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真题常出现的作者态度的词
客观：
Positive /optimistic/supportive/consent/
反对:
Negative/disapproval/objection/critical /contempt/pessimistic/disgust/gloomy /scared/
中立：
Impartial/neutral/objective/detached/ unprejudiced/unbiased
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考研英语词汇 （ 精选浓缩版 ） 主讲人：彭飞 词汇是基础 ：不仅在书本上，考纲上，日常生活中也比比皆是 根解法： 词根 初中英语词汇 高中英语词汇 大学英语四级 大学英语六级 考研 雅思 托福 英语专业八级 GRE 第一部分：英语知识运用 *65%的考题是关于词汇，包括对词义辨析、动词词组以及实词、 虚词的考察。 35%是考语法、逻辑关系、语篇衔接等方面。 对词汇的考察通常有几下几种类型的题目： 1. 词汇辨析（包括行近义异词、形异义近词） 2. 词语搭配（包括介词与名词、介词与形容词、介词与动词、动词 与副词、动词与名词的搭配等） 3. 习语（即一些固定的词组）的意义 *根据以上特点，如何备考 1. 记熟常用词组 2. 掌握词汇的搭配 3. 归纳和区别近义词或者同范畴的词 （归纳时应尽量将同一词性或者词根的词放在一起） alive/live/living/lively imaginable/imaginative 4. 利用词根、词缀扩展词汇 Eg. If you know what the trouble is , why don ' t you help them to the situation? A simplify B. modify C. verify D. rectify 如果考生掌握了一定的词根知识，就能迅速确定 D 为正确项，因为 rectify 含有词根 rect, 它表示 make straight or right （ 正直，改正，纠正 ）的意思，与 correct, erect 都是同根词。 *大纲对词汇的要求 掌握 5500 左右的词汇以及相关词组 大纲对备考中词汇记忆的问题提出几点建议： （1）系统记忆，灵活掌握 a. 词根，词缀知识可以帮助迅速掌握词汇。 b. 同义词，反义词，形近词的辨析 c. 单词的搭配和组合能力 （2）多查词典，特别是原版（英 - 英）词典 （3）在使用中记忆 *词：词汇的准确性与多样性 （1） 词的准确性 Denotation 与得体性 Connotation 拼写用法（英汉 单词差异，词汇的褒贬色彩等） There is a good cause for me to make this decision. （ reason ） It 's getting dark and cold. Get into my car. I ' ll send you home first on my way to the station. （ take ） That corrupted official is famous for his lust. （ notorious ） Statesmen usually speak with tongue in cheek. （ Politicians ） *单词（大纲词汇） +真题 =过线 单词 （超纲词汇） +真题 +技巧 =高分 Are you ready? Let's go! 1. 衣食住行 穿： transfer transferation transformer transmit transmission transport transportation transient transparent transition transaction 衣： uniform unify universe university unit 食——吃： ed=eat Phonetic interchangeability edible ediblenes +词缀 2,182 3,000 — 3,500 4,500 6,500 5,500 7,000 8,000 — 10,000 13,000 12,000 — 20,000
(完整版)2018考研英语二模拟试卷2及答案
英语（二）模拟试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points) Facebook has been 1 with fire and has got its fingers burned, again. On November 29th America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a 2 settlement with the giant social network over 3 that it had misled people about its use of their personal data. The details of the settlement make clear that Facebook, which 4 over 800m users, betrayed its users’ trust. It is also notable because it appears to be part of a broader 5 by the FTC to craft a new privacy framework to deal with the rapid 6 of social networks in America. The regulator’s findin gs come at a 7 moment for Facebook, which is said to be preparing for an initial public offering next year that could value it at around $100 billion. To 8 the way for its listing, the firm first needs to resolve its privacy 9 with regulators in America and Europe. 10 its willingness to negotiate the settlement 11 this week. Announcing the agreement, the FTC said it had found a number of cases where Facebook had made claims that were “unfair and deceptive, and 12 federal law”. For instance, it 13 personally identifiable information to advertisers, and it failed to keep a promise to make photos and videos on deleted accounts 14 . The settlement does not 15 an admission by Facebook that it has broken the law, but it deeply 16 the company nonetheless. In a blog post published the same day, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s boss, tried to17 the impact of the deal. First he claimed that “a small number of high-profile mistakes” were 18 the social network’s “good history” on privac y. The FTC is not relying on Facebook to police itself. Among other things, the company will now have to seek consumers’ approval before it changes the way it shares their data. And it has agreed to an independent privacy audit every two years for the next 20 years. There is a clear pattern here. In separate cases over the past couple of years the FTC has insisted that Twitter and Google accept regular 19 audits, too, after each firm was accused of violating its customers’ privacy. The intent seems to be to create a regulatory regime that is tighter than the status quo, 20 one that still gives social networks plenty of room to innovate. 1. [A] setting [B] playing [C] lighting [D] turning 2. [A] craft [B] documentary [C] trade [D] draft 3. [A] verdicts [B] allegations [C] rumors [D] affirmation 4. [A] boasts [B] exaggerates [C] estimates [D] assesses 5. [A] impulse [B] initiative [C] innovation [D] motion 6. [A] increase [B] elevation [C] rise [D] appearance 7. [A] indispensable [B] essential [C] critical [D] fundamental 8. [A] steer [B] clear [C] lay [D] remove 9. [A] controversy [B] competition [C] dispute [D] compromise