abandon vt放弃, 遗弃 (90-6， 91-6，92-1，93-1，95-1， 95-6，98-6，99-6，02-6，05-1，06-12，07-6)

　　After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. (02-6)

　　abnormal adj反常的, 变态的

　　Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.(06年6月17日真题)

　　几个世纪以来，人们尽了很大努力预测地震，包括观察天空的光亮以及动物的反常行为。

　　abrupt adj.突然的, 意想不到的;

　　That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. (05,1)

　　长时间乘坐飞机，以及突变的气候都是她难以承受的。

　　absence n.缺席 (93-6，00-1，01-1，06-6

　　Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don t measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare. (01-1)

　　absolute adj.绝对的;完全的;(93-6，95-6，96-6，01-6，02-6(原型)，03-9，05-1，07-6

　　absorb vt. 吸收(液体);(90-1，92-6，96-1，97-6，98-1，99-1，00-1)

　　The club will absorb new members the first week in September. (02-1)

　　abstract n. 摘要, 概要, 抽象(90-6，00-6，01-1，03-6)

　　At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. (01-1)

　　abundance n. 丰富, 充裕, 丰富充裕(91-6，01-1，05-12，06-12)

　　in aboundance 充足，丰富 abundant adj.

　　From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are available in abundance to teacher.

　　accelerate v. 加速(99-1，02-6)

　　Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis. (02-12)

　　access n. 通路, 访问, 入门

　　access to 通往 的道路 have access to 有机会，有权利享用或接近

　　The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool. (97-1)

　　accompany v. 陪伴, 伴奏 (01-6，05-12)

　　accomplishment n. 成就, 完成, 实现, 达到(93-1，98-1，04-6)

　　accurate adj.正确的, 精确的

　　Weather forecast is getting more accurate today. 现在，天气预报越来越准确了。

　　accuse v. 控告, 谴责, 非难(96-1，98-6，02-6，03-9，05-1，05-6，06-6)

　　The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire. (96-1)

　　accuse sb. of doing sth. 指控某人

　　accustom v.使习惯于 (98-1，01-6，02-6，03-9，05-1，05-12)

　　be accustomed to sth. /doing sth. 习惯(做)某事

　　After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river. (98-1)

　　achieve v. 完成, 达到(90-6，92-1，93-1，94-1，95-1，97-1，97-6，98-1，98-6，00-1，00-6，01-1，04-6，06-6)

　　In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.(04-6)

　　acknowledge v.承认, 答谢, 报偿

　　Professor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world s greatest living physicists.(02年6月)霍金教授被认为是当今世界最伟大的物理学家之一。

　　acquaintance n. 相识, 熟人

　　Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances.

　　去年，我辞去了小镇记者的工作，开始当餐厅服务员。在这份为人们提供食物的动作中，我遇到的一些顾客对我说了一些话，做了一些事。我认为，这些话和事情他们是绝不会向最不熟的熟人说和做的。

　　acquisitive adj.想获得的,

　　actually adj.实际上;真实地(91-1，91-6，95-1，95-6，96-1，96-6，99-6，01-1，02-1，02-6，03-6，03-9，04-6，05-6，06-6)

　　adapt v. 使适应;使适合(90-1，92-1，98-6，99-1，99-6，05-6，05-12)

　　adequate adj.足够的(91-1，92-1，97-6，00-6，03-6，05-1，06-6，06-12)

　　adopt v.收养，采用(90-1，90-6，91-1，92-6，93-6，01-1，02-1，02-6，03-6，05-6，06-6，07-6)

　　advance v.前进;增进(90-1，90-6，91-6，92-1，97-1，99-1，99-6，03-6，05-12，06-6，07-6)

　　affective adj 情感的, 表达感情的(05-6)

　　affluence n.富裕(02-12，07-6)

　　aggression n.进攻, 侵略(02-6，06-6)

　　agony n.极大的痛苦

　　agriculture n.农业, 农艺, 农学(91-6，92-6，98-1，99-1，00-6，02-6)

　　alert adj.提防的, 警惕的(90-1，94-1，99-6，00-6，01-1，03-6)

　　The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn. (03-12)

　　alien adj.(常与to连用)与 相反的;与 不同的(02-6，03-9，04-6)

　　allegiance n.忠诚(02-6)

　　alter v.改变(90-1，92-1，97-1，99-6，03-12，06-6)

　　abandon vt放弃, 遗弃 (90-6， 91-6，92-1，93-1，95-1， 95-6，98-6，99-6，02-6，05-1，06-12，07-6)

　　After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. (02-6)

　　abnormal adj反常的, 变态的

　　Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.(06年6月17日真题)

　　几个世纪以来，人们尽了很大努力预测地震，包括观察天空的光亮以及动物的反常行为。

　　abrupt adj.突然的, 意想不到的;

　　That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. (05,1)

　　长时间乘坐飞机，以及突变的气候都是她难以承受的。

　　absence n.缺席 (93-6，00-1，01-1，06-6

　　Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don t measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare. (01-1)

　　absolute adj.绝对的;完全的;(93-6，95-6，96-6，01-6，02-6(原型)，03-9，05-1，07-6

　　absorb vt. 吸收(液体);(90-1，92-6，96-1，97-6，98-1，99-1，00-1)

　　The club will absorb new members the first week in September. (02-1)

　　abstract n. 摘要, 概要, 抽象(90-6，00-6，01-1，03-6)

　　At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. (01-1)

　　abundance n. 丰富, 充裕, 丰富充裕(91-6，01-1，05-12，06-12)

　　in aboundance 充足，丰富 abundant adj.

　　From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are available in abundance to teacher.

　　accelerate v. 加速(99-1，02-6)

　　Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis. (02-12)

　　access n. 通路, 访问, 入门

　　access to 通往 的道路 have access to 有机会，有权利享用或接近

　　The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool. (97-1)

　　accompany v. 陪伴, 伴奏 (01-6，05-12)

　　accomplishment n. 成就, 完成, 实现, 达到(93-1，98-1，04-6)

　　accurate adj.正确的, 精确的

　　Weather forecast is getting more accurate today. 现在，天气预报越来越准确了。

　　accuse v. 控告, 谴责, 非难(96-1，98-6，02-6，03-9，05-1，05-6，06-6)

　　The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire. (96-1)

　　accuse sb. of doing sth. 指控某人

　　accustom v.使习惯于 (98-1，01-6，02-6，03-9，05-1，05-12)

　　be accustomed to sth. /doing sth. 习惯(做)某事

　　After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river. (98-1)

　　achieve v. 完成, 达到(90-6，92-1，93-1，94-1，95-1，97-1，97-6，98-1，98-6，00-1，00-6，01-1，04-6，06-6)

　　In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.(04-6)

　　acknowledge v.承认, 答谢, 报偿

　　Professor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world s greatest living physicists.(02年6月)霍金教授被认为是当今世界最伟大的物理学家之一。

　　acquaintance n. 相识, 熟人

　　Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances.

　　去年，我辞去了小镇记者的工作，开始当餐厅服务员。在这份为人们提供食物的动作中，我遇到的一些顾客对我说了一些话，做了一些事。我认为，这些话和事情他们是绝不会向最不熟的熟人说和做的。

　　acquisitive adj.想获得的,

　　actually adj.实际上;真实地(91-1，91-6，95-1，95-6，96-1，96-6，99-6，01-1，02-1，02-6，03-6，03-9，04-6，05-6，06-6)

　　adapt v. 使适应;使适合(90-1，92-1，98-6，99-1，99-6，05-6，05-12)

　　adequate adj.足够的(91-1，92-1，97-6，00-6，03-6，05-1，06-6，06-12)

　　adopt v.收养，采用(90-1，90-6，91-1，92-6，93-6，01-1，02-1，02-6，03-6，05-6，06-6，07-6)

　　advance v.前进;增进(90-1，90-6，91-6，92-1，97-1，99-1，99-6，03-6，05-12，06-6，07-6)

　　affective adj 情感的, 表达感情的(05-6)

　　affluence n.富裕(02-12，07-6)

　　aggression n.进攻, 侵略(02-6，06-6)

　　agony n.极大的痛苦

　　agriculture n.农业, 农艺, 农学(91-6，92-6，98-1，99-1，00-6，02-6)

　　alert adj.提防的, 警惕的(90-1，94-1，99-6，00-6，01-1，03-6)

　　The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn. (03-12)

　　alien adj.(常与to连用)与 相反的;与 不同的(02-6，03-9，04-6)

　　allegiance n.忠诚(02-6)

　　alter v.改变(90-1，92-1，97-1，99-6，03-12，06-6)