1. many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really ________ of the reality that they represent.
a. reflections反映，表现，影响，(水中的倒影)
b. demonstrations说明演示
c. illuminations照明照亮(illustration说明例证)
×d. reproductions复制再生
mirror (《空镜子》翻译应该是water mirror (透明的镜子如水，希腊神话，两面都可以照到，生活是多样的透明的))
answer：a
2. it is through learning that the individual ________ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.
×a. retains = keep (太简单)
×b. gains
×c. achieves实现(会出achieviment/accomplishment成就)
▲d. acquires获得获取需要
habitual ways习惯方式
▲acquaintance ⑴同事同志朋友⑵亲密关系经验知识
answer：d
3. generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ________ to violence in order to escape.
a. proceed (proceed to完成某事尤指硕士学位)
×b. appeal (appeal to恳求恳请)
★c. resort (resort to诉诸于凭借于)
d. incline爱好倾向
answer：c
4. mary once ________ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music.
a. merged (merge a with
b. a与b合并，合并与控股不一样，如惠普跟康柏并购案)
b. collaborated (collaborate with sb与其合作【出版图书，作画，写音乐】col前缀(重复，看前面笔记)
c. coincided (coincide with构成，组成)
d. constituted
answer：b
5. during their first teacher training year, the students of ten visited local schools for the ________ of lessons.
a. observation观察注意引用评述
b. investigation
c. inspection视察巡查
×d. examination (gre：graduate record examination)
因为照抄字典，漏了半句，所以每个学生都送了0.5分(在第一个教师培训年，学生经常访问本地学校，为了听课或者检验教学质量)
inspection词根spect
spect = look
inspection = look into调查
prospect前景前途期望
spectacular adj看上去很大壮观的
spectacle眼镜
凡是spect都跟眼睛有关系
『去美国的3个条件：
⑴必须申请到美国排名前20位的学校
⑵必须要有3年以上的工作经验
⑶必须gre有2100分以上
vision代表你有多大的视野(外国教授都喜欢)
television电视
恶性拼搏，越拼越薄弱(比如都在学商科)
送学环保的：如果没有你，我们全是土鳖
耐得住寂寞
注：该题王长喜点评历年真题的答案为a』
answer：c
6. he attends to the ________ of important business himself.
★a. transaction交易商务【只要有business就要选transaction】
▲b. transition三个意思：⑴社会制度的转型⑵季节的转换⑶时间的过渡
▲c. transmission三个意思：⑴疾病的传播⑵(广播电影电视的)卫星传送⑶(文化信仰的)传播
×d. transformation
trans前缀加后缀或词根组成
transaction = trans + action
transition = trans + position
transmission = trans + mission
transformation = trans + formation转变改变
answer：a
7. out of ________ revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her repution.
a. perfect完全(very非常很)【perfect storm惊涛骇浪(“完美风暴”是没有文化的表现)莎士比亚原著】
×b. total
c. sheer完全的纯粹的
d. integral构成整体所需的完整的整个的
完全出于报复(revenge报复)
blacken her character玷污她的人格
ruin her reputation损坏她的名誉(《不要跟陌生人说话》)
answer：c
8. a most ________ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when i came in.
★a. trivial琐碎的(绝对考点词)【▲同义词：inconsiderabel insignificant ★反义词(重要的)：prominent/eminent/celebrated/conspicuous/foremost/distinguished】
×b. delicate
c. minor
d. miniature
answer：a
9. the children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful ballons ________ slowly into the sky.
a. floating漂浮四级词汇(阿甘正传 - 羽毛慢慢升向空中【ascend】，然后开始漂浮【float】，狂风一阵吹来，一直飘【drify】)
b. raising举起升起
c. heaving (heavy举起重物)四级词汇
d. ascending⑴上升攀登⑵轻薄的东西升向空中
轻的薄的升向空中用：ascend
answer：d
10. do you have any ________ about waht living beings on other planets would be like?
a. ideal完美的想法或事务
b. comprehension全面的广泛的
c. notion概念来源：考试大
d. intelligence智力脑力
intel (智慧的罗马词根)
microsoft (阿拉伯飞毯叫soft)最细微的东西载成它的理想
compaq包装打包表示把最好的东西打在一起
luncent (透明的)朗讯科技使人之智慧更为透彻
cia：central intelligence agency中央情报局