之后还会剩下20多个出现过两次的高频词,但均作为陪考词出现,我决定只把单词贴出来,就不以节目的形式出现了——否则,在六级考试之前节目就无法完成了,也可以给大家留出一个星期的时间复习:)
——特此说明
Tumble(5次)
1. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts ____ failure. (05/12)
A) inflicted on B) hinged upon C) tumbled to D)culminated in
2. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below. (05/1)
A) terrain B) descent C) degeneration D) tumble
3. She ____through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them. (03/9)
A) tumbled B) tossed C) switched D) flipped
4. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.(01/1)
A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with
5. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries. (00/6)
A) tumble B) jeopardize C) manipulate D) intimidate

Temperament(3次)
1. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close________. (02/1)
A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry
2. The cultures of China and Japan hare shared many features, but each has used them according to its national______ . (99/6)
A) engagement B) destiny C) capacity D) temperament
3. They have always regarded a man of ______ and fairness as a reliable friend . (99/1)
A) robustness B) temperament C) integrity D) compactness

Terminate(3次)
1. Weeks _______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. (02/12)
A) terminated B) elapsed C) overlapped D) expired
2. If Japan ________ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. (01/6)
A) precludes B) terminates C) partitions D) expires
3. If we _______ our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw materials. (98/6)
A) diffuse B) diminish C) terminate D) preclude

Release(2次)
1. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor ____her that it is absolutely harmless. (03/9)
A) retrieved B) released C) reassured D) revived
2. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly ____ itself. (03/6)
A) convicted B) released C) haunted D) unfolded

Reside(2次)
1. A number of students ________ in flats, and others live in the nearby holiday resorts, where there is a reasonable supply of competitively priced accommodation. (05/1)
A) revive B) inhabit C) gather D) reside
2. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but ________ in the courtyard. (04/6)
A) resided B) dwelled C) lingered D) delayed

Retain(2次)
1. Please don’t ________ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right. (01/6)
A) hesitate B) linger C) retain D)dwell
2. It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations. (98/6)
A) retains B) gains C) achieves D) acquires
下期高频词:Appreciation, Dissipate, Scrutiny, Turbulent, Scope, Scrape
答案:Tumble:DBDDB
Temperament:CDC
Terminate:BBC
Release:CD
Reside:DC
Retain:DD

高频词讲解,Tumble
共出现5次,均作为陪考词出现。
vi. 1.跌倒,摔下,滚下;2.翻滚;3.不由自主地卷入;4.(价格等)暴跌
n. 跌倒,摔到

真题讲解:
1.翻译:Tom现在破产了。他很绝望,因为它所有的努力都……失败……。
答案:culminated in
Tumble to领悟;Hinge upon倚赖;Inflict on强迫;Culminate in以……告终。
2.翻译:这是一个长长的……——沿着一条美丽的峡谷向下走大约13英里就到达下面的一个小教堂。
答案:descent
Terrain地形,地势;Descent下坡,斜坡;下降,下倾;指向下延伸的路或向下的斜面;
Degeneration退化,衰退,恶化;Tumble下跌,跌倒,摔倒;指因外力或从高处倒下。
3.翻译:她随意……着杂志,并没有真正阅读。
答案:flipped
Tumble垮塌;Toss扔,抛;Switch切换;switch sth. (over/around)指“交换,切换……”;
Flip翻动;flip through表示“快速翻阅,浏览”。
4.翻译:直升飞机与一架轻型飞机……,两个飞行员全部遇难。
答案:collided with
Coincide with同时发生,巧合,(意见、兴趣等)相合;符合,一致;
Stumble使绊倒;stumble on无意中发现,偶然找到;
Tumble跌落,跌倒;tumble to突然察觉,恍然大悟;Collide with互相碰撞,冲突。
5.翻译:在贸易限制上的分歧可能会严重……两国的关系。
答案:jeopardize
Tumble跌倒,摔下,滚下;翻滚;(价格等)暴跌;不由自主地卷入;Jeopardize危及,损害;
Manipulate操纵,控制,影响;(熟练地)操作,使用;Intimidate威胁,恐吓。

高频词讲解,Temperament
共出现3次,作为主考词1次,陪考词2次。
n. 气质,性格

辨析:
temperament, temperature
Temperament气质,性情,急躁;
Temperature温度

真题讲解:
1.翻译:这个模型表面上看起来很好,但经不起……。
答案:scrutiny
Temperament气质,性情;Contamination污染,弄脏;
Scrutiny细查,周密的检查(研究),仔细观察;close scrutiny仔细观察;
Symmetry对称(性),匀称,整齐。
其他的三个词均不能与close搭配。
2.翻译:中日两国文化有许多共同的特点,但由于彼此的……不同,其应用情况也有差别。
答案:temperament
Engagement约会,婚约;Destiny命运,宿命;
Capacity能力,理解力,容量;Temperament性情,气质,性格。
3.翻译:他们认为一个……而且公正的人会是可靠的朋友。
答案:integrity
Robustness强壮,坚固性,稳固性;Temperament气质,性情;
Integrity正直,诚实;完整,完全;Compactness紧凑,结实,紧密,小巧。

高频词讲解,Terminate
共出现3次,作为主考词2次,陪考词1次。
vt. 使结束
vi. 终止

辨析:
terminate, end, conclude这组词都有“结束”的意思。
Terminate正是用语,强调时间上的期限或空间上的界限的终止,常指争论、谈话、谈判、合同等的终止;
End常用词,几乎可以表示任何活动、事情的“结束”,强调事情完成的结束。
Conclude正式地或以特殊方法结束发言、交易、文章等。

真题讲解:
1.翻译:几个星期……后,银行抢劫案的涉嫌人才被抓起来
答案:elapsed
Terminate使……终止,是……结束;Elapse(时间)过去,逝去;
Overlap部分重复,部分重叠;Expire(期限等)届满,到期,终止;短期,死亡。
2.翻译:如果日本……和那个国家的关系,它就不得不寻找另外的原材料供应商。
答案:terminates
Preclude排除,妨碍(某人)做,防止;Terminate终止,使终结;
Partition分割,隔开,瓜分;Expire到期,期满;断气,死亡。
3.翻译:如果我们……和那个国家的关系,就不得不寻找另外的原材料供应商。
答案:terminate
Diffuse传播,扩散;Diminish减少,消失;Terminate终止;Preclude排除。

高频词讲解,Release
共出现2次,均作为陪考词出现。
vt./n. 1.释放,排放;2.发布,发行;3.放开,松开;4.解除,解脱

真题讲解:
1.翻译:这个妇女担心服用阿司匹林所产生的副作用,但是医生告诉他那没有任何害处,才……。
答案:reassured
Retrieve重新得到,寻回,找回;Release释放,解放,免除,发布,发行;
Reassure使…安心,打消…的疑虑;与题中be worried形成对比;Revive使苏醒,使复兴。
2.翻译:随着审讯继续进行,谋杀背后的真相慢慢……出来。
答案:unfolded
Convict(经审讯)证明……有罪;convict sb. (of sth.)表示(陪审团或法官)宣判某人有…罪;
Haunt(鬼魂等)常出没于;使苦恼,使担忧;(思想等)萦绕在心头;后不接反身代词;
Unfold展开;显露;unfold oneself意为(故事、情节等)展开,披露;
Release释放;解除,解脱;放开;发布,发行;release sb./sth. form sth.表示“从……释放某人(某物)”;release sth. to sb.指向某人透露某事。

高频词讲解,Reside
共出现2次,作为主考词1次,陪考词1次。
vi. 1.居住,定居;2.(in)(性质等)存在,在于

真题讲解:
1.翻译:许多学生……在公寓里,其他的学生住在附近的度假胜地,那里有价钱上很有竞争力的住处。
答案:reside
Revive恢复,苏醒;Inhabit居住于,(动物)栖居于;及物动词,后面直接加宾语;
Gather收集,采集;逐渐增加;猜想,推测;聚集;
Reside居住,定居;存在,在于;不及物动词,与in搭配使用。
2.翻译:伊丽莎白没有马上进博物馆,而是在院里……了一会儿。
答案:lingered
Reside和Dwell都有居住的意思,表示长期居住;
Delay 耽搁,延误;指因客观原因推迟,耽误,没有逗留的含义;
Linger逗留,徘徊;指主观上不愿离开,继续逗留。

高频词讲解,Retain
共出现2次,均作为陪考词出现。
vt. 保持,保留(不失去)

真题讲解:
1.翻译:请不要太过于……在痛苦的回忆中,一切都会好起来。
答案:dwell
Hesitate不情愿,踌躇;不能与on搭配;Linger留恋徘徊,逗留;缓慢消失(与on连用);
Retain保留,保持;是及物动词;Dwell居住,常与on搭配,表示“老是想着,详述”。
2.翻译:通过研究表明,我们……一些习惯的方式来对周围环境的刺激做出反应。
答案:acquires
Retain=keep,保留,保持;太简单了,不会考的;Gain也太简单了,获得;
Achieve实现;也很简单;Acquire是重点词,获得,获取,需要;
Gain和Acquire其实差不多,我听了一下新东方张亚哲老师的录音,他估计六级委员会好像没意识到这点,忘记了它们是同义词~~~~

本期作业:
1.上述17题请多看几遍,重在理解。
2.重点掌握Tumble, Temperament, Terminate, Release, Reside, Retain这六个单词,以及词语辨析。
3.除了Tumble, Temperament, Terminate, Release, Reside, Retain之外,请熟背以下单词:descend, toss, coincide, jeopardize, contamination, scrutiny, engagement, compact, integrity, elapse, expire, preclude, revive, retrieve, reassure, haunt, delay, dwell, linger。意思上面每题的讲解中都有,大家也可以自己查辞典。因为它们都是高频词汇,之前出现过或之后会出现在我的节目中作为主要讲解词。
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