1、剑桥雅思3词汇Test OneReading Passage 1THE ROCKET FROM EAST TO WEST1.military (adj. n.) 军事的、军队 army battlefield e.g.: rockets for military use2. concept (n.) 概念、观念 conception perceptione.g.: the concept of the rocket3. mechanism (n.) 机制、原理 e.g.: the mechanism behind the idea of propelling an object into th
2、e air4. propel推动e.g.：The concept of the rocket, or rather the mechanism behind the idea of propelling anobject into the air, has been around for well over two thousand years.5. breakthrough (n.) 重大发现、突破 e.g.: An intellectual breakthrough, brilliant though it may be, does not automatically ensure tha
3、t the transition is made from theory to practice.6. automatically (adv.) 自动地 e.g.: An intellectual breakthrough, brilliant though it may be, does not automatically ensure that the transition is made from theory to practice.7. accelerate (v.) 加速 反义：deceleratee.g.: Prodigious efforts accelerated durin
4、g two world wars were required.8. sophisticated人：精明能干的，善于诡辩的，老于世故的，物：精心设计的e.g.： Prodigious efforts, accelerated during two world wars, were required before the technology of primitive rocketry could be translated into the reality of sophisticated astronauts.9. discharge (v. n.) 排放 emit/ release e.g.
5、: In reaction to the backward discharge of bullets, the gun, and hence the boat, move forwards.10. exhaust (n.) 尾气exhaust gas废气exhaustive全面彻底的e.g.：Cylindrical in shape, made of wood, and hanging from string, it was moved to and fro by steam blowing out from small exhaust ports at either end.11. comp
6、ound复合，合成e.g.：It is probable that, some time in the tenth century, black powder was first compounded from its basic ingredients of saltpeter, charcoal and sculpture12. stability (n.) 稳定 stable (adj.) e.g.: A small iron weight was attached to the bamboo shaft to increase the arrows stability.13. ince
7、ntive (n.) 动力，激励 motivation e.g.: The incentive for the more aggressive use of rockets came not from within the European continent but from far-away India14. aggressive侵略的。过分的e.g.：The incentive for the more aggressive use of rockets came not from within the European continent but from far-away India
8、15. complete with 配备 e.g.: The Americans developed a rocket, complete with its own launcher, to against the Mexicans. 16. insert (v.) 植入、插入 e.g. : A long cylindrical tube was propped up by two sticks and fastened to the top of the launcher, thereby allowing the rocket to be inserted and lit from the
9、 other end.17. humble (adj.) 谦卑的，卑贱的 e.g.: The modern day space programs owe their success to the humble beginning of those in previous centuries.18. previous (adj.) 以前的 e.g.: The modern day space programs owe their success to the humble beginning of those in previous centuries.Reading Passage 2The
10、Risks of Cigarette Smoke1. componentn.部分adj.部分的e.g.：Nicotine, however, is only a small component of cigarette smoke2. fatal (adj.) 致命的 lethal/ deadly e.g.: Years of cigarette smoking vastly increase the risk of developing fatal medical conditions.3. exhale (v.) 呼出 exhalation (n.) 反义：inhale inhalatio
11、n (n.) e.g.: The smoke exhaled by a smoker also causes a serious health risk.4. illustration插图，例证，阐明illustrate v.(The chart illustrates)e.g.：As an illustration of the health risks, in the case of a married couple where one partneris a smoker and one a non-smoker, the latter is believed to have a 30
12、per cent higherrisk of death from heart disease because of passive smoking.5. be attributed to 归因于 be blamed on 归咎于 e.g.：It has been calculated that 17 per cent of cases of lung cancer can be attributed to high levels of exposure to second hand and tobacco smoke during childhood and adolescence.6. a
13、dolescence 青春期adolescent n.孩子 teenager同义替换：offspring, descendant, next generatione.g.：It has been calculated that 17 per cent of cases of lung cancer can be attributed to high levels of exposure to second hand and tobacco smoke during childhood and adolescence.7. exposure (n.) 暴露 expose(v.) e.g.: It
14、 has been calculated that 17 per cent of cases of lung cancer can be attributed to high levels of exposure to second hand and tobacco smoke during childhood and adolescence. 8. adverse adj.坏的adverse effects=adversitye.g.：The smoke experienced by many people in their daily lives is enough to produce
15、substantial adverse effects on a persons heart and lungs.9. continual adj.持续不断的同义替换：simultaneouse.g.：The study suggests that people who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their cardiovascular system, which adapts in order to compensate for the effects of smoking.10. interfere with 干扰，影响，干涉 in
16、tervene with 干预e.g.: Carbon dioxide interferes with the bloods ability to deliver life-giving oxygen the heart. 11. toxin (n.) 毒素 toxic 有毒的 e.g.: Nicotine and other toxins activate small blood cells.12. likelihood (n.) 可能性 e.g.: Nicotine and other toxins activate small blood cells called platelets,
17、which increase the likelihood of blood clots.13. underestimate (v.) 低估 反义： overestimate e.g.: Scientists are underestimating the damage done by passive smoking.14. illegal (adj.) 非法的 反义：legal illegitimate 非法的 反义：legitimate e.g.: The type of action needed against passive smoking should be similar to
18、that being taken against illegal drugs.15. absorption (n.) 吸收 absorb (v.) e.g.: the absorption of other smoke particles16. formation (n.) 形成 form(v.) e.g.: The intake of nicotine encourages the formation of blood clots.17. intake （n.）摄入,吸入 e.g.: The intake of nicotine encourages the formation of blo
19、od clots.Reading Passage 31.imaginative (adj.) 想象力丰富的 imaginable (adj.) 能够想象得到的 e.g.: Hypotheses, said Medawar in 1964, are imaginative and inspirational in character; they are adventures of the mind.2. inspirational 鼓励的，有启示的同义替换：motivatede.g.：Hypotheses, said Medawar in 1964, are imaginative and in
20、spirational in character; they are adventures of the mind.3. unbiased (adj.) 无偏见的，公正的反义：biasedunprejudiced 反义：prejudiced e.g.: The formulation of the theory starts with the basic, raw evidence of the senses- simple, unbiased, unprejudiced observation.4. relevant adj.相关联的同义替换：pertinente.g.：The myth i
21、s that from a disorderly array of factual information an orderly, relevant theory will somehow emerge.5. emerge (v.) 出现 e.g.: The myth is that from a disorderly array of factual information an orderly, relevant theory will somehow emerge.6. initiative (n.) 主动、始创、发端 initiate（v.）开始、创始 initial (adj.) 最
22、处的=original=first e.g.: Hypotheses provide the initiative and incentive for the inquiry.7. discard v.丢弃e.g.：It is in the light of an expectation that some observations are held to be relevant and some irrelevant, that one methodology is chosen and others discarded , that some experiments are conduct
23、ed and others are not.8. modify (v.) 修改 modification (n.) e.g.: If the predictions you make as a result of deducing certain consequences from your hypothesis are not shown to be correct, then you discard or modify your hypothesis.9. retain (v,) 保持、保留= maintaine.g.: Your hypothesis has been supported
24、 and may be retained until such time as some further test shows it not to be correct.10. myth n.神话，谣言e.g.：The myth of scientific method is not only that it is inductive (which we have seen is incorrect) but also that the hypothetic-deductive method proceeds in a step-by-step, inevitable fashion15. f
25、ashion n.方式，流行（同义替换：vogue）e.g.：The myth of scientific method is not only that it is inductive (which we have seen is incorrect) but also that the hypothetic-deductive method proceeds in a step-by-step, inevitable fashion16. output (n.)输出 反义：input 输入 e.g.: The worth of the output may be evaluated ind
26、ependently.17. evaluate (v.) 评估 assess(v.) e.g. The worth of the output may be evaluated independently.Test 2Reading Passage 1A Remarkable Beetle1. remarkable (adj.) 卓越的、显著的 phenomenal (adj.) 非凡的、出众的 e.g.: Some of the most remarkable beetles are the dung beetles.2. breed (v.) 生产、繁殖 e.g.: The dung be
27、etles spend almost their whole lives eating and breeding in dung.3. evolve (v.) 进化、发展= develop evolution (n.) e.g.: More than 4000 species of these remarkable creatures have evolved and adapted to the worlds different climates.4. adapt (v.) vt. 调整 vi. 适应 adaptation (n.) adaptable (adj.) e.g.: More t
28、han 4000 species of these remarkable creatures have evolved and adapted to the worlds different climates.5. native (adj.) 本土的、当地的 indigenous / local e.g.: Australias native dung beetles are scrub and woodland dwellers.6. dweller (n.) 居民同义替换：inhabitants， settlere.g.：Australias native dung beetles are
29、 scrub and woodland dwellers, specialising in coarse marsupial droppings and avoiding the soft cattle dung in which bush flies and buffalo flies breed.7. import (v.) 进口 importation (n.) 反义： export (v.) exportation (n.) e.g.: The CSIRO imported insects from about 50 different species of dung beetle.8
30、. integrate (v.)使成整体，使合并同义替换：consolidate, unifye.g.：Of the 26 species that are known to have become successfully integrated into the local environment, only one, an African species released in northern Australia, has reached its natural boundary.9. release (v.) 释放 e.g.：Only one, an African species r
31、eleased in northern Australia, has reached its natural boundary.10. pasture n.牧场 v.作为牧场e.g.：Introducing dung beetles into a pasture is a simple process: approximately 1,500 beetles are released, a handful at a time, into fresh cow pats2 in the cow pasture.11. permanent (adj.) 永久的 e.g.: The beetles, if they successfully adapt to their new environment, soon become a permanent, self-sustaining part of the local ecology.12. sustain (v.) 维持、持续 sustainable (adj.)maintain retaine.g.: The beetles, if they successfully adapt to their new environment, soon become a
