R2009514143632B3U4-Passage A-词汇充电.doc

1 abortion n. ① (esp. deliberately induced) expulsion of a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive, esp. in the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. 人工流产；堕胎；打胎：Many people are anti-abortion. 很多人反对人工流产。 【搭配】induced abortion 人工流产；habitual abortion 习惯性流产 ② project or action that has failed completely 已经完全失败的计划或运动。 【联想】派生词 abortionist n. 为人堕胎者( 尤指非法者)；abortive adj. 落空的，失败的。 2 catastrophic adj. involving or causing a sudden terrible disaster 灾难性的 【搭配】a catastrophic failure 极大的失败 【联想】派生词 catastrophe n. 突如其来的大灾难或大灾祸； catastrophically adv. 灾难性地 【考题】SARS is a _______ illness because it can not be effectively cured at present. A. disaster B. catastrophic C. tragic D. misfortune 【详解】答案B. 题意：非典型性肺炎是一个灾难性的疾病，目前还没有有效地治疗方法。四个词中A,B,D都有灾难性的意思，但A,D 为名词，不符合语法，C虽为形容词，意思是悲剧的，意思不符，故选B。 3 Catholic adj. of or relating to all Christians or the whole Christian Church; 天主教的，与天主教有关的：Is she a Catholic or a Protestant? 她是天主教徒还是新教徒? 【联想】Islam / Islamism 伊斯兰教；Catholicism 天主教；Buddhism 佛教；Christianity 基督教；Moslem 伊斯兰教徒； Catholic 天主教徒；Buddhist 佛教徒；Christian 基督徒 4 combat n. fight or fighting between two people, armies, etc. 格斗，搏斗，战斗 【搭配】armed / unarmed combat 武装斗争/ 非武装斗争 v. fight or struggle with / against sb/sth 战斗，斗争，搏斗 【辨析】battle 指( 一场) 战役，如： the battle of Waterloo;；fight 指斗争，不一定是战争中的战争，常指吵架，如a fight between two dogs. combat 比较正式，常用在军事语言中，强调战斗的行动，如： The troops were exhausted after months of fierce combat。 【短语】the combat with / against / between 与…….之间的战斗; combat for 为……而斗争combat sb’s views 反对某人的意见 5 controversy n. public discussion or argument , often rather angry, about sth which many people disagree with 公开辩论，论战：The appointment of the new director aroused a lot of controversy. 新负责人的任命引起了激烈的争论。 【考题】The point in _______ by correspondence is not whether we should do it but whether we can do it. A. argument B. debate C. dispute D. controversy 【详解】答案D。题意：在信件来往中，争论的关键不是我们是否该做这件事，而是这件事我们是否做得了。controversy 侧重于正式的用文字形式进行辩论。A)argument 辩论，常以事理或理由说服对方；B) debate 指不同的人对同一事物的不同观点的讨论；C)dispute