accelerate4v. (使)加快,(使)增速;促进
语境记忆 The Hypercar is not as heavy as a typical vehicle, so it needs less energy to accelerate.
超级车不像普通的交通工具那么笨重,所以加速时耗能更少。
accelerateadvocatebudgetcapable
记忆方法accelerated adj.加速的
acceleration n. 加快,促进
accelerant n.催化剂advocaten.提倡者,拥护者;律师
vt. 拥护,提倡
语境记忆We advocate building more schools to provide more educational opportunities for children.
我们主张多建几所学校给孩子们提供更多受教育的机会。
Those who are in favor of artistic and cultural projects advocate that cultural environment will attract more tourists.
那些赞成建设文化艺术项目的人认为文化环境会吸引更多的游客。
budgetn.预算,预算案vi.编预算,作安排vt.规划,安排adj.低廉的,收费公道的
语境记忆A family on a budget can’t afford meat every day.
经济拮据的家庭不能每天享用肉食。
搭 配on a budget 节省费用
记忆方法budgeter n. 编预算的人
budgetary adj. 预算的capable7adj.有能力的,有才能的
语境记忆Show me what you are capable of.
让我看看你有什么本事。
Indeed, animals are capable of many emotional feelings, just like humans, some scientists say.
一些科学家说,事实上,动物和人类一样是具有多种情感和情绪的。
搭 配be capable of doing 有资格,能够
记忆方法capability n. 能力,资格combat4v. 战斗,搏斗n. 战斗,格斗
语境记忆The troops were exhausted after months of fierce combat.
经过几个月的激战部队已筋疲力尽。
搭 配combat for 为……而战
combat with(against) 与……战斗
combat hero 战斗英雄convince6vt.使确信,使相信
combatconvincedefeatdeserve语境记忆What convinced you to vote for them?
究竟是什么使得你愿意投他们的票?
Parents are firmly convinced that to send their child to kindergartens will have an unfavorable influence on the growth of children.
父母们坚定地相信把孩子送到幼儿园对他们的成长不利。
搭 配convince sb. of sth.
that从句
convince oneself of 充分弄清楚defeatvt.战胜,击败n. 战胜,受挫折
语境记忆The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
敌人在一场决定性的战斗中被击败。
辨 异defeat,beat,conquer:
defeat 打败,被打败者不一定服输;
beat 彻底打败,被打败者完全服输了;
conquer 强调把对方征服,为征服者所有,可任意支配。deservevt.应受,值得
语境记忆Nature deserves our protection because we ourselves are part of it .
大自然应受我们的保护,因为我们自己也是它的一部分。
搭 配deserve doing = deserve to be done 动名词的主动形式表示被动意义
economicaladj.经济上的;节约的,节俭的
语境记忆Going by train is more economical than going by plane.
坐火车比飞机更省钱。
搭 配be economical of/with(time)节约(时间)
辨 异economic, economical,thrifty:
economic “经济上的,与经济有关的”,与政治并称的经济;
economical “经济的”,多指“勤俭的,节约的”;
thrifty 强调“善于节省开支的”。economicalevaluatefantasticfrontierevaluate7vt.评价,把……定值
语境记忆I can’t evaluate his ability without seeing his work.
我没有看到他的工作情况,无法评论他的能力。
辨 异evaluate,calculate,count:
evaluate“估计”,表示大致地准确;
calculate“计算,推算”,指经过较复杂的数学计算来完成;
count “一个一个地数”,强调动作。fantastic4adj.空想的,异想天开的;奇异的,古怪的;极好的,极出色的;极大的,难以相信的
语境记忆She always tells me fantastic stories.
他总是给我讲荒诞的故事。
frontiern. 边境,国境;边远地区,边疆;尖端领域,新领域
语境记忆Where there is an open mind,there will always be a frontier.
哪里有开放的头脑,哪里就永远会有新的领域。
搭 配frontier spirit 开拓精神
frontier town 边缘城市
frontier spirit 拓荒者精神
辨 异frontier,border:
frontier指某一国单方面提及的边境;
border可以用来指国与国之间的边境。
the border between China and Mongolia 中蒙
边境
China’s Mongolian frontier 中国靠蒙古的
边境guarantee4n.保证,保证书vt. 保证,担保
语境记忆Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers.
许多店主向顾客保证一定要让他们满意。
illegaladj. 不合法的,非法的,违规的
语境记忆Except Netherlands, all the European nations consider the Euthanasia illegal.
除了荷兰,所有的欧洲国家都认定安乐死是不合法的。
invisible1adj.看不见的,无形的语境记忆Many distant stars are invisible to the naked eye.
很多遥远的星球是肉眼看不到的。
搭 配be invisible to…对……来说看不见
invisible line 隐线
guaranteeillegalinvisiblemanagemessmoderatenotifymanage14v. 管理,处理,经营;设法,能办到
语境记忆Jones manages the finances here.
琼斯主管这里的财务。
辨 异manage, try:
manage表示设法做成了某事;而try表示试图做某事,其结果尚未确定,可能成功,也可能不成功。mess3n.混乱,杂乱v. 弄脏,弄混乱
语境记忆You’re made a mess of the job.
你把工作搞得一团糟。
搭 配mess with 干预,介入
get sb. into a mess 使陷入狼狈处境
be in a mess 乱七八糟
mess about 轻率地对待moderateadj.中等的,适度的;温和的,稳健的;(价格)合理的v.(使)缓和;(使)减轻
语境记忆 If you want to build a legitimate, moderate political center here, you need to enlist some help from the U.N.
如果你想在这里建立一个合法的、温和的政治中心,就必须向联合国寻求某种帮助。
notifyvt.通知,报告
语境记忆He notified us that he was going to leave.
他告诉我们说他要辞职。搭 配notify sb. to do sth.通知某人做某事
notify sb. that … 通知某人
notify sb. of sth.通知某人某事
辨 异notify,inform:
notify 指用正式信件通知;
inform 侧重“直接地使人知道事实或情况”。oddadj. 奇怪的,古怪的;奇数的,单数的;临时的,不固定的;剩余的,零头的
语境记忆 Over his career he was renowned for telling jokes, summing up issues with memorable lines, and making the odd gaffe.
在他的职业生涯中,他因善于开玩笑、妙语连珠和时不时的出丑而出名。
oddparadepeculiarpersonalityparade1n. 游行,行进队列;(军队等的)检阅v. 使队列行进;展览,夸耀
语境记忆She paraded up and down in her new hat.
她戴着新帽子在人前走来走去。
搭 配mannequin parade 时装展览
take part in a parade 参加游行peculiaradj. 奇异的,古怪的;特有的,独特的,特别的
语境记忆What has been peculiar about these earthquakes is there is a disproportionate number of them that are uniform in size.
这些地震的特别之处在于它们在规模上一致,数量上却不成比例。
搭 配be peculiar to 是……所特有的
记忆方法peculiarity n. 特色,特性;peculiarly adv. 特别地,奇怪地personality5n. 人品,人格;个性;名人
语境记忆She has a very strong personality.她个性很强。
搭 配personality cult 个人崇拜
a strong personality 很强的个性
记忆方法personage n. 名士,显要人物
personnel n. 全体人员,人事部门prevail4vi. 流行,盛行;占优势;取胜
语境记忆The use of horses for ploughing still prevails among the poorer farmers.
用马耕作的现象在贫苦家庭中仍然十分普遍。
搭 配prevail over 战胜,压倒
prevail on sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
prevail upon 劝说reckon2v. 把……认为,把……看作;计算,计算出,算账;指望,盼望
prevailreckonscalewealthy语境记忆We wanted a quiet holiday,but we had reckoned without the children.
我们原想安安静静地度假,却没有把孩子考虑在内。
搭 配reckon\:as 把……看作
reckon on 依赖,指望,期待
reckon\:in 计入,加入,把……估计在内
reckon with 面对,处理,加以考虑
reckon without 没有考虑到
reckon for… 对……负责,考虑到scale12n. 标度,刻度;比例尺;规模;天平,磅秤;鱼鳞,鳞片;音阶,等级vt.攀登
语境记忆We’ve scaled up production to meet demand.
我们已经扩大了生产以满足需求。
Traffic flows rise to fill whatever scale of highways are provided for them.
无论马路修建到什么程度,日益加大的交通流量总会把它们塞得满满的。
搭 配on a large scale 大规模地,大范围地
on a small scale 小规模地,小范围地
out of scale 不符合比例wealthy4adj. 富有的,富裕的
语境记忆If we want everyone to live a healthy, wealthy and happy life, strict birth control is quite essential.
如果我们想使每个人都过健康、富裕和幸福的生活,就必须实行严格的计划生育。
辨 异wealthy富有的,有大量钱财程度比rich强;
rich比wealthy程度弱,指钱财比正常需要的多的。
1.Some peoplerelaxation over work.
A.advocateB.appointC.availD.affirm
2.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only the crisis.
A. precedesB. prevailsC. ascendsD. accelerates
3.We are all in favor of spending whatever is necessary toair pollution.
A.bruiseB.combatC.certifyD.clamp
4.The idea that machines could be made to fly seemeda hundred years ago.
A.abstractB.concreteC.fantasticD.fashionable
5.Every camera we sell comes with a twoyear.
A.guaranteeB.safetyC.confirmationD.conservation
6.The workers’demands are ;they’re asking for only a small increase in their wages.
A.moderateB.abnormalC.commercialD.complicated
7.The managing director promised that he wouldme as soon as he had any further information.
A.communicateB.notice
C.notifyD.note
8.Because our family is happy and healthy weourselves fortunate.
A.pardonB.reckon
C.envisionD.abandon
9.The only solution to rubbish problem for a nation which now spends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it,is recoveringthe packaging materials for commercial as well as conservational reasons.
A.on saleB.on the spot
C.on a large scaleD.on all sides
10.The educationfor the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A.allowance B.reservation
C.budget D.finance
1.advocate 提倡;appoint 任命,委任;avail 利用;affirm 断言;题意为“有人提倡休息比工作重要。”
2.词义辨析。四个选项分别是:A.领先(于), 在……之前, 先于;B.流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功;C.攀登, 上升;D.加速, 促进。
3.bruise 使青肿,碰伤;combat 与……作斗争,反对;certify 证明;clamp 夹住,强加。从该句语意及所缺动词的宾语 air pollution 来看,只有 combat 合适。
4.fantastic 异想天开的;abstract 抽象的;concrete 具体的;实体的;fashionable 时光的,流行的。题意为“100年前,机器能够飞上天的想法似乎是异想天开的”。
5.guarantee 保修单;safety 安全;confirmation 证实,肯定;conservation 保护,保存。
6.moderate 适度的,有节制的;abnormal 不正常;complicated 复杂的;commercial 商务的。
7.notify 意为“通知,告诉”,符合题意“总经理保证一得到任何新消息便通知我”。communicate 作及物动词时表示“传达,传递,传播;传染”,作不及物动词时,表示“通讯,交际,交流思想”;notice 作名词意为“通知”,但作为动词意为“注意到”。
8.该句意思是“我们一家人幸福健康,所以我们认为自己很幸运”。reckon 以为,认为,同consider。
9.C.on a large scale 表示“大规模的,大批量的”,符合题意“对于那些花在食品包装比付给农民成本费还要高的国家来讲,解决垃圾问题的办法就是回收这些包装原料,这既符合商业利益又符合环保要求”。选项 A.on sale 表示“减价”;选项 B.on the spot 表示“立即,当场”;选项 D.on all sides 表示“从各方面”。
10.来年的教育预算大约是40亿美元,比人们所料想的要多得多。allowance津贴,补助,宽容,补贴;reservation 保留,(旅馆房间等)预定,保留意见;budget 预算;finance 财政,金融。
In a cinema during a performance one of the audience gets up, makes his way along the row of seats and goes out into the foyer. A few minutes later he returns and asks the man sitting at the head of the row:
"Excuse me, was it your foot I stepped on when I was going out a moment ago?"
"Yes, but it doesn't really matter. It didn't hurt at all."
"Oh, no, it isn't that. I only want to make sure that this is my row".
在一家电影院里,一名观众在演出期间站了起来,沿着他那排位子走到休息室去了。几分钟后,他回到那排位子并问坐在首位的那位男士道:"对不起,请问我刚才出去的时候是踩着你的脚吗?"
"是的,不过没什么关系,一点也不疼。"
"噢,不,我不是这个意思。我只是想确认一下这是不是我的那排位子。"