和谐英语

四十天突破六级考试讲义与笔记—词汇11

2008-09-25来源:
  [P3-61]
  The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
  A) obscure
  B) acute
  C) notable
  D) objective
  注:1. obscure 晦涩的
  absurd 荒谬的,可笑的
  ambiguous 模棱两可的,似是而非的
  2. acute 尖的;敏锐的;急性的
  acupuncture 针灸
  3. notable 重要的,知名的
  notion 概念
  4. objective 客观的
  subjective 主观的(陪考)
  empirical 主观的,凭经验的(陪考)
  arbitrary 主观的,凭经验的,武断的,独裁的(陪考)
  [P3-62]
  The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
  A) constrain
  B) conduct
  C) condense
  D) converge
  注:1. constrain 强迫,抑制(永陪词汇
  2. condense 压缩
  3. converge (运动物体的)会聚,集中;(不同思想的)会聚,集中
  assemble (人群的)聚集
  [P3-63]
  The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
  A) bumped
  B) collided
  C) crashed
  D) struck
  注:1. bump 运动撞静止
  bumper car 碰碰车
  lump 疙瘩,肿块
  goose lump 鸡皮疙瘩
  plump 丰满的
  2. collide 运动撞运动
  3. crash 碰撞,坠毁(911故事)
  4. strike 打击,撞击
  [P3-64]
  Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
  A) or rather
  B) rather than
  C) but rather
  D) other than
  注:1. not but rather 不是……而是……
  2. or rather 准确的说,准确的讲
  3. rather than 而不是
  4. other than 除了