20年考研英语真题超纲词汇(一).doc

20年考研英语真题超纲词汇（一）abreast ad．并肩地，并排地 Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast (ad.) of jobs in a particular database；when you get e-mail，consider it a reminder to check the database again．[2004年阅读] [译文]相反，最佳的策略是把代理当作一种提示服务来及时跟踪某一资料库里的工作岗位信息；当你收到电子邮件时，你就把官当作一种提醒再去查一查资料库。 advisory a．顾问的，咨询的，劝告的 That group--the National Bioethics Advisory (a.) Commission (NBAC)--has been working feverishly to put its wisdom on paper，and at a meeting on 17 May，members agreed on a near-final draft of their recommendations． [1999年阅读] [译文]这个名为“全国生物伦理道德顾问委员会”(NBAC)的小组一直在非常积极的工作，并将其意见写成报告；在5月17日的一次会议上，委员们就接近定稿的意见书取得了一致意见。 affinity n．密切关系，吸引力 While history once revered its affinity (n.) to literature and philosophy，the emerging social sciences seemed to afford greater opportunities for asking new questions and providing rewarding approaches to an understanding of the past. [1999年翻译] [译文]当历史学曾经重视其与文学和哲学的密切关系时，新兴的社会科学似乎提供了更多探求新问题的机会，并且为了解过去提供了有价值的研究方法。 allegation n．主张，断言，辩解 Hearing allegations (n.) of cruelty to animals in research settings，many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm all animal．[2003年阅读] [译文]当人们听到医学实验虐待动物的指控时，许多人都不明白为什么有人会故意伤害动物。 apprehensive a．有理解力的；忧虑的，担心的 What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards thee consolidation in the rail industry? [D]Apprehensive (n．)．[2003年阅读] [译文]许多受控制的托运人对铁路部门的合并是什么态度? [D]担心。 arbiter n．仲裁者，主宰者 “Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters (n.) of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?” asks Martin Bercovici. a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper．[2003年阅读] [译文]“我们是否真地想让铁路公司成为在市场上决定谁败谁荣的裁决者呢?”马丁?贝科维奇问道，他是一位常常代表铁路客户的华盛顿律师。 authorize v．批准 We can learn from the first paragraph that______． [C]NBAC was authorized(v．)to control the misuse of cloning technique[1999年阅读] [译文]从第一段我们可以了解到_______。 [C]NBAC被授权控制克隆技术的滥用 backbone n．脊椎，骨干，毅力 In other words，there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone(n.) and a ready-made