[全套]三峡大学外国语学院791综合英语考研全套资料
考研真题及详解
Unit 1
一、词汇短语
Text I
1. confront [kEn5frQnt] v. a） force to deal with or accept the truth of; bring face to face with使对峙，使当面对证：When the police confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.当警察用证据与她当面对证时，她坦言自己犯罪了；b） to meet, to be faced with（尤其在战斗，竞争，辩论等情况下）与…迎面相遇，和…对抗，对峙：When I am confronted with a microphone, my mind goes complete blank. 当我面对麦克风时，头脑一片空白。
2. anguish [5AN^wiF] n. very pain and suffering, especially of the mind（极度）痛苦，苦恼，烦恼：The unspeakable anguish wrung her heart. 难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
3. gracefully [5^reisfuli] adv. a） in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth manner优美地，优雅得体地：Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience. 她已经五十多岁了，但她昨晚在舞台上优美的舞姿吸引了很多观众；b） in a way that shows willingness to behave fairly and honorably大大方方地：When I am no longer needed, I shall retire gracefully. 当不再需要我时，我将体面地退休。
4. haven [5heivn] n. a place of calm and safety安息所，避难所，安全地方：The library is a haven of peace and quiet. 图书馆是个平和而安静的去处。
5. touch [tQtF] v. a） make sb. feel/ sb’s feeling sympathetic or bad感动某人，触动某人的感情，使怜悯或悲哀：The TV report about the children’s work for charity touched thousands of people’s heart. 电视报道中关于这些儿童为慈善事业所做的工作打动了千千万万的人；b） be associated or connected with与某事有联系或有关系：Your objections do not touch the point of the issue. 你提的反对意见与问题的实质无关。 n. a） an act or the fact of touching触摸，接触：I found the right coin in the dark by touch.在黑暗中，我摸索着找到了那枚硬币；b） relation or contact联系，接触：We are in close touch with our office in Spain. 我们同我方在西班牙的办事处保持着密切的联系；c） slight quantity, trace少许，微量：There was a touch of irony in her voice. 她话语之间略带讽刺。touched adj. 被感动的
6. shudder [5FQdE] vi. shake uncontrollably（因害怕、恐惧、寒冷等）发抖，打颤，战栗：She shuddered at the sight of dead body. 见到死尸时，她直发抖。shudder to think一想到…就颤抖（用于表示不愿想某种不愉快的事情）
7. well up 涌上，流出，溢出（of liquid） flow or start to flow：She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. 她感动得热泪涌出眼眶。
8. rest on: a） lean on, to be supported by搁在，支撑在…上面：The bridge rested on stone arches.这座桥由石拱支撑；b） be based on, be grounded on, depend on依赖于，寄托于，基于：His argument does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority. 他的论点不是基于推理或实验，而是基于权威。
9. stare off into: stop watching sth and look at sth else steadily把目光移开，转而凝视…：She was looking at her late husband’s photo when I walked in. Seeing me, however, she stared off into the ceiling. 我进去的时候，她正在看她死去的丈夫的照片，但是，看到我进来，她便将目光从照片上移去，转而凝视天花板。
10. have sth in common: share the same quality or interest有共同之处：The boy and the girl have much in common in personality. 这个男孩和女孩在性格上有很多相似之处。
11. final [5fainEl] adj. a） （of a decision） conclusive, decisive, that cannot be changed不可改变的，决定性的，最终的：“It is not my affair,” said he, with a final shrug of the shoulders. 他坚决地耸了耸肩，说“这不关我的事”。b） of the end, coming last最后的：Is that your final offer?那是你最后的报价吗？ n. a） last of a series of contests or competitions决赛：Last year, we got through to the final. 去年，我们一路打到决赛。b） last set of university examination期末考试（通常用复数形式）: When do you take your finals? 你什么时候参加期末考试？
12. look into: try to find out about; examine, investigate the meaning or cause of调查，研究，深入地检查：We are looking into the possibility of merging the two departments. 我们正在调查这两个部门合并的可能性。
13. whisper [5(h)wispE] vt. & vi. a） speak softly, using the breath but without vibrating the vocal cords低语，小声说话，私语：The two girls are whispering in the library. 两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。b） talk sth in private; spread私下说，传播开来：His adventures have been whispered everywhere. 他的冒险经历都被私下里传开了。 n. a） whispering sound, speech or remark耳语，低语：She said it in a whisper.他低声说了这件事。b） rumor or gossip流言，传闻：I have heard a whisper that they are heading for divorce. 我听到传言说他们要离婚。
14. gently [5dVentli] adv. a） softly, carefully轻轻地，小心地：He lifted the baby gently our of its crib.他轻轻地将孩子从婴儿床上抱起来。b） friendly and mildly和善地，温柔地，文雅地：She smiled gently at me.她朝我莞尔一笑。c） gradually逐渐地：The road sloped gradually to the sea.这条路逐渐向海边倾斜下去。
15. hand in hand：holding each other’s hand; closely associated, linked together手拉手，密切关联的，连在一起的：Power and money go hand in hand. 权和钱密不可分。
16. conspicuously [kEn5spikjuEsli] adv. easily seen or noticed; in an attractive manner显著地，超群地：The posters on the walls around are conspicuously eye-catching. 墙上的海报特别地引人注目。
17. hoarse [hC:s] adj. sounding rough and hard（声音）嘶哑的，沙哑的：You will make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that. 如果你一直那样喊下去，嗓子会被喊哑的。scream yourself hoarse大声尖叫，直到声嘶力竭
18. evil [5i:vl] n. great wickedness邪恶，恶行：Love of money is root of all evils.爱钱是邪恶的根源。 adj. a） immoral, wicked邪恶的，危害他人的：It is clear that he has evil intentions to his friend.很明显，他对他的朋友心怀叵测。b） very unpleasant or harmful非常讨厌的，令人极不舒服的：There is an evil smell coming from the drains.排水沟发出难闻的气味。
19. tiny [5taini] adj. very small, little极小的，微小的：The opium farmers receive only a tiny fraction of this sum.种植鸦片的农民只得到了这笔钱中极小的一部分。
20. give in: a） accept the fact that you will be defeated, surrender, allow oneself to be beaten屈服，投降：You will never guess the answer—do you give in? 你永远都猜不到答案——要认输吗？b） submit, hand in递交，呈送：All papers should be given in before 12 O’clock. 所有论文必须在十二点之前交齐。
21. lock sth away: keep sth secret把…密藏起来：This is too valuable to be left lying about—lock it away somewhere.这东西很贵重，不能随便乱放，把它锁在什么地方吧。lock in禁闭，锁在里头；lock…out关在外面，停工；lock…up关押，上锁。
22. part [pB:t] v. be no longer together, separate使分开，分散开：The crowd parted to let the soldiers through.人群分开好让士兵们通过。I am afraid we parted on rather bad terms.我想我们是因为感情不和而分手的。 n. a） component部件，零件：He works for a company that makes aircraft parts.他在一家飞机零件制造厂工作。b） role角色：She has the main part in the play.他在剧中担任重要角色。c） responsibility, duty职责，义务：We each do our part to keep the house clean. 我们各司其职以保持房间的清洁。
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