2023年12月22日发(作者：宦忆远)
1 alter
v. make or become different, but without changing into something 改变；变更： I didn’t
recognize him because he had altered so much. 我没认出他来，因为他变了许多。
【联想】 alterable adj. 可改变的，可修改的。alteration n. 变更；修改；改变。alternate
v. 变更；轮流
adj.交替的；轮流的。 alternative n. 可供选择的事物。
【短语】 enter into a bond with 与⋯订契约
2 await
v. ① (of person)wait for (sb./ sth.) ( 指人) 等候，等待( 某人/ 某物)：He was awaiting for
murder. 他在等待凶杀案的审判。② be ready or waiting for (sb./sth.) 准备以待，期待( 某人/ 某物)：A surprise awaits you. 有惊喜等着你。
【联想】近义词 wait v. 等待。
【考题】Would you please _______ me to get ready?
A. wait B. await C. wait for D. await for
【详解】答案C。句意：能等我准备好吗? await 是及物动词，wait 是不及物动词，await=wait for, 可说wait for sb. to do 但不可以说await sb. to do。
【短语】await sb. 等待某人
3 compel
v. ① make (sb.) do sth.; force 使( 某人) 做某事；强迫：He was compelled to resign. 他被迫辞职。② by force or pressure; make necessary 强夺，强求：You can compel obedience, but
not affection. 可以逼人服从，却无法逼人生爱。
【联想】com( 加强意义)+pel(push) 派生词 compelling adj. 使人非注意不可的；必须接受或同意的。近义词force v. ; oblige v.
【短语】compel sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事
4 competent
adj. ①having the ability or skill to do something 有能力的，胜任的： He is not competent to
look after young children.他不会照管孩子。② quite good but not excellent 不错的( 但并不出色)：a competent piece of work 良好的作品
【联想】 competence n.胜任；能力；权限； compete v.竞争；对抗；比赛；
competently ad.有能力地；competition n. 比赛、竞赛； competitive adj. 比赛的；竞争的； competitor n. 比赛者，对手。近义词 capable adj. ; able adj.
【短语】be competent for sth.; be competent to do sth. 有能力做⋯
5 existence
n. ① the state of existing 存在：The tests confirm the existence of a brain tumor. 检查确实了脑肿瘤的存在。② manner of living; way of living 生存，生活( 方式)：Jones led a
miserable existence in an isolated village for several years. 琼斯在偏僻的乡村过了许多年的悲惨生活。
【联想】exist v. 存在； existent adj. 存在的；现有的； existentialism n. 存在主义；
existential adj. 与存在有关的； existentialist n. 存在主义者 adj.存在主义的。
【考题】Many species of animals which once lived on the earth are no longer in _______.
A. evidence B. effect C. essence D. existence
【详解】答案D。in existence 存在的，现存的； in evidence 明显，显而易见，引人注目； in effect 实际上，简直是，做插入语； in essence 在本质上，实质上
【短语】in existence 存在的，现存的；come into existence 开始存在、产生。
6 offend
v. ① cause (sb.) to feel upset or angry; hurt the feelings of 触怒，冒犯( 某人)；伤( 某人) 的感情：Her words offended me. 她的话伤了我的感情。② cause displeasure or annoyance to
(sb./sth.) 使( 某人) 不快，恼怒；使( 某物) 不适：Bad manners may offend. 不礼貌的行为可能让人感到不舒服。③ do wrong to sb./sth.; commit an offence against sb./sth 触犯，冒犯或得罪某人/ 某物；违反，触犯：We can not offend against custom. 我们不能违反习惯。
【联想】offence n. 罪行；offender n. 冒犯者，罪；offense n. 攻方；进攻的方法
【短语】offend against sb./sth. 触犯某人/ 某物
7 sent out
① give sth. out from itself; emit sth. 从某事物本身自发或放出某事物；射出事物：The sun
sends out light and warmth. 太阳不断放出光和热。② produce sth. 发出或长出某事物：The trees send out new leaves in spring. 树在春天长出新叶子。
【联想】send off 寄出；发出 send sb./sth. up 取笑某人/ 某物其他单词与短语讲解
8 amorphous
adj. having no definite shape or form; not organized 无定形的；无组织的：amorphous blobs of
paint 乱七八糟的颜料。
9 behavioral
adj. relating to one’s behavior 行为的：behavioral science 行为科学
【联想】派生词 behavior n.待人态度，举止； behaviorism n.行为主义； behaviorist n.行为主义者； behave v.举止或行为表现。
10 convey
v. ①take sb./ sth.; carry sb./ sth.运载；运送某人/某物：Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to
the radiators.通过管道把热水从锅炉输送到散热器里。②known to another person
表达，传达：a poem that perfectly conveys to the poet’s feelings 充分表达出诗人思想感情的诗
【考题】A good teacher must know how to _______ his ideas.
A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
【详解】答案A。本题考查词义辨析。convey 表达，传达； consult 查阅，请教； confront
遇到，面对。
【短语】convey sb./ sth.()( to...)( 从⋯) 运送( 到⋯) convey sth.( to sb.) 传达⋯
11 corrupt
v. ① immoral, esp. sexually; dishonest, esp. through accepting bribes 不道德的；堕落的；不诚实的( 尤指) 贪污受贿的： a thoroughly corrupt novel which young people should not be
allowed to read应该不准年轻人阅读的极其伤风败俗的小说② make(sb./ sth.) corrupt 使( 某人/ 某物) 堕落，腐化；贿赂：young people whose morals have been corrupted道德败坏的年轻人
【联想】corruptible adj. 容易被腐蚀的；可贿买的； corruptibility n. 贿赂； corruption n.
堕落；腐化；贿赂。
12 craft
n. occupation, esp. one that needs skill in the use of hands 行业( 尤指手工业)：teach arts and
crafts in school 在学校里教工艺美术。
v. make skillfully, esp. by hand精工制作(尤指用手工)：a beautiful hand-crafted silver goblet美观的手工精致高脚杯
【联想】aircraft n. 飞机，航空器； spacecraft n. 航天器，宇宙飞船。
13 cue
n. ① thing said or done to signal sb’s turn to say or do sth. 提示，暗示：She gave me the cue.
她给我暗示。②example of how to behave, what to do (行为，行动等的)榜样：Follow her
cue, and one day you’ll be a great scholar. 你以她为榜样，总有一天会成为博学之士。
v. give a cue to sb. ( to do sth.) 提示，按时某人( 做某事)：I’ll cue you in by nodding my head.
我一点头，你就开始。【短语】on cue 恰好在这时候； take one’s cue from 学⋯的样，听⋯的劝告。
14 deceit
n. ① deliberately leading sb. to believe or accept sth. that is false 欺骗；欺诈：practice deceit
on sb. 对某人进行欺骗② dishonest act or statement不诚实的行为或言语： She got them
to hand over all their money by a wicked deceit.她用卑鄙的手段使他们把所有的钱移交给她。
【联想】deceitful adj. 不诚实的；惯于欺骗的； deceitfully ad.; deceitfulness n.。
15 deceive
v. make sb. believe sth. that is not true; deliberately mislead sb. 欺骗，故意( 使某人误解)：You
can’t pass exams without working, so don’t deceive yourself. 不努力是考不及格的，因此不要欺骗自己。
【联想】deceiver n.骗子； deception n.欺骗； deceptive adj.可能欺骗的； deceit n. 欺骗，欺骗行为
【考题】The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were
_______ into thinking that she was a good person.
A. cheated B. tricked C. deceived D. fooled
【详解】答案C。句意：该特务隐藏了她的真正任务，因此许多当地居民受欺骗认为她是个好人。cheat 主要表示“以不正当的手段使自己捞取好处”，作不及物动词时，可指欺骗行为。trick“哄骗，欺骗”，指用甜言蜜语、诡计或金钱去欺骗他人为自己做事或达到某种目的。
【短语】deceive sb./ oneself( into doing sth.) 欺骗某人( 去做某事)；deceive sb.(with sb.) 对( 配偶等) 不忠。
16 exception
n. ① (a case of) excepting or being excepted 例如： Most of the buildings in this town are
rather unattractive, but this church is an exception. 这座城镇中大多数建筑物都不太好看，但这座教堂是个例外。② thing that does not follow a rule 不合规则的事物：an exception to
a rule of grammar 语法规则的一项例外
【联想】except v. 不包括 prep.⋯之外；除了⋯；exceptionable adj. 可反对的； exceptional
adj. 异常的；罕见的； exceptionally ad.罕见地；特殊地
【考题】In addition, many exceptions _______ rules of English usage make it difficult to
master.
A. of B. to C. off D. on
【详解】答案B。句意：此外，英语用法规则的许多特例使得英语用法很难掌握。exception
与to 连用。
17 facial
adj. of or for the face 面部的；面孔的：a facial expression 面部表情
n. beauty treatment for the face 美容
【联想】fascia n. 招牌 facially ad. 在面孔方面
18 inconsistency
n. actions or behaviors that don’t agree to the others前后矛盾，前后不一致：She noticed several
minor inconsistencies in his argument. 她觉察到他的论点有几处略微有些自相矛盾。
【联想】inconsistent adj. 不协调；不一致 inconsistently ad.
19 inflict
v. ① cause to be suffered (by sb.) 使遭受⋯：inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy 把敌军打得一败涂地② (infml.) force sb. to accept one’s unwelcome presence 硬要某人接待自己： My
uncle is inflicting himself on us again this weekend. 本周末我的叔叔又要不请自来了。
20 magnify
v. ① make (sth.) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does 放大( 事物)：bascteria magnified
to 1000 times theiractual size 比实物放大1000 倍的细菌② risks, uncertains, etc. 夸大危险性，冒险性，易变性③ give praise to (God) 赞美( 上帝)
【考题】The airport authorities decided to _______ the waiting area to meet the _______
number of passengers.
A. amplifying B. multiplying
C. agnifying D. increasing
【详解】答案D。magnify 更接近于中文的放大，往往与放大镜、显微镜连用；amplify( 信号、声音的) 放大、( 数量) 的增加；multiply 成倍增长，大量繁殖
21 mask
n. ① covering for the face, or part of it 面具；面罩；口罩：The nurses wore masks and
close-fitting white caps. 护士们戴者口罩和紧紧扣住头发的白帽子。②likeness of a face
carved in wood, ivory, etc. 假面具：We all wore masks at the party and no one knew who we
were. 在晚会上我们都戴着假面具，谁也认不出我们。
v. ① cover with a mask 用面具遮盖；遮住：He is masked. 他戴了假面具。② conceal (sth.);
disguise 掩盖( 某事物)：A smile masked his disappointment. 微笑遮掩了他的失望。
【短语】under the mask of 在⋯假面具下，借⋯名；put on the mask of戴起⋯的假面具，装出⋯的样子； tear the mask from sb.’s face 扯下某人的假面具
22 misrepresent
v. give an intentionally untrue account or explanation of 歪曲，表述失实：She was
misrepresented in the press as amilitant. 新闻界把她歪曲为激进分子。
【联想】misrepresentation n. 对事实的严重歪曲
【短语】misrepresent sb./sth. as sb./sth. 歪曲某人/ 某事物
23 nasty
adj. ①unpleasant; disgusting 令人不愉快的；令人厌恶的：I don’t like the color they’ve chosen
for their new carpet — it looks really nasty. 我不喜欢他们挑的那块新地毯的颜色—看着真让人恶人。② unkind; spiteful 不喜欢的；恶意的：Don’t be nasty to your brother. 别跟你弟弟动坏心眼儿。③ dangerous; threatening; painful; severe 危险的；威胁的；严重的伤口：He had a nasty look in his eye. 他目露凶光。
24 oppose
v. regard (esp. a suggestion or planned course of action) with strong disapproval 反对：He
opposed the proposal tobuild a new hall. 他反对修建新礼堂的建议。
【联想】opposed adj. 强烈反对某事物； opposite adj. 相对着的；ad. prep.; opposition n. 相对；反对
【短语】oppose sth. to/against sth. 使某事物与另一事物对照或对抗
【考题】The local residents ________ building the new hotel because of the great cost.
A. opposed B. opponent C. objected D. against
【详解】答案A。句意：当地居民反对建筑新旅店，因为耗费很大。oppose 语气最强，经过深思熟虑反对( 重大事件)；object to (to 为介词) 和be against 指一般的反对，不赞成；object 特别指一瞬间的突然反对。
25 option
n. ① a thing that is or may be chosen; a choice 可选择的事物；选择：I haven’t much option in
the matter. 在这件事上我无可选择。②power or freedom of choosing; choice选择权，选择自由，选择：There weren’t many options open to him. 对他来说没有多少选择的余地。
【联想】optional adj. 可选择的；随意的
26 pose
v. ①sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted or photographed摆好姿势： She
posed for a photograph with her parent. 她摆好姿势同家人合影。②behave in an unnatural
or affected way in order to impress people装腔作势：Stop posing and tell us what you really
think. 别装蒜啦，告诉我们你的真实想法吧。③ claim or pretend to be sb./ sth. 自称或装成某人/ 某事物：She is always posing. 她总是装腔作势。④cause (sth.) to arise; create 引起(某事物)；造成：Language poses an obstacle for the communication.语言已成为大家彼此交流的障碍。
n. position in which a person poses or is posed 姿势，姿态：His brave words are merely a pose.他的勇敢的言词仅仅是做样子而已。
【联想】poser n. 棘手的或困难的问题
27 trait
n. element in sb.’s personality; distinguishing characteristic人的个性；显著的特点：One of his
less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public. 他有个不讨人喜欢的特点，就是爱当众责备妻子。
【联想】traitor n. 背叛者；叛徒；traitorous adj. 背叛的；叛徒的
28 spill over
overflow from sth. that is full 从某事物中溢出：The meeting spilt over from the hall into the
corridor.参加会议的人从大厅到走廊挤得水泄不通。
29 blow out
① be extinguished by the wind 被风等熄灭： Somebody opened the door and the candle
blew out. 有人打开了门，蜡烛随之被吹灭了。② send out oil or gas suddenly in an
uncontrolled manner 井喷
30 give off
sent out or emit sth. 送出或发出某物：The fire doesn’t seem to be giving off much heat. 这炉火好像不太热。
【考题】Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change,
or causes energy to be________ in some form.
A. given off B. put out C. set off D. used up
【详解】答案A。give off 意为“散发，发出( 烟，气体，能量等)”，符合题意。put out
意为“伸出，生产，熄灭”；set off 意为“出发，开始；引爆，燃放”；use up 意为“用尽”；均不符题意。
31 thanks to
because of 由于或因为：The play succeeded thanks to fine acting by all the cast. 由于全体演员的出色表演，那出戏才获得成功。
Charles: Professor David,
____ a piece of good news.
David: What’s that?
Charles: There will be a Chinese calligraphy exhibition in the town hall.
David: How wonderful! But when?
Charles: Sunday. I’ve bought two tickets. ____?
David:
____. You know I’m really interested in Chinese culture. But on Sunday I’ll be giving a
speech to business trainees.
Charles:
____!
David: But____ .
Answer:
① I’ll tell you ② Will you go with me?
④ What a shame! ⑤ thanks anyway.
③ That’s very kind of you.
2023年12月22日发(作者：宦忆远)
1 alter
v. make or become different, but without changing into something 改变；变更： I didn’t
recognize him because he had altered so much. 我没认出他来，因为他变了许多。
【联想】 alterable adj. 可改变的，可修改的。alteration n. 变更；修改；改变。alternate
v. 变更；轮流
adj.交替的；轮流的。 alternative n. 可供选择的事物。
【短语】 enter into a bond with 与⋯订契约
2 await
v. ① (of person)wait for (sb./ sth.) ( 指人) 等候，等待( 某人/ 某物)：He was awaiting for
murder. 他在等待凶杀案的审判。② be ready or waiting for (sb./sth.) 准备以待，期待( 某人/ 某物)：A surprise awaits you. 有惊喜等着你。
【联想】近义词 wait v. 等待。
【考题】Would you please _______ me to get ready?
A. wait B. await C. wait for D. await for
【详解】答案C。句意：能等我准备好吗? await 是及物动词，wait 是不及物动词，await=wait for, 可说wait for sb. to do 但不可以说await sb. to do。
【短语】await sb. 等待某人
3 compel
v. ① make (sb.) do sth.; force 使( 某人) 做某事；强迫：He was compelled to resign. 他被迫辞职。② by force or pressure; make necessary 强夺，强求：You can compel obedience, but
not affection. 可以逼人服从，却无法逼人生爱。
【联想】com( 加强意义)+pel(push) 派生词 compelling adj. 使人非注意不可的；必须接受或同意的。近义词force v. ; oblige v.
【短语】compel sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事
4 competent
adj. ①having the ability or skill to do something 有能力的，胜任的： He is not competent to
look after young children.他不会照管孩子。② quite good but not excellent 不错的( 但并不出色)：a competent piece of work 良好的作品
【联想】 competence n.胜任；能力；权限； compete v.竞争；对抗；比赛；
competently ad.有能力地；competition n. 比赛、竞赛； competitive adj. 比赛的；竞争的； competitor n. 比赛者，对手。近义词 capable adj. ; able adj.
【短语】be competent for sth.; be competent to do sth. 有能力做⋯
5 existence
n. ① the state of existing 存在：The tests confirm the existence of a brain tumor. 检查确实了脑肿瘤的存在。② manner of living; way of living 生存，生活( 方式)：Jones led a
miserable existence in an isolated village for several years. 琼斯在偏僻的乡村过了许多年的悲惨生活。
【联想】exist v. 存在； existent adj. 存在的；现有的； existentialism n. 存在主义；
existential adj. 与存在有关的； existentialist n. 存在主义者 adj.存在主义的。
【考题】Many species of animals which once lived on the earth are no longer in _______.
A. evidence B. effect C. essence D. existence
【详解】答案D。in existence 存在的，现存的； in evidence 明显，显而易见，引人注目； in effect 实际上，简直是，做插入语； in essence 在本质上，实质上
【短语】in existence 存在的，现存的；come into existence 开始存在、产生。
6 offend
v. ① cause (sb.) to feel upset or angry; hurt the feelings of 触怒，冒犯( 某人)；伤( 某人) 的感情：Her words offended me. 她的话伤了我的感情。② cause displeasure or annoyance to
(sb./sth.) 使( 某人) 不快，恼怒；使( 某物) 不适：Bad manners may offend. 不礼貌的行为可能让人感到不舒服。③ do wrong to sb./sth.; commit an offence against sb./sth 触犯，冒犯或得罪某人/ 某物；违反，触犯：We can not offend against custom. 我们不能违反习惯。
【联想】offence n. 罪行；offender n. 冒犯者，罪；offense n. 攻方；进攻的方法
【短语】offend against sb./sth. 触犯某人/ 某物
7 sent out
① give sth. out from itself; emit sth. 从某事物本身自发或放出某事物；射出事物：The sun
sends out light and warmth. 太阳不断放出光和热。② produce sth. 发出或长出某事物：The trees send out new leaves in spring. 树在春天长出新叶子。
【联想】send off 寄出；发出 send sb./sth. up 取笑某人/ 某物其他单词与短语讲解
8 amorphous
adj. having no definite shape or form; not organized 无定形的；无组织的：amorphous blobs of
paint 乱七八糟的颜料。
9 behavioral
adj. relating to one’s behavior 行为的：behavioral science 行为科学
【联想】派生词 behavior n.待人态度，举止； behaviorism n.行为主义； behaviorist n.行为主义者； behave v.举止或行为表现。
10 convey
v. ①take sb./ sth.; carry sb./ sth.运载；运送某人/某物：Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to
the radiators.通过管道把热水从锅炉输送到散热器里。②known to another person
表达，传达：a poem that perfectly conveys to the poet’s feelings 充分表达出诗人思想感情的诗
【考题】A good teacher must know how to _______ his ideas.
A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
【详解】答案A。本题考查词义辨析。convey 表达，传达； consult 查阅，请教； confront
遇到，面对。
【短语】convey sb./ sth.()( to...)( 从⋯) 运送( 到⋯) convey sth.( to sb.) 传达⋯
11 corrupt
v. ① immoral, esp. sexually; dishonest, esp. through accepting bribes 不道德的；堕落的；不诚实的( 尤指) 贪污受贿的： a thoroughly corrupt novel which young people should not be
allowed to read应该不准年轻人阅读的极其伤风败俗的小说② make(sb./ sth.) corrupt 使( 某人/ 某物) 堕落，腐化；贿赂：young people whose morals have been corrupted道德败坏的年轻人
【联想】corruptible adj. 容易被腐蚀的；可贿买的； corruptibility n. 贿赂； corruption n.
堕落；腐化；贿赂。
12 craft
n. occupation, esp. one that needs skill in the use of hands 行业( 尤指手工业)：teach arts and
crafts in school 在学校里教工艺美术。
v. make skillfully, esp. by hand精工制作(尤指用手工)：a beautiful hand-crafted silver goblet美观的手工精致高脚杯
【联想】aircraft n. 飞机，航空器； spacecraft n. 航天器，宇宙飞船。
13 cue
n. ① thing said or done to signal sb’s turn to say or do sth. 提示，暗示：She gave me the cue.
她给我暗示。②example of how to behave, what to do (行为，行动等的)榜样：Follow her
cue, and one day you’ll be a great scholar. 你以她为榜样，总有一天会成为博学之士。
v. give a cue to sb. ( to do sth.) 提示，按时某人( 做某事)：I’ll cue you in by nodding my head.
我一点头，你就开始。【短语】on cue 恰好在这时候； take one’s cue from 学⋯的样，听⋯的劝告。
14 deceit
n. ① deliberately leading sb. to believe or accept sth. that is false 欺骗；欺诈：practice deceit
on sb. 对某人进行欺骗② dishonest act or statement不诚实的行为或言语： She got them
to hand over all their money by a wicked deceit.她用卑鄙的手段使他们把所有的钱移交给她。
【联想】deceitful adj. 不诚实的；惯于欺骗的； deceitfully ad.; deceitfulness n.。
15 deceive
v. make sb. believe sth. that is not true; deliberately mislead sb. 欺骗，故意( 使某人误解)：You
can’t pass exams without working, so don’t deceive yourself. 不努力是考不及格的，因此不要欺骗自己。
【联想】deceiver n.骗子； deception n.欺骗； deceptive adj.可能欺骗的； deceit n. 欺骗，欺骗行为
【考题】The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were
_______ into thinking that she was a good person.
A. cheated B. tricked C. deceived D. fooled
【详解】答案C。句意：该特务隐藏了她的真正任务，因此许多当地居民受欺骗认为她是个好人。cheat 主要表示“以不正当的手段使自己捞取好处”，作不及物动词时，可指欺骗行为。trick“哄骗，欺骗”，指用甜言蜜语、诡计或金钱去欺骗他人为自己做事或达到某种目的。
【短语】deceive sb./ oneself( into doing sth.) 欺骗某人( 去做某事)；deceive sb.(with sb.) 对( 配偶等) 不忠。
16 exception
n. ① (a case of) excepting or being excepted 例如： Most of the buildings in this town are
rather unattractive, but this church is an exception. 这座城镇中大多数建筑物都不太好看，但这座教堂是个例外。② thing that does not follow a rule 不合规则的事物：an exception to
a rule of grammar 语法规则的一项例外
【联想】except v. 不包括 prep.⋯之外；除了⋯；exceptionable adj. 可反对的； exceptional
adj. 异常的；罕见的； exceptionally ad.罕见地；特殊地
【考题】In addition, many exceptions _______ rules of English usage make it difficult to
master.
A. of B. to C. off D. on
【详解】答案B。句意：此外，英语用法规则的许多特例使得英语用法很难掌握。exception
与to 连用。
17 facial
adj. of or for the face 面部的；面孔的：a facial expression 面部表情
n. beauty treatment for the face 美容
【联想】fascia n. 招牌 facially ad. 在面孔方面
18 inconsistency
n. actions or behaviors that don’t agree to the others前后矛盾，前后不一致：She noticed several
minor inconsistencies in his argument. 她觉察到他的论点有几处略微有些自相矛盾。
【联想】inconsistent adj. 不协调；不一致 inconsistently ad.
19 inflict
v. ① cause to be suffered (by sb.) 使遭受⋯：inflict a crushing defeat on the enemy 把敌军打得一败涂地② (infml.) force sb. to accept one’s unwelcome presence 硬要某人接待自己： My
uncle is inflicting himself on us again this weekend. 本周末我的叔叔又要不请自来了。
20 magnify
v. ① make (sth.) appear larger, as a lens or microscope does 放大( 事物)：bascteria magnified
to 1000 times theiractual size 比实物放大1000 倍的细菌② risks, uncertains, etc. 夸大危险性，冒险性，易变性③ give praise to (God) 赞美( 上帝)
【考题】The airport authorities decided to _______ the waiting area to meet the _______
number of passengers.
A. amplifying B. multiplying
C. agnifying D. increasing
【详解】答案D。magnify 更接近于中文的放大，往往与放大镜、显微镜连用；amplify( 信号、声音的) 放大、( 数量) 的增加；multiply 成倍增长，大量繁殖
21 mask
n. ① covering for the face, or part of it 面具；面罩；口罩：The nurses wore masks and
close-fitting white caps. 护士们戴者口罩和紧紧扣住头发的白帽子。②likeness of a face
carved in wood, ivory, etc. 假面具：We all wore masks at the party and no one knew who we
were. 在晚会上我们都戴着假面具，谁也认不出我们。
v. ① cover with a mask 用面具遮盖；遮住：He is masked. 他戴了假面具。② conceal (sth.);
disguise 掩盖( 某事物)：A smile masked his disappointment. 微笑遮掩了他的失望。
【短语】under the mask of 在⋯假面具下，借⋯名；put on the mask of戴起⋯的假面具，装出⋯的样子； tear the mask from sb.’s face 扯下某人的假面具
22 misrepresent
v. give an intentionally untrue account or explanation of 歪曲，表述失实：She was
misrepresented in the press as amilitant. 新闻界把她歪曲为激进分子。
【联想】misrepresentation n. 对事实的严重歪曲
【短语】misrepresent sb./sth. as sb./sth. 歪曲某人/ 某事物
23 nasty
adj. ①unpleasant; disgusting 令人不愉快的；令人厌恶的：I don’t like the color they’ve chosen
for their new carpet — it looks really nasty. 我不喜欢他们挑的那块新地毯的颜色—看着真让人恶人。② unkind; spiteful 不喜欢的；恶意的：Don’t be nasty to your brother. 别跟你弟弟动坏心眼儿。③ dangerous; threatening; painful; severe 危险的；威胁的；严重的伤口：He had a nasty look in his eye. 他目露凶光。
24 oppose
v. regard (esp. a suggestion or planned course of action) with strong disapproval 反对：He
opposed the proposal tobuild a new hall. 他反对修建新礼堂的建议。
【联想】opposed adj. 强烈反对某事物； opposite adj. 相对着的；ad. prep.; opposition n. 相对；反对
【短语】oppose sth. to/against sth. 使某事物与另一事物对照或对抗
【考题】The local residents ________ building the new hotel because of the great cost.
A. opposed B. opponent C. objected D. against
【详解】答案A。句意：当地居民反对建筑新旅店，因为耗费很大。oppose 语气最强，经过深思熟虑反对( 重大事件)；object to (to 为介词) 和be against 指一般的反对，不赞成；object 特别指一瞬间的突然反对。
25 option
n. ① a thing that is or may be chosen; a choice 可选择的事物；选择：I haven’t much option in
the matter. 在这件事上我无可选择。②power or freedom of choosing; choice选择权，选择自由，选择：There weren’t many options open to him. 对他来说没有多少选择的余地。
【联想】optional adj. 可选择的；随意的
26 pose
v. ①sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted or photographed摆好姿势： She
posed for a photograph with her parent. 她摆好姿势同家人合影。②behave in an unnatural
or affected way in order to impress people装腔作势：Stop posing and tell us what you really
think. 别装蒜啦，告诉我们你的真实想法吧。③ claim or pretend to be sb./ sth. 自称或装成某人/ 某事物：She is always posing. 她总是装腔作势。④cause (sth.) to arise; create 引起(某事物)；造成：Language poses an obstacle for the communication.语言已成为大家彼此交流的障碍。
n. position in which a person poses or is posed 姿势，姿态：His brave words are merely a pose.他的勇敢的言词仅仅是做样子而已。
【联想】poser n. 棘手的或困难的问题
27 trait
n. element in sb.’s personality; distinguishing characteristic人的个性；显著的特点：One of his
less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public. 他有个不讨人喜欢的特点，就是爱当众责备妻子。
【联想】traitor n. 背叛者；叛徒；traitorous adj. 背叛的；叛徒的
28 spill over
overflow from sth. that is full 从某事物中溢出：The meeting spilt over from the hall into the
corridor.参加会议的人从大厅到走廊挤得水泄不通。
29 blow out
① be extinguished by the wind 被风等熄灭： Somebody opened the door and the candle
blew out. 有人打开了门，蜡烛随之被吹灭了。② send out oil or gas suddenly in an
uncontrolled manner 井喷
30 give off
sent out or emit sth. 送出或发出某物：The fire doesn’t seem to be giving off much heat. 这炉火好像不太热。
【考题】Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change,
or causes energy to be________ in some form.
A. given off B. put out C. set off D. used up
【详解】答案A。give off 意为“散发，发出( 烟，气体，能量等)”，符合题意。put out
意为“伸出，生产，熄灭”；set off 意为“出发，开始；引爆，燃放”；use up 意为“用尽”；均不符题意。
31 thanks to
because of 由于或因为：The play succeeded thanks to fine acting by all the cast. 由于全体演员的出色表演，那出戏才获得成功。
Charles: Professor David,
____ a piece of good news.
David: What’s that?
Charles: There will be a Chinese calligraphy exhibition in the town hall.
David: How wonderful! But when?
Charles: Sunday. I’ve bought two tickets. ____?
David:
____. You know I’m really interested in Chinese culture. But on Sunday I’ll be giving a
speech to business trainees.
Charles:
____!
David: But____ .
Answer:
① I’ll tell you ② Will you go with me?
④ What a shame! ⑤ thanks anyway.
③ That’s very kind of you.