1. similarity [sɪmə'lærətɪ]
n. 类似；相似点
【2015·真题例句】Why this similarity exists in smell genes is difficult to explain ,for now.迄今尚难以解释这种嗅觉基因相似性的原因。
2. hemisphere ['hemi,sfiə]
n. 半球
【2002·真题例句】Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.强劲的经济增长势头，随着北半球冬季的到来，有可能在短期内使石油价格涨得更高。
3. auctioneer [,ɔ:kʃə'niə]
vt. 拍卖n. 拍卖商
【2010·真题例句】As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.就在拍卖师喊出报价时，纽约华尔街历史最悠久的银行之一的雷曼兄弟申请了破产。
4. significant [sɪg'nɪfɪk(ə)nt]
adj. 重大的；有意义的；值得注意的
【2015·真题例句】But, the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes.
但是美国独特的地理条件，不同民族之间的相互影响，以及在这个原始的新大陆维持原有生活方式的极大难度引起了巨大的变化。
5. vulgar ['vʌlɡə]
adj. 粗俗的；通俗的；本土的n. 平民，百姓
【2000·真题例句】What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. 现在的情况是人们不能像以前那样轻易地、公开地坦陈自己的梦想，惟恐别人认为自己爱出风头、贪得无厌、庸俗不堪。
6. glimpse [glɪm(p)s]
n. 一瞥，一看vi. 瞥见
【2002·真题例句】But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd.但是人脑扫一眼一个快速变化的场景，就能迅速排除98%的不相干信息，立即聚焦于婉蜒的森林小路边的一只猴子，或者一大群人中的一张可疑的面孔上。
7. neurologist [,njuə'rɔlədʒist]
n. 神经病学家；神经科专门医师
【2005·真题例句】A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” —the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep.一个世纪前，弗洛伊德阐述了革命性的理论，即梦是人们潜意识中欲望和恐惧经伪装后的预示；到了20 世纪 70 年代末期，神经病学家们转而认为梦是“精神噪音”，即睡眠时进行的神经修复活动的一种杂乱的副产品。
8. fabric ['fæbrik]
n. 织物；组织；构造
【2005·真题例句】Creating a “European identity” that respects the different cultures and traditions which go to make up the connecting fabric of the Old Continent is no easy task and demands a strategic choice—that of producing programs in Europe for Europe.创造一个尊重不同文化和传统的“欧洲统一体”绝非易事，需要战略性选择。正是这些文化和传统组成了连接欧洲大陆的纽带。
9. lawless ['lɔ:lis]
adj. 非法的；无法律的
【2011·真题例句】Can privacy be preserved while bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly lawless?在为这个似乎越来越目无法纪的世界带来安全与保障的同时，隐私是否还能得到保护？
10. dismiss [dɪs'mɪs]
v. 解散；解雇；开除
【真题例句】He dismisses a lot of the work of re-engineering consultants as mere rubbish— “the worst sort of ambulance chasing.” 他把重组顾问所做的许多工作视为垃圾--"典型的劳而无获"。
