和谐英语

四十天突破六级考试讲义与笔记—词汇15

2008-10-13来源:和谐英语
  [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