只说写作。在11月上我强化班、考前点题班的学生，或者参考了博客上关于12月份预测的朋友，看到12号这道考题之后，是否发现是我讲的原题?我在考前点题的时候，重点强调了：最后一次考试需要注意职业发展类和科技类的考题，而这次的题目不正是我点出的两种话题的综合吗?
Using modern technology to work at home benefits workers only, but not employers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
这道题目实际上是一道“骨灰级”的考题的语义扩大，以前见过的“是否同意在家办公”或者“在家办公的利弊”就是这道考题的原型，只是这道题目加上了“高科技手段”这样一些限定字眼，其实完全可以具体化到“computers, the Internet, telecommunicating”等常见的科技类型。
这篇文章如果按照中庸的方式去写，会比较容易构思一些，也就是主体加让步的方式。下面提供一些思路，供大家参考。
1.在家工作的员工的生活方式首先将会改变。可以灵活支配自己的时间flexible time allocation，不再需要朝九晚五的生活nine-to-five routine，能腾出时间照顾老人陪伴小孩。
2.在家工作改善了生活质量，创造了更多的生产力productivity，空闲的时间，提供了更多的教育和更少的污染。
3.管理者可以看到好处：病假sick leave的减少，年假annual leave的减少，工人补偿减低以及办公成本的节省
4.远程办公的灵活性是未来的趋势
1.在家办公的人面临着被社交圈抛弃的危险：may face the risk that they will be left out of the communication loop.
2.在家办公可能不会受到来自同事的干扰，但是却要面临电视、家务和家庭成员的干扰。
3.在家办公意味着没有支援，也不能在紧要关头得到指导了和帮助。
4.雇主需要担心职员是否足够自律。
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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 that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) 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.
There’s 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 doesn’t come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? 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 ($17,380) there? Not likely.
No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t 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 today’s 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 (such as attending a private liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) 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 world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends. 完形
Some historians say that the most important contribution of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency (总统任期) 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. Eisenhower’s 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 (主干) 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 (NSF)， __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 (基础设施) 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
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82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ________ (说服他不买车)。
83. ________ (保持幽默有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitive society.
84. When confronted with the evidence, ________ (他不得不坦白自己的罪行)。
85. When people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think ________ (一定有人在说他们坏话)。
86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds ________ (很难抵制冰淇淋的诱惑)。 参考答案：
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
第二节：词汇微观突破
一。单词记忆规律
及时复习：一小时内;睡前;醒后;随时随地。
二。英语单词构词法
Example
internationalize, internationalization
↑
Internationale
↑
internationalist, internationalism←international→internationality, internationally
↑
nation-wide←nation→nation-hood, nation-state
↓
nationally, nationality←national→nationalize, nationalization, nationalism
↓
nationalist, nationalistic, nationalistically
1. Prefixes
1) dis- (not, the opposite of) 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- (not, in, into) 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- (not, in, into) impossible, imbalance, immature, immoral, impatient, implicit , impress, impression, import, immigrate, imprison, immerse
4) il- (not) illegal, illiterate, illogical
5) ir- (not) irregular, irresponsible, irrespective
6) un- (not) unable, uncover, undo, undoubtedly, undress , uneasy, unemployment , unexpected, unfold , unfortunately, unimportant, unlike, unload, unusual, unaware, unenlightened, unparalleled, unsustainable
7) non- (not) nonsmoker, nonexistence, non-cooperation, nonstop, nonmetal, nonresident, nonsense, nonfundamentalist, nonspecialist
8) mis- (wrong, wrongly) misjudge, misunderstand, mislead, misspell, misstep, misfortune, misuse, misguided, misinformation
9) de- (showing the opposite, to remove, to reduce) deform, deface, demobilize, destruction, deforest, denationalize, depress, depression, devalue, decode, decrease, degenerate , degrade , descend, descendant , descent
10) pre- (before, in advance) 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-, (before, in advance) anteroom, ante-Christian, antemeridian, anticipate, antique
12) fore- (in advance, before, in or at the front) forearm, forehead, foreman, foretell , foresee , forefather , foreleg, forerunner , fore , foremost, forecast, forewarn
13) ex- (out, out of, former) 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- (later than, after) postgraduate, postwar, postmeridian, postpone, postscript
15) sub- (under, below, less important) 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- (below in a range, beyond) infrastructure , infrared
17) re- (again, back to a former state) 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- (with together) 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- (between, among) international, interchange, interchangeable, interdependent, interpersonal, interview, interact , interaction, intercourse , interface , interfere, interference, Internet, interrupt, interval, intervene
20) macro- (large) macroeconomics , macrocosm , macrostructure
21) micro- (extremely small) microcomputer, microeconomics , microscope, microphone, microsurgery, microelectronics, microbiologist
22) super- (greater or more than) super, supermarket, supersonic , superman, superpower, supernatural, supervise , superb, superficial, superintendent , superior, superiority , supreme, supersystem
23) sur- (more than, beyond) surplus, surtax, surface, surpass , surround, survival, survive, suspect
24) ultra- (beyond, very, too) ultramodern, ultrasound, ultra-violet
25) auto- (of or by oneself) auto, autocriticism, autoland, automobile, automation , automatic, autobiography , autonomous , autonomy
26) mal- (bad, badly) malfunction, maltreat , malnutrition , malpractice
27) tele- (at or over a long distance, by or for television) telegram, television, telegraph, telephone, telecommunications , telescope, telescreen, teleswitch, televise
28) semi-, hemi- (half) semicircle, semiconductor, semi-colony , semifinal, hemisphere
29) uni-, mono- (one) uniform, unify , union, unique, unit, unite, unity, universe, universal, university, monologue , monoplane, monopoly , monotone, monotonous , carbon monoxide
30) bi-, di- (two) biweekly, bicycle, bilateral , billion, bilingual, dialogue, carbon dioxide
31) tri- (three) tricycle , triangle, triangular, trilogy , triple, trigonometry
32) quadri-, quadru- (four) quadruple, quadrangle
33) penta- (five) pentagon, Pentagon, Pentium
34) hexa- (six) hexagon, hexangular
35) sept- (seven) September, Sept-Wolves
36) octa- (eight) octagon, octave, octopus, October
37) nona- (nine) nonagon, November
38) deci-, deca- (ten) decade, decimal
39) centi- (hundredth part) centigrade, centimeter, centipede , century
40) kilo- (thousand) kilo, kilometer, kilogram(me)， kilowatt
41) mill- (thousand) millennium , millimeter
42) multi- (many) multipurpose, multinational, multiple, multiply, multitude
43) counter-, anti-, contra- (opposite, against) counteract, counterattack, counterclockwise, counterrevolutionary, antibiotic, antigravity, antimatter, antiwar, antinuclear, contradict, contradiction, contramissile, contranatural, contrary, contrast, anticonsumerism, anti-intellectualism
44) mini- (smallest, short) minibus, miniskirt, minimum, minister, minimize, ministry, minor, minority, minute
45) max- (greatest) maximum, maximal , maximize
46) out- (outside, beyond) outdo, outwit, outlive, outnumber, outdoor, outstanding, outskirts , outward, outcome, outer, outing , outline, outlook, output, outrage , outside
47) over- (too much, above, additional) overwork, overuse, overtake, overpass , overthrow , overturn , overall, overdue , overhead, overhear , overlook, overseas, overtime
48) trans- (across, on or to the other side of) transaction , transatlantic, transcend , transfer, transform, transistor , transit , transition , translate, translation, transmission, transmit, transmitter, transparent, transplant, transport, transportation
49) under- (too little, below) underdevelop, underdevelopment, underestimate, undergraduate, underground, underlie , underline, undersea, underlying , undermine , underneath, underwear
50) neo- (new) neo-Nazism, neolithic
51) be- (cause to be or have) befriend, belittle
52) bio- (life) biology, biography , autobiography, antibiotic, biochemistry, biosphere, biomedical
53) en- em- (cause to become, put into the stated condition) embody, empower, endanger, enlarge, enrich, encompass, enthrone, entrench
54) extra- (outside, beyond) extracurricular, extraordinary
55) mid- (middle) midday, midnight
56) poly- (many) polycentric, polydirectional, polysyllabic
57) pseudo- (not real, false) pseudomemory, pseudonym, pseudoscience
58) thermo- (heat) thermochemistry, thermometer
59) vice- (next in rank below) vice-chairman, vice-president
60) aero- (air) aerial , aeroplane, aeronautics, aerospace
61) cross- (across, going between the stated things and joining them) cross-country, crossbreed
62) intra- (inside, within; into) intracity, intra-department, intranet
63) pro- (in favor of, supporting) pro-America, pro-abortion
64) self- (by means of oneself or itself, of, to; with, for or in oneself or itself) self-employed, self-taught
65) step- (not by birth but through a parent who has remarried) stepmother, stepchildren
66) by-, bye- (less important) by-product, byway
67) a-, (on, in; not, without; intensive) aboard, abroad, ahead, ashore, aside, ashamed, awake, aware, abed, aflame; amoral, anarchy, anonymous, asocial, atom, apolitical, acentric; abide, alike, amaze, arise, arouse, await
68) ab-, abs- (the opposite of, away from, off) abnormal, abrupt, absent, abstract, abuse, abortion 2. Suffixes
Nouns
1) –ant, -ent applicant, component, servant, student
2) –er, -or, -ar employer, interviewer, trainer, painter, New Yorker, Northerner, lighter, cooker, conductor, beggar, arbiter, shipper
3) –ee absentee, abandonee, employee, interviewee, trainee
4) –eer engineer, pioneer
5) –an, -ian, -arian historian, humanitarian, librarian, musician, Canadian
6) –ese Chinese, Japanese
7) –ist artist, Marxist, capitalist, creationist, extremist, futurologist, manicurist, neuroscientist, oncologist, purist
8) –ism socialism, capitalism, mechanism, ableism, ageism, individualism, collectivism, creationism, optimism, pessimism, alphabetism
9) -ability, -ibility ability, flexibility, availability, capability, mutability
10) –age postage, shrinkage, wastage
11) –al arrival, refusal, revival
12) –ance, -ence appearance, reference
13) –ancy, -ency emergency, expectancy, delinquency
14) –cy accuracy, bankruptcy
15) –dom freedom, kingdom, wisdom
16) –ery bravery, cookery
17) –ess actress, lioness
18) –ette cigarette, novelette, cassette
19) –ful handful, spoonful
20) –hood childhood, brotherhood, neighborhood
21) –ics economics, electronics, mechanics, physics, mathematics, politics
22) –ion(-sion, -ssion -ition, -ation) decision, discussion, inflation, translation, action, correction, allegation, connotation, depletion, distortion, elimination, emulation, formulation, immunization, integration, manipulation, radiation, recitation, vaccination
23) –ity, -ty reality, curiosity, purity, security, certainty, cruelty, difficulty, loyalty, poverty, safety, municipality, triviality, affinity, diversity, ingenuity, maturity, mediocrity, mobility, sovereignty, timidity
24) –ment movement, agreement, harassment, refinement
25) –ness carelessness, greatness, friendliness, weakness, tiredness, inventiveness
26) –ology futurology, geology, biology, musicology, psychology, anthropology, cosmology
27) –ship hardship, friendship, sportsmanship, editorship
28) –th birth, death, breadth, strength, truth
29) -ure closure, exposure
Adjectives
30) –able, -ible acceptable, admissible, avoidable, eatable, countable, notable , suitable, variable, accessible, praisable, sizable, tangible
31) –al educational, additional, normal, natural, essential, detrimental, emotional, parental, patriarchal, promotional, spatial, surgical
32) –an, -arian, -ian suburban, disciplinarian, Canadian, partisan
33) –ant, -ent different, resultant
34) –ary, -ory advisory, customary, complementary, parliamentary
35) –ate considerate, fortunate, passionate
36) –en golden, wooden, woolen
37) –ern northern, southern
38) –ese Chinese, Japanese
39) –free carefree, troublefree
40) –ful careful, painful
41) –ic, -ical atomic, biological, economic, economical, historic, historical, classic, classical, scientific, medical, mechanic, mechanical, hypocritical, psychedelic, psychoactive, strategic, volcanic
42) –ish selfish, childish, womanish, greenish, reddish, yellowish, Swedish, Danish
43) –ive creative, decisive, supportive, adaptive, competitive, hyperactive, persuasive, pervasive, speculative
44) –less useless, fruitless, boundless, groundless, hopeless, jobless
45) –like childlike, ladylike
46) –ly, –y, -ry manly, monthly, hairy, noisy, scary
47) –ous, –ious, -uous, -eous various, continuous, courageous, courteous, harmonious
48) –proof airproof, bulletproof, fireproof, waterproof
49) –some tiresome, lonesome, quarrelsome, troublesome, worrisome
50) –ward downward, homeward
51) –ed purified, farfetched, frenzied
Verbs
52) –en deepen, fasten, lengthen, strengthen, harden, liken, tighten
53) –ify beautify, classify, electrify, horrify, identify, modify, simplify, justify, testify, verify, rectify
54) –ize, -yze, -ise, -yse analyze, modernize, industrialize, popularize, specialisation, professionalisation, penalize, urbanize, urbanization, normalize, normalization, politicize
Adverbs
55) –ly clearly, easily, quickly, ironically, radically
56) –ward, -wards inward, outward, upward, downward, homeward, northwards
57) -wise clockwise, otherwise
3. Stems
1) vis (to see) visible, vision, visual, visit, visitor, advice, supervise, television
2) agri (land) agriculture, agronomy
3) ann (year) anniversary, annual, semiannual, centennial
4) astro, aster (star) astrology, astronomy, astronaut, astrophysics, disaster, asteroid, astronomer
5) audi (to hear) audience, auditorium , audit , auditor , auditory, audio-visual
6) bell (war) rebel, rebellion, rebellious, belligerent
7) ced (to go) precede, precedent, unprecedented, exceed, proceed, succeed
8) cid, cis (to cut, to kill) decide, decision, decisive , concise, suicide, homicide, pesticide
9) claim (to cry, to shout) exclaim, proclaim, acclaim, clamor
10) clar (clear) declare, clarify, clarity
11) cord (heart) cordial, concord, discord , accord
12) cred (to believe, to trust) credible, incredible, credulous, credit, credential
13) dent (tooth) dental, dentist
14) dict (to say) contradict, dictate, dictator, predict, indicate, indicative
15) fact (to do, to make) factory, manufacture, benefactor, malefactor
16) flu (to flow) fluent, influence, influenza (flu)， fluid
17) geo (earth) geography, geometry, geology , geopolitics
18) gram, graph (to draw, to write) diagram, telegram, program, photograph, geography, telegraph
19) insul (island) insulate, insulator , insular, peninsula
20) ject (to throw) project, inject, reject, subject, eject
21) liber (free) liberate, liberty (at liberty)， liberal, liberalism
22) liter (letter) literate , literacy, illiterate, illiteracy, literature, literary, literal , literally
23) log (to speak) dialogue, apology, prologue, monologue, logic
24) manu (hand) manuscript , manufacture, manufacturer, manual, manage, management, manager
25) medi (middle) immediate, medium, media, mediate, medieval, median
26) mort (death) mortal, immortal, mortality
27) nov (new) novel, novelty, novice, innovate
28) ori (to rise) orient, oriental, Oriental, orientation, origin, original, originate, disorient
29) pend (to hang, money) depend, dependent, dependency, dependable, independent, suspend, expend, spend, expenditure, expense, expensive, pension
30) port (to carry) portable, import, export, deport, porter, support
31) pur (pure) purify , purity , Puritan
32) rect (correct, straight) correct, rectify , erect
33) rupt (to break) interrupt, disrupt, bankrupt, bankruptcy, corrupt
34) sal (salt) salary, salad
35) sist (to stand) resist, resistance, resistible, consist, assist, exist, insist, persist
36) spect (to look) spectacle, spectacular, prospect, retrospect, inspect, respect, suspect, circumspect , spectator , conspicuous , perspective
37) spir (breath) inspire, inspiration, spirit
38) tract (to draw) tractor, attract, protract, contract, abstract, extract, distract
39) urb (city) urban, suburb, suburban
40) vac (empty) vacant, vacation, vacuum
41) vit (life) vital, vitality, vitamin, vitalize
42) viv (to live) survive, survival, survivor, revival, vivid, vivacity
4. Compounds
breakfast, brunch, businessman, dragonfly, headmaster, headquarters, history, mankind, masterpiece, person, sit-in, downsize, backbone, lifestyle, lockout, newsletter, scapegoat, signpost, smallpox, spymaster, stakeholder, standstill, stockpile, trustworthy |
