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托福阅读1000词-第29部分

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3。 He had been trained to imitate the artist's style。 他受过训练以模仿这个艺术家的风格。
同义 copy(v。 模仿,效仿)
派生 imitation(n。 模仿)
impress[im'pres]v。 给…深刻印象,使铭记 n。 印记
例句 Modern attitude to Roman civilization is diversified; ranging from the infinitely impressed to the thoroughly disgusted。 当代对于罗马文明的态度十分多元化,从印象极其深刻,到完全厌恶。
impressive[im'presiv]a。 给人深刻印象的;感人的
例句 1。 This impressive display is clearly visible when the light illuminates the forest floor。 当光照在森林的地面上时,可以清楚地看到这令人印象深刻的景象。
2。 Although the size of the aquifer is impressive; the rate of water addition of the region is also affected by the climate。 尽管含水土层大得惊人,但这个地区的蓄水率仍然受气候影响。
3。 The destructive power of nuclear weapons is impressive。 核武器的破坏力令人惊叹。
同义 stunning(a。 给人深刻印象的)
要点 作者通常会用impressive来描述那些令人印象深刻的事物,起到强调的作用,比如the impressive size of the aquifer,这里impressive用于强调含水土层之大。
include[in'klu:d]v。 包括,包含;计入
例句 1。 Some animals; including large swimming predators and soft…bodied animals; ate detritus or algae。 包括会游泳的肉食动物和软体动物在内的一些动物都会吃碎石和海藻。
2。 Many incomplete skeletons were found including a complete hind leg that features a foot with three tiny toes。 许多不完整的骨骸被发现了,其中有一只完整的后腿,其特征是脚上有三个细小脚趾。
3。 Luckily; the fossil includes a good portion of its legs that were strong and ended in long feet very much like those of a modern pinniped。 幸运地,化石中有其完整的腿部化石,它的腿长而强壮,末端的脚与现代的鳍脚亚目动物相似。
要点 include与contain都有“包括”的含义,但在阅读时应该注意它们的区别:include强调被包含者只是整体中的一个部分,而contain则着重表达“内含”的意思。
inexpensive[?inik'spensiv]a。 廉价的,不贵重的
例句 1。 Because they were able to import inexpensive goods; they had money available to meet the demand for other products。 因为可以进口低价的粮食,因此他们有钱购买其他产品。
2。 Although photography made accurate images inexpensive and widely available; it lowered its perceived value in relation to the fine arts。 虽然摄影能让精准的图像变得价格低廉,且能被广为使用,但却降低了它与美术相关的感知价值。
3。 Whatever the final answer to the water crisis may be; it is evident that irrigation water will never be the abundant and inexpensive resource even in the agricultural boom years of the mid…twentieth century。 不论对于水资源危机最终的答案是什么,很显然,即使是在20世纪中期农业发展蓬勃的时期,水资源也从来不是充足而廉价的资源。
要点 inexpensive既可以表示某件商品的价格低,也可以指某一事物没有价值。
infantile['inf?ntail]a。 幼稚的,孩子气的
例句 1。 An explanation for infantile amnesia involves incompatibilities between the ways in which infants encode information and the ways we retrieve it。 婴儿期失忆的一个解释是这与婴儿编码信息的方式与我们检索信息的方式不协调有关。
2。 It is evident that through the early infantile activity the preliminary stage of the later trouble may be noticed。 显然,通过早期的婴儿活动,可以在初始阶段就注意到日后的问题。
ingredient[in'gri:di?nt]n。 成分,要素;(烹调的)原料;(混合物的)组成部分
例句 1。 In order to create a machine to replace the horses; the inventors succeeded in combining these ingredients by putting the engine on the wheels and the wheels on the rails。 为了发明一种可以取代马匹的机器,发明者们通过将不同的部分组合起来实现了这一目的——他们把发动机安置在车轮上,并把车轮安置在铁轨上。
2。 The weather map became an essential ingredient in the American newspaper。 气象图成为了美国报纸的一个基本要素。
同义 element(n。 成分,要素)
要点 ingredient表示某事物的组成部分或者成分,因此在阅读中,读者应注意相关组成部分与整体的联系。
inhabit[in'h?bit]v。 居住于,(动物)栖居于;占据
例句 1。 Many colorful birds and animals that inhabit the rain forest do not rely on other forms of signaling except the visual。 很多栖息在热带雨林中的颜色鲜艳的鸟类和动物不会依靠除视觉以外的方式来传递信号。
2。 The study of the combination of plant species that inhabit a particular area has became a scientific discipline。 对生活在特定地区的植物种类集合的研究已经成为一门科学学科。
3。 The archaeological evidence indicates that Native Americans first inhabited this area。 考古学的证据显示,美洲的土著最初在这个区域居住。
inhabitant[in'h?bit?nt]n。 居民,住户;栖息的动物
例句 The original inhabitants of Australia have grown the interest in the rock art over the last two centuries。 澳大利亚原始居民对岩洞艺术的兴趣已有两个世纪之久了。
inhospitable[?inhɑ:'spit?bl]a。 荒凉的;不好客的;不适居留的
例句 1。 Spartina also can pose serious problems; for example turning mudflats into marshes that are inhospitable to many native fish and birds。 米草属植物也能引起严重的问题,比如使泥滩转变成不适合多数当地鱼类和鸟类居住的湿地。
2。 The hypothesis has gained increasing support in recent years because the remains of large land animals have been found in southeastern Alaska dating between 10;000 and 12;500 years ago and this is the period in which most scientists formerly believed the area to be inhospitable for humans。 这个假设在近年得到越来越多的支持,因为距今10000至12500年的体积较大的陆生动物遗骸在阿拉斯加东南部被发现,而大部分科学家以前曾认为这一时期此地是不适宜人类居住的。
要点 inhospitable在阅读文章里常用来描述环境、气候等不适宜居住。例如:This area is inhospitable for humans and animals。
inspire[in'spai?r]v。 鼓舞,激励;给…以灵感
例句 1。 The success of these geologists inspired others to focus on the rock and fossil records found in different parts of the world。 这些地质学家的成功鼓舞了其他人专注于研究在世界各地找到的岩石和化石记录。
2。 Perhaps the paintings were inspired by the need to increase the supply of animals as food。 或许这些画作的灵感来源是对作为食物的动物的需求增加。
3。 Thomas Edison's design of the Kinetoscope inspired the invention of large screen projection。 托马斯·爱迪生设计的电影放映机启发了大屏幕投影仪的发明。
同义 stimulate(v。 鼓舞,激励)
要点 inspire除了可以表示“创作灵感的激发”以外,如例句所示,在托福阅读考试中,还可以表示“推动…的发展”的含义。
interpret[in't?:rprit]v。 解释,说明;理解
例句 1。 Children may not be able to interpret exaggerated claims made by advertisers; not to say the disclaimers used to offset claims。 儿童也许没法解读广告商们的夸张言论,更不用说那些用于推卸责任的免责声明。
2。 The age of the earliest Aboriginal rock art has been established but how to interpret the rock art images is still debated。 早期原始岩石艺术的时代已经确立,然而对于如何解读岩石艺术还存在争议。
3。 Sociologists regard primary groups as links between individuals and the larger society because they transmit; mediate; and interpret a society's cultural patterns。 社会学家将初级群体看做个人与大社会之间的联系,因为初级群体可以传播、调解并解释社会的文化形式。
interval['int?rvl]n。 间隔时间;间距;幕间(或工间)休息
搭配 at intervals 不时;相隔一定距离
例句 1。 If many species become extinct within a geologically short interval of time; it is called mass extinctions。 如果在较短的地质间隔时期之内有大量物种灭绝,这种现象称作大灭绝。
2。 When the elements were ordered by increasing atomic mass; it was found that successive elements belonged to different chemical groups and that the order of the groups in this sequence was fixed and repeated itself at regular intervals。 当化学元素被按照原子质量递增排列时,我们发现连续的化学元素属于不同的主族,这种顺序在一个组中是固定的,并且会定期重复出现。
3。 What we know is that as we include longer time intervals; the record shows increasing evidence of small changes in climate between different regions。 我们知道当时间间隔越长的时候,记录会显示更多的证据证明发生在不同地区的微小气候变化。
irrigate['irigeit]v。 灌溉;冲洗伤口
例句 1。 It is projected that the remaining water can support only 35 to 40 percent of the irrigated acreage by the year 2030。 按计划,到2030年,这些剩余的水只能支持35%~40%的灌溉亩数。
2。 Unfortunately; the cost of water obtained through these schemes would increase pumping costs and make the cost of irrigated agricultural products uncompetitive on the national and international markets。 不幸的是,通过这些方案获得水资源的成本会使抽水的成本加大,使得灌溉农产品在国内和国际市场上都不具竞争力。
派生 irrigation(n。 灌溉)
laden['leidn]a。 载满货的;充满的;有精神负担的
例句 1。 Heavily laden wagons were widely used in the industrial regions。 在一些工业地区,重型装载火车的使用十分广泛。
2。 The water was always laden with pebbles; gravel; and sand; known as glacial outwash; that was deposited as the flow slowed down。 海水经常充满了鹅卵石、碎石和沙子,随着涨潮退去而沉积下来,这些都称做冰水沉积。
同义 filled(a。 满的)
lane[lein]n。 小路;行车道;航线
例句 It was a close…knit community that was consisted of rectangular; one…storey mud…brick houses; and narrow lanes; which was finally abandoned about 5000 B。C。 这是一个密集型的社区,由矩形的泥砖平房以及狭窄的道路构成,但它最终在公元前5000年的时候被遗弃了。
同义 表示道路的词还有:path 路径;channel 通道;highway 公路;bypass 旁道。
moisture['m?is??r]n。 潮湿,湿气
例句 1。 The fungi absorb moisture and mineral salts from the rocks; and then pass these on in waste products that nourish algae。 菌类从岩石中吸收湿气和矿物盐,并把这些物质通过废物传递,而这些废物可以为海藻提供营养。
2。 The presence or absence of moisture is determined by the special qualities and conditions of the urban surface。 湿度的高低由城市地表的特性和状况决定。
3。 This moisture is supplied by the passage of an airstream over a water surface。 一阵气流经过水面,带来了湿气。
同义 humidity(n。 潮湿)
navigable['n?vig?bl]a。 可通航的;可驾驶的
例句 1。 Before 1815; the only ways to connect to the western farmers who did not live on navigable waterways were dirt roads and mountain trails。 在1815年之前,当西方的农民还没有可通航的水道时,只能通过泥土路和山路与他们联系。
2。 Europe's maritime tradition had developed in the context of easily navigable seas such as the Mediterranean; the Baltic; and the North Sea — not of vast oceans。 欧洲的海事传统是在可以轻松通航的海洋这一背景下发展起来的,比如地中海、波罗的海以及北海,而不是大片的海域。
navigate['n?vigeit]v。 航行,横渡;导航
例句 1。 He wanted to see whether the Sun affects the birds' ability to navigate toward the box with food。 他想知道太阳能否影响鸟类找到装满食物的盒子的能力。
2。 If a homing pigeon navigates with its Sun compass; its bio…clock must be set by cues provided by the daylight and the darkness cycle。 如果信鸽利用自己的太阳罗盘来导航,那么它的生物钟一定是根据白昼黑夜的交替提供的信号而设定的。
3。 There is evidence indicating that birds navigate by a wide variety of environmental cues。 有证据表明,鸟儿是通过各种环境信号来导航的。
派生 navigation(n。 航行)
navigator['n?vigeit?r]n。 领航员;导航仪
例句 An American anthropologist said that the sweet potatoes might just have been brought back by the Polynesian navigators who could have reached the west coast of South America。 一位美国人类学家表示,甘薯有可能是由波利尼西亚的领航员带回来的,他们可能曾经到达过美国南部的西海岸。
network['netw?:rk]n。 网络;网状物;广播网,电视网
搭配 transportation network 交通网络;interconnected network 互联网
例句 Among the tribe; personal relationships and a careful weighing of character have always been crucial in a merc
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