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SAT单词——Day 11
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SAT单词——Day 11

1. The thousands of fragile artifacts that had been _________ by generations of archaeologists were stored without the requisite safeguards against _________ and so became utterly useless to students.

A. collected...preservation

B. projected...dissipation

C. assembled...retrieval

D. amassed...deterioration

E. disseminated...desiccation

answer D

preservation [ˌprezə'veiʃən] n.保存, 维护, 防腐

The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.

这些画保存的非常好。

dissipation [ˌdisi'peiʃən] n.损耗,挥霍

He runs the whole gamut of dissipation.

他干尽了放荡的事儿。

retrieval [ri'tri:vəl] n.取回, 恢复, 挽回, []检索

Three phases are recognizable in the storage and retrieval process: data input and validation, data storage and data retrieval.

在存储和检索处理中有三个公认的阶段:数据的输入与核实、数据存储和数据检索。

amass [ə'mæs] v. 积聚, 收集

He is planed to amass a fortune for a rainy day.

他正打算积蓄财富以备不时之需。

deterioration [diˌtiriə'reiʃən] n.恶化, 退化, 变坏

I definitely felt a deterioration in vigor.

我自感体力已经退化了。

disseminate [di'semineit] vt.散播, 公开,宣传

They use the press to disseminate right-wing views.

他们利用报刊来传播右翼观点。

desiccation [‚desɪ'keɪʃn] n. 干燥

Adaptive features can be found in respiratory organs, feeding organs, organs for attachment and locomotion, organs for defending against enemies and organs for preventing desiccation.

特别留意生物的呼吸系统,呼吸方法,摄食器官和摄食方法,固着身体的方法,逃避捕食者的方法及抗旱的方法。

2. The incontrovertible evidence presented by the prosecution proved conclusively the ___________ of the defendant.

A. apathy

B. culpability

C. penitence

D. dexterity

E. prescience

apathy ['æpəθi] n.冷漠

After a short burst of enthusiasm, she relapsed into her usual apathy.

一阵热情爆发之后,他又回复到往常一样的冷漠了。

culpability [kʌlpə'biləti] n. 苛责, 有罪性, 有过失

After the accident, the company refused to accept culpability.

事故发生后,公司拒绝承担其应负的责任。

penitence ['penitəns] n. 忏悔, 悔过

“I am in Lady Agatha's black books at present," answered Dorian with a funny look of penitence.

现在我得罪了亚加沙夫人啦,道林带着有趣的忏悔神情说道。

dexterity [deks'teriti] n.灵巧, 机敏, 熟练, 手艺

The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity.

进行这些谈判需要相当圆滑的手腕。

prescience ['presiəns] n.预知, 先见

Still he had a strange prescience, an intimation of something yet to come.

不过他有一种奇特的预感,感到了某件事情就要发生。

answer B

3. Throughout her life, Mother Teresa, the winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Price, was _________ with her time, devoting herself to providing medical care and nutrition to the dying poor of the world.

A. rhetorical

B. munificent

C. felicitous

D. austere

E. mellifluous

rhetorical [ri'tɔrikəl] adj.修辞的, 修辞学的,词藻华丽的

Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there's very little solid content.

去掉他演讲中华丽的辞藻,你会发现其中没有什么实在内容。

munificent [mju:'nifisnt] adj. 慷慨的, 大方的

When he saw me, he made a low bow and assured me that I was a munificent patron of art.

他看到我就深深地鞠躬,说我是一位慷慨的艺术保护人。

felicitous [fi'lisitəs] adj.巧妙的, 极为适当的, 可喜的

Almost before he was aware of it, his tongue had found a felicitous moment.

转瞬间,一个绝妙的回答脱口而出。

austere [ɔ:'stiə] adj.简朴的, 严厉的, 苦行的, 紧缩的

The room was furnished in austere style.

这间屋子陈设得简单朴素。

mellifluous [mə'lifluəs] adj.如蜜般的,流畅的, 甜美的

Her voice was distinctive, soft and mellifluous.

她的嗓音甜美,清脆而柔和。

answer B

4. As the lunar cycle progresses in the coming days, the moon will continue to ___________ in apparent size until it is not even visible next week.

A. progress

B. wane

C. debunk

D. convoke

E. coalesce

answer B

wane [wein] n.衰落, 亏缺, 变弱 v.变小, 亏缺, 呈下弦

The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.

帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。

debunk ['di:'bʌŋk] v.揭穿真相,暴露

A lot of people used to believe that, but now it's been completely debunked.

过去很多人相信那种想法,但现在已经真相大白。

convoke [kən'vəuk] vt. 召集(会议)

The king convoked parliament to cope with the impending danger.

国王召开国会以应付迫在眉睫的危险。

coalesce [ˌkəuə'les] v.合并, 联合, 接合

The views of party leaders coalesced to form a coherent policy.

党的领导人的各种观点已经统一为一致的政策。

5. Because General Randoph's stratagem had been ___________ by the opposing forces, his army was _______ by a well-coordinated and lethal counterattack.

A. foreseen...defoliated

B. contradicted...disavowed

C. predicted...decimated

D. resolved...destroyed

E. established...demarcated

answer C

foresee [fɔ:'si:] v.预见, 预知

Do you foresee any problems with the new system?

对于这种新体制,你看会有什么问题吗?

defoliate [di:'fəuliˌeit] v. (使)落叶, 除叶

It is the herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas.

越战中使用的导致森林地区树木落叶的除草剂。

contradict [ˌkɔntrə'dikt] vt.反驳, ... 矛盾

The report contradicts what we heard yesterday.

这个报道与我们昨天听到的有矛盾。

disavow [ˌdisə'vau] v.否认, 不赞成

I disavow all responsibility for you.

我不承认对你有任何责任。

decimate ['desimeit] v. 毁掉大部分, 大量杀死, 使骤减 v. 抽杀十分之一的人

Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants.

助学金削减后,学生人数大大减少。

demarcate ['di:mɑ:ˌkeit] v.划分,划界

The playing area is demarcated by a white line.

运动场地以白线为界。

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