loyal[ˈlɔɪəl]adj. 忠实的,忠诚的The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they’d feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in.这一想法是:最忠诚的顾客仍然会购买他们青睐的产品,他们觉得是在帮助维护自己所信赖的东西的品质。
(2016年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 4)productive [prəˈdʌktɪv]adj. 生产的;多产的;富有成果的Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.只有当人类开始以更有效的方式获得食物时,才能有时间开展其他活动。
(2009年英语阅读理解Part A Text 3)ingredient [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]n. 因素;组成部分;原料Impulsive spending isn't an option, so plan your week's menu in advance, making shopping lists for your ingredients in their exact quantities.冲动消费不是好主意,因此提前计划好一周的菜单,列出食物原材料购物单,并且列出所需的精确数量。
(2013年英语二阅读理解Part B)notion ['nəʊʃn]n. 概念,观点,看法Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.比这更胜一筹的是促使美的观念超越特定行业所设定的物质标准。
(2016年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 1)giant [ˈdʒaɪənt]adj. 巨大的;巨人般的Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a giantobservatory that promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos.三十米望远镜(简称TMT)是一座巨型天文观测台,它有望彻底改变人类对宇宙的认知,它的修建遭到了人们的抗议。
(2017年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 2)Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good.几个巨型大坝工程就很可能弊大于利。
(1998年英语阅读理解Text 1)librarian [laɪˈbreriən]n. 图书馆管理员Suppose you are a librarian in your university.Write a notice of about 100 words.假设你是你的大学的图书管理员。
写一个100字的通知。
(2016年英语一写作Part A)natural[ˈnætʃrəl]adj. 自然的,天然的;正常的,预料中的To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state.为了限制莫纳克亚山上的天文望远镜数量,旧的天文望远镜在寿命终结后会被拆除,其原址也会恢复到自然状态。
(2017年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 2)numerous[ˈnuːmərəs]adj. 许多的,很多的This scale took numerous factors into consideration.这个等级考虑了许多因素。
(2013年英语一完形填空)mixture[ˈmɪkstʃər]n. 混合,混合体,混合物History and news become confused, and one’s impressions tend to be a mixture of skepticism and optimism.历史和新闻混为一谈,人们开始产生一种怀疑与乐观相混杂的印象。
(2005 年英语翻译)substantial [səbˈstænʃl]adj. 大量的,基本上的,内容充实的“We estimate that either eliminating a substantial labour-rights concern, such as child labour, or increasing corporate giving by about 20% result in fines that generally are 40% lower than the typical punishment for bribing foreign officials.” says one researcher.一位研究者说:“我们估计,无论是消除童工等实质性的劳动权益纠纷,还是将企业捐赠增加约20%,通常都能使罚款比对行贿外国官员的常规处罚低40%。
”(2016年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 3)consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃn]n. (资源)耗尽;消耗;痨病Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said that the consumption of unhealthy food should be seen to be just as damaging as smoking or excessive drinking.皇家儿科和儿童健康学院的院长特伦斯·斯蒂芬森教授指出,人们应该把消费不健康食品视作与吸烟和酗酒具有同样的危害性。
(2011年英语二阅读理解Part B)imitate[ˈɪmɪteɪt]vt. 模仿,效仿;仿造,伪造This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behavior we see every day.这是同辈压力的一种更为微妙的形式:我们会无意识地模仿每天看到的行为。
(2012年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 1)defend [dɪˈfend]vt. & vi. 保卫;辩护;防守Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy.不能批判地思考、捍卫自己的思想、理解他人的观点,他们就不能充分地参与我们的民主。
(2004年英语阅读理解Part A Text 4)vague [veɪɡ]adj. 模糊的;含糊的;不明确的Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.”与惯用的以含糊的理由来遮掩离职原因不同,他反而很坦诚地说,他离开的理由就是“为了去追求自主创业的理想”。
(2011年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 2)delicate[ˈdelɪkət]adj. 微妙的;熟练的;纤弱的;易损的Parents still have a major role to play, but now it is more delicate.父母仍有一个重要的角色要扮演,但现在这个角色却更微妙。
(2007年英语阅读理解Part B)substitute [ˈsʌbstɪtuːt]n. 替代品Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point.坚持去听音乐会的人的答复是:录音无法取代现场演出。
这些人其实没有抓住事物的重点。
(2011年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 1)In talking to some scientists, particularly younger ones, you might gather the impression that they find the “scientific method” a substitute for imaginative thought. 在和一些科学家,特别是年轻科学家交谈时,你可能会有这样一种印象:他们认为“科学方法”可以代替创造性思维。
(1999年英语阅读理解Text 5)vt. 代替Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. (Paulo Coelho-Brazilian novelist)勇敢点。
去冒险。
经历是无可替代的。
extract [ɪkˈstrækt]vt.提取;(费力地)拔出;选取,摘录;获得So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw—having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.于是他雇了一名牙医往自己口腔里植入了九颗牙,这些牙是从他的奴隶之口中拔出来的。
(2008年英语阅读理解Part A Text 4)n. 节选,摘录;提炼物;浓缩物Experience is the extract of suffering. (Arthur Helps-English writer)经验是磨难的结晶。