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SAT单词讲义:特殊人(2)
日期:2013-05-06 09:09

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  11.dictator/autocrat/monarch 统治者(注意一下这三个词语的词根来源)

  The rebels saw the huge statue of the dictator as___ of the totalitarian regime and swiftly toppled the monument.

  (A) an indictment

  (B) an illusion

  (C) a copy

  (D) a symbol

  (E) a mockery

  topple=tumble 推倒,推翻

  12.pedestrian 行人,缺乏智慧的(lacking wit or imagination)=prosaic

  pedestrian(ped脚+str街道,压马路的人当然都是行人,这种人大多也是缺乏智慧的)

  We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most__ of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.

  (A) enthralling

  (B) accomplished

  (C) pedestrian

  (D) auspicious

  (E) masterful

  13.stickler 坚持之人

  be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc:to think that rules etc are very important and that other people should think so too

  The Internal Revenue Service agent was a__ for accuracy, insisting that taxpayers provided exact figures for every deduction they claimed.

  (A) martyr

  (B) scoundrel

  (C) stickler

  (D) procrastinator

  (E) candidate

  14.procrastinator:拖拖拉拉的人

  someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

  Maggie is a procrastinator, naturally inclined to___ and to____ discussions.

  (A) meddle, scoff at

  (B) temporize, prolong

  (C) misbehave, disrupt

  (D) sneer, terminate

  (E) withdraw, intrude in

  temporize:to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time. 拖延以赢得时间

  (sneer,jeer嘲笑,peer 匹敌)

  15.philistine 平庸无聊的人 someone who does not like or understand art, literature, music etc

  We need more men and women of culture and enlightenment in our society; we have too many ----among us.

  (A) pedants (B) philistines

  (C) ascetics (D) paragons (E) apologists

  16.elitist 杰出人物 favoring a small, high-status group,an elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people

  Opponents of the research institute label it__ anachronism; its scholars, they allege, have__ rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.

  (A) an elitist, perquisites

  (B) a monarchical, tribulations

  (C) an irreproachable, luxuries

  (D) a reprehensible, afflictions

  (E) a commendable, privileges


  17.introvert<>extrovert 内向之人:外向之人

  coy <> decent 腼腆的:得体的,大方的

  Because he was__ by nature, he preferred reading a book in the privacy of his own study to visiting a nightclub with friends.

  (A) an exhibitionist

  (B) a hedonist

  (C) an adversary

  (D) an egoist

  (E) an introvert

  18.partisan 党徒

  Fanatically committed to one political cause, Anderson was a___, maintaining an exclusively___ outlook.

  (A) libertine, provincial

  (B) zealot, partisan

  (C) patriot, indulgent

  (D) maverick, altruistic

  (E) rebel, vicarious

  19.ruffian /miscreant/knave 恶棍

  (1)Tom nicknamed his dog__ because she was known for chasing any dogs in the neighborhood that came near her, even puppies.

  A. Bungler

  B. Ruffian

  C. Stickler

  D. Daredevil

  E. Naysayer

  (2)Victor gained a reputation for being a ------- because he constantly bullied other children.

  (A) bungler (B) ruffian (C) stickler (D) daredevil (E) naysayer

  naysay:拒绝,gainsay:否认

  20.snob 势利小人

  Political figures who appear to be stanch supporters of the interests of the general public may not always be the__ they purport to be, but rather__ who favor selected groups that provide significant campaign benefactions.

  (A) demagogues, mavericks

  (B) conservatives, anarchists

  (C) populists, elitists

  (D) moderates, reactionaries

  (E) partisans, snobs

  21.disciple apprentice 门徒

  Are we to turn into spineless____, afraid to take a___ stand, unable to answer a question without pussyfooting?

  (A) disciples, positive (B) hedonists, compromising (C) criminals, defiant

  (D) critics, constructive

  pussyfoot 消极行事

  22.recluse 隐士

  While Sarah may have been rather quiet, she was buy no means a ___, for the often spent evenings with people and considered that time to be quiet____.

  (A) recluse--- enjoyable (B) conservative--- diplomatic (C) reformer---irritating

  (D) barbarian---confusing (E) critic---demanding

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重点单词
  • privacyn. 隐私,隐居,秘密
  • martyrn. 烈士,殉道者 v. 杀害,折磨
  • libertinen. 性行为放纵者,浪荡子,持自由思想者 adj. 放荡
  • exhibitionistn. 喜欢出风头的人
  • apprenticen. 学徒 v. 使当学徒
  • regimen. 政体,制度 n. 养生法(=regimen)
  • indictmentn. 控告;起诉书
  • auspiciousadj. 吉兆的,幸运的,有利的
  • peern. 同等的人,同辈,贵族 vi. 凝视,窥视
  • illusionn. 幻觉,错觉,错误的信仰(或观念)