Cambridge 8 TEST 1
1. agree=concur=go along with=fall in with=go with v.同意
2. sceptic and advocate=different attitude 不同的看法
3. significance=impressive=meaning=sense n.重要性
4. meditation: the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons n.冥想,沉思
5. parapsychology: the scientific study of mysterious abilities that some people claim to have, such as knowing what will happen in the future n.通灵学
6. environment=condition=light, sound, warmth=situation=circumstance n.环境
7. alter=change=revise=make changes v. 改变
8. trial=experiment=test n.实验
9. success rate=positive result=achievement=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就
10. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell v.认出,识别
11. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point v.限制
12. different=individual=not like=vary=not the same=contrast with=diverse adj.独特的
13. invention=device=creation=innovation n.发明,装置
14. cold temperature=freezing weather=chilly=frosty=wintry=cold snap adj.寒冷的
15. farming=agriculture n.农业
16. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time adj.同时的
17. uniform=equal=homogeneous adj.均衡的
18. devise=formulate=invent=create=come up with=make up=conceive=coin=dream up v.创造
19. civil=municipal=metropolitan adj.城市的
20. divide=split=separate=break up=break down=take apart=take something to piece v. 分开
21. new=revolutionary=original=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy adj.新的,革命的
22. create=introduce=invent=make sth. do sth.=be the cause=lead to sth. v..发明
23. organize=co-ordinate=arrange=set out=put something in order=line up v.组织,使协调
24. public event=communal activity 公众、社交活动
25. aviation disaster=sky accident=air crash 空难
26. prompt=result in=lead to=make somebody do something=cause somebody to do something=lead somebody to do something=motivate=induce somebody to do something v. 导致
27. resemble=like=similar=alike=much the same=comparable v.类似
28. oversimplify=incomplete=simplistic=generalize=see things in black and white adj. 过于简化的,不完整的
29. altitude=from…meters above the ground=height=how high=level n.高度
30. zone=airspace=region=area=district=quarter=block=suburb n.区域
31. weather=meteorological=climate=condition n.气候
32. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade v.分类
33. create=establish=invent=start up=open=set up=found=inception v.创建
34. beacon and flashing=light=beam n.灯光
35. improve=develop=evolve=get better=catch up=pick up=things are looking up v.发展,进化
36. aircraft=plane=by air n.飞机
37. average-sized=medium-sized adj. 中等的
38. city=metropolitan=urban=town=village=civic=municipal=downtown n.城市
39. pendulum : a long metal stick with a weight at the bottom that swings regularly from side to side to control the working of a clock n.钟摆
40. coincidental : happening completely by chance without being planned adj.巧合的
41. disobey : to refuse to do what someone with authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law v.不服从
Cambridge 8 TEST 2
1. drastically : extreme and sudden adv.彻底地
2. carry out : subject to : 使服从
3. remain=stay=keep=continue to be=still v.保持
4. detect=inspect=examine=notice=spot=become aware / conscious=note=conserve=perceive v.检查
5. fault=flaw=defect=trouble=bug=virus=be something wrong with=be something matter with n.缺陷,缺点
6. enough=sufficient=adequate=cover=meet somebody’s need adj.足够的
7. main=largely=principal=chief=major=key=primary=prime=predominant=core adj.主要的:
8. documentation=written account=evidence=proof n.证明
9. shift=switch=transfer=move=jerk v.转换
10. consistent=lasting=stay the same=constant=unchanging adj.持续的
11. drought=no rain at all=dry=dusty adj.干旱的
12. period=cycle=era=age n.年代
13. random=arbitrary=at random adj.随机的
14. molten=hot=heat=boiling / boiling hot=scalding / scalding hot adj.熔化的
15. intense=strong=passionate=powerful=deep adj.强烈的
16. discover=explore=find / unearth=turn up v.开发,发现
17. pattern=trade / commodity=business n.贸易
18. relate to=associate with=link to / connect to=identify with 联系
19. feeling=emotional response / sensory=a sense of=passion n. 感觉
20. unappreciated=undervalued adj.低估的
21. difficult=elusive=hard / tough=easier said than done adj.困难的,难懂的
22. study=research=analyse=do/conduct research v.研究
23. smell=odour=scent n.气味
24. interpretation=be considered to be=understanding=reading n.理解
25. define=distinguish=tell the difference v.使明确
26. damage=impair=break=do/cause damage=scratch v.损害
27. realize=consciously consider=occur to=become aware=sink in=strike=hit=wake up to the fact that v.想到
28. reveal=show=demonstrate=let somebody see=present=expose=let somebody take a look v.显示
29. to be defined=unanswered 无答案的
30. husbands and wives=marriage partner / spouse=couple=newlyweds夫妇
31. linguistic=language n.语言
32. describe=name=express=give a description of=talk about=write about=give an account of=tell of v.描述
33. lack=do not exist=not enough=scarce=inadequate=insufficient=in short supply v.缺乏的
34. do not smell=odorless 没有气味的
35. regard as=consider to 把…认作
36. unpleasant=offensive=horrible / disgusting / revolting=not very nice=nasty adj.极讨厌的
37. certain=some=a measure of adj.一些
38. correspond=be consist of=coincide=match up v.一致
39. relevance n.关联
40. float=afloat v.浮动
Cambridge 8 TEST 3
1. building=property=construction n.建筑
2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持
3. financial support=fund=financial aid 资助
4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻烦
5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成
6. direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指导
7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光线,激光
8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的
9. test in real=field test 实地测试
10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才
11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.继承
12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do something well n.才能,技能
13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.减少
14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性
15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make progress=accomplish=get results v.达成
16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制
17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.无法改变的
18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.稳定的
19. life span=duration of life 寿命
20. biological clock=internal clock 生物钟
21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸,延长
22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原则,法则
23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的
24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.节约,保存
25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的
26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing n.有机的
Cambridge 8 TEST 3
1. building=property=construction n.建筑
2. support=back=be behind=in support of=back somebody up v.支持
3. financial support=fund=financial aid 资助
4. stumbling block=difficulty=trouble n.麻烦
5. create=generate=form=produce v.形成
6. direct=guide=lead=instruct=give order/instruction v.指导
7. beam=laser=ray=glow=glare n.光线,激光
8. aim=direct at=purpose=point=idea=objective=goal=target n.目的
9. test in real=field test 实地测试
10. genius=giftedness / talent / intellectual=intelligence=brains=brilliant=wisdom n.天才
11. inherit=run in family=receive=get=be given=be awarded v.继承
12. talent=prodigy=skill=ability=craftsmanship=flair=have a knack=a natural ability to do something well n.才能,技能
13. lessen=minimize=subside=lighten=relieve=ease=allay v.减少
14. significance=supremacy=definition=meaning=sense=connotation n.重要性
15. achieve=make=succeed=manage=make progress=accomplish=get results v.达成
16. limitation=restricted=disadvantage=drawback=liability=the downside n.限制
17. inexorable=inevitable=unstoppable=remorseless adj.无法改变的
18. stable=characteristic=constant=steady=fixed=unchanging adj.稳定的
19. life span=duration of life 寿命
20. biological clock=internal clock 生物钟
21. prolong=extend=drag out=spin out v.延伸,延长
22. principle=law=conscience=scruples n.原则,法则
23. optimal=better=best adj.最佳的
24. conserve=save / frugal=reserve=keep back v.节约,保存
25. immortality : the state of living for ever or being remembered for ever adj.不朽的
26. organism=living thing=life form=wildlife =an animal, plant, human, or any other living thing n.有机的
Cambridge 8 TEST 4
1. middle-year education=lower secondary school 中学
2. format=pattern n.格式
3. less successful student=struggler 差等生
4. key=contributing factor=important=major=significant=critical n.关键
5. achievement=attainment=progress=breakthrough=accomplishment n.成就
6. spacious=largely=big=huge=vast=enormous=immense adj.广阔的
7. adapt=accessible=get used to=become/grow accustomed to=adjust to v.适应,可接近的
8. careful=elaborate=conscientious=thorough=meticulous=methodical adj.仔细的,精心的
9. supplementary=assist=additional=extra=further=added=spare=more=another n.补充,帮助
10. effort=hard work=work at=push yourself=labour n.努力
11. correct answer=accuracy n.精确
12. imbalance=disorder=unequal=disproportionate n.不平衡,紊乱
13. no longer respond=resistance=fight against 抵抗
14. cost=financial outlay=spend=charge=fare=rental=toll n.支出
15. innate=built-in adj.先天的
16. immunity=resistance n.免疫力
17. entail=involve v.包含
18. circumstance=system n.环境,系统
19. feed on=prey on 以…为食
20. blight=plague v.破坏
21. wipe out=eradicate=get rid of=abolish=scrap=do away with=eliminate 根除
22. plague=infest=troublesome v.折磨
23. compare=determination of variation=contrast=liken=make a comparison=draw an analogy=draw a parallel v.对比
24. criterion=identification=standard=scale n.标准,识别
25. compatible=use both method=well-matched=be made for each other=be a perfect match /pair/couple=be right for=be ideally suited adj.兼容的
26. specimen=individual n.标本
27. container=plastic or glass tube n.容器
28. wet=marshy=soaked=waterlogged=awash adj.湿的
29. habitat=area=the environment=ecosystem=ecology n.栖息地
30. pitfall=trap n.陷阱
31. little time and effort is required=minimal maintenance and intervention 最小程度的维修与介入
32. pesticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops n.杀虫剂
33. preservative: a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying, for example food or wood n.防腐剂