1.excel [ɪk'sel]
vt. 超过；擅长 真题例句：To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the connections that drive.intelligence is inherited.在一定程度上来说，我们天生就有善于建立大脑连接的能力，这些连接驱动的发展。(2014真题例句) 2. scandal ['skænd(ə)l] n. 丑闻；流言蜚语；诽谤；公愤 真题例句：But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.但令人尴尬的丑闻和共和党人在最近的欧洲选举中所受到的欢迎度让他自食其言，被迫退位。(2015真题例句) 【知识拓展】eat one's words 是“食言”吗？ eat one's words: 是一个争议良久的短语，很多人包括网络词典都将其认作“食言”的意思，但据小编考证牛津、柯林斯和韦氏等权威词典，其释义则归纳为：Admit that what you said was wrong，收回前言，承认错误（《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第七版）；If you said that someone has to eat their words, you mean that they have to admit that they were wrong about something they said in the past, especially when this makes them look foolish，收回前言，承认说错了话；to retract what one has said（Merrian Webster）。 3. goods [ɡʊdz] n. 商品；动产；合意的人； 真题例句：If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods－making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools.如果需要政府起作用，则政府应该切实提供公共产品——确保有活动场地和资金用于铺设网球场和（英式）篮球场，并鼓励学校提供所有这些活动。(2017真题例句) 4. undesirable [ʌndɪ'zaɪərəb(ə)l] adj. 不受欢迎的；不合需要的 n. 不良分子；不受欢迎的人 【解析】un表“否定”，desir表“要求，需求，欲望” 真题例句：Peer pressure often emerges as a cause of undesirable behaviors.同伴压力是导致不良行为的原因。(2012真题例句） 5. device[dɪ'vaɪs] n. 装置，设备；方法；图案 真题例句： Radeskys food-testing exercise shows that mothers’ use of devices reduces mother-child communication.拉德斯基的食物测验表明母亲对数码设备的使用减少了母亲和孩子的交流。(2017真题例句) 【词汇辨析】facility / equipment / device 的区别 device：一般指小型仪器。如计算器、MP3 等小型电子仪器。 equipment： 是比较大的仪器或机器（如大型计算机、压缩机等）。 facility： 是设施（如学校、厂房等）。 6. freedom['friːdəm] n. 自由，自主；直率 【解析】free表“自由”，dom表名称后缀 真题例句：The court, though, may want to allow room for police to cite situations where they are entitled to more freedom.不过法院可能会想给警方一些余地，让他们可以接近曾被赋予更多自由的情形作为办案模版。(2015真题例句) 7. consideration[kən'sɪdəreɪʃn] n. 考虑，考察；关心 真题例句：This scale took numerous factors into consideration. 该评分等级考虑了很多因素。 【短语分析】take ... into account与take ... into consideration在英语中有何区别？ take into account 重视；把……考虑进去；把；考虑进去 【例如】 take… into account考虑 take…into account考虑到；顾及；斟酌到；思量到 take sth into account对某事加以考虑；对某事加以斟酌 take into consideration 考虑；考虑到；顾及；予以考虑 【例如】 take sth. into consideration对某事进行慎重的考虑 take … into consideration将…考虑进去 Take you into consideration为您着想 8. negotiation [nɪ'gəʊʃɪeɪʃn] n. 谈判；磋商 真题例句：A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations.年轻小伙子看到有可能的配偶可以自行选定，然后再让父母安排婚姻协商事宜。(2016真题例句) 9. uneasy [ʌn'iːzɪ] adj. 不舒服的；心神不安的；不稳定的 【解析】un表否定，easy表“舒服” 真题例句：Being unemployed makes one feel uneasy.失业使人觉得忧虑不安。(2014真题例句) 10. fatal ['feɪt(ə)l] adj. 致命的；重大的；毁灭性的 【词汇拓展】fatal flaw致命缺陷 真题例句：Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw. 从一开始，这个价格标签就是预检的致命缺陷。(2017真题例句) 【词汇辨析】fatal和lethal的区别 fatal adj. 致命的，不幸的，用来形容一切可以导致死亡的事物或决定，含有命中注定的意味。 The wound proved fatal; he died next day. 这伤证明是致命的，他第二天便死了。 lethal adj. 致命的，致死的，指含有造成死亡的事物，也可指造成死亡的目的。She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。 lethal weapon致命性武器
