英语四六级真题分析及词汇延伸.doc

Handout I: Vocabulary 1. A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and faculty to ________ together in research activities. A. involve B. specialize C. participate D. consist 词汇拓展： special specific /particular /peculiar ② feature character/characteristic/characterize/attribute faculty evaluation staff/stuff/stiff/cliff involve be involved in /be involved with 热衷于… evolve/revolve/revolt specialize specialize in/specialty participate participation (Participation matters.)/participant/anticipate consist consist of/be composed of/be comprised of/constitute resist /persist /insist 2. American college students are increasingly ____ with credit card debt and the consequences can be rather serious. A) discharged B) boosted C) dominated D) burdened 词汇拓展： ① credit be credited/attributed/owed to deposit/withdraw/account/balance/cashier ② consequence subsequent to/sequence/a sequence of/chain/battery/succession/sequential/successive consequently/in consequence/accordingly ③ discharge dispose/recruit/engage/wages/transfer/promote/sack/dismiss/discharge/suspend/suspension ④ boost sales/promote/boast/drum up/record ⑤ dominate dominant ⑥ burden undertake/retreat/undergo 3. Some people argue that the death _____does not necessarily reduce the number of murders. A) penalty B) pattern C) plot D) practice ① not necessarily not always/Money doesn’t always go with happiness. must have done/can’t/couldn’t have done ② reduce induce/deduce/deduct/conduct a survey/poll/produce(n.) ③ murder commit murder/convict/convince/theft/fraud/corruption/bribe crime scene/witness/be/bear witness to/court/golf court ④ penalty pay the penalty/price for execute/executive party/execution/come into effect/force/practice/execution ⑤ practice (坏习惯) habit/custom/habitual/customary/conventional/conservative/radical/rational/optical/ optional/alternative/opt to do/have no options but to do 4. A study shows that students