ACT阅读的难点在于涉猎话题比较广泛,文章的取材大多来自于权威杂志、小说论文等,包括四种类型:小说、社会科学、人文和自然科学。所以词汇学习需要包含这四种类型的方方面面,这让绝大多数中国学生不知所措。
本文小编给大家带来了ACT阅读超高频词汇,词频越高的单词,越要先背,因为高词频的单词,以后考到的概率会更高,优先背诵这些单词对于基本功比较差的同学而言,才能够做到时间最优化。
为什么要背核心词汇?
1.他们源于真题,方便同学们获取对考试难度和命题方向的第一手体验;
2.他们带着准确高质量又形象易懂的英文释义,让同学们用英语对其有一个直观的感知;
3.他们当然还有音标、词性、中译。读出来、用母语、感受语境,怎么开心怎么背!
我们一起来看看这些阅读高频词汇吧!
Aspiration:[æspəˈreʃən] n. 渴望
desire to achieve things
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The aspiration to neutrality findsprominent expression in our politics and low.
Prominent: ['prɒmɪnənt] adj. 突出的
important andwell-known
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In days gone by, when theonly entertainment in town on a Wednesday night was to go to the countycourthouse to listen to a prominent politician give a theatrical tiradeagainst Herbert Hoover, an eloquent speaker could pack the courthouse and havefive thousand people lined up to the railroad tracks listening to the boomingloudspeakers.
Derive: [dɪ'raɪv] v. 源于
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Although neutrality derives from theliberal tradition of political thought, its province is not limited to thoseknown as liberals.
Disprove:[dɪsˈpruv] v. 反驳
prove to be false
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It’s as difficult to disprove animalconsciousness as it is to prove it.
Oppose: [kən'sɝvətɪv] v. 反对
unwilling to acceptchanges and new ideas
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Conservatives appeal to neutrality when opposingattempts by government to impose certain moral restraints.
Welfare: ['wɛl'fɛr] n. 福利
health, comfort,and happiness
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Republicans have long complained thattaxing the rich to pay for welfare programs for the poor is a form ofcoerced charity that violates people’s freedom to choose what to do with theirown money.
Assure:[ə'ʃʊr] adj. 保证
you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen,often in order to make them less worried
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Democrats have long replied that governmentmust assure all citizens a decent level of income, housing, educationand health care.
Permanent: ['pɝmənənt] adj. 永久的
lasts forever
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So familiar is this vision of freedom thatit might seem a permanent feature of the American political tradition.
Deliberating: [dɪ'lɪbərət]v. 仔细考虑
plan and decide beforehand
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It involves deliberatingwith fellow citizens about the common good and helping to shape the destiny ofthe political community.
Sustain:[sə'sten] v. 维持
continue or maintain for a period oftime
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For despiteits appeal, the liberal vision of freedom lacks the civic resources to sustainself-government.
Monopoly: [mə'nɑpəli] n. 垄断
complete control
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Twenty-fiveyears ago be published a short book suggesting that humans didn’t have the monopolyon thoughts and feelings
Appall: [əˈpɔl] v. 使惊愕
fill with fear or alarm
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Otherscientists were appalled.
Disguise: [dɪsˈɡaɪz] v. 伪装
make something appear different so that people will not know about it orwill not recognize it
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Animal enrichment programs featuring mentalpuzzles disguised as toys and treats have become a standard part ofdaily life at zoos.
Issue: [ˈɪʃu] n. 问题
an importantsubject that people are arguing about or discussing / v. 发行 make somethingknown formally or publicly
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And in the spring of 2001 the University ofChicago Press issued an updated edition of Dr. Griffin’s 1992 book, AnimalMinds.
Cautious:[ˈkɔʃəs] adj. 谨慎的
acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger
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Scientists,including me, have come to be very cautious.
Misinterpret:[ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜ:rprɪt] v. 误解
understand something wrongly
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Early work on primate gestures and facialexpressions was grossly misinterpreted.
Interpret: [ɪnˈtɜ:rprɪt] v. 解释
decide the meaning or significance of something
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But the effort to explain what was in his head has spawned almost asmany interpretations as the words themselves have generated politicalmovements.
Intensify: [ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ] v. 增强
make somethingbecome greater in strength, amount, or degree
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In fact the recent findings appear to haveonly intensified the debate over animal consciousness.
Mess: [mɛs] n. 混乱
something in an untidystate
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Tufts University philosopher Daniel C.Dennett declared the state of thinking on animal consciousness a “mess”.
Advocate: [ˈædvəˌket] v. 提倡
recommend something publicly/ n. 提倡者
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On the one hand there are the pro-consciousness philosophers like Colin McGinn, a professor at RutgersUniversity, and Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton and aleading animal rights advocate.
Primitive: [ˈprɪmɪtɪv] adj. 原始的
belonging to avery early period in the development
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I think it’s plain common sense thatanimals have conscious states,” Mr. McGinn said. “Animals way down to insectshave phenomenal consciousness. It’s a primitive feature of thebiological world.
Unleash:[ʌnˈliʃ] v. 发泄、释放
release or vent
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Dr. Griffin appears mildly amused by thedebate his work has helped unleash.
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