1、剑八阅读同义词替换TEST 1 1. agree=concur=go along with=fall in with=go with v.同意 2. sceptic and advocate=different attitude 不同的看法 3. significance=impressive=meaning=sense n.重要性 4. meditation: the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons n.
2、冥想，沉思 5. parapsychology: the scientific study of mysterious abilities that some people claim to have, such as knowing what will happen in the future n.通灵学 6. environment=condition=light, sound, warmth=situation=circumstance n.环境 7. alter=change=revise=make changes v. 改变 8. trial=experiment=test n.实验
3、 9. success rate=positive result=achievement=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就 10. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell v.认出，识别 11. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point v.限制 12. different=individual=not like=vary=not the same=contrast with=diverse adj.独特的 13. invention=devi
4、ce=creation=innovation n.发明，装置 14. cold temperature=freezing weather=chilly=frosty=wintry=cold snap adj.寒冷的 15. farming=agriculture n.农业 16. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time adj.同时的 17. uniform=equal=homogeneous adj.均衡的 18. devise=formulate=invent=create=come up with=make u
5、p=conceive=coin=dream up v.创造 19. civil=municipal=metropolitan adj.城市的 20. divide=split=separate=break up=break down=take apart=take something to piece v. 分开 21. new=revolutionary=original=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy adj.新的，革命的 22. create=introduce=invent=make sth. do sth.=be the cause=
6、lead to sth. v.发明 23. organize=co-ordinate=arrange=set out=put something in order=line up v.组织，使协调 24. public event=communal activity 公众、社交活动 25. aviation disaster=sky accident=air crash 空难 26. prompt=result in=lead to=make somebody do something=cause somebody to do something=lead somebody to do som
7、ething=motivate=induce somebody to do something v. 导致 27. resemble=like=similar=alike=much the same=comparable v.类似 28. oversimplify=incomplete=simplistic=generalize=see things in black and white adj. 过于简化的，不完整的 29. altitude=frommeters above the ground=height=how high=level n.高度 30. zone=airspace=re
8、gion=area=district=quarter=block=suburb n.区域 31. weather=meteorological=climate=condition n.气候 32. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade v.分类 33. create=establish=invent=start up=open=set up=found=inception v.创建 34. beacon and flashing=light=beam n.灯光 35. improve=develop=evolve=get
9、better=catch up=pick up=things are looking up v.发展，进化 36. aircraft=plane=by air n.飞机 37. average-sized=medium-sized adj. 中等的 38. city=metropolitan=urban=town=village=civic=municipal=downtown n.城市 39. pendulum : a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to
10、 control the working of a clock n.钟摆 40. coincidental : happening completely by chance without being planned adj.巧合的 41. disobey : to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law v.不服从 TEST 21. drastically : extreme and sudden adv.彻底地 2. carry out : subje
11、ct to : 使服从 3. remain=stay=keep=continue to be=still v.保持 4. detect=inspect=examine=notice=spot=become aware / conscious=note=conserve=perceive v.检查 5. fault=flaw=defect=trouble=bug=virus=be something wrong with=be something matter with n.缺陷，缺点 6. enough=sufficient=adequate=cover=meet somebodys need
12、 adj.足够的 7. main=largely=principal=chief=major=key=primary=prime=predominant=core adj.主要的: 8. documentation=written account=evidence=proof n.证明 9. shift=switch=transfer=move=jerk v.转换 10. consistent=lasting=stay the same=constant=unchanging adj.持续的 11. drought=no rain at all=dry=dusty adj.干旱的 12. pe
13、riod=cycle=era=age n.年代 13. random=arbitrary=at random adj.随机的 14. molten=hot=heat=boiling / boiling hot=scalding / scalding hot adj.熔化的 15. intense=strong=passionate=powerful=deep adj.强烈的 16. discover=explore=find / unearth=turn up v.开发，发现 17. pattern=trade / commodity=business n.贸易 18. relate to=a
14、ssociate with=link to / connect to=identify with 联系 19. feeling=emotional response / sensory=a sense of=passion n. 感觉 20. unappreciated=undervalued adj.低估的 21. difficult=elusive=hard / tough=easier said than done adj.困难的，难懂的 22. study=research=analyse=do/conduct research v.研究 23. smell=odour=scent n
15、.气味 24. interpretation=be considered to be=understanding=reading n.理解 25. define=distinguish=tell the difference v.使明确 26. damage=impair=break=do/cause damage=scratch v.损害 27. realize=consciously consider=occur to=become aware=sink in=strike=hit=wake up to the fact that v.想到 28. reveal=show=demonstr
16、ate=let somebody see=present=expose=let somebody take a look v.显示 29. to be defined=unanswered 无答案的 30. husbands and wives=marriage partner / spouse=couple=newlyweds夫妇 31. linguistic=language n.语言 32. describe=name=express=give a description of=talk about=write about=give an account of=tell of v.描述
17、33. lack=do not exist=not enough=scarce=inadequate=insufficient=in short supply v.缺乏的 34. do not smell=odorless 没有气味的 35. regard as=consider to 把认作 36. unpleasant=offensive=horrible / disgusting / revolting=not very nice=nasty adj.极讨厌的 37. certain=some=a measure of adj.一些 38. correspond=be consist o
18、f=coincide=match up v.一致 39. relevance n.关联 40. float=afloat v.浮动 TEST 31. building=property=construction n.建筑2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持3. financial support=fund=financial aid 资助4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻烦5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成6. direct
19、=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指导7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光线，激光8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的9. test in real=field test 实地测试10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才11. inherit=run in family=receive=ge
20、t=be given=be awarded v.继承12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do something well n.才能，技能13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.减少14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=ma
21、ke progress=accomplish=get results v.达成16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.无法改变的18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.稳定的19. life span=duration of life 寿命20. biological clock=interna
22、l clock 生物钟21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸，延长22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原则，法则23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.节约，保存25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的26. organism=living thing=life for
23、m=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing n.有机的TEST 41. middle-year education=lower secondary school 中学 2. format=pattern n.格式 3. less successful student=struggler 差等生 4. key=contributing factor=important=major=significant=critical n.关键 5. achievement=attainment=progress=breakth
24、rough=accomplishment n.成就 6. spacious=largely=big=huge=vast=enormous=immense adj.广阔的 7. adapt=accessible=get used to=become/grow accustomed to=adjust to v.适应，可接近的 8. careful=elaborate=conscientious=thorough=meticulous=methodical adj.仔细的，精心的 9. supplementary=assist=additional=extra=further=added=spar
25、e=more=another n.补充，帮助 10. effort=hard work=work at=push yourself=labour n.努力 11. correct answer=accuracy n.精确 12. imbalance=disorder=unequal=disproportionate n.不平衡，紊乱 13. no longer respond=resistance=fight against 抵抗 14. cost=financial outlay=spend=charge=fare=rental=toll n.支出 15. innate=built-in a
26、dj.先天的 16. immunity=resistance n.免疫力 17. entail=involve v.包含 18. circumstance=system n.环境，系统 19. feed on=prey on 以为食 20. blight=plague v.破坏 21. wipe out=eradicate=get rid of=abolish=scrap=do away with=eliminate 根除 22. plague=infest=troublesome v.折磨 23. compare=determination of variation=contrast=lik
27、en=make a comparison=draw an analogy=draw a parallel v.对比 24. criterion=identification=standard=scale n.标准，识别 25. compatible=use both method=well-matched=be made for each other=be a perfect match /pair/couple=be right for=be ideally suited adj.兼容的 26. specimen=individual n.标本 27. container=plastic o
28、r glass tube n.容器 28. wet=marshy=soaked=waterlogged=awash adj.湿的 29. habitat=area=the environment=ecosystem=ecology n.栖息地 30. pitfall=trap n.陷阱 31. little time and effort is required=minimal maintenance and intervention 最小程度的维修与介入 32. pesticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops n.杀虫剂 33. preservative: a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying, for example food or wood n.防腐剂
