挣扎着做某事

III   Exercises

One：英汉连连看 (词义匹配)
请将左侧的单词与右侧最准确的中文释义进行匹配：
1. Drastically    2. Rigorous
3. Timidity    4. Mechanical
5. Aware      6. Tend
7. Result     8. Amount
9. Depart    10. Review
11. Avoid    12. Answer
13. Fear     14. Limited
15. Typically

a. 结果，后果   b. 倾向于，易于
c. 数量，总额  d. 离开，出发
e. 回顾，复习  f. 避免，避开
g. 回答，答复  h. 恐惧，害怕
i. 有限的，受限制的  

j. 通常，典型地
k. 剧烈地，大幅度地

l. 严格的，严密的  m. 胆怯，羞怯
n. 机械的，呆板的

o. 意识到的，知道的

Two：语境选词填空 (巩固用法)
请从上面的15个词汇中，选择最合适的词填入下列句子中（注意：部分单词可能需要根据语法改变形式，如加 -s, -ed, -ing 等）。

1. We are not __________ of the potential risks involved in this project.
2. The company had to __________ its travel budget due to the economic crisis.
3. People __________ to worry too much about what others think of them.
4. She left the room without a word and __________ from the building quietly.
5. The new safety regulations are very __________ and must be followed strictly.
6. His voice sounded completely __________, as if he were reading from a script.
7. We need to __________ the data carefully before making a final decision.
8. The government has taken __________ measures to control the spread of the virus.

9. The manager gave a __________  reply to my question, which made me feel he wasn’t really listening.
10. The new policy will __________ change the way we work from home.
11 He was filled with __________ when he heard the strange noise in the dark forest.
12. The teacher asked us to __________  our notes before the final exam.
13. Her __________  prevented her from speaking up in front of the large audience.
14. I am fully __________ of the consequences of this decision, but I still want to try.
15. The __________ of the heavy rain was that the football match had to be canceled.
16. We usually __________ to eat out on weekends, but this time we decided to cook at home.
17. The doctor advised him to __________ eating too much junk food to keep fit.
18. The training program is very __________, requiring students to study for 10 hours a day.

Three   选词填空

A)amount      B)answer
C)avoid        D)aware
E)depart       F)drastically
G)fear          H)limited
I)mechanical    J)result
K)review      L)rigorous
M)tend          N)timidity
O)typically

The sheets are damp with sweat. You’re cold, but your heart is racing as if a killer just chased you down a dark street. It was just a nightmare, you tell yourself; there’s nothing to be afraid of. But you’re still filled with 26.

Given how unsettling and haunting nightmares can be, is there a way for dreamers to 27 , or even turn off, these bad dreams as they happen?

Research is 28, but some studies suggest that people who can master lucid dreaming—that is, the ability to be 29 that a nightmare is happening and possibly even control it without waking up—may hold the 30.

Nightmares are part of the human experience, especially for kids. Doctors 31 don’t consider occasional nightmares a problem. They can just be symptoms of a sleep disorder that can 32 from an unpleasant experience, stress, or certain drugs.

To treat the disorder, there are a number of medicines and therapies that are backed by_33research, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which analyzed the available research on the treatment of nightmare disorder in a recent 34 published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

However, nightmares are complicated, and researchers are still struggling to understand them, said Dr. Rachel Salas, an expert on sleep disorders and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. What we do know is that people 35 to have different kinds of nightmares at different points during the sleep cycle.