2010考研英语历年真题来源报刊阅读: 绿茶面面观

radical  a.①基本的，根本的;②激进的，极端的
　　
[真题例句] 58. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?[1998年阅读2]
　　
[A] Radical (①) reforms are essential for the increase of productivity.
　　
[例句精译] 58下面哪项说法本文没有提到?
　　
[A]彻底的改革对生产率的增长十分重要。
　　
[真题例句] The publisher of radical (②) books who takes his meals in threestar restaurants.[2000年阅读5]
　　
[例句精译] 激进的出版商到三星级宾馆就餐。
　　
preliminary[priˈliminəri] a.预备的，初步的
　　
[真题例句] In a significant (32：tightening) of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (33：draft) bill that will propose making payments to witnesses (34：illegal) and will strictly control the amount of (35：publicity) that can be given to a case (36：before) a trial begins.[2001年完形]
　　
(33) [A] sketch[B] rough
[C] preliminary[D] draft

[例句精译] 为了更有效地对新闻界实施合法监控，大法官Irvine勋爵将引入一项草拟的法案。该法案将提出，付款给证人是非法的;在审判开始前，对案件的曝光度要严格控制。
　　
(33)[A] 略图，草图 [B] 粗略的，大致的[C] 预备的，初步的[D] 草稿，草案，草图
　　
bulk[bʌlk]  n.①体积，容积;②主体，大批，大量
　　
[真题例句] But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk (①) commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.[2003年阅读3]
　　
[例句精译] 但许多客户却抱怨说，对于依赖长途运输的大宗商品来说，如煤炭、化学制品和粮食，由于公路运输花费太大，这样铁路公司就会主宰他们。
　　
[真题例句] But they insisted that its (43：immediate) results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the (44：bulk) (②) of the English population.[1998年完形]
　　
[例句精译] 但他们却坚持认为它所造成的直接后果是给大多数英国民众带来了普遍的贫困和不幸。
　
petition n.请愿书，申请书，诉状;v.(向……)请愿，正式请求
obesity  n.肥胖, 肥大
brew[bru:]  v.酿造, 酝酿