1 angle

n. the space between two lines or surfaces that meet or cross each other角，角度；观点，看法：Consider all angles of the question. 考虑这问题的各个方面。｜ These two lines form a right angle. 这两条线成一直角。｜ The two roads lie at an angle of about 45 degrees.这两条路交叉成45度角。｜ The reporter wrote the story from the political angle. 记者从政治角度写了这篇报道。

vt. fish with line and hook; try and obtain sth by hinting钓鱼；使用暗示手段以期获得某事物： He angled with an artificial fly. 他用假蝇钓鱼。｜ She angled for a good name. 她沽名钓誉。 【联想】angled adj. 成角度的；angling n. 钓鱼；angler n. 垂钓者；acute angle 锐角；obtuse

angle 钝角；right angle 直角

【短语】at a different angle从不同角度｜ at an angle倾斜地, 成一定角度｜ from various

angles从各种不同角度｜ get a new angle on sth.[口]用新的观点来看问题｜ make an angle of... with 与……成……角｜meet at right angles相交成直角｜ cross at right angles相交成直角｜ take the angle测角度｜ angle for( 使用手段) 谋取; ( 通过间接途径) 谋取; ( 使用手腕) 追求

2 apparently

adv. obviously, clearly 明显的： Apparently, you have done a lot of work. 很明显你们已经做

了很多工作。｜Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.公牛对挑衅显然很敏感, 它全然不顾斗牛士, 却向醉汉冲去。｜ Apparently she was trying her best to save her child from severe illness. 很明显, 她在尽力设法挽救她那重病的孩子。

【联想】appear v. 出现，显露；看起来像；apparent adj. 显然的；表面上的｜ 形近词

implement v. 贯彻、执行；supplement n. 补充

【考题】________ she was trying her best to save her child from severe illness.

A. Appearly B. Apparently C. Appealingly D. Appellant

【详解】答案B。题意为：很明显，她在尽力设法挽救她那重病的孩子。无appearly 一

词；appealingly 动人地，有吸引力地；appellant 上诉的。

3 atom

n. the smallest part of an element that can exist chemically 原子：A molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. 一个水分子是由两个氢原子和一个氧原子构成的

【联想】atomic adj. 原子的；nucleus n. 原子核；nuclear adj. 原子核的

【短语】smash ... to atoms 把……砸[炸]得粉碎/ not an atom of 一点也没有, 丝毫没有 4 condense

v. to reduce in size：A long story may be condensed into a few sentences.一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话。｜Steam is condensed to water when it touches a cold surface. 水蒸气触及冷的表面即凝结成水。

【联想】利用词中词巧辨同义词：dense 浓缩→ condense 浓缩｜ press 压 → compress

压缩｜ tract 拉 → contract收缩

【考题】A long story may be ___________ into a few sentences.

A. shortened B. condensed C. contracted D. abbreviated

【详解】答案:B。句意：一个长篇故事缩写成几句话。四个选项都有“缩短”之意。shorten

使变短；abbreviate

缩写，尤指字母的缩写形式；contract 浓缩；condense 精简，浓缩。

5 convince

v. to make someone completely certain about something使确信，使相信：He convinced me that I should study law. 他劝我应该学法律。｜ It took many hours to convince the court of his guilt. 花费了许多个小时法庭才相信他有罪。

【联想】convinced adj. 确信的，信服的；convincing adj. 令人信服的；convincingly adv.

有说服力地

【考题】The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were

______ into thinking that she was a good person. A. betrayed B. driven C. deceived D. convinced

【详解】答案:C。句意：这个特工隐藏了她的真实身份，因此许多当地人被她欺骗了，

认为她是一个好人。betray v. 背叛；drive v. 驱动，驱赶；convince v. 使信服；deceive v. 欺骗。

【短语】be convinced of确信， 承认｜ be convinced that确信， 承认｜ convince sb. of

使某人承认， 使某人信服｜ convince oneself of 充分弄明白[清楚]

6 create

v. to bring something new into existence 创造：God created man. [宗]上帝创造了人。 【联想】派生词 creation n.创造； creative adj. 有创造性的

【考题】We have ___________ a beautiful new house from an old ruin.

A. produced B. created C. made D. generated

【详解】答案:B。句意：在旧废墟上我们已建起一所漂亮的新房子。produce 生产，制

造；create 从无到有的创造；make 制造；generate 生产，在产生。

【辨异】create, compose, design, invent, make, produce 都含“创造”的意思。｜ (1) create

指“有目的地把原材料制成新产品”；也指“ 创造出原来不存在或与众不同的事物”。｜ (2) compose 指“ 创作( 诗、画、音乐或文章等)”，如：The poet composed a new poem. 这位诗人创作了一首新诗。｜ (3) design 指“制作某物之前深思熟虑地构思”，如：It was he that designed the garden. 这个花园是他设计的。｜ (4) invent 指“通过想象、研究、劳动，创造出前所未有的东西”，尤指“科技上的发明创造”，如： Edison invented the light bulb.爱迪生发明了电灯泡。｜ (5) make是最常用词，指“用劳动——任何制造、生产、形成或组成”，如：All kinds of precision machine tools are made in this factory. 这家工厂制造各种精密机床。｜ (6) produce 指“通过劳动加工而生产产品”，尤指“工农业产品”，如：We must produce more food for ourselves and import less. 我们必须增产食品，减少进口。

7 curiosity

n. the desire to know or to learn好奇心： He is full of curiosity.他充满了好奇心。

【联想】curious adj. 好奇的；形变类似：generous adj. 慷慨的→ generosity n. 慷慨 【短语】be on tiptoe with curiosity 充满好奇心｜ from curiosity (=out of curiosity) 在好奇

心驱使下｜ in open curiosity公然出头过问与自己无关的事｜ set sb.’s curiosity agog引起某人的好奇心｜ C-killed a cat.好奇伤身。

8 detail

n. an unimportant part of something/ a single piece of fact about something细枝末节，琐碎/细节：Give me all the details of the accident — tell me what happened in detail. 给我说说事故发生的详情，详细告诉我发生了什么事。｜ Not a single detail is to be omitted. 任何细节不得遗漏。｜ There is too much detail in his speech. 他的讲话太琐碎了。

【联想】[熟]tailor( 裁缝) →[根]tail(=cut 裁，切，分割) →[生]detail；retail 零售

【短语】enter into details 详述, 逐一细说｜ go into details 详述, 逐一细说｜ in detail

详细地｜ detail by detail逐一

9 device

n. ①a piece of equipment intended for a particular purpose装置，设备：These newly-designed devices will appear on the exhibition next month. 这些新设计的器件将在下月的展览会上展出。② means方法，设计：Their proposal was only a device to confuse the opposition. 他们的提议只是迷惑对手的计策。

【考题】The police set a _________ to catch the thieves.

A. plan B. device C. trap D. trick

【详解】答案:C。句意：警方设了一个圈套抓住了小偷。plan n. 计划；device n. 设备；

trick n. 诡计；trapn. 陷阱，圈套。

【短语】leave sb. to his own devices 对某人不闻不问, 听任某人自行其是；让某人自己去

想办法

10 essence

n. the central or most important quality of a thing本质，精髓：He is in essence a reclusive sort.他本质上具有一种隐士的气质｜ Time is of the essence. 时间就是生命 【考题】The _________ of his religious teaching is love for all humanity.

A. fact B. importance C. essence D. sense

【详解】答案:C。句意：他的宗教讲义的核心是博爱。fact 事实；importance 重要性；

essence 精髓；sense感觉。

【短语】in essence 本质上；大体上；其实 / of the essence 绝对需要的，不可缺少的，

极重要的

11 evidence

n. information that gives a reason for believing something or proves something证据：Can you show me any evidence for your statement? 你能给我看你供词的证据吗?｜ The police have evidence that the killer was an old woman.警察有证据证明, 凶手是个老年妇女。 【联想】evident adj. 明显的，明白的 【辨异】(1) evidence“证据”，即证明某事正确的凭据，一般表示抽象意义。如：Running

away was evidence of his guilt. 逃跑是他有罪的证据。｜ (2) proof“证据，证明”，一般指实物证据。如：Give me some proof of what you say. 给我提供一些你所说的证据。｜ (3) witness“见证”，多作“证人，目击者”来讲。如：He was called as a witness at the trial. 在法庭上他被称作目击证人。

12 evident

adj. obvious to the eye or mind; clear明显的，清楚的： The applause made it evident the play

was a hit.掌声显然表明该剧是成功的。｜ It’s evident that you are tired. 显然你累了。 【考题】It is __________ that they have no experience in his work.

A. obvious B. evident C. evocative D. evolutionary

【详解】答案:B。句意：很明显，他们做这项工作没有经验。obvious 一目了然，无

需证明；evident 根据某些迹象或事实加以一定的推理后而显而易见；evocative 引起……记忆的，唤起……感情的；evolutionary 进化的，演变的。

【辨异】evident, obvious, apparent 意思都含“明显的”｜ (1) evident 多用于推理及

抽象的事, 指“明显的”，如：It’s evident that the plan is impracticable. 很明显这计划是不能实现的。｜ (2) obvious 指“容易知道或发现, 无须解释或