詞匯:六級四十天突破—講義與筆記(12)

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[P7-65]
    Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _______ the same company.
    A) all else
    B) much worse
    C) let alone
    D) less likely
    注:1. let alone 更不要說
     2. all else 其他一切
     3. much worse 更糟糕的是
     4. less likely 最不可能的是
    [P7-66]
    When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was _______ pale.
    A) startlingly
    B) enormously
    C) uniquely
    D) dramatically
    注:1. startlingly 驚人地
     2. enormously (具體形態(tài))巨大地;(變化)巨大地
     3. uniquely 獨特地,地
    [P7-67]
    Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on _______ for two months.
    A) pile
    B) segment
    C) file
    D) sequence
    注:1. application package 申請包裹
     2. pile 堆
     3. segment 部分;切片;章節(jié)
     4. sequence 次序,順序
    [P7-68]
    It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _______ will be conducted by computer.
    A) transmissions
    B) transitions
    C) transactions
    D) transformations
    注:三劍客詞匯
     1. transaction 交易
     2. transmission (廣播電視節(jié)目的)傳送;(疾病的)傳播;(文化的)傳遞
     ease 輕松
     disease 疾病
     lease 租金
     release 釋放
     please 高興,滿意
     crease 褶皺
     3. transition (季節(jié)的)過渡;(社會制度的)轉(zhuǎn)型
     4. transformation 改變
    [P7-69]
    The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
    A) implementation
    B) expedition
    C) demonstration
    D) manifestation
    注:1. manifestation 用現(xiàn)象來說明問題,表明問題
     2. implementation 履行諾言,完成任務
     3. expedition 探險,遠足
     4. demonstration 演示,證明
    [P8-70]
    The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased _______, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
    A) circulation
    B) reproduction
    C) manipulation
    D) penetration
    注:1. circulation 循環(huán);發(fā)行量
     2. reproduction 復制;生殖
     3. manipulation 操縱,控制(永陪詞匯)
     4. penetration 滲透,彌漫
     permeate 滲透,彌漫
     permanent 永恒的,永久的
     potential 潛力
    [P8-41]
    His career was not noticeably ______by the fact that he had never been to college.
    A) prevented
    B) restrained
    C) hindered
    D) refrained
    注:1. hinder 阻礙
     2. restrain = refrain 限制,抑制