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四十天突破六级考试讲义与笔记—词汇17

2008-09-25来源:
   [P7-65]
   Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _______ the same company.
   A) all else
   B) much worse
   C) let alone
   D) less likely
   注:1. let alone 更不要说
   2. all else 其他一切
   3. much worse 更糟糕的是
   4. less likely 最不可能的是
   [P7-66]
   When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was _______ pale.
   A) startlingly
   B) enormously
   C) uniquely
   D) dramatically
   注:1. startlingly 惊人地
   2. enormously (具体形态)巨大地;(变化)巨大地
   3. uniquely 独特地,唯一地
   [P7-67]
   Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on _______ for two months.
   A) pile
   B) segment
   C) file
   D) sequence
   注:1. application package 申请包裹
   2. pile 堆
   3. segment 部分;切片;章节
   4. sequence 次序,顺序
   [P7-68]
   It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _______ will be conducted by computer.
   A) transmissions
   B) transitions
   C) transactions
   D) transformations
   注:三剑客词汇
   1. transaction 交易
   2. transmission (广播电视节目的)传送;(疾病的)传播;(文化的)传递
   ease 轻松
   disease 疾病
   lease 租金
   release 释放
   please 高兴,满意
   crease 褶皱
   3. transition (季节的)过渡;(社会制度的)转型
   4. transformation 改变
   [P7-69]
   The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
   A) implementation
   B) expedition
   C) demonstration
   D) manifestation
   注:1. manifestation 用现象来说明问题,表明问题
   2. implementation 履行诺言,完成任务
   3. expedition 探险,远足
   4. demonstration 演示,证明