考研英语:历年词汇考点汇总————————————————————————————————作者: ————————————————————————————————日期:ﻩ考研英语:历年词汇考点汇总2014年1.fade(v.衰退)[真题例句] As the brain fades,we refer to these occurrences“senior moments.”我们称这些事件为“老年人的时刻”。
【考研,2014,完形】2、damaging (a.破坏性的),wellbeing(n.幸福)[真题例句] Whileseemingly innocent,thisloss of mental focuscanpotentially have a damaging impact on our professional,social,and per sonal wellbeing.虽然看似无害,但这种精神无法集中的情况有可能会对我们的事业、社交和个人幸福产生破坏性的影响。
【考研,2014,完形】3、turn out (证明为),workout(n.锻炼),function(n.功能)[真题例句] It turned out that the brainneeds exercise inmuc hthe same way ourmuscles do,and the right mental workouts can si gnificantly improveour basic cognitivefunctions.事实证明,与肌肉训练很相似,大脑也需要训练,适当的只能训练可以显著提高我们的基本认知功能。
【考研,2014,完形】4、process(n.过程)[真题例句]Thinking is essentiallyaprocess of making connections in the brain.思维本质上是一个再大脑里建立联系的过程。
【考研,2014,完型】 5、excel(v.擅长)[真题例句] To a certain extent,our ability to excel in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited.擅长在大脑中建立联系的这种能力是遗传得来的,这些联系推动了智力的发展。
【考研,2014,完形】6、however(conj.然而),according to(prep.根据)[真题例句]However,because these connections are made through e ffort and practice,scientists believe thatintelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort.然而,由于建立这些联系需要努力和练习,科学家们相信智力能根据脑力付出而扩展或变动。
【考研,2014,完形】7.further (ad.更进一步),sharpness (n.敏锐)[真题例句] Now,a new Web—based company has taken it a step fu rther and developed the first“brain training”designed to actual ly help people improve and regain their mental sharpness.现在,一个新成立的基于网络的公司已经更进一步,研发出了第一个“大脑训练项目”,旨在真正帮助人们改善和恢复他们的精神敏锐程度。
【考研,2014,完形】8.allow(vt.容许,允许)[真题例句] TheWeb-based programallows you to systematicallyimprove your memory and attention skills.这个基于网络的项目可以系统地改善你在记忆力和注意力方面的技能。
【考研,2014,完形】9.keep track of (追踪)[真题例句] Theprogram keepstrack of your progressand provides detailed feedback on your performance and improvement.该项目对你的进展进行追踪,并对你的表现和提高给出详细反馈。
【考研,2014,完形】10.constantly (ad.不断地),build on (在…的基础上进一步发展),effec tive(a.有效的)[真题例句] Most importantly,it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengthsyou are developin g—much like aneffective exercise routine requires you to increa se resistance and vary your muscle use.最重要的是,与有效的日常锻炼需要你提高抵抗力、改变参与锻炼的肌肉一样,它不断地对你所参与的游戏进行改进和加强,从而进一步提高你正在形成的各种优势。
【考研,2014,完形】11.sign on [(登记失业(以领取政府的救济金)][真题例句]“Those first few days should be spent lookingfor work,not looking to sign on,”he claimed.“最初的那几天应该花在找工作上,而不是去进行失业登记,”他声称。
【考研,2014,阅读】20131.grant(vt.给予,准许),external (.外部的)[真题例句] At firstglance this might seem like a strength that gr ants theability tomake judgments which are unbiased by extern al factors.乍一看这好像是一种优势,能够使人作出不受外界因素影响的公正的决定。
【考研,2013,完形】2、picture(n.情况,局面)[真题例句] ButDr. Uri Simonsohn speculate that an inability to consider thebig picture was leading decision-makers tobe biased by thedaily samples of information they were working with.但乌里?西蒙逊博士推测,不考虑大局会导致决策者受日常处理的信息样本的影响而带有偏见。
【考研,2013,完形】3.be soft on(在…方面软弱),forexample (例如),fearful(a.担心的,害怕的)[真题例句] For example,he thtorised that a judge fearful ofappearing too soft on crimemight be more likely to send smeone t o prison if he had already sentenced five or six otherdefendants onlyto forced community service on that day.例如,他提出一个理论,对于一个害怕自己看起来对犯罪活动过于心慈手软的法官来说,如果当天他已经宣判五六个被告仅进行强制性的社区服务,那么他将某个人送人入监狱的可能性会更大。
4.test(v.检验)[真题例句] To test this idea,he turned to the university-admissions process.为了检验这种想法,他转而开始研究大学录取过程。
【考研,2013,完形】5.otherwise (ad.相反,其反面)[真题例句]Dr. Simonsohn suspected the truthwas otherwise.西蒙逊博士认为事实并非如此。
【考研,2013,完形】6.conduct (vt.进行,执行)[真题例句] He studied the results of 9323 MBA interviews conducted by 31 admissions officers.他研究了9323份由31位招生面试官进行的MBA面试结果。
【考研,2013,完形】7.rate(vt.对…作评估,评价)[真题例句] Theinterviewers had rate applicantson a scal eofone to five.面试官按照1?5的等级标准对申请人进行评分。
【考研,2013,完形】8.take.……into consideration (把…考虑在内)[真题例句] Thisscale took numerous factors into consideration.这一评分等级考虑很多因素。
【考研,2013,完形】9.undo(v.消除,取消)[真题例句] This might sound small,but to undo the effects ofsuch a decrease a candidate wouldneed 30 more GMAT pointsthan would otherwise have been necessary.也许少得的分数看起来并不多,但为了消除这一微小分数的影响,申请者就需要在GMAT考试中多考本来不必要的30分。
【考研,2013,完形】10.indictment(n.指控)[真题例句] This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more outof date or atodds with the feverish worlddescribed in Overdressed,Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indic tment of“fast fashion.”这种时尚界自上而下的概念太过时了,或者说它和Eliza beth Cline在《过度装扮》一书中描述的狂热世界完全不同。
2012年1.maintain (vt.维持)[真题例句] Thecourtcannot maintain itslegitimacy as guard an of the rule of law when justicesbehave like politicians.当法官的行为像政客一样时,法院便不能维持其作为法律规则捍卫者的公正性。