SAT词汇题专练.doc

词 汇 题 专 练晶磊威武1. The word “ignominious” in line 10 means_Attempt to harmonize the imbalances in my character by means of strict discipline at a boarding school in Styria (my people still regarded Austria as our cultural homeland) nearly led to the same ignominious end, and only my pseudo-voluntary departure from the institution in the nick of time prevented my final ostracism from the privileged ranks of those for whom the path to higher education was open.A. dangerousB. pitilessC. unappreciatedD. disgracefulE. honorable2. In line 11, the word “ostracism” most likely means_Attempt to harmonize the imbalances in my character by means of strict discipline at a boarding school in Styria (my people still regarded Austria as our cultural homeland) nearly led to the same ignominious end, and only my pseudo-voluntary departure from the institution in the nick of time prevented my final ostracism from the privileged ranks of those for whom the path to higher education was open.A. praiseB. abuseC. appreciationD. departureE. banishment3. In line 36, the word “bound” most nearly means_I ask you, then, to decide this case upon the facts as you have heard them, in light of the law as you understand it, in light of the history of our country, whose institutions you and I are bound to protect.A. intellectuallyB. personally determinedC. morally compelledD. violently coercedE. inevitably destined4. In line 8, the word “pseudo-parents” means_The cat treats them as pseudo-parents. The reason is that they took over from the real mother at a sensitive stage of the kittens development and went on giving it milk, solid food, and comfort as it grew up.A. part-time parents that are only partially involved with their youngB. individuals who act as parents of adultsC. parent that neglect their youngD. parents that have both the characteristics of humans and their petsE. adoptive parents who arent related to their young5. In line 28, “much lauded” means_Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs. The much-lauded “group loyalty” phenomenon is alien to both cats and cat-lovers.A. vehemently arguedB. overly discussedC. unnecessarily complicatedD. typically controversialE. commonly praised6. The word “conceptions” as used in line 16 most nearly means_What irritated him mostand it was this that was chiefly responsible for his dissatisfaction with his jobwas to hear of the conceptions formed about him: how he was always riding about through the tides with his trident.A. originsB. opinionsC. discussionsD. plansE. explanations7. the word “transmitted” as used in line 8 most nearly means_The wives of magnates issued donations jointly with their husbands, founded monasteries, endowed churches, cultivated interfamilial ties, transmitted clan ideology to their children, supervised the household, and administered the familys estates when their husbands were away.A. announcedB. taughtC. enforcedD. distributedE. broadcast8. The word “upheld” as used in line 25 most nearly means_Freed from the need to compete for the attention of men, women in these communities sustained each other in spiritual, intellectual, scholarly, artistic, and charitable pursuits. Writings by early medieval nuns reveal that female ideals and modes of conduct were upheld as the way to salvation and as models of sanctity in the monasteries led by women.A. delayedB. endorsedC. suspendedD. enforcedE. announced9. In line 3, the word “promulgated” most nearly means_Though Democritus ideas were in many ways strikingly modern and were promulgated by his more celebrated successor Epicurus, his theory never gained wide acceptance in Greek thought.A. plagiarizedB. dismissedC. protectedD. obscuredE. promoted10. In line 34, the word “striking” most nearly means_Jazz is created from the synthesis of certain elements in the style of its precursors, its most striking feature is its exotic sound, which is produced not only by the kinds of instruments used in the orchestra, but also from the manner in which intonation is used.A. removingB. poundingC. thoughtfulD. remarkableE. believable11. In line 36, the word “pitches” most nearly means_Jazz is created from the synthesis of certain elements in the style of its precursors, its most striking feature is its exotic sound, which is produced not only by the kinds of instruments used in the orchestra, but also from the manner in which intonation is used. Instead of obtaining exact pitches, the players glide freely from one note to another and frequently fluctuate the pitches.A. tossesB. tonesC. volumeD. proposalsE. styles12. In line 1, the word “strains” most nearly means_Among the Plains Indians, two separate strains of decorative art evolved: the figurative, representational art created by the men of the tribe, and the geometric, abstract art crafted by the women.A. tunesB. pressuresC. varietiesD. injuriesE. pressures13. In line 20, the word “drafted” most nearly means_These representational works were generally drafted by a group of menoften the individuals who had performed the deeds being recordedwho drew on untailored hide robes and tepee liners made of skins.A. selectedB. recruitedC. endorsedD. sketchedE. ventilated14. In line 40, the word “overlooking” most nearly means_“Are you afraid she will be insipid? My dear brother, it is I who supply the butter; so you need not fear!” said Mrs. Penniman, who had taken in hand the childs “accomplishments,” overlooking her at the piano, where Catherine displayed a certain talent, and going with her to the dancing-class, where it must be confessed that she made but a modest figure.A. ignoringB. slightingC. forgivingD. watching overE. towering above15. In line 36, the word “scale” most nearly means_The citys strengths and its ills are inextricably bound together. The same concentration that makes the center efficient is the cause of its crowding and the destruction of its sun and its light and its scale.A. series of musical tonesB. measuring instrumentC. relative dimensionsD. thin outer layerE. means of ascent16. In line 14, the word “order” most nearly means_Then, again, all things in life were of a proud or cruel publicity. Lepers sounded their rattles and went about in processions; beggars exhibited their deformity and their misery in churches. Every order and estate, every rank and profession, was distinguished by its costume.A. commandB. harmonyC. sequenceD. physical conditionE. social class17. In line 15, the word “scheme” most nearly means_Many years later there is something called bilingual educationa scheme proposed in the late 1960s by Hispanic-American social activistslater endorsed by a congressional vote.A. conspiracyB. diagramC. planD. outlineE. goal18. In line 32, the word “telling” most nearly means_They regarded the people at work, the faces in crowds, very distant from us. They were the others, los gringos. That term was interchangeable in their speech with another, even more telling, los americanos.A. outspokenB. interchangeableC. unutterableD. embarrassingE. revealing19. In line 13, the word “ends” most nearly means_Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends.A. bordersB. extremitiesC. limitsD. purposesE. deaths20. In line 38, the word “hazard” most nearly means_The finches evolved in isolation. So did everything else on earth. With the finches, you can see how it happened. The Galapagos islands are near enough to the mainland that some strays could hazard there; they are far enough away that those strays could evolve in isolation from parent species.A. ventureB. speculateC. be imperiledD. run agroundE. develop21. In line 8, the word “translate” most nearly means_It is sometimes said that detective stories are read by respectable law-abiding citizens in order to gratify in fantasy the violent or murderous wishes they dare not, or are ashamed to, translate into action.A. decipherB. moveC. explainD. conveyE. convert22. In line 48, the word “employed” most nearly means_As with all fine literature, history philosophy, as with the written word wherever employed creatively, it can lead us to laughter in our frustration, to joy in our experience, and to tolerance for our complexities.A. hiredB. usedC. commissionedD. remuneratedE. labored23. In line 11, the word “reaches” most nearly means_Dust, however fine and powdery, is still heavier than water, and whenever the water becomes sufficiently still, it will gradually sink to the bottom, not only in lakes and seas but also in the sluggish lower reaches of rivers and where flood conditions exist, in the form of silt.A. graspsB. unbroken stretchesC. range of knowledgeD. promontoriesE. justapositions24. In line 8, the word “persuasion” most nearly means_Modern thinkers who have studied myths and fairy tales from a philosophical or psychological viewpoint arrive at the same conclusion, regardless of their original persuasion.A. enticementB. convincing forceC. political partyD. opinionE. gullibility25. In line 33, the word “appeal” most nearly means_There is general agreement that myths and fairy tales speak to us I the language of symbols representing unconscious content. Their appeal is simultaneously to our conscious mind and to our need for ego-ideals as well.A. pleaB. wistfulnessC. prayerD. requestE. attraction26. In line 7, the word “consumption” most nearly means_Perhaps the most damning argument against rock and roll as a political catalyst is suggested by John Berger in an essay on advertising. Berger argues that “publicity turns consumption into a substitute for democracy. The choice of what one eats (or wears or drives) takes the place of significant political choice.”A. suppositionB. beginning a taskC. using up goodsD. advertising a productE. culmination27. In line 40, the word “maintain” most nearly means_The politically motivated rock and roll artists other option is to maintain his political commitment without fooling himself as to the ultimate impact his work will have.A. repairB. contendC. subsidizeD. braceE. keep28. In line 11, the word “held” most nearly means_I could not go home again, yet here I was Africa was so long ago the land of my ancestors that it held for my only a symbolic significance.A. graspedB. believedC. absorbedD. accommodatedE. possessed29. In line 29, the word “taxing” most nearly means_At the time, Id been working as an arts administrator in the Writers-in-the-Schools program, sending other writers to grade schools and high schools throughout Minnesota. It wasnt taxing, but it didnt provide the long stretches needed to plunge into my own work.A. imposingB. obligingC. demandingD. accusatoryE. costly30. In line 16, the word “raise” most nearly means_I do not raise these issues to imply that we would be better off as Polynesian natives or medieval peasants. Nor am I arguing that “progress” has made us worse off.A. elevateB. increaseC. nurtureD. bring upE. set upright31. In line 5, the word “civil” most nearly means_Some loose boards laid upon the sleepers supporting the metals of the railway supplied a footing for him and his executionerstwo private soldiers of the Federal army directed by a sergeant, who in civil life may have been a deputy sheriff.A. politeB. individualC. legalD. collectiveE. nonmilitary32. In line 52, the word “consistent” most nearly means_No service was too humble for him to perform in aid of the South, no adventure too perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier, and who in good faith and without too much qualification assented to at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war.A. unfailingB. agreeableC. dependableD. constantE. compatible33. In line 26, the word “qualification” most nearly means_No service was too humble for him to perform in aid of the South, no adventure too perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier, and who in good faith and without too much qualification assented to at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war.A. competenceB. eligibilityC. restrictionD. reasonE. liability34. In line 39, the word “properties” most nearly means_Lightest of all were the first generation quarks, up and down, which combined to create the basic protons and neutrons; somewhat heavier were the second generation quarks, strange and charm, the building blocks of the more esoteric particles produced in the physicists labs. Then in 1977 a team headed by Fermilab physicist Leon Lederman uncovered the possibility of a third generation of quarks. Using new accelerators with higher energies, they produced a short-lived heavy particle, the upsilon, whose properties suggested it could not be made of the four quarks then known. They concluded it must be made of a fifth quark, which they named bottom, whereupon scientists throughout the world set off in hot pursuit of bottoms hypothetical partnertop.A. landsB. titlesC. investmentsD. civilitiesE. characteristics35. In line 47, the word “hinged” most nearly means_Indeed, they had to find it, for the Standard Model of particle physics, the theoretical synthesis that reduced the once-maddening hordes of particles to just a few primary components, hinged upon its existence.A. foldedB. vanishedC. remarkedD. dependedE. weighed36. In line 31, the word “compromising” most nearly means_The system broke down, however, after the French became convinced that the Iroquois were compromising the system in favor of the English and launched a full-scale attempt to establish French physical and juridical presence in the Ohio Valleythe heart of the borderlands long claimed by the Iroquois.A. humiliationB. jeopardizingC. revealingD. yieldingE. conceding37. In line 9, the word “scrapes” most nearly means_Sometimes Ive tried to figure out why Mickey appealed to the whole world. Everybodys tried to figure it out. So far as I know, nobody has. He is a pretty nice fellow who never does anybody any harm, who gets into scrapes through no fault of his own, but always manages to come up grinning.A. abrasionsB. harsh soundsC. small economiesD. discarded fragmentsE. predicaments38. In line 34, the word “take a bite out of our imaginations” most nearly means_To take a bite out of our imaginations, an icon must be simple. The ears, the wiggly tail, the red short, give us a Mickey.A. injure our creativityB. reduce our innovative capacityC. cut into our inspirationD. capture our fanciesE. limit our visions39. In line 5, the word “acute” most nearly means_The dolphin has, however, a remarkable range-finding ability involving some sort of echo-sounding. Perhaps this acute sensefar more accurate than any that human ingenuity has been able to devise artificiallybrings him greater knowledge of his watery surroundings than might at first seem possible.A. excruciatingB. severeC. keenD. sudden and intenseE. brief in duration40. In line 3, the word “point” most nearly means_I am in Gothic world, the world of chivalry, courtesy, and romance; a world in which serious things were done with a sense of playwhere even war and theology could become a sort of game; and when architecture reached a point of extravagance unequalled in history.A. tipB. componentC. messageD. motiveE. degree41. In line 3, the word “mounted” most nearly means_The African elephantmythic symbol of a continent, keystone of its ecology and the largest land animal remaining on earthhas become the object of one of the biggest, broadest international efforts yet mounted to turn a threatened species off the road to extinction.A. ascendedB. increasedC. launchedD. attachedE. exhibited42. In line 34, the word “host” most nearly means_In such situations, the rain forest becomes hospitable to large plant-eating mammals such as bongos, bush pigs, duikers, forest hogs, swamp antelopes forest buffaloes, okapis, sometimes gorillas and always a host of smaller animals that thrive on secondary growth.A. food source for parasitesB. very large numberC. provider of hospitalityD. military forceE. angelic company43. In line 13, the word “answer” most nearly means_My early instruction was all out of place. The crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not answer when manifested toward her. Her favor was not gained by it; she seemed to be disturbed by it. She did not deem it impudent or unmannerly for a