中考英语词汇的辨别与理解

1. sound, voice, noise

sound自然界各种各样的声音;

voice人的嗓音;

noise噪音 eg:I hate the loud noise outside.

　　2. photo, picture, drawing

photo用照相机拍摄的照片;

picture可指相片，图片，电影片;

drawing画的画 eg:Let's go and see a good picture.

3. vocabulary, word

vocabulary词汇，一个人拥有的单词量;

word具体的单词 eg:He has a large vocabulary.

4. population, people

population人口，人数;

people具体的'人 eg:China has a large population.

5. weather, climate

weather一天内具体的天气状况;

climate长期的气候状况 eg:The climate here is not good for you.

6. road, street, path, way

road具体的公路，马路;eg:take this road

street街道;eg:in the street

path小路，小径;

way道路，途径 eg:show me the way to the museum.

7. course, subject

course课程(可包括多门科目);eg:a summer course

subject科目(具体的学科)

8. custom, habit

custom传统风俗，习俗，也可指生活习惯，后接to do;

habit生活习惯，习惯成自然，后接of doing. eg:I've got the habit of drinking a lot.

9. cause, reason

cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因，后接of sth./doing sth;

reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由，后接for sth./doing sth. eg:the reason for being late

10. exercise, exercises, practice

exercise运动，锻炼(不可数);

exercises练习(可数);

practice(反复做的)练习 eg:Practice makes perfect.

11. class, lesson

作"课"解时,两者可以替换.指课文用lesson;

指班级或全体学生用class. eg:lesson 6; class 5

12. speech, talk, lecture

speech指在公共场所所做的经过准备的较正式的演说;

talk日常生活中的一般的谈话，讲话;

lecture学术性的演讲，讲课 eg:a series of lecture on…