精讀|劍橋雅思真題 15 TEST1 閱讀部分
精讀1??15-1
passage1??
??The nutmeg tree is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.
??evergreen
adj. 常綠的;經(jīng)久不衰的
n. 常綠植物;經(jīng)久不衰的人(或事物)
??be native to 原產(chǎn)于
??The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough ,dark green oval leaves in a fleshy husk.
??foliage
n. (植物的)枝葉,葉子
??fleshy
adj. 肉的;肉質(zhì)的;豐滿的
??husk
n. 皮;外殼;無(wú)價(jià)值之物
vt. 削皮;以粗啞的嗓音說(shuō)
vi. 嗓音變得嘶啞
??They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchant
s based in Venice ,but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.
??reveal
v. 揭示,透露;表明,證明;展示,顯示
??commodity
n. 商品,貨物;有用的東西,必需品
??At the same time ,thousands of people across Europe were dying of the plague ,a highly contagious and deadly disease.
??contagious?
adj. (疾?。┙佑|性傳染的;(情感)具有感染力的;患接觸傳染病
??deadly
adj. 致命的
??After? decades of fighting for control of this tiny island ,the Dutch and British arrived at a compromise settlement ,the Treaty of Breda ,in 1667.
??Dutch
adj. 荷蘭的,荷蘭人的,荷蘭語(yǔ)的
n. 荷蘭人(the Dutch);荷蘭語(yǔ)
??Netherlands
n. 荷蘭(形容詞 Netherlandish)
??The world nutmeg production is estimated to average between 10,000 and 12,000 tonnes per year.
??be estimated to average between — and —
預(yù)計(jì)平均在多少之間
??split?
v. 分裂,使分裂(成不同的派別);分開(kāi),使分開(kāi)(成為幾個(gè)部份);(使)撕裂;分擔(dān),分享;劃破,割破;結(jié)束婚姻(或感情、工作)關(guān)系
n. 裂口,裂縫;分離,分裂,分歧
??ridge?
n. 山脊,山脈;屋脊;隆起部分,脊?fàn)钔黄穑唬ù髿鈱拥模└邏杭?,高壓?/p>
v. 使隆起,使形成脊?fàn)?;(表面)成脊?fàn)睿鸢?/p>
??encase?
vt. 包??;圍繞;包裝
??flavor?
n. 情味,風(fēng)味;香料;滋味
vt. 加味于
??medicinal?
adj. 藥用的,有療效的;有益身體健康的,有益心理健康的
n. 藥用物質(zhì),藥用材料
??preservative?
n. 防腐劑,保護(hù)劑
adj. 保護(hù)的,保存的
preservative agent 防腐劑
??source?
n. 來(lái)源,出處;(問(wèn)題的)原因,根源;消息人士,信息來(lái)源;河流源頭,發(fā)源地
v. (從某地)獲得;找出……的來(lái)源
??commodity?
n. 商品,貨物;有用的東西,必需品
??exploit?
v. 剝削,壓榨;利用(……為自己謀利);運(yùn)用,發(fā)揮;開(kāi)發(fā),開(kāi)拓
n. 英勇事跡,壯舉;大膽的表演,不凡的身手
??precious?
adj. 寶貴的,珍貴的;珍視的,重要的;珍稀的,珍奇的
??in danger of competition from neighboring?
??Portuguese?
adj. 葡萄牙的;葡萄牙人的;葡萄牙語(yǔ)的;葡萄牙文化的
n. 葡萄牙語(yǔ);葡萄牙人
??fleet?
n. 船隊(duì),艦隊(duì);(某家公司控制的)車(chē)隊(duì);小灣,水道
adj. <文>快速的;快速的;(水)淺的
adv. 淺,不深地
v. <文>疾馳,飛逝
??swiftly?
adv. 很快地;敏捷地;即刻
??soar?
v. (數(shù)量、價(jià)值、水平、規(guī)模等)急升,猛漲;
高飛,翱翔;
(精神或希望)高漲;(樹(shù)木、建筑等)高聳,屹立;升至(很高的高度),高達(dá);(音樂(lè))升高,增強(qiáng)
n. 高飛;高漲
??spare no expense to do?
??short supply?
??seedling?
n. 秧苗,幼苗
??monopoly ?
n. 壟斷,壟斷權(quán);壟斷企業(yè),專(zhuān)賣(mài)者;獨(dú)占,專(zhuān)利品;大富翁
??grove?
n. 樹(shù)叢,小樹(shù)林;果樹(shù)林,果園;(用于街道名)街,路(Grove)
passage2??
??There are a number of hurdles to overcome in delivering automated vehicles to our roads.
??there are a number of hurdles to overcome in doing sth.
??It’s clear that there are many challenges that need to be addressed but ,through robust and targeted research ,these can most probably be conquered within the next 10 years.
??robust
adj. 強(qiáng)健的,強(qiáng)壯的;
(系統(tǒng)或組織)穩(wěn)固的,健全的;
(物體)結(jié)實(shí)的,堅(jiān)固的;
(觀點(diǎn)等)強(qiáng)烈的,堅(jiān)定的;
(食物或飲料)味濃的,醇厚的;
特大的;
粗野的,粗魯?shù)?/p>
??automotive?
adj. 汽車(chē)的;自動(dòng)的
??automation?
n. 自動(dòng)化
??manufacturing?
n. 制造,制造業(yè)
??trial?
n. 審判,審理;試驗(yàn),試用;(對(duì)人的忍耐、自制力的)考驗(yàn),磨練;煩人的事,惹麻煩的人;預(yù)賽,選拔賽;(檢驗(yàn)車(chē)手技能的)摩托車(chē)障礙檢驗(yàn)賽;(動(dòng)物的)比賽,表演v
. 測(cè)試,試驗(yàn);(馬、狗等動(dòng)物)參加比賽
adj. 試驗(yàn)性的
??cite?
v. 引用,援引;引證,引以為例;傳喚,傳訊;嘉獎(jiǎng),表彰
n. <美>引用,引文
??motive?
n. 動(dòng)機(jī),目的,原因;(文藝作品、音樂(lè)的)藝術(shù)思想,主題
adj. 引起運(yùn)動(dòng)的,起推動(dòng)作用的
v. 使產(chǎn)生動(dòng)機(jī),激起
??vast majority? 絕大多數(shù)
??mobility?
n. (住處、社會(huì)階層、職業(yè)方面的)流動(dòng)能力;活動(dòng)性,靈活性
??autonomy?
n. 自治,自治權(quán);獨(dú)立自主,自主權(quán)
??autonomous?
adj. 自治的,有自治權(quán)的;自主的,有自主權(quán)的;自動(dòng)的
autonomous region 自治區(qū)
learner autonomy 自主性學(xué)習(xí)
??initiative?
n. 措施,倡議;主動(dòng)性,積極性;主動(dòng)權(quán);(美國(guó)某些州的)公民立法提案程序
??viable?
adj. 可望成功的,切實(shí)可行的;能存活的,能生長(zhǎng)發(fā)育的
??if this is the case 如果是這樣的話
??manufacture?
v. (用機(jī)器大量)生產(chǎn),制造;編造,捏造;生成,產(chǎn)生(一種物質(zhì))
n. 大量制造,批量生產(chǎn);工業(yè)品;制造業(yè)
??mileage
n. 行駛里程;英里數(shù);好處,益處;按英里支付的交通補(bǔ)貼
??intensive
adj. 加強(qiáng)的,集中的,深入細(xì)致的;精耕細(xì)作的,集約的;加強(qiáng)詞意的;以強(qiáng)度測(cè)量的
intensive reading 精讀
??intensively?
adv. 強(qiáng)烈地;集中地
??prompt
v. 促使,導(dǎo)致;鼓勵(lì),提示(說(shuō)話者);(給演員)提詞,提白adj. 迅速的,立刻的;(人)利索的,敏捷的;及時(shí)的,準(zhǔn)時(shí)的;(商品)即期要送的,即期要付的
n. (給演員的)提詞;(計(jì)算機(jī)屏幕上顯示準(zhǔn)備接受指令的)提示; 鼓勵(lì),催促;(付款通知單上的)付款期限
adv. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)地
??exceptional
adj. 卓越的,杰出的;不尋常的,罕見(jiàn)的;(心理或身體上)有缺陷的
??hurdle?
n. 障礙,難關(guān);(供人或馬在賽跑中跨越的)欄架,跨欄;跨欄賽跑,障礙賽跑;(把背叛者送往刑場(chǎng)的)囚籠
v. (奔跑中)跳越(某物);參加跨欄賽跑;克服(障礙或困難),渡過(guò)難關(guān);用臨時(shí)圍欄隔開(kāi)(或圍住)
??infinite?
adj. 無(wú)限的,無(wú)窮盡的;(數(shù)量或程度上)極大的,無(wú)窮大的;非限定的
n. (空間或數(shù)量的)無(wú)窮大(the infinite);上帝(the infinite)
??regulatory
adj. 管理的,控制的,監(jiān)管的
??liability?
n. (法律上應(yīng)承擔(dān)的)責(zé)任,義務(wù);惹麻煩的人(或事);負(fù)債,債務(wù);傾向;可能性
??liable?
adj. (在法律上)有責(zé)任的,有義務(wù)的;負(fù)有償付責(zé)任的;很可能會(huì)發(fā)生的;有……傾向的
??enforce?
v. 實(shí)施,執(zhí)行(法律、規(guī)章);強(qiáng)迫,迫使
??enforcement?
n. 執(zhí)行,實(shí)施
??robust
adj. 強(qiáng)健的,強(qiáng)壯的;
(系統(tǒng)或組織)穩(wěn)固的,健全的;
(物體)結(jié)實(shí)的,堅(jiān)固的;
(觀點(diǎn)等)強(qiáng)烈的,堅(jiān)定的;
(食物或飲料)味濃的,醇厚的;
特大的;粗野的,粗魯?shù)?/p>
??make concrete predictions about?
??delve
vi. 鉆研;探究;挖
vt. 鉆研;探究;挖
n. 穴;洞
同義替換
題目
文章
oval leaves
leaves in oval shape
break
split into two havles
where
exact location
have control of
hold over
every island
all the islands
nutmeg-producting
where nutmeg grew
brought to Europe by
Arabs were exclusive importers?
take control of
dominance(dominate)
destroy
wipe out
not In use
parked
vehicles manufactured?
vehicles production
travel independently
have travel autonomy
investigate?
delve
emotional state
desire and fear(概括替換)