重点单词详析（1）measure【原句回放】What does the Human Development Index measure? 人类发展指数是测量什么的？【点拨】measure v. 测量；评估；测定；n.尺寸；大小；度量单位；措施measure表示“(长、宽、高等)”时是系动词，没有被动语态；measure作名词，表示“措施”时是可数名词，常用复数形式。
In a society that tends to measure everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our decisions in financial terms. 当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量所有的事情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考虑我们决定的经济代价。
In a very real sense, light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe, to forget the scale of our being, which is best measured against the dimensions of a deep night with the Milky Way.从非常现实的意义上说，光污染让我们看不到真实的宇宙空间，忘记我们人类的规模，这最好地以银河深夜的规模来衡量。
Measure the length and width of the gap.测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。
This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across.这只手工绘制的盘子直径为30厘米。
make clothes to one’s measure 为某人量体裁衣measure one’s strength against/with sb. 与某人比强弱get/ take the measure of sb. 估量某人的品格in some/ any measure 有几分，有一点in great/ large measure 很，大半，大部分beyond/above measure 非常地，极其；无可估量take measures 采取措施【拓展】measured adj. 慎重考虑过的measurable adj. 可测量的；可衡量的（2）figure【原句回放】Complete the chart with figures from the passage. 用短文中的数字完成表格。
【点拨】figure n. 数字；图形；人物；身材；v. 计算；认为，以为I wonder how Mary has kept her figure after all these years.我不知道她这些年怎么保持体形的。
Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.走出我们的安乐窝，尝试一些新的事物吧！大学是我们聚焦于特别特定的专业，而高中是我们弄明白这个特定的专业的时候。
Your house may have an effect on your figure.你的房子能影响你的身材。
the latest sales figures 最新的销售数字a square figure 一个方形a historical figure 一位历史人物keep one’s figure 保持身材figure that... 认为……figure out 想出，理解；弄明白，看透figure on 期待；指望His score is now well into double figures.他的得分现在已达到两位数了。
I figured that he was drunk and shouldn’t be allowed to drive.我认为他喝醉了，不应该让他开车。
Ask some open-end questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.问一些开放式的问题，这将使你弄清楚他希望达到什么意图。
National agricultural census figures show that the fastestgrowing group of farmers is the part over 65. 全国农业普查数字显示农村人口增长速度最快的是65岁以上的农民。
（3）while【原句回放】Norway is at the top of the list, while the U.S. is at number 7.挪威高居榜首，而美国则名列第七。
【点拨】while 在此句中作并列连词，意为“然而”，表示一种对比关系。
While the students came from different countries, they got along quite well in the summer camp.尽管这些学生来自不同的国家，他们在夏令营里相处很好。
With TV Ears wireless technology, you set your own headset volume，while other TV listeners hear the television at a volume level that’s comfortable for them.有了无线耳机技术，你设置好耳机的音量，其它看电视的人可以以自己舒服的音量收看电视。
And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task.如果你想提高做白日梦时的创造力，最好在你从事另一个任务时做白日梦。
While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. 尽管我慢慢接受了这个事实：我是那个跟踪它（小猫）的足迹，跟兽医约定时间，去喂它，清理它的人，Misty一开始就知道这一点。
Most of my classmates wanted to go to a park while I had an idea of going to a nicer place. 我的大部分同学都想去公园而我有去一个更好的地方的想法。
while n. 一会儿Please wait for a while.请等一会儿。
while做从属连词，意为“在……过程中”，“虽然……但是”；while做并列连词，表示“而，然而”时强调前后对比性，用来引导句子。
在作“然而”解时，while不能放在句子前面。
while和but有所不同，while用于对比，but表示转折；当主语是同一个时应用but，不用while表示转折。
Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?The region has plenty of natural resources while this one has none.那个地区自然资源丰富，这个地区却一点也没有。
（4）similarity【原句回放】Which word means the opposite of difference? ...similarity...哪个单词是“difference” (不同) 的反义词？similarity(相似)【点拨】similarity n. 类似；相似What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was thought to have come from Hell.令它尤其吓人的是它与一种植物曼德拉草相似，这种植物被认为来自地狱。
similarity between... ……之间的相似There were significant similarities between mother and son.母子之间有很多相像的地方。
【拓展】similar adj. 相似的；类似的similarly adv. 同样地；类似地be similar to sb. /sth. 与……相似be similar in 在……方面相似He is similar to me in age. 他和我年龄相仿。
（5）exchange【原句回放】There are visits and exchanges between schools, theatre groups and sports teams.双方的学校、戏剧团体和体育代表团队之间进行互访和交流。
【点拨】exchange v. & n.交换；调换；兑换；交易exchange A for B 以A 换Bexchange sth. with sb. 与某人交换某物exchange a word/words with sb. 和某人交谈in exchange for 作为交换the exchange rate 兑换率make an exchange 交换an exchange of glance 互使眼色exchange (angry) words 争吵；争论He exchanged the plough for the sword.他以犁换剑(化干戈为玉帛)。
Will you exchange seats with me?你愿意同我调换座位吗？An exchange of opinions is helpful.相互交换意见是有益的。