和谐英语

词汇:六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记(11)

2008-04-17来源:
[P5-51]

Why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?

A) digests

B) insights

C) themes

D) leaflets

注:1. digest 摘要

           ingest 摄入

           congest 堵塞,拥挤

       2. theme 主题

       3. insight 洞察力,理解力,观察事物的角度

       4. leaflet 小散页

           booklet 小册子

           lakelet 小湖

 

[P6-52]

Parents have a legal _______ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

A) impulse

B) obligation

C) influence

D) sympathy

注:1. obligation 责任,义务

       2. impulse 冲动

           pulse 脉搏

           repulse 憎恶,排斥

           repulsive 令人厌恶的

           instinct 本能

           extinct 灭绝的

           distinct 区别的,截然不同的

           distinction (特征上的)区别

           separation (具体形态上的)分离

           break off 部分从整体上剥离下来

           break up 捏碎,打碎

           shatter 粉碎

 

[P6-53]

Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______.

A) scarcity

B) shortage

C) minimum

D) minority

注:1. minority 少数,少数民族

        2. scarcity 物质方面的缺乏

        3. shortage 短缺

        4. minimum 最小的,最低的

            minimize 将……降到最小

            miniature 缩微模型

            minister 大臣

            administer 管理

            maximum 最大的,最高的,最多的

 

[P6-54]

David likes country life and has decided to _______ farming.

A) go back on

B) go in for

C) go through with

D) go along with

注:1. go in for 从事,追求,参加,赞成

        2. go back on 违背,背弃

        3. go through with 经历了困难而完成……

        4. go along with 陪伴

 

[P6-55]

Jack was about to announce our plan but I _______ .

A) cut him short

B) turned him out

C) gave him up

D) put him through

注:1. cut him short 打断讲话

           cut my hair short 剪断头发

           cut my hair 剃光头

       2. turn him out 驱逐出去

       3. give him up 放弃,甩掉,断绝关系

       4. put him through 让某人经历考验

 

[P6-56]

I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A) speak

B) talk

C) say

D) tell

注:talk sb. into doing sth. 劝说某人做某事

 

[P7-64]

The joys of travel, having long _______ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.

A) omitted

B) neglected

C) missed

D) discarded

注:1. neglect 忽视

           elect 选举

           negative 否定的

           relieve 缓解

       2. omit 省略;删除

           emit 放射

           submit 提交

       3. miss 错过;省略 miss out

       4. discard 扔,抛

           revenue 收入,税收

           avenue 林荫路