SAT閱讀習題7 含中文注釋
1. 就像美國其他許多人一樣，他們需要法律來_________平等的權力，美國殘疾人需要_________法律來關注他們的需要。
Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to __________ equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to __________ legislation addressing their concerns.
guarantee v. 擔保...lobby for v. 游說
preclude v. 妨礙...enact v. 頒布，制定法律
ascertain v. 確定，探知...consolidate v. 鞏固
compound v. 混合物，復合的...contend with v. 對付，與...作斗爭
suppress v. 仰制，鎮壓...ratify v. 批準，認可
2. 咖啡廳吸引了_________客戶:很多各種各樣的人群聚集在那里。
The cafe attracts a __________ clientele: a startlingly heterogeneous group of people collects there.
motley adj. 混雜，雜色的
callous adj. 麻木的,無情的
languid adj. 軟弱無力的，倦怠的
mysterious adj. 神秘的
humane adj. 仁慈的
3. 教科書的第二版本提供了__________腳注;從第一版本開始，編者有明顯的_________背景數據要非常充足。
The second edition of the textbook provides __________ footnotes; since the first edition, the editors have apparently __________ a great deal of background data.
meager adj. 貧乏的...accumulated v. 累積
illegible adj. 難辨認的...clarified v. 澄清
copious adj. 豐富的...amassed v. 積累
voluminous adj. 大量的，豐富的，長篇的...excised v. 切除的，離體的
monotonous adj. 單調的...embellished v. 裝飾
4. 福南德斯教授對殖民政府的據稱的人道主義已經________和已經堅持強調它的行為，恰恰相反，_________。
Professor Fernandez has been _________ about most of the purportedly humanitarian aspects of the colonial government and has insisted that its actions were, on the contrary, __________.
dubious adj. 可疑的...self-serving adj. 自私的
enthusiastic adj. 熱心的...contemptible adj. 可輕蔑的
disparaging adj. 輕蔑的...sporadic adj.斷斷續續的，偶爾發生的
excited adj. 興奮的...gratuitous adj. 不必要的
disillusioned adj. 不抱幻想的...benevolent adj. 仁慈的
5. 混凝土是由很多物質_________,是由石頭，;卵石，沙子，和水泥組成的。
Concrete is __________ of many materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles, sand, and cement.
a conflagration n. 大火，突發
a distillation n. 蒸餾
a concordance n. 一致，和諧
an aberration n. 失常
an amalgamation n. 融合，混合
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Section 5
1. 對于_________狼的描述基本上是誤解;狼是喜歡成群活動的_________動物。
The depiction of the __________ wolf is largely a misconception; wolves are __________ creatures that prefer to run in packs.
howling adj. 咆哮的...noisy adj. 喧鬧的
maternal adj. 母性的...shy adj. 害羞的
lone adj. 寂寞的...social adj.社交的，群居的
vicious adj. 惡毒的，惡意的...dangerous adj. 危險的
hungry adj. 饑餓的...famished adj. 極饑餓的
2. 爵士倡導者劉易斯阿姆斯特朗的喇叭即席演奏有名氣;他的歌唱創新也是一樣的________。
Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is renowned for his improvisations on the trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are equally _________.
obscure adj. 模糊的
severe adj. 嚴厲的
conventional adj. 常見的
erroneous adj. 錯誤的
noteworthy adj. 顯著的
3. 安德魯預感史密夫小姐會輸掉選舉是_________考慮到她的對手已經全面勝利，證明了安德魯的_________是正確的。
Andrews hunch that Ms. Smith would lose the election was _________ when her opponent won in a landslide, proving Andrews _________ to be correct.
compromised v. 妥協...prediction n. 預言
rejected v. 拒絕，駁回...insolence n. 傲慢
substantiated v. 證明...endorsement n. 認可
confirmed v. 確認...intuition n. 直覺
belied v. 掩飾...retraction n. 撤銷
4. 這個藥物的確是有效的，__________了痛楚，雖然近期的研究說明了藥物不可能完全消除所有的不適。
The medicine does have a salutary effect by __________ pain, even if recent studies prove that it cannot eliminate such discomfort entirely.
alleviating v. 減輕
distracting v. 分心
revitalizing v. 使復活
eradicating v. 根除
augmenting v. 增加
5. 實習生幾乎太__________, 他覺得他的病人的痛楚就像他自己的一樣。
The intern was almost too ___________; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.
candid adj. 率直的
disarming adj. 解除武裝
empathetic adj. 同感的，移情作用的
insightful adj. 富有洞察力的
hysterical adj. 異常興奮的
6. 當超凡魅力的主講者離開指揮臺的時候，她被_________熱情的支持者包圍，支持者_________我們嘗試去接近她。
As the charismatic speaker left the podium, she was surrounded by _________ of zealous supporters who _________ our attempts to approach her.
an entourage n. 隨從...interfered with v. 干擾
a debacle n. 崩潰，災害...concurred with v. 同意
a faction n. 派別...pertained to v. 關于，從屬于
a dearth n. 缺乏...intercepted v. 截取
a coalition n. 聯合，結合...encompassed v. 包圍
1. 就像美國其他許多人一樣，他們需要法律來_________平等的權力，美國殘疾人需要_________法律來關注他們的需要。
Like many other groups of people in the United States who have needed laws to __________ equal rights, Americans with disabilities have had to __________ legislation addressing their concerns.
guarantee v. 擔保...lobby for v. 游說
preclude v. 妨礙...enact v. 頒布，制定法律
ascertain v. 確定，探知...consolidate v. 鞏固
compound v. 混合物，復合的...contend with v. 對付，與...作斗爭
suppress v. 仰制，鎮壓...ratify v. 批準，認可
2. 咖啡廳吸引了_________客戶:很多各種各樣的人群聚集在那里。
The cafe attracts a __________ clientele: a startlingly heterogeneous group of people collects there.
motley adj. 混雜，雜色的
callous adj. 麻木的,無情的
languid adj. 軟弱無力的，倦怠的
mysterious adj. 神秘的
humane adj. 仁慈的
3. 教科書的第二版本提供了__________腳注;從第一版本開始，編者有明顯的_________背景數據要非常充足。
The second edition of the textbook provides __________ footnotes; since the first edition, the editors have apparently __________ a great deal of background data.
meager adj. 貧乏的...accumulated v. 累積
illegible adj. 難辨認的...clarified v. 澄清
copious adj. 豐富的...amassed v. 積累
voluminous adj. 大量的，豐富的，長篇的...excised v. 切除的，離體的
monotonous adj. 單調的...embellished v. 裝飾
4. 福南德斯教授對殖民政府的據稱的人道主義已經________和已經堅持強調它的行為，恰恰相反，_________。
Professor Fernandez has been _________ about most of the purportedly humanitarian aspects of the colonial government and has insisted that its actions were, on the contrary, __________.
dubious adj. 可疑的...self-serving adj. 自私的
enthusiastic adj. 熱心的...contemptible adj. 可輕蔑的
disparaging adj. 輕蔑的...sporadic adj.斷斷續續的，偶爾發生的
excited adj. 興奮的...gratuitous adj. 不必要的
disillusioned adj. 不抱幻想的...benevolent adj. 仁慈的
5. 混凝土是由很多物質_________,是由石頭，;卵石，沙子，和水泥組成的。
Concrete is __________ of many materials, a composite of rocks, pebbles, sand, and cement.
a conflagration n. 大火，突發
a distillation n. 蒸餾
a concordance n. 一致，和諧
an aberration n. 失常
an amalgamation n. 融合，混合
p 780
Section 5
1. 對于_________狼的描述基本上是誤解;狼是喜歡成群活動的_________動物。
The depiction of the __________ wolf is largely a misconception; wolves are __________ creatures that prefer to run in packs.
howling adj. 咆哮的...noisy adj. 喧鬧的
maternal adj. 母性的...shy adj. 害羞的
lone adj. 寂寞的...social adj.社交的，群居的
vicious adj. 惡毒的，惡意的...dangerous adj. 危險的
hungry adj. 饑餓的...famished adj. 極饑餓的
2. 爵士倡導者劉易斯阿姆斯特朗的喇叭即席演奏有名氣;他的歌唱創新也是一樣的________。
Jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong is renowned for his improvisations on the trumpet; his innovations as a vocalist are equally _________.
obscure adj. 模糊的
severe adj. 嚴厲的
conventional adj. 常見的
erroneous adj. 錯誤的
noteworthy adj. 顯著的
3. 安德魯預感史密夫小姐會輸掉選舉是_________考慮到她的對手已經全面勝利，證明了安德魯的_________是正確的。
Andrews hunch that Ms. Smith would lose the election was _________ when her opponent won in a landslide, proving Andrews _________ to be correct.
compromised v. 妥協...prediction n. 預言
rejected v. 拒絕，駁回...insolence n. 傲慢
substantiated v. 證明...endorsement n. 認可
confirmed v. 確認...intuition n. 直覺
belied v. 掩飾...retraction n. 撤銷
4. 這個藥物的確是有效的，__________了痛楚，雖然近期的研究說明了藥物不可能完全消除所有的不適。
The medicine does have a salutary effect by __________ pain, even if recent studies prove that it cannot eliminate such discomfort entirely.
alleviating v. 減輕
distracting v. 分心
revitalizing v. 使復活
eradicating v. 根除
augmenting v. 增加
5. 實習生幾乎太__________, 他覺得他的病人的痛楚就像他自己的一樣。
The intern was almost too ___________; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.
candid adj. 率直的
disarming adj. 解除武裝
empathetic adj. 同感的，移情作用的
insightful adj. 富有洞察力的
hysterical adj. 異常興奮的
6. 當超凡魅力的主講者離開指揮臺的時候，她被_________熱情的支持者包圍，支持者_________我們嘗試去接近她。
As the charismatic speaker left the podium, she was surrounded by _________ of zealous supporters who _________ our attempts to approach her.
an entourage n. 隨從...interfered with v. 干擾
a debacle n. 崩潰，災害...concurred with v. 同意
a faction n. 派別...pertained to v. 關于，從屬于
a dearth n. 缺乏...intercepted v. 截取
a coalition n. 聯合，結合...encompassed v. 包圍
