ACT阅读词汇高频考点总结1

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为什么要背核心词汇?

1.他们源于真题，方便同学们获取对考试难度和命题方向的第 一手体验;

2.他们带着准确高质量又形象易懂的英文释义，让同学们用英语对其有一个直观的感知;

3.他们当然还有音标、词性、中译。读出来、用母语、感受语境，怎么开心怎么背!

我们一起来看看这些阅读高频词汇吧!

Aspiration：[æspəˈreʃən] n. 渴望

desire to achieve things

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The aspiration to neutrality findsprominent expression in our politics and low.

Prominent: ['prɒmɪnənt] adj. 突出的

important andwell-known

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In days gone by, when theonly entertainment in town on a Wednesday night was to go to the countycourthouse to listen to a prominent politician give a theatrical tiradeagainst Herbert Hoover, an eloquent speaker could pack the courthouse and havefive thousand people lined up to the railroad tracks listening to the boomingloudspeakers.

Derive: [dɪ'raɪv] v. 源于

get

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Although neutrality derives from theliberal tradition of political thought, its province is not limited to thoseknown as liberals.

Disprove：[dɪsˈpruv] v. 反驳

prove to be false

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It’s as difficult to disprove animalconsciousness as it is to prove it.

Oppose: [kən'sɝvətɪv] v. 反对

unwilling to acceptchanges and new ideas

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Conservatives appeal to neutrality when opposingattempts by government to impose certain moral restraints.

Welfare: ['wɛl'fɛr] n. 福利

health, comfort,and happiness

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Republicans have long complained thattaxing the rich to pay for welfare programs for the poor is a form ofcoerced charity that violates people’s freedom to choose what to do with theirown money.

Assure：[ə'ʃʊr] adj. 保证

you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen,often in order to make them less worried

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Democrats have long replied that governmentmust assure all citizens a decent level of income, housing, educationand health care.

Permanent: ['pɝmənənt] adj. 永久的

lasts forever

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So familiar is this vision of freedom thatit might seem a permanent feature of the American political tradition.

Deliberating: [dɪ'lɪbərət]v. 仔细考虑

plan and decide beforehand

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It involves deliberatingwith fellow citizens about the common good and helping to shape the destiny ofthe political community.

Sustain：[sə'sten] v. 维持

continue or maintain for a period oftime

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For despiteits appeal, the liberal vision of freedom lacks the civic resources to sustainself-government.

Monopoly: [mə'nɑpəli] n. 垄断

complete control

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Twenty-fiveyears ago be published a short book suggesting that humans didn’t have the monopolyon thoughts and feelings

Appall: [əˈpɔl] v. 使惊愕

fill with fear or alarm

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Otherscientists were appalled.

Disguise: [dɪsˈɡaɪz] v. 伪装

make something appear different so that people will not know about it orwill not recognize it

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Animal enrichment programs featuring mentalpuzzles disguised as toys and treats have become a standard part ofdaily life at zoos.

Issue: [ˈɪʃu] n. 问题

an importantsubject that people are arguing about or discussing / v. 发行 make somethingknown formally or publicly

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And in the spring of 2001 the University ofChicago Press issued an updated edition of Dr. Griffin’s 1992 book, AnimalMinds.

Cautious：[ˈkɔʃəs] adj. 谨慎的

acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger

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Scientists,including me, have come to be very cautious.

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Misinterpret：[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜ:rprɪt] v. 误解

understand something wrongly

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Early work on primate gestures and facialexpressions was grossly misinterpreted.

Interpret: [ɪnˈtɜ:rprɪt] v. 解释

decide the meaning or significance of something

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But the effort to explain what was in his head has spawned almost asmany interpretationsas the words themselves have generated politicalmovements.

Intensify: [ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ] v. 增强

make somethingbecome greater in strength, amount, or degree

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In fact the recent findings appear to haveonly intensified the debate over animal consciousness.

Mess: [mɛs] n. 混乱

something in an untidystate

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Tufts University philosopher Daniel C.Dennett declared the state of thinking on animal consciousness a “mess”.

Advocate: [ˈædvəˌket] v. 提倡

recommend something publicly/ n. 提倡者

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On the one hand there are the pro-consciousness philosophers like Colin McGinn, a professor at RutgersUniversity, and Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton and aleading animal rights advocate.

Primitive: [ˈprɪmɪtɪv] adj. 原始的

belonging to avery early period in the development

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I think it’s plain common sense thatanimals have conscious states,” Mr. McGinn said. “Animals way down to insectshave phenomenal consciousness. It’s a primitive feature of thebiological world.

Unleash：[ʌnˈliʃ] v. 发泄、释放

release or vent

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Dr. Griffin appears mildly amused by thedebate his work has helped unleash.

Crack: [kræk] v. 打破

something becomes slightlydamaged, with lines appearing on its surface.

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