口诀记忆法:
散步的哥哥在赌博
垃圾前的哥哥放光辉
长了杂毛的哥哥在呻吟
抓住绳子的哥哥在摸索
[P1-46]
On weekends my grandma usually __________ a glass of wine.
A) subscribes to
B) engages in
C) hangs on
D) indulges in
注:1. indulge in 纵情于,沉迷于;enjoy sth.喜欢
dull 枯燥的;郁闷的;钝的
2. prescribe 开药方
describe 描述,描写
conscribe 征兵
circumscribe 限制
ascribe 归因于,归咎于 =attribute to
subscribe 订阅
名词形式均为 -scription
3. engage in 忙于做某事;
engagement 约定
compact 紧凑的;简洁的
disperse v. 分散
4. hangs on 紧抓,紧握
[P2-47]
The people living in these apartments have free _______ to that swimming pool.
A) access
B) excess
C) excursion
D) recreation
注:1. have access to
2. excursion 远征,探险
precursor 祖先
3. access 接近
inaccessible 不可接近的,难以到达的
excess 过剩的,过度的
concess 妥协,让步
process 加工;前进
prodigy 奇迹
procession 队列
4. recreation 娱乐
entertainment 娱乐
retain 保留
detain 拘留
pertain 相关
contain 包含,包括
amusement 娱乐
leisure 休闲
[P2-48]
At the party we found that shy girl ________ her mother all the time.
A) depending on
B) coinciding with
C) adhering to
D) clinging to
注:1. depend on 依赖,依靠
2. coincide with 巧合
3. adhere to 粘着,贴着;遵守法律法规【comply with,conform to, adhere to】
4. cling to 依附,靠着
clinch 拥抱
[P2-49]
When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _________ and ask them questions.
A) at length
B) at random
C) in essence
D) in bulk
注:1. at random 随机地
2. at length 最终地,最后地,完全地,详尽地
3. in essence 本质上地,实质上地
[p30-41]
The ______ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.
A) essence
B) content
C) texture
D) threshold
4. in bulk 散装地,大量地
介词+名词的短语本书出现的就是考试范围
[P2-50]
I think she hurt my feelings __________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually
B) deliberately
C) literally
D) appropriately
注:1. rather than 表示前后互为反义词
2. deliberately 故意地
liberty 自由
3. virtually 实际上地
4. literally 照字面意思地,逐字逐句地
5. appropriately 恰如其分地,恰当地
6. claim 主张,声称(作为词根表示“喊”)
acclaim 欢迎,欢呼
exclaim 惊叫,尖叫
elude 逃跑,躲避
reclaim 取回
declaim 抨击,巧辩;高声朗诵
proclaim 宣布,声明
[P2-51]
Even though he was guilty, the __________ judge did not send him to prison.
A) merciful
B) impartial
C) conscientious
D) conspicuous
注:1. merciful 仁慈的
theme 主题
supreme 最高的,至高无上的
scheme 计划
schema 图解
2. impartial 公正的,不偏不倚的
partial 偏袒的
与人交往的软化原则:
smile 微笑
open 思想上的敞开
forward 身体前倾
touch 语言上的共鸣
eye contact 目光接触
nod 点头,认可,同意
3. conscientious 有责任心的,有良知的
conscience 良知
4. conspicuous 明显的,显著的
suspicious 怀疑的
[P2-52]
The education ______ for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A) allowance
B) reservation
C) budget
D) finance
注:1. budget 预算(六级最爱)
2. allowance 津贴,补助,许可
3. reservation 订房间,保留 make a reservation
[P2-53]
They had fierce __________ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken year ago.
A) debate
B) clash
C) disagreement
D) contest
注:1. clash 见911故事
2. contest 竞赛
context 上下文,事情的来龙去脉
pretext 借口
texture 结构;质地
3. debate 争论,辩论
[P2-54]
They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make __________ of them.
A) impression
B) comprehension
C) meaning
D) sense
注:1. make sense of 理解,明白
catch on 理解,明白
2. impression 印象
express 表达
compress 压缩
suppress 镇压,压制
3. comprehension 理解
apprehension 理解,领悟;忧虑,恐惧
[P2-55]
The politician says he will __________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
注:1. see to 照顾,照看
2. prey on 以……为食,捕食
3. take on 承担
take to 喜欢
take after 像
take into account 考虑
take turns 轮流
take up 占据
take off 起飞
take out 拿出
take in 欺骗;吸收
take over 接管
take on 承担
4. get at 理解,明白(一般不是答案)