【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 (D) equaled Designers of the railroad stations of the new age explored the potential of iron, covering huge areas with spans that surpassed the great vaults of medieval hurches and cathedrals. (A) imitated (B) exceeded (C) approached (D) included 你認(rèn)識(shí)這些首字母縮略詞 (acronym)嗎？ ? TOEFL / SAT / IELTS ? VIP / MVP ? CEO / MBA ? . ? C/O ? . presume和 assume ?assume是指在沒有證據(jù)或不確定的情況下認(rèn)為某事是存在的或是真實(shí)的。 Why do you assume that I39。m angry? 為什么你會(huì)認(rèn)為我在生氣 ? ?presume是認(rèn)定為假設(shè)而給出合理的證據(jù)。 If a person is missing for 7 years, he is presumed dead. 假如一個(gè)人失蹤七年，即作已經(jīng)死亡論 。 ?1866年，蘇格蘭傳教士兼探險(xiǎn)家李文斯頓（ David Livingstone）出發(fā)探索尼羅河源頭，后來失去音信；另一位探險(xiǎn)家斯坦萊（ Henry Morton Stanley） 1971年赴非洲尋人，終于在宇治治（ Ujiji）找到他，當(dāng)時(shí)李斯頓已是虛弱不堪。斯坦萊對(duì)他說的第一句話就是： Dr Livingstone, I presume?（你是李文斯頓博士吧？）這句話成為名言。用 presume一字，是因?yàn)樗固谷R相信眼前人正是他要找的人。 Some sixthand fifthcentury B. C. Athenian pottery establishments are known to have concentrated on a limited range of fine ware, but a rural pottery establishment on the island of Thasos produced many types of pottery and roof tiles too, presumably to meet local demand. (A) frequently (B) practically (C) preferably (D) probably The widespread and usually uncritical acceptance of this thesis led in turn to the assumption that application of science to industrial purposes was a linear process, starting with fundamental science, then proceeding to applied science or technology, and through them to industrial use. (A) understanding (B) public awareness (C) scientific knowledge (D) expansion 考試中最常見的三個(gè) undergo / underlie / undertake Buddhists believe if you think hard about the underlying nature of life, you39。ll see that everyplace there is loss, there is suffering, there is disease, there is death, there is pain.(by Shelly Kagen, Yale Uni.) The entire assumption of all the lines of thought that I39。ve been discussing so far today have in mon the underlying belief that the way to deal with the fact that we live and then we39。re dead is to try to make the life that you39。ve got as good as possible, as valuable as possible, to pack as much into it as you can… (by Shelly Kagen, Yale Uni.) 寫作替換詞匯 (動(dòng)詞篇 ) use = utilize show = demonstrate ruin = devastate respect = esteem stop = cease appear = emerge change = convert limit = restrict satify = gratify decorate = embellish collide conflict clash vol, volv, volt “ 卷，滾 ” volume revolution / revolutionized evolve / evolution / evolutionism involve / involvement Iron production was revolutionized in the early eighteenth century when coke was first used instead of charcoal for refining iron ore. (A) quickly started (B) gradually opened (C) dramatically changed (D) carefully examined When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864, there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the Earth39。s interior. (A) controlling (B) outdated (C) opposing (D) important 托福閱讀的常見題裁 ? 印第安 ? 動(dòng)植物（必考） 動(dòng)物學(xué)：動(dòng)物進(jìn)化（ evolution），動(dòng)物滅絕，動(dòng)物分類，生活習(xí)性（群居，遷徙，偽裝） ? 考古學(xué) ? 美國歷史 ? 地理學(xué) ? 天文學(xué) ? 文學(xué)、藝術(shù) pos, posit = put “ 放 ” pose / pose / expose / propose / depose The pressure exerted on the human body increases by 1 atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth in seawater, so that at 30 meters in seawater a diver is exposed to a pressure ofabout 4 atmospheres. (A) leaving behind (B) prepared for (C) propelled by (D) subjected to When songs have been subjected to these processes, their origin is usually impossible to trace. (A) reduced (B) modified (C) exposed (D) imitated mode modify modifier clear clarify clarification ample amplify amplifier Few predators (食肉動(dòng)物 ) fail to pursue such obviously vulnerable prey. Needless to say, each short run between flight attempts is directed away from the nest. (A) catch (B) notice (C) defend (D) chase pursue sb./ one39。s goal / one39。s career / one39。s study in pursuit of Birds die in pursuit of food, and human beings die in pursuit of wealth. ? ject 扔，投，擲 reject / object / inject ? rect 立，正，直 erect / correct / rectangle ? lect 挑，選，說 elect / neglect / dialect ? fect 制造，做 perfect / affection / affectation ? tect 頂，蓋子 protect / protectory / undetected ? sect切，割，分 section / insect / transect ? spect看 inspect / prospect / suspect / suspicious / spectacle / spectacular 詞根總結(jié)：輔音字母 + ect sist assist / consist / be consisitent with / insist / persist / resist / irresistable sta系列 stable / obstacle / instant / constant / status / stationary stitut建立，放 constitute / constitution / institute / institution / constituent / substitute struct建立 structure / construct / reconstruct / destruct / instruct / superstructure / infrastructure 詞根總結(jié)： st表示 “ 站立，建立 ” 之意 The selfeducated son of a Delaware farmer, Evans early became obsessed by the possibilities of mechanized production and steam power. As early as 1802 he was using a stationary steam engine of highpressure design in his mill. Engines of this type were not unknown, but before Evans they were generally considered impractical and dangerous. (A) single (B) fixed (C) lootive (D) modified Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitant or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single munity with a bined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least15,000. (A) located near (B) determined by (C) calling for (D) ma