词汇六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记18

　　[P13-52]

　　It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.

　　A) retains

　　B) gains

　　C) achieves

　　D) acquires

　　注：acquire 习得

　　Language Acquired Ability 语言习得能力

　　[P13-53]

　　Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ________ to violence in order to escape.

　　A) proceed

　　B) appeal

　　C) resort

　　D) incline

　　注：1. resort 诉诸于，求助

　　2. proceed with 继续进行 =continue with

　　3. appeal 上诉

　　4. incline 喜欢；倾向

　　decline 婉言拒绝

　　recline 倾斜，斜躺

　　[P13-54]

　　Mary once _______ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music.

　　A) merged

　　B) collaborated

　　C) coincided

　　D) constituted

　　注：1. collaborate （文化艺术方面）合作

　　in collaboration with 合作

　　cooperation 合作

　　2. merge 合并；加强

　　3. coincide 巧合

　　4. constitute 构成，组成

　　[P13-55]

　　During their fist teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the _______ of lessons.

　　A) observation

　　B) investigation

　　C) inspection

　　D) examination

　　注：investigation 调查

　　[P13-56]

　　He attends to the _______ of important business himself.

　　A) transaction

　　B) transition

　　C) transmission

　　D) transformation

　　注：1. transaction 交易

　　2. transition 季节的过度；社会制度的转型

　　3. transmission 广播电视节目的传送；疾病的传播；文化的传播

　　4. transformation 改变

　　[P13-57]

　　Out of _______ revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her reputation.

　　A) perfect

　　B) total

　　C) sheer

　　D) integral

　　注：1. sheer 完全的，纯粹的（六级最爱）

　　2. revenge 报复

　　3. integral 完整的

　　integrity 诚实，正直

　　[P13-58]

　　A most ______ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in.

　　A) trivial

　　B) delicate

　　C) minor

　　D) miniature

　　注：1. trivial 琐碎的；价值不高的

　　2. fetch 取 fetch water 打水

　　3. delicate 【林妹妹的N个特征】精细的（尤指眼科手术）

　　4. minor 次要的，从属的

　　5. miniature 缩微的模型

　　[P13-59]

　　The children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons _______ slowly into the sky.

　　A) floating

　　B) raising

　　C) heaving

　　D) ascending

　　注：1. ascending 轻的，薄的物体的上升；声音从远处传来

　　2. floating 漂浮的

　　3. raise 抚养

　　4. heave 举重物

　　[P14-60]

　　Do you have any ______ about what living beings on other planets would be like?

　　A) ideal

　　B) comprehension

　　C) notion

　　D) intelligence

　　注：1. notion 概念

　　2. intelligence 智力

　　IQ 智商

　　EQ 情商

　　[P15-69]

　　Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ________ over the meeting with great skill.

　　A) presided

　　B) administered

　　C) mastered

　　D) executed

　　注：1. preside 主持

　　2. administer 管理

　　3. master 掌握，控制

　　4. execute 执行

　　[P15-70]

　　Both parties promised to ______ the contract to be signed the following day.

　　A) keep with

　　B) tangle with

　　C) adhere to

　　D) devote to

　　注：1. adhere to 遵守

　　2. keep in with 跟某人保持友好关系

　　3. tangle with 卷入纠纷，卷入争论

　　4. devote to 奉献，贡献