2020年託業考試閱讀常見短語整理
託業考試做好會出現很多類型的短語，這就要靠考生平時的積累了，下面小編給大家帶來2020年託業考試閱讀常見短語整理。
2020年託業考試閱讀常見短語上
1. abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠於;遵守 2. be absent from…. 缺席，不在 3. absence or mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉 4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力 (被動語態): be absorbed in 全神貫注於…近:be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on 5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富於,富有 6. access(to) (不可數名詞) 能接近,進入,瞭解 7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地 8. of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自願地 ,主動地 9. in accord with 與…一致 . out of one’s accord with 同….不一致 10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地 11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根據 12. on one’s own account 1) 爲了某人的緣故, 爲了某人自己的利益 2)(=at one’s own risk) 自行負責 3)(=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 賒賬; on account of 因爲; on no account不論什麼原因也不;of …account 有………重要性. 13. take…into account(=consider)把……考慮進去 14. give sb. an account of 說明, 解釋 (理由) 15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解釋, 說明. 16. on account of (=because of) 由於,因爲. 17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)絕不要,無論如何不要(放句首時句子要倒裝) 18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告 19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)習慣於. 20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 瞭解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉 21. act on 奉行,按照…行動; act as 扮演; act for代理 22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己適應於 23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改編, 改寫(以適應新的需要) 24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之 25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外 26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 堅持, 遵循 27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗鄰的, 臨近的 28. adjust……(to) (=change slightly)調節; 適應 29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) …的可能，留有…的餘地. 30. in advance (before in time) 預告, 事先. 31. to advantage 有利的,使優點更加突出地. 32. have an advantage over 勝過. have the advantage of 由於…處於有利條件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事 33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用. 34. agree with 贊同(某人意見) agree to 同意 35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致 36. ahead of 在…之前, 超過…;. ahead of time 提前. 37. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具體. 2)在謠傳中. 38. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的. 39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 總共, 總計 40. after all 畢竟,到底; (not) at all 一點也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大體上說; be all in 累極了; all but 幾乎. 41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考慮到, 估計到. 42. amount to (=to be equal to) 總計, 等於. 43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 對…負責. 44. answer to (=conform to) 適合,符合. 45. be anxious about 爲…焦急不安; 或anxious for 46. apologize to sb. for sth. 爲…向…道歉 47. appeal to sb. for sth. 爲某事向某人呼籲. appeal to sb. 對某人有吸引力 48. apply to sb. for sth. 爲…向…申請 ; apply for申請; apply to 適用. 49. apply to 與…有關;適用 50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 贊成, approve vt.
2020年託業考試閱讀常見短語中
Word Vocabulary Games: English Adjectives Nouns Test # TOEIC/W2 1. adj. customary：adj 習慣的，通常的;n習慣法彙編 (a)instant：adj立即的;n瞬間，立刻 (b)traditional：adj傳統的，慣例的 (c)discouraged：adj氣餒的;v勸阻(discourage的過去分詞)，使失去勇氣 (d)fraught：adj擔心的，憂慮的 2. adj. apt at inventing(有發明才能的)= characterized by invention; creative(有創造性的); new; original(原始的，獨創的) (a)inventive：adj有發明才能的 (b)discrete：adj離散的，不連續的;n獨立部件 (c)managerial：adj管理的，經理的 (d)kind：adj和藹的;n種類 3. adj. resisting change：抵制改變; desiring to preserve traditions：希望能保持慣例; cautious：adj謹慎的 (a)found：vt創立，找到(find的過去分詞) (b)tremendous：adj極大的，驚人的 (c)comforting：adj安慰的，令人欣慰的 (d)conservative：adj保守的;n保守派 4. adj. articulate(發音清晰的); eloquent(意味深長的); able to read and write with ease(熟練的，毫不費勁的); graceful(優雅的); fluid=flowing (a)attendant：adj伴隨的，侍候的;n服務員 (b)fluent：adj流暢的，流利的，液態的 (c)certain：adj必然的;pron某幾個 (d)interim：adj臨時的;n過渡時期，暫定 5. n. specialist in repairs of machinery and appliances：機器和電器用具修理方面的專家 (a)clipping：n剪裁，剪斷;adj頭等的，極好的 (b)clip：n修剪，夾子，回形針;vt/vi修剪 (c)technician：n技術員 (d)survey：n調查，測量 6. n. pertaining to(適合)a value that is approximately in the middle of a series of values (a)upholstery：n家居裝飾用品業 (b)adjustable rate：n可調整利率 (c)nomination：n任命，提名 (d)mid-range：n中點值;adj中等的 7. adj. flawless(完美的); complete(完整的); undamaged(未損壞的) (a)due：adj到期的，應付的;n應付款;adv正(置於方位詞前) (b)record：adj創記錄的;n檔案;vt/vi記錄 (c)rubber：adj橡膠製成的;n橡膠，按摩師;vt塗橡膠於，用橡膠製造;vi扭轉脖子看 (d)perfect：adj完美的;n完成式;vt使完美 8. adj. in the event of(…的發生) sudden need (a)suspect：adj可疑的;n嫌疑犯;vt/vi懷疑，猜想 (b)impressive：adj感人的，令人欽佩的，給人以深刻印象的 (c)bonded：adj有擔保的，存入保稅倉庫的;v結合(bond的過去分詞) (d)emergency：adj緊急的，備用的;n緊急情況 9. adj. guilty(有罪的); dishonest(不誠實的); of the nature of fraud (n[fr?:d]欺騙，詭計); based on fraud (a)perennial：adj多年生的;n多年生的植物 (b)fraudulent：adj欺騙性的，不正的 (c)competent：adj勝任的 (d)minute：adj微小的;n分鐘;vt將記錄下來 10. adj. pertinent(相關的); relevant(有關的); connected(連接的) (a)periodical：adj週期的，定期的;n雜誌，期刊 (b)germane：adj有密切關係的，貼切的 (c)maximum：adj的，最多的;n極大，限度 (d)motive：adj發動的;n動機;vt使產生動機，激起
2020年託業考試閱讀常見短語下
1. adv. against; in contrast to
(a)counter ：adv相反地;n計數器;vt反擊;adj相反的
(b)curtly ：adv簡略地
(c)nevertheless ：adv然而，不過;conj然而
(d)either ：adv也(用於否定或否定詞組後)，根本;conj或者;prep任何一個;adj兩者之中任一的
2. adv. toward the front; ahead; to the front(在前面)
(a)sternly ：adv嚴厲地，堅決地
(b)downward：adv向下;adj向下的
(c)originally：adv最初，起初，本來
(d)forward ：adv向前地;n先鋒;vt促進，轉寄;adj向前的，早的，迅速的
3. adv. confidently(自信地); certainly(當然，必定); without a doubt(無疑地); yes; of course
(a)counter：adv相反地;n計數器;vt反擊;adj相反的
(b)conscientiously：adv良心上
(c)abroad：adv在國外n海外，異國
(d)surely：adv當然，無疑
4. adv. meticulously(細緻地); exactingly; scrupulously; diligently; thoroughl; in detail
(a)minutely：adv詳細地，精密地;adj每分鐘的
(b)especially：adv特別，尤其
(c)approximately：大約，近似地
(d)obviously：adv明顯地
5. adv. relatively(相當地)
(a)primarily：adv首先，主要地，根本上
(b)randomly：adv隨便地 ，任意地
(c)comparatively：adv比較地，相當地
(d)previously：adv以前，預先
6. adv. based on individual thoughts and feelings
(a)subjectively：adv主觀地，臆想地
(b)seamlessly：adv無縫地
(c)regardless：adj不管，不顧
(d)obviously：adv明顯地
7. adv. under; below
(a)drastically：adv徹底地，激烈地
(b)contrary：相反地，對立地
(c)beneath：adv在下方，prep在之下
(d)either：adv也(用於否定或否定詞組後)，根本;conj或者;prep任何一個;adj兩者之中任一的
8. adv. after the usual or expected time(預期執行時間); tardily(緩慢地); recently; far on time; formerly(adv以前，原來)
(a)rarely：很少地，難得
(b)initially：adv最初，首先
(c)late：adv晚，最近
(d)thus：adv因此，從而;conj因此;n乳香
9. adv. in a close-fitting manner; firmly(堅定地)
(a)late：adv晚，最近
(b)regardless：adj不管
(c)tight：adv緊緊地，徹底地，adj緊緊的，吝嗇的
(d)ill：adv不利地;n疾病;adj生病的
10. adv. past; further than
(a)beyond ：adv在遠處;prep超過;n遠處
(b)anyway：adv無論如何
(c)anyhow：adv總之，無論如何
(d)manually：adv手動地
託業考試之閱讀理解練習題
Hotels were among the earliest facilities that bound the United States were both creatures and creators of communities,as well as symptoms of the frenetic quest for in the first part of the nineteenth century,Americans were private,business and pleasure entions were the new occasions,and hotels were distinctively American facilities making conventions first national convention of a major party to choose a candidate for President (that of the National Republican party,which met on December 12,1831,and nominated Henry Clay for President)was held in Baltimore,at a hotel that was then reputed to be the best in the presence in Baltimore of Barnum's City Hotel,a six-story building with two hundred apartments helps explain why many other early national political conventions were held there.
In the longer run,ican hotels made other national conventions not only possible but pleasant and growing custom of regularly assembling from afar the representatives of all kinds of groups -not only for political conventions,but also for commercial,professional,learned,and avocational ones -in turn supported the multiplying mid-twentieth century,conventions accounted for over third of the yearly room occupancy of all hotels in the nation,about eighteen thousand different conventions were held annually with a total attendance of about ten million persons.
Nineteenth-century American hotelkeepers,who were no longer the genial,deferential "hosts"of the eighteenth-century European inn,became leading ing a large stake in the community,they exercised power to make it owners or managers of the local "palace of the public",they were makers and shapers of a principal community elers from abroad were mildly shocked by this high social position.
word "bound"in line 1is closest in meaning to
(A)led
(B)protected
(C)tied
(D)strengthened
National Republican party is mentioned in line 8as an example of a group
(A)from Baltimore
(B)of learned people
(C)owning a hotel
(D)holding a convention
word "assembling"in line 14is closest in meaning to
(A)announcing
(B)motivating
(C)gathering
(D)contracting
word "ones"in line 16refers to
(A)hotels
(B)conventions
(C)kinds
(D)representatives
word "it"in line 23refers to
(A)European inn
(B)host
(C)community
(D)public
can be inferred from the passage that early hotelkeepers in the United States were
(A)active politicians
(B)European immigrants
(C)Professional builders
(D)Influential citizens
h of the following statements about early American hotels is NOT mentioned in the passage?
(A)Travelers from abroad did not enjoy staying in them.
(B)Conventions were held in them
(C)People used them for both business and pleasure.
(D)They were important to the community.
Question 8-17
Beads were probably the first durable ornaments humans possessed,and the intimate relationship they had with their owners is reflected in the fact that beads are among the most common items found in ancient archaeological the past,as today,men,women,and children adorned themselves with some cultures still,certain beads are often worn from birth until death,and then are buried with their owners for the sion due to daily wear alters the surface features of beads,and if they are buried for long,the effects of corrosion can further change their ,interest is imparted to the bead both by use and the effects of time.
Besides their wearability,either as jewelry or incorporated into articles of attire,beads possess the desirable characteristics of every collectible,they are durable,portable,available in infinite variety,and often valuable in their original cultural context as well as in today's sing to look at and touch,beads come in shapes,colors,and materials that almost compel one to handle them and to sort them.
Beads are miniature bundles of secrets waiting to be revealed:their history,manufacture,cultural context,economic role,and ornamental use are all points of information one hopes to the most mundane beads may have traveled great distances and been exposed to many human bead researcher must gather information from many diverse addition to having to be a generalist while specializing in what may seem to be a narrow field,the researcher is faced with the problem of primary materials that have little or no ancient beads that are of ethnographic interest have often been separated from their original cultural context.
The special attractions of beads contribute to the uniqueness of bead e often regarded as the "small change of civilizations",beads are a part of every culture,and they can often be used to date archaeological sites and to designate the degree of mercantile,technological,and cultural sophistication.
is the main subject of the passage?
(A)Materials used in making beads.
(B)How beads are made
(C)The reasons for studying beads
(D)Different types of beads
word "adorned"in line 4is closest in meaning to
(A)protected
(B)decorated
(C)purchased
(D)enjoyed
word "attire"in line 9is closest in meaning to
(A)ritual
(B)importance
(C)clothing
(D)history
of the following are given as characteristics of collectible objects EXCEPT
(A)durability
(B)portability
(C)value
(D)scarcity.
rding to the passage,all of the following are factors that make people want to touch beads EXCEPT the (A)shape
(B)color
(C)material
(D)odor
word "unravel"in line 16is closest in meaning to
(A)communicate
(B)transport
(C)improve
(D)discover
word "mundane"in line 16is closest in meaning to
(A)carved
(B)beautiful
(C)ordinary
(D)heavy
is difficult to trace the history of certain ancient beads because they
(A)are small in size
(B)have been buried underground
(C)have been moved from their original locations
(D)are frequently lost
ledge of the history of some beads may be useful in the studies done by which of the following?
(A)Anthropologists
(B)Agricultural experts
(C)Medical researchers
(D)Economists
e in the passage does the author describe why the appearance of beads may change?
(A)Lines 3-4
(B)Lines 6-8
(C)Lines 12-13
(D)Lines 20-22.
Question 18-31
In the world of birds,bill design is a prime example of evolutionary ebirds such as oystercatchers use their bills to pry open the tightly sealed shells of their prey,hummingbirds have stiletto-like bills to probe the deepest nectar-bearing flowers,and kiwis smell out earthworms thanks to nostrils located at the tip of their few birds are more intimately tied to their source of sustenance than are species of these finches,named for the way the upper and lower parts of their bills cross,rather than meet in the middle,reside in the evergreen forests of North America and feed on the seeds held within the cones of coniferous trees.
The efficiency of the bill is evident when a crossbill locates a g a lateral motion of its lower mandible,the bird separates two overlapping scales on the cone and exposes the crossed mandibles enable the bird to exert a powerful biting force at the bill tips,which is critical for maneuvering them between the scales and spreading the scales ,the crossbill snakes its long tongue into the gap and draws out the g the combined action of the bill and tongue,the bird cracks open and discards the woody seed covering action and swallows the nutritious inner whole process takes but a few seconds and is repeated hundreds of times a day.
The bills of different crossbill species and subspecies vary -some are stout and deep,others more slander and a rule,large-billed crossbills are better at securing seeds from large cones,while small-billed crossbills are more deft at removing the seeds from small,thin-scaled over,the degree to which cones are naturally slightly open or tightly closed helps determine which bill design is the best.
One anomaly is the subspecies of red crossbill known as the Newfoundland bird has a large,robust bill,yet most of Newfoundland's conifers have small cones,the same kind of cones that the slender-billed white-wings rely on.
does the passage mainly discuss?
(A)The importance of conifers in evergreen forests
(B)The efficiency of the bill of the crossbill
(C)The variety of food available in a forest
(D)The different techniques birds use to obtain food
h of the following statements best represents the type of "evolutionary fine -turning"mentioned in line1?
(A)Different shapes of bills have evolved depending on the available food supply
(B)White -wing crossbills have evolved from red crossbills
(C)Newfoundland's conifers have evolved small cones
(D)Several subspecies of crossbills have evolved from two species
does the author mention oystercatchers,hummingbirds,and kiwis in lines 2-4?
(A)They are examples of birds that live in the forest
(B)Their beaks are similar to the beak of the crossbill
(C)They illustrate the relationship between bill design and food supply
(D)They are closely related to the crossbill
sbills are a type of
(A)shorebird
(B)hummingbird
(C)kiwi
(D)finch
h of the following most closely resembles the bird described in lines 6-8?
(A)(圖)
(B)(圖)
(C)(圖)
(D)(圖)
word "which"in line 12refers to
(A)seed
(B)bird
(C)force
(D)bill
word "gap"in line 13is closest in meaning to
(A)opening
(B)flower
(C)mouth
(D)tree
word "discards"in line 15is closest in meaning to
(A)eats
(B)breaks
(C)finds out
(D)gets rid of
word "others"in line 18refers to
(A)bills
(B)species
(C)seeds
(D)cones
word "deft"in line 19is closest in meaning to
(A)hungry
(B)skilled
(C)tired
(D)pleasant
word "robust"in line 24is closest in meaning to
(A)strong
(B)colorful
(C)unusual
(D)sharp
what way is the Newfoundland crossbill an anomaly?
(A)It is larger than the other crossbill species
(B)It uses a different technique to obtain food
(C)The size of its bill does not fit the size of its food source
(D)It does not live in evergreen forests.
final paragraph of the passage will probably continue with a discussion of
(A)other species of forest birds
(B)the fragile ecosystem of Newfoundland
(C)what mammals live in the forests of North America
(D)how the Newfoundland crossbill survives with a large bill
e in the passage does the author describe how a crossbill removes a seed from its cone?
(A)The first paragraph
(B)The second paragraph
(C)The third paragraph
(D)The forth paragraph
