【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 knowledge is absolutely impossible．就目前的醫(yī)學(xué)知識(shí)來說，治愈癌癥絕對不可能。basically：基本地。What he told the investigating mittee was basically true．他對調(diào)查委員會(huì)所說的話基本屬實(shí)。8．C occasionally與sometimes意思相近：有時(shí)，偶爾。I drink coffee only occasionally．我只是偶爾才喝咖啡。regularly：定期地，有規(guī)律地。The doctor told him to check his blood pressure regularly．大夫要他定期地查血壓。accidentally：意外地，偶然地。I accidentally found the book I had been looking for．我偶然碰到我一直想要的書。successfully：成功地。We have pleted the experiment 。9．D try跟test意思相近：試，嘗試。We are not ready to test the new design yet．我們尚未做好對新設(shè)計(jì)進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)的準(zhǔn)備。grow：成長；生長。It is a very peculiar experience to see one’s child grow．看著孩子長大，有一種獨(dú)特的感受。wrap：包；包裹。He told the shop assistant not to wrap it yet；he wanted to examine it more closely．他告訴售貨員先不要包起來，他要仔細(xì)看看。hide：藏：隱藏。He told the boss that he had nothing to hide．他對老板說他沒有什么可隱瞞的。10．B rarely：很少，不常。seldom：很少，不常。She seldom showed her feelings．她很少流露她的感情。rarely和seldom是否定副詞。放在句首時(shí)引起倒裝。Rarely(or Seldom) have I heard such beautiful singing．我很少聽到這么優(yōu)美的歌聲。continuously：連續(xù)不斷地。The river flows continuously along the frontier of the country．這條河沿著國家的邊境綿綿不斷地流著。usually：通常。Influenza usually breaks out in winter．流感常見于冬天。11．A readily：樂意地：迅速地。willingly：樂意地。If you don’t e willingly, I shall have to use force．如果你不是心甘情愿地來的話，我將不得不訴諸武力。suddenly：突然。Her expression suddenly altered．她的表情突然變了。firmly：堅(jiān)固地，堅(jiān)定地。The front door is locked and all the windows are firmly shut．前門鎖著，并且所有的窗戶都關(guān)得死死的。quickly：迅速地。Her heart began to beat very quickly．她的心臟開始非常迅速地跳動(dòng)。12．A extract：取出；拔出。take out：取出；拔出。The dentist took out five of Mary’s teeth．牙醫(yī)拔掉了瑪麗的五顆牙。repair：補(bǔ)。The garage charged me forty dollars to repair the 。pull：拉。The horse is pulling a cart．馬拉著車。pull out：拔。The dentist pulled out all her bad teeth．牙醫(yī)拔掉了她所有的壞牙。dig：挖掘。We shall have to dig through the mountains to lay this pipe．為了鋪設(shè)這條管道，我們得挖通這座大山。13．D shine：照亮，發(fā)光。polish：擦亮。Each morning he shaves and polishes his shoes．每天早晨，他都刮臉，擦鞋。lighten：發(fā)亮，照亮。The sky lightened after the rain ended．雨過天晴。clean：清除。He cleaned the dirt off the coat．他擦掉了外套上的污垢。wash：洗。He washed the dirt off the coat．他把外套上的污垢洗掉了。14．A decent：正派的。honest：誠實(shí)；正派。He is honest and never tells lies．他是個(gè)從不說謊的老實(shí)人。rich：富的。0ne of their aims in life is to get rich．他們生活中的一個(gè)目標(biāo)是致富。goodlooking：漂亮的。Mary noticed John because he was goodlooking．約翰相貌英俊，引起了瑪麗的注意。highranking：地位高的。He is a highranking army 。15．C deadly：致命的。fatal：致命的。His illness was fatal to our plans，i．e．，cause them to fail．他生病后我們的計(jì)劃就落空了。contagious：傳染性的。Chicken pox is a contagious disease．水痘是一種傳染病。serious：嚴(yán)重的。Doctors said that his conditions were serious but stable．醫(yī)生說他的情況嚴(yán)重但還穩(wěn)定。worrying：令人擔(dān)心的。His conditions are worrying to us．他的情況令我們擔(dān)憂。詞匯學(xué)習(xí)4：1．A insist on：堅(jiān)持。與demand(要求；強(qiáng)求)意思比較接近。The Labour Party has demanded an explanation from the government．工黨已要求政府作出解釋。rely on：依靠。We have to rely on him for the tickets．我們不得不靠他搞票。prepare for：為……做準(zhǔn)備。I have been preparing for the final exam．我一直在準(zhǔn)備期末考試。create：產(chǎn)生；創(chuàng)建。His work created enormous interest in England．他的作品在英格蘭引起很大關(guān)注。2．D damaging：有損害的。與harmful(有害的)意思相近。The rays of the sun，in excess，can be very harmful．過量的陽光可能會(huì)非常有害。slight：少量的。He has a slight German accent．他有一點(diǎn)德國口音。surprising：令人吃驚的。It was surprising that the little girl could answer this question．小女孩能回答這個(gè)問題，令人吃驚。sudden：突然的。There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night．昨夜氣溫突然下降。3．B seldom：很少；不常。與rarely(難得；不常)意思相近。I rarely get up early on Sundays．星期天我很少早起。crudely：粗糙地；粗野地。Everyone was dressed in crudely sewn shorts and shirts．人人都穿著縫制得很粗糙的短褲和襯衫。originally：原來；創(chuàng)造性地。I stayed longer than I had originally planned．我逗留的時(shí)問比原來計(jì)劃的要長。symbolically：象征性地：The park was decorated 。4．A speed：速度。與velocity(速度；快速)的意思相近。Scientists spent years studying the velocity of light．科學(xué)家們花了許多年研究光速。impulse：沖動(dòng)。0n impulse，I went into the shop and bought this expensive watch．在一時(shí)沖動(dòng)下，我走進(jìn)商店，買下了這塊昂貴的手表。ratio：比，比率。The ratio of pupils to teachers is 30 to 1．學(xué)生與教師之間的比例是30比1。atrocity：暴行。They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities．他們犯有最野蠻、最不人道的暴行。5．A physician：內(nèi)科大夫。doctor：大夫。professor：教授。physicist：物理學(xué)家。resident：居民。6．C particularly和especially意思近似，表示“特別，尤其”。I like the country，especially in spring．尤其是春天，我特別喜歡農(nóng)村。conventionally：傳統(tǒng)地，常規(guī)地。People in the countryside still wear their hair short and dress conventionally．鄉(xiāng)下人仍然留短發(fā)，穿傳統(tǒng)的服裝。obviously：明顯地。inevitably：不可避免地。7．D safe和secure意思相近：安全的。She believes that her position is quite secure．她相信她的崗位是相當(dāng)穩(wěn)固的。clean：干凈的。pretty：漂亮的。distant：遠(yuǎn)處的。8．B branch和division意思相近：分支，分支機(jī)構(gòu)。He’s in charge of the State Department’s African Affairs Division．他管國務(wù)院(美國)非洲事務(wù)部。unity：整體，聯(lián)合。embassy：使館。invasion：入侵，侵略。9．D abnormal：不正常的。unusual：不平常的。He is a scholar of unusual ability．他是個(gè)有非凡才能的學(xué)者。bad：壞的，不好的。Smoking is certainly bad for your health．抽煙有害你的健康。frightening：令人害怕的。It was a very frightening experience but every one of us was courageous．這是一個(gè)令人害怕的經(jīng)歷，不過，我們每個(gè)人都很勇敢。repeated：重復(fù)性的。John apparently did not return the money, despite repeated reminders．盡管不斷給約翰送去催單，顯然他還沒有還錢。10．B abundant：大量的，豐富的。plentiful：豐富的。Fish is plentiful in the lake．湖中有大量的魚。steady：平穩(wěn)的，持續(xù)的。A student doesn’t have a steady ine．學(xué)生沒有固定收入。extra：額外的。You’11 get extra pay for extra work．額外的工作，我們付額外的報(bào)酬。meager：很少，不足。Their food supply is meager．他們食品供應(yīng)短缺。11．A accelerate：加快。step up：加快。Security is being stepped up to deal with the increase in violence．為了對付日益增長的暴力事件，安全工作正在加快。decrease：降低。Population growth is decreasing by ％each year．％的速度下降。stop：停止。Her heart stopped three times．她的心臟三次停止跳動(dòng)。control：控制。The federal government tried to control rising healthcare 。12．C accumulate：積累，積聚。collect：收集；積聚。Dust collected on the furniture．家具上積了灰塵。increase：增加。Japan’s industrial production increased by 20％last ％。spread：展開：蔓延。Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded．一輛裝載化學(xué)物品的卡車爆炸后，火勢迅速蔓延。grow：增長，長滿。The path grew with weeds．小徑長滿了野草。13．A allocate：分配；分派。assign：分配；指派。The pany mander assigned me to stand guard．連長派我去站崗。persuade：勸說。They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up．警察最終成功地說服了他們?nèi)ネ栋缸允?。ask：請求。We asked her to sing．我們請求她唱歌。order：命令。The police ordered them to wait right there．警察命令他們就在