四十天突破大学英语六级考试讲义与笔记词汇
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
注：1. obscure 晦涩的
absurd 荒谬的，可笑的
ambiguous 模棱两可的，似是而非的
2. acute 尖的;敏锐的;急性的
acupuncture 针灸
3. notable 重要的，知名的
notion 概念
4. objective 客观的
subjective 主观的(陪考)
empirical 主观的，凭经验的(陪考)
arbitrary 主观的，凭经验的，武断的，独裁的(陪考)
The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
注：1. constrain 强迫，抑制(永陪词汇)
2. condense 压缩
3. converge (运动物体的)会聚，集中;(不同思想的)会聚，集中
assemble (人群的)聚集
The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
注：1. bump 运动撞静止
bumper car 碰碰车
lump 疙瘩，肿块
goose lump 鸡皮疙瘩
plump 丰满的
2. collide 运动撞运动
3. crash 碰撞，坠毁(911故事)
4. strike 打击，撞击
Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by drugs that arent really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
注：1. not but rather 不是而是
2. or rather 准确的说，准确的讲
3. rather than 而不是
4. other than 除了