2007年考研英语阅读真题单词解析（考研1号读者原创）.docVIP

2007年考研英语阅读真题单词解析（考研1号读者原创） 2007年Text 1 If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006s World Cup tournament you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk elite soccer later months. If you then examined the European national youth teams that feed the World Cup and professional ranks， you would find this strange phenomenon to be even more pronounced. certificate n 证（明）书 certify v 证明 证实 证明……合格 担保 certified adj 证明合格的 持有证件的 certification n 证明 证书 certificated adj 领有证书的；合格的 tournament n 锦标赛 联赛 比赛 武士马上比武 noteworthy adj 值得注意的 显著地 noted adj 著名的 知名的 quirk n 怪事 巧合 怪异的性格或行为 quirky adj 怪异的 elite n 精英 精华 中坚分子 feed v 供给 喂养；使满足 传送 n 饲料 喂食 feed in 输入 be fed up with 感到厌烦 ranks n 队伍 级别（rank的复数） v 把……排列起来（rank的第三人称单数） pronounced adj 显著地 断然的 What might account for this strange phenomenon？ Here are a few guesses： a） certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills. b） winter-born babieies tend to have higher oxygen capacity which increases soccer stamina. c） soccer mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime at the annual peak of soccer mania. d） none of the above. astrological adj 占星的 占星术的 astrology n 占星术 astrologer n 占星家 confer vt 授予 给予 vi 协商 superior n 上级 长官；优胜者 高手；长者 adj 上级的 优秀的 出众的 高傲的 oxygen n 氧气 capacity n 容量 能力 资格 地位 生产力 stamina n 毅力 精力 活力 持久力 conceive vt 怀（胎） vi 怀胎 conceive of 构想出 设想 peak n 顶峰 高峰 尖端 v 达到最高值 adj 最高度的 高峰时期的 mania n (mania for )狂热 癖好 maniac/maniacal adj 疯狂的 狂热的 Anders Ericsson， a 58-year-old psychology professor at Florida State University， says he believes strongly in “none of the above.” Ericsson grew up in Sweden， and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. His first experiment nearly years ago， involved memory： training