考研英语范文阅读模拟试题及答案解析(七)

　　[大纲词汇] courtesy n.谦恭有礼，有礼貌的举止（或言词）

　　[衍生词汇] courteous a.谦恭有礼的，殷勤的

　　[经典例句] His boss is genuinely courteous to his subordinates.
　　
　　2. to be fair 公平地说

　　[经典例句] To be fair，his success owes much to his wife's help.
　　
　　3. exception 特例

　　[大纲词汇] exception n.例外，除外 with the exception of 除……之外

　　[经典例句] His brothers are all very tall, but he is an exception.
　　
　　4. small-minded 心胸狭窄的

　　[扩充词汇] small-minded a. 心胸狭隘的，眼界小的；固执己见的

　　[联想记忆] far-sighted a.有远见的 clear-headed a.头脑清楚的
　　
　　5. ill-mannered 无礼的

　　[扩充词汇] ill-mannered a.无礼的，举止粗鲁的
　　
　　6. be hardly known 几乎无人知道

　　[经典例句] The truth of the incident was hardly know to anyone.
　　
　　7. break 中止

　　[大纲词汇] break n.打断，中止；中间休息

　　[经典例句] We have a study break of four days every semester.
　　
　　8. otherwise 不然

　　[大纲词汇] otherwise ad.另样地，用别的方法；在其他方面；conj.要不然，否则

　　[经典例句] He reminded me what I should have otherwise forgotten.
　　
　　9. existence 生活

　　[大纲词汇] existence n.存在，实在；生存，生活（方式）

　　[经典例句] They are working for a better existence.
　　
　　10. live distant from 住得离…很远

　　[经典例句] He lives distant from his other relatives.
　　
　　11. diversion 消遣

　　[大纲词汇] diversion n.转向，转移

　　[扩充词义] diversion n.消遣，娱乐

　　[经典例句] Big cities have a lot of diversions.
　　
　　12. harsh 严酷的

　　[扩充词汇] harsh a.粗糙的，难听的，严厉的，严酷的 harshness n.粗糙，严酷，严厉

　　[经典例句] Their adaptiveness came from coping with harsh conditions.
　　
　　13. the frontier（美国）靠近未开发地区的已开发地区

　　[大纲词汇] frontier n.国境，边境；尖端，新领域
　　
　　14. hospitality 好客

　　[大纲词汇] hospitality n. 好客，殷勤，款待

　　[衍生词汇] hospitable a. 好客的，殷勤的

　　[经典例句]We were deeply moved by the hospitality of the farmers.
　　
　　15. settlement 定居点

　　[大纲词汇] settlement n.解决，决定，调停；居留区，住宅区

　　[经典例句] Israelis and Palestinians have serious disputes over Israeli new settlements.
　　
　　16. injured 受伤的

　　[大纲词汇] injure v.损害，伤害，损伤

　　[衍生词汇] injured a.受损害的，受伤的

　　[经典例句] He found his injured finger caused a lot of trouble.
　　
　　17. charitable 乐善好施的

　　[大纲词汇] charity n. 慈善（团体），仁慈，施舍

　　[衍生词汇] charitable a.慈悲的，仁爱的，慷慨施舍的

　　[经典例句] He always takes part in charitable activities.
　　
　　18. impulse 冲动

　　[大纲词汇] impulse v. 推动；n.推动；冲动，刺激

　　[经典例句] She tried to repress the impulse to dial his number.
　　
　　19. on the part of 就…而言；在…一边

　　[经典例句] He expressed appreciation on the part of his classmates.
　　
　　20. take in 收留

　　[大纲词汇] take in 接受，吸收；了解，理解；欺骗

　　[经典例句] Andy took in a stray dog.
　　
　　21. take care of 照料

　　[大纲词汇] take care of照料，照顾；承担，处理，负责

　　[经典例句] He asked his girl friend to take care of his dog while he went away for business.
　　
　　22. specialize in 专门从事

　　[经典例句] The company specialize in car manufacture.
　　
　　23. weary 疲倦的

　　[大纲词汇] weary a.疲倦的；令人厌烦的；v.使疲倦，使厌倦

　　[经典例句] The pilot was extremely weary with the long time flying.
　　
　　24. travel through 经过

　　[经典例句] I was travelling through when I saw the accident.
　　
　　25. amazing 令人惊讶的

　　[大纲词汇] amaze v.使惊奇，使惊愕，使惊叹 amazing a.令人惊讶的

　　[经典例句] The acrobatic show was amazing to all of us.
　　
　　26. superficial 表面的

　　[大纲词汇] superficial a.表面的，肤浅的，浅薄的

　　[经典例句] We were not satisfied with the superficial explanation of the incident.
　　
　　27. artificial 矫揉造作的

　　[大纲词汇] artificial a.人工的，人造的；认为的，矫揉造作的

　　[经典例句] She was wearing an artificial smile when appearing at the door.
　　
　　28. the result of… 的结果

　　[大纲词汇] result n.结果，成果，成绩 v.（in）导致，结果是；（from）起因于，因…而造成 as a result 结果，因此 as a result of 由于…的结果

　　[经典例句] We regard our failure as the result of his carelessness.
　　
　　29. a set of 一套

　　[经典例句] We expect that a set of rules and regulations will be drawn up.
　　
　　30. convention 习俗

　　[大纲词汇] convention n.大会，会议；惯例，常规，习俗；公约，协定

　　[经典例句] convention now permits women to wear more colorful clothing.
　　
　　31. underlie 潜存于…之下

　　[大纲词汇] underlying a.含蓄的，潜在的；在下面的

　　[衍生词汇] underlie v.引起，潜存于…之下

　　[经典例句] Many facts underlay my decision.
　　
　　32. interrelationship 互相之间的关系

　　[构词方法] inter-前缀，表示互相，在…之间

　　[联想记忆] interact v.互相作用 interdependent a.互相依赖的
　　
　　33. draw conclusion 下结论

　　[经典例句] He drew the final conclusion through careful analysis.
　　
　　34. distinguish 分辨

　　[大纲词汇] distinguish v.（from）区分，辨别；辨认出；使杰出

　　[经典例句] It is very hard to distinguish the two colors.
　　
　　35. keep up 保持

　　[大纲词汇] keep up 保持，维持；继续进行，坚持

　　[经典例句] The lady always keep up her genuine warmth to people.