1.turbulence['tɜːbjʊl(ə)ns]
n.骚乱,动荡;狂暴 真题例句:One of these urges had to do with creating a state of peace in the midst of turbulence, a“still point of the turning world,”to borrow a phrase from T.S.Eliot.这些欲望之一就在于喧嚣之中创造平静,借用T.S.艾略特的话来说,就是“转动不息的世界的静止点”。(2013 翻译) 2.screen[skri:n] n. 屏幕;卡位 真题例句:With so much focus on children’s use of screens, it's easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. 对于儿童使用屏幕产品有如此多的关注,家长很容易忽略他们自己屏幕使用的方式。 3.tackle['tæk(ə)l] vt.处理;抓住 [过去式 tackled 过去分词 tackled 现在分词 tackling] 真题例句:Despite these factors, many social scientists seem reluctant to tackle such problems.尽管存在上述因素,但很多社会科学家似乎不情愿解决这类问题。(2013 新题型) deal 是偏重处理的主观能动性,比如遇到困难了知难而上, handle 侧重操控,指对一个问题的控制能力, tackle 指解决一个具体的难题。 4.bizarre [bɪ'zɑː] adj. 奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等) 真题例句:At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.就在汤玛斯·皮克提和其他经济学家警告不平等现象加剧和继承财富力量越来越强大的时候,富有的贵族家庭居然依旧是现代民主国家的核心象征,这显得很怪异。(2015阅读理解) 【词汇辨析】weird和bizarre的区别 weird 怪异的,超自然的,神秘的,不可思议的,超乎事理之外的(厄 运的运气或命运,尤指不吉祥的), bizarre 奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等)。 5.horizon [hə'raɪzn] n. 地平线;视野; 真题例句:As college students, when facing the fast-paced society, we definitely need the nutrients from books to build our mind and to broaden our horizon. 作为大学生,当我们面对快节奏的社会时,毫无疑问我们需要吸收书中的营养,构建我们的思想并开拓我们的视野。 6.characterize ['kærɪktə'raɪzd] adj. 以…为特点的 真题例句:A different and not mutually exclusive prediction holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one characterized by purposelessness. 一个不同的但不相互排斥的预测认为,未来将会是一片不同种类的荒地,特征是毫无目的性。 7.sympathy['sɪmpəθɪ] n.同情;慰问;赞同 【解析】sym表相同,path表感知感觉。 真题例句:Mental health allows us to view others with sympathy if they are having troubles, with kindness if they are in pain, and with unconditional love no matter who they are.健康的心理让我们在他人遇到困难时心怀同情,遭受苦痛时心怀善意,不论他们是谁(我们)都会心怀无条件的爱。(2016 翻译) 8.voyage ['vɒɪɪdʒ] n. 航行;航程;旅行记vi. 航行;航海vt. 飞过;渡过 真题例句:During their six- to twelve-week voyage, they subsisted on barely enough food allotted to them.在6到12周的航程中,他们依赖有限的配给为生。(2015 新题型) 9.gene [dʒiːn] n. [遗] 基因,遗传因子 真题例句:Though not biologically related, friends are as “related” as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of genes.朋友之间虽然没有血缘关系,但就像第四代表亲一样“有关联”,约有1%的基因相同。(2015完形填空) 10.caption ['kæpʃən] n. 标题;字幕;说明 真题例句:“Possessing books or reading books”—the caption accurately conveys the crucial information of the cartoon. “有书与读书”——标题准确地表达出了图画的关键信息。【词汇拓展】deal handle 和tackle