一、真題文章（1997年Text 1）
It was 3：45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates， Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up， half a world away， by John Hofsess， executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on line service， Death NET. Says Hofsess： "We posted bulletins all day long， because of course this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history."
The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief， others， including churches， right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association， bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population， life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part - other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada， where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength， observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law， an adult patient can request death - probably by a deadly injection or pill - to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days， the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson， a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer， the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering： a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view， but what I was afraid of was how I'd go， because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks，" he says.
二、譯文
凌晨3：45進行了最終表決。經(jīng)過半年的爭論和最后16個小時的國會激烈辯論，澳大利亞北部地區(qū)成為世界上第一個合法*，允許醫(yī)生根據(jù)絕癥病人個人意愿來結(jié)束起生命。這一法案以無可爭議的15票贊成10票反對獲得通過。幾乎同時，該消息就出現(xiàn)在互連網(wǎng)上。身處地球另一端的加拿大死亡權(quán)利執(zhí)行主席約翰?；舴蛉乖谑盏皆撓⒑?，邊通過協(xié)會的在線服務(wù)"死亡之網(wǎng)"發(fā)了公告。他說："我們一整天都在發(fā)布公告，因為這件事的意義不在于它是澳大利亞發(fā)生的事情，而是因為這是世界歷的一件大事。"
人們還需要一段時間才能了解這整個事件的重要性。澳大利亞北部地區(qū)制定的這項關(guān)于晚期病人的法律使得醫(yī)生和普通公民都在考慮它在道德和實際生活方面的意義。有些人放心地松了一口氣，有些人，包括教會、生存權(quán)力組織和澳大利亞醫(yī)藥協(xié)會，則猛烈抨擊這項法案，認為它的通過太草率。但是潮流不可能再逆轉(zhuǎn)了。在澳大利亞——那里的人口老齡化問題，生命延長技術(shù)，和社會態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，都在施加各自的影響——其他地區(qū)也將考慮通過類似的有關(guān)安樂死的法案。在美國和加拿大，隨著死亡權(quán)力運動不斷發(fā)展擴大，觀察家們正靜候著連鎖反應的發(fā)生。
新的北部地區(qū)法律規(guī)定，成年病人可以要求安樂死——大概是通過注射致死藥劑或服用致死藥片——來結(jié)束痛苦。安樂死的病人必須具備以下條件：該病人必須由兩名醫(yī)生診斷為晚期病人；平靜考慮7天后，病人簽署一個申請書；48小時后再給病人實行安樂死。54歲住在達爾文市（位于北部地方州）的尼克森患肺癌，對他來說，允許安樂死的法案的批準意味著他可以心情平靜的生活，而無需懼怕將要遭受的死亡的折磨：由死時所產(chǎn)生的呼吸困難所帶來的痛苦折磨。他說："從思想認識上講，我并不怕死，但是，我怕的是如何死去，因為我曾親眼目睹過醫(yī)院的病人死時由缺氧而掙扎并抓撓氧氣罩的情景".
三、考研核心詞匯
territory / 5teritEri / n. 領(lǐng)土， 版圖， 地域
[例] Wild animals will not allow other animals to enter their territory.
野生動物不許其他動物進入它們的領(lǐng)地。
[同義] area， country ，district， land ，place ，region ，section， zone
authority / C：5WCriti / n. 1權(quán)威；權(quán)威人士2權(quán)力， 職權(quán)3典據(jù)
[例] You don't have any authority for entering this house. It's private.
你們沒有任何權(quán)力進入這所房子，這是私宅。
[派生] authorize / 5C：WEraIz / v. 批準
authorization / 7C：WErai5zeiFEn / n. 授權(quán)， 認可
[固定搭配] by the authority of 得到……許可； 根據(jù)……所授的權(quán)力； 經(jīng)……許可；
in authority 持有權(quán)力的地位； on good authority 有確實可靠的根據(jù)；
incurably / in5kjuErEbli / adv. 不能治愈地
[例] She was incurably optimistic. 她是個無可救藥的樂觀主義者。
[派生] incurable / in5kjuErEbl / adj. 不能治愈的
convince / kEn5vins / vt. 使確信， 使信服
[例] It's hard to convince a farmer to grow wheat when he can make 10 times more planting poppies.
當農(nóng)民種罌粟能獲得比種小麥高十倍的利潤時，說服他去種小麥就很難了。
[同義] assure， guarantee， make certain
[派生] convincing / kEn5vinsiN / adj. 令人信服的， 有力的， 令人心悅誠服的
executive / i^5zekjutiv / adj. 1實行的， 執(zhí)行的2行政的 n. 執(zhí)行者， 經(jīng)理主管人員
[例] The president of a company is an executive.
公司的經(jīng)理是公司的管理者。
[同義] administrative， managing
[派生] execution / 7eksi5kju：FEn / n. 1實行， 完成， 執(zhí)行2死刑3制作；（武器等的）破壞效果， 殺傷力
execute / 5eksikju：t / vt. 1執(zhí)行， 實行， 完成2處死3制成， [律]經(jīng)簽名蓋章等手續(xù)使（證書）生效
？？import / im5pC：t / n. 1進口貨（常用復數(shù)）， 進口， 輸入2意思， 重要性 vt. 1輸入， 進口2含……的意思， 重要 vi. 有關(guān)系， 有重要性
[例] Imports of household appliances rose last month.
上個月我們的家用電器進口增加了。
[同義] implication ，importance， introduce，meaning ， receive ，significance
[反義] export [ 5ekspC：t ] vt. 輸出 n. 出口貨， 輸出， 出口， 出口商品
v. 出口
physician / fi5ziFEn / n. 醫(yī)師， 內(nèi)科醫(yī)師
[例] I have had myself carefully examined by physicians.
我已請醫(yī)生給我仔細檢查過了。
[同義] doctor ， medic
[反義] surgeon / 5sE：dVEn / n. 外科醫(yī)生
[派生] physic / 5fizik / n. 醫(yī)學， 醫(yī)術(shù)， 瀉藥 vt. 給……服藥， 治愈
physical / 5fizikEl / adj. 身體的， 物質(zhì)的， 自然的， 物理的
n. 體格檢查
implication / 7impli5keiFEn / n. 牽連， 含意， 暗示
[例] "He smiled， but the implication was that he didn't believe me."
"他微微一笑，但這一笑暗示著他不相信我的話。"
[派生] imply / im5plai / vt. 暗示， 意味
implicate / 5implikeit / vt. 使牽連其中， 含意， 暗示 n. 包含的東西
association / E7sEusi5eiFEn / n. 1協(xié)會， 聯(lián)合， 結(jié)交2聯(lián)想
[例] According to the American Automobile Association， since 1964 all cars
sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts.
根據(jù)美國汽車協(xié)會的資料，自從一九*年以來在美國出售的所有汽車都裝有保險帶。
[反義] opponent / E5pEunEnt / adj. 對立的， 對抗的 n. 對手， 反對者
[派生] associate / E5sEuFieit / vt. 使發(fā)生聯(lián)系， 使聯(lián)合 vi. 交往， 結(jié)交
n. 合作人， 同事 adj. 副的
[固定搭配] in association with 與……聯(lián)合[結(jié)交， 有關(guān)聯(lián)]
bitterly / 5bItElI / adv. 1苦苦地， 悲痛的2厲害的
[例] When we saw her ，she was weeping bitterly .
當我們看見她時，她哭地很厲害。
[派生] bitter / 5bitE / adj. 苦的， 痛苦的， 懷恨的
haste / heist / n. 匆忙， 急忙
[例] Marry in haste and repent at leisure. （諺）
草率結(jié)婚后悔多。
[反義] composure / kEm5pEuVE / n. 鎮(zhèn)靜， 沉著
[派生] hastily / 5heistili / adv. 急速地， 輕率地， 慌忙地， 草率地
[固定搭配] More haste less speed. 欲速則不達；make haste 趕緊
tide / taid / n. 1潮， 潮汐， 潮流2趨勢
[例] At high tide the sea covers the rocks， but at low tide it uncovers them.
海水在高潮位時淹過了礁石，可是在低潮位時卻淹不過。
domino / 5dCminEu / n.骨牌， 多米諾骨牌， 面具， 帶面罩及頭巾的外衣多米諾
[例] play dominos 玩多米諾骨牌
deadly / 5dedli / adj. 致命的， 極度的， 必定的
[例] Fog is the sailor's deadly enemy.
霧是航海者最致命的敵人。
[派生] dead / ded / adj. 1死的， 呆板的， 不流動的， （語言、習慣）2廢棄了的， 熄滅的 n. 死者 adv. 1完全地， 絕對的2突然的
injection / in5dVekFEn / n. 1 注射， 注射劑2（毛細血管等的）充血3（人造衛(wèi)星， 宇宙飛船等的）射入軌道
[例] hypodermic injection 皮下注射
[派生] inject / in5dVekt / vt. 注射， 注入
injectable / In`dVedtEbl / n. 血管注射劑 adj. 可注射的
diagnose / 5daiE^nEuz / v. 診斷
[例] The general practitioner diagnosed the illness of the baby as pneumonia.
全科醫(yī)生把小兒的病診斷為肺炎。
[同義] analyze ，deduce， gather， interpret
[派生] diagnosis / 7daiE^5nEusis / n. 診斷
certificate / sE5tifikit / n. 證書， 證明書 vt. 發(fā)給證明書， 以證書形式授權(quán)給……
[例] a birth certificate 出生證
[派生] certification / 7sE：tifi5keiFEn / n. 證明
certify / 5sE：tifai / v. 證明， 保證
haunting / 5hC：ntiN / adj. 常浮現(xiàn)于腦海中的， 不易忘懷的
[例] the haunting melody 常常想起來的調(diào)子
[派生] haunt / hC：nt / v. 神鬼出沒
spiritual / 5spiritjuEl / adj. 精神上的
[例] spiritual life 精神生活
[同義] holy ，religious， sacred
[反義] temporal / 5tempErEl / adj. 時間的， 當時的， 暫時的， 現(xiàn)世的， 世俗的， [解]顳的 n. 世間萬物， 教會財產(chǎn)
[派生] spirit / 5spirit / n. 1精神， 靈魂， 幽靈， 妖精2勇氣， 熱情， 情緒
vt. 1誘拐， 鼓勵2鼓舞
claw / klC： / n. 爪， 腳爪 v. 抓
[例] Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
他們家寵愛的貓在我的襪子上抓破了個洞。
四、強化練習
1.The day flows away through the sink when I wash my hands， wears off in the bowl when I eat my meal， and passes away before my day-dreaming gaze as reflect in silence. I can feel his _______ now， so I reach out my hands to hold him back .
A. hurricaneB. horrify C. humiliation D. haste
2. At the moment， the bright child from an ill-respected school can show _________ to prove he or she is suitable for a job.
A. respect B. certificates C. host D. hypothesis
3. In his writing， John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the _________barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
A. spiritual B. organic C. mechanicD. horizontal
4. Overt and covert streams of intelligence are by no means completely parallel and distinct； they often mingle and meander over one another's _________ .
A. dome B. ceremony C. territory D. character
5. The _______H5N1 virus first surfaced in Asia but appears to be spreading quickly to the west on the wings of migrating birds.
A. significant B. deadly C. characteristic D. honorable
6. It found that many children are dropping out of school to care for _________ ill parents and younger siblings. Some are forced to work long hours to make up for lost family income.
A. excitedly B. respectivelyC. terminally D. justly
7. Trading economies， like that of England in the 1600s， were considerably less affected by a failed harvest in a single location， since they could_______ food if necessary.
A. import B. donateC. subscribe D. hoist
8. Mom's chicken soup may be great， but antiviral medications are now available from your _________ if you come down with the flu.
A. teacher B. physician C. engineer D. duplication
9. The explanation given to me by Scott Valencia was very__________ and it seems that the team did change their settings via console to an unacceptable value.
A. distressing B. distracted C. convincing D. concentrated
10. The portraits of the women of this period show strong individuals looking back at you with confidence. They're almost___________ .
A. domestic B. cohesiveC. clumsy D. haunting
答案： DBACB CABCD
It was 3：45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates， Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up， half a world away， by John Hofsess， executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on line service， Death NET. Says Hofsess： "We posted bulletins all day long， because of course this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history."
The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief， others， including churches， right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association， bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population， life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part - other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada， where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength， observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law， an adult patient can request death - probably by a deadly injection or pill - to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days， the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson， a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer， the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering： a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view， but what I was afraid of was how I'd go， because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks，" he says.
二、譯文
凌晨3：45進行了最終表決。經(jīng)過半年的爭論和最后16個小時的國會激烈辯論，澳大利亞北部地區(qū)成為世界上第一個合法*，允許醫(yī)生根據(jù)絕癥病人個人意愿來結(jié)束起生命。這一法案以無可爭議的15票贊成10票反對獲得通過。幾乎同時，該消息就出現(xiàn)在互連網(wǎng)上。身處地球另一端的加拿大死亡權(quán)利執(zhí)行主席約翰?；舴蛉乖谑盏皆撓⒑?，邊通過協(xié)會的在線服務(wù)"死亡之網(wǎng)"發(fā)了公告。他說："我們一整天都在發(fā)布公告，因為這件事的意義不在于它是澳大利亞發(fā)生的事情，而是因為這是世界歷的一件大事。"
人們還需要一段時間才能了解這整個事件的重要性。澳大利亞北部地區(qū)制定的這項關(guān)于晚期病人的法律使得醫(yī)生和普通公民都在考慮它在道德和實際生活方面的意義。有些人放心地松了一口氣，有些人，包括教會、生存權(quán)力組織和澳大利亞醫(yī)藥協(xié)會，則猛烈抨擊這項法案，認為它的通過太草率。但是潮流不可能再逆轉(zhuǎn)了。在澳大利亞——那里的人口老齡化問題，生命延長技術(shù)，和社會態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，都在施加各自的影響——其他地區(qū)也將考慮通過類似的有關(guān)安樂死的法案。在美國和加拿大，隨著死亡權(quán)力運動不斷發(fā)展擴大，觀察家們正靜候著連鎖反應的發(fā)生。
新的北部地區(qū)法律規(guī)定，成年病人可以要求安樂死——大概是通過注射致死藥劑或服用致死藥片——來結(jié)束痛苦。安樂死的病人必須具備以下條件：該病人必須由兩名醫(yī)生診斷為晚期病人；平靜考慮7天后，病人簽署一個申請書；48小時后再給病人實行安樂死。54歲住在達爾文市（位于北部地方州）的尼克森患肺癌，對他來說，允許安樂死的法案的批準意味著他可以心情平靜的生活，而無需懼怕將要遭受的死亡的折磨：由死時所產(chǎn)生的呼吸困難所帶來的痛苦折磨。他說："從思想認識上講，我并不怕死，但是，我怕的是如何死去，因為我曾親眼目睹過醫(yī)院的病人死時由缺氧而掙扎并抓撓氧氣罩的情景".
三、考研核心詞匯
territory / 5teritEri / n. 領(lǐng)土， 版圖， 地域
[例] Wild animals will not allow other animals to enter their territory.
野生動物不許其他動物進入它們的領(lǐng)地。
[同義] area， country ，district， land ，place ，region ，section， zone
authority / C：5WCriti / n. 1權(quán)威；權(quán)威人士2權(quán)力， 職權(quán)3典據(jù)
[例] You don't have any authority for entering this house. It's private.
你們沒有任何權(quán)力進入這所房子，這是私宅。
[派生] authorize / 5C：WEraIz / v. 批準
authorization / 7C：WErai5zeiFEn / n. 授權(quán)， 認可
[固定搭配] by the authority of 得到……許可； 根據(jù)……所授的權(quán)力； 經(jīng)……許可；
in authority 持有權(quán)力的地位； on good authority 有確實可靠的根據(jù)；
incurably / in5kjuErEbli / adv. 不能治愈地
[例] She was incurably optimistic. 她是個無可救藥的樂觀主義者。
[派生] incurable / in5kjuErEbl / adj. 不能治愈的
convince / kEn5vins / vt. 使確信， 使信服
[例] It's hard to convince a farmer to grow wheat when he can make 10 times more planting poppies.
當農(nóng)民種罌粟能獲得比種小麥高十倍的利潤時，說服他去種小麥就很難了。
[同義] assure， guarantee， make certain
[派生] convincing / kEn5vinsiN / adj. 令人信服的， 有力的， 令人心悅誠服的
executive / i^5zekjutiv / adj. 1實行的， 執(zhí)行的2行政的 n. 執(zhí)行者， 經(jīng)理主管人員
[例] The president of a company is an executive.
公司的經(jīng)理是公司的管理者。
[同義] administrative， managing
[派生] execution / 7eksi5kju：FEn / n. 1實行， 完成， 執(zhí)行2死刑3制作；（武器等的）破壞效果， 殺傷力
execute / 5eksikju：t / vt. 1執(zhí)行， 實行， 完成2處死3制成， [律]經(jīng)簽名蓋章等手續(xù)使（證書）生效
？？import / im5pC：t / n. 1進口貨（常用復數(shù)）， 進口， 輸入2意思， 重要性 vt. 1輸入， 進口2含……的意思， 重要 vi. 有關(guān)系， 有重要性
[例] Imports of household appliances rose last month.
上個月我們的家用電器進口增加了。
[同義] implication ，importance， introduce，meaning ， receive ，significance
[反義] export [ 5ekspC：t ] vt. 輸出 n. 出口貨， 輸出， 出口， 出口商品
v. 出口
physician / fi5ziFEn / n. 醫(yī)師， 內(nèi)科醫(yī)師
[例] I have had myself carefully examined by physicians.
我已請醫(yī)生給我仔細檢查過了。
[同義] doctor ， medic
[反義] surgeon / 5sE：dVEn / n. 外科醫(yī)生
[派生] physic / 5fizik / n. 醫(yī)學， 醫(yī)術(shù)， 瀉藥 vt. 給……服藥， 治愈
physical / 5fizikEl / adj. 身體的， 物質(zhì)的， 自然的， 物理的
n. 體格檢查
implication / 7impli5keiFEn / n. 牽連， 含意， 暗示
[例] "He smiled， but the implication was that he didn't believe me."
"他微微一笑，但這一笑暗示著他不相信我的話。"
[派生] imply / im5plai / vt. 暗示， 意味
implicate / 5implikeit / vt. 使牽連其中， 含意， 暗示 n. 包含的東西
association / E7sEusi5eiFEn / n. 1協(xié)會， 聯(lián)合， 結(jié)交2聯(lián)想
[例] According to the American Automobile Association， since 1964 all cars
sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts.
根據(jù)美國汽車協(xié)會的資料，自從一九*年以來在美國出售的所有汽車都裝有保險帶。
[反義] opponent / E5pEunEnt / adj. 對立的， 對抗的 n. 對手， 反對者
[派生] associate / E5sEuFieit / vt. 使發(fā)生聯(lián)系， 使聯(lián)合 vi. 交往， 結(jié)交
n. 合作人， 同事 adj. 副的
[固定搭配] in association with 與……聯(lián)合[結(jié)交， 有關(guān)聯(lián)]
bitterly / 5bItElI / adv. 1苦苦地， 悲痛的2厲害的
[例] When we saw her ，she was weeping bitterly .
當我們看見她時，她哭地很厲害。
[派生] bitter / 5bitE / adj. 苦的， 痛苦的， 懷恨的
haste / heist / n. 匆忙， 急忙
[例] Marry in haste and repent at leisure. （諺）
草率結(jié)婚后悔多。
[反義] composure / kEm5pEuVE / n. 鎮(zhèn)靜， 沉著
[派生] hastily / 5heistili / adv. 急速地， 輕率地， 慌忙地， 草率地
[固定搭配] More haste less speed. 欲速則不達；make haste 趕緊
tide / taid / n. 1潮， 潮汐， 潮流2趨勢
[例] At high tide the sea covers the rocks， but at low tide it uncovers them.
海水在高潮位時淹過了礁石，可是在低潮位時卻淹不過。
domino / 5dCminEu / n.骨牌， 多米諾骨牌， 面具， 帶面罩及頭巾的外衣多米諾
[例] play dominos 玩多米諾骨牌
deadly / 5dedli / adj. 致命的， 極度的， 必定的
[例] Fog is the sailor's deadly enemy.
霧是航海者最致命的敵人。
[派生] dead / ded / adj. 1死的， 呆板的， 不流動的， （語言、習慣）2廢棄了的， 熄滅的 n. 死者 adv. 1完全地， 絕對的2突然的
injection / in5dVekFEn / n. 1 注射， 注射劑2（毛細血管等的）充血3（人造衛(wèi)星， 宇宙飛船等的）射入軌道
[例] hypodermic injection 皮下注射
[派生] inject / in5dVekt / vt. 注射， 注入
injectable / In`dVedtEbl / n. 血管注射劑 adj. 可注射的
diagnose / 5daiE^nEuz / v. 診斷
[例] The general practitioner diagnosed the illness of the baby as pneumonia.
全科醫(yī)生把小兒的病診斷為肺炎。
[同義] analyze ，deduce， gather， interpret
[派生] diagnosis / 7daiE^5nEusis / n. 診斷
certificate / sE5tifikit / n. 證書， 證明書 vt. 發(fā)給證明書， 以證書形式授權(quán)給……
[例] a birth certificate 出生證
[派生] certification / 7sE：tifi5keiFEn / n. 證明
certify / 5sE：tifai / v. 證明， 保證
haunting / 5hC：ntiN / adj. 常浮現(xiàn)于腦海中的， 不易忘懷的
[例] the haunting melody 常常想起來的調(diào)子
[派生] haunt / hC：nt / v. 神鬼出沒
spiritual / 5spiritjuEl / adj. 精神上的
[例] spiritual life 精神生活
[同義] holy ，religious， sacred
[反義] temporal / 5tempErEl / adj. 時間的， 當時的， 暫時的， 現(xiàn)世的， 世俗的， [解]顳的 n. 世間萬物， 教會財產(chǎn)
[派生] spirit / 5spirit / n. 1精神， 靈魂， 幽靈， 妖精2勇氣， 熱情， 情緒
vt. 1誘拐， 鼓勵2鼓舞
claw / klC： / n. 爪， 腳爪 v. 抓
[例] Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
他們家寵愛的貓在我的襪子上抓破了個洞。
四、強化練習
1.The day flows away through the sink when I wash my hands， wears off in the bowl when I eat my meal， and passes away before my day-dreaming gaze as reflect in silence. I can feel his _______ now， so I reach out my hands to hold him back .
A. hurricaneB. horrify C. humiliation D. haste
2. At the moment， the bright child from an ill-respected school can show _________ to prove he or she is suitable for a job.
A. respect B. certificates C. host D. hypothesis
3. In his writing， John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the _________barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
A. spiritual B. organic C. mechanicD. horizontal
4. Overt and covert streams of intelligence are by no means completely parallel and distinct； they often mingle and meander over one another's _________ .
A. dome B. ceremony C. territory D. character
5. The _______H5N1 virus first surfaced in Asia but appears to be spreading quickly to the west on the wings of migrating birds.
A. significant B. deadly C. characteristic D. honorable
6. It found that many children are dropping out of school to care for _________ ill parents and younger siblings. Some are forced to work long hours to make up for lost family income.
A. excitedly B. respectivelyC. terminally D. justly
7. Trading economies， like that of England in the 1600s， were considerably less affected by a failed harvest in a single location， since they could_______ food if necessary.
A. import B. donateC. subscribe D. hoist
8. Mom's chicken soup may be great， but antiviral medications are now available from your _________ if you come down with the flu.
A. teacher B. physician C. engineer D. duplication
9. The explanation given to me by Scott Valencia was very__________ and it seems that the team did change their settings via console to an unacceptable value.
A. distressing B. distracted C. convincing D. concentrated
10. The portraits of the women of this period show strong individuals looking back at you with confidence. They're almost___________ .
A. domestic B. cohesiveC. clumsy D. haunting
答案： DBACB CABCD